25 years ago cruises were a bargain, now they are a money grab.
My first cruise with Admiral was all-inclusive. Today I discovered that SODA costs $9 per day. I wanted to go to Alaska. 10-day cruise. The room started out at $1,250 per person. Oh, did we mention tax? $250. That’s 20%! Oh, since we rock, you also need to pay us $15 per day for tips. (So, in other words, the two of you are paying 30% for dinner, where you’d normally tip 15%, and 30% for cleaning your room where’s you’d normally NOTHING.) Oh, did you want something besides water? That’s $9 per day for soda or $69 per day