10 *SNEAKY* Hidden Cruise Costs (SOME are totally avoidable)!

10 SNEAKY Hidden Cruise Costs (SOME are totally avoidable)!

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@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

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@angelabrown3994 5 ай бұрын

It's the pre-cruise shopping that gets me 🤣

@julieb7882 5 ай бұрын

While not cheap we decided to have a one way overnight car rental from Orlando to Port Canaveral. It was about the same as shuttle service for 4 but gives us the ability to explore during the time in Florida.

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

What a cool idea!

@myrasmith1981 5 ай бұрын

I shop the end of summer sales when the prices are 60-70% off. Great prices for bathing suits and other summer clothes that I can still use now and for a winter cruise.

@jacquelinef9632 5 ай бұрын

"Zero spending pre cruise?" Ugh...not happening. It's too enjoyable to watch your videos & suggestions for items, clothes and gadgets. (on a budget, of course!) Thanks, Sheri :)

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

So true! Haha! Love this!

@jeffreylevin9616 5 ай бұрын

My advantage is iive in Plantation near Lauderdale. I have only done two cruises so far. And i am Solo. So plane and hotel costs for now are zero until i exhaust my cruise itineraries dow here. In June i took a bus five minutes from my house and the Trirail down to Miami Central. The bus didn't charge me the $1 as im 65. They charged ne $0. and the Trirail was $5 each way. And if i get the Senior pass would be $2.50. I took my champagne bottle to the Main Dining Room (i was with a group) and they didn't charge me the corkage fee. Good job. Over and out.

@alasanasilvia5605 5 ай бұрын

Any time I take a wine bottle for special occasions I do bring my own cork screw as we always open the bottle in the stateroom.

@claranicolosi1999 5 ай бұрын

I ❤ annual travel insurance. It covers all travel for the year, not just cruising.

@Varelayadira 5 ай бұрын

Yikes! My first cruise ever! Will be in Nov and I’ve already started my spending… my Amazon cart is overflowing 😂

@sharondalynnewton7562 5 ай бұрын

I am currently heading home from a cruise to Alaska. Spent 2 days pre cruise in Seattle. Pricy hotels, meals, rental car etc. Then the Ubers to the port. Had to purchase waterproof hiking shoes and rain jackets. Plus we drove ourself to the airport so that’s 10 days of parking fees! I’m hating even thinking about the final cost of this vacation. When we sail from port canaveral or Tampa, we drive in the same day of the cruise. That saves us on pre hotel stays. I no longer even take a picture so that’s no longer a problem. Clothes are no longer an issue unless we lose or gain weight.

@monarusch4087 5 ай бұрын

Last year, I bought an annual travel insurance plan for the 1st time. The airline lost my suitcase - it took 8 days into a 15 day trip for it to catch up with the ship at a port. The insurance reimbursed paid for what I had to spend on clothes - paid for itself and I came home with new clothes.

@buckeyehc 5 ай бұрын

I bought the biggest photo package on my first carnival cruise. It was a big impulse buy! That said, after my trip I got offers for free cruises from Carnival because of my onboard spending. Not casino offers! But big spender offers! 😂 We are going on carnival Firenze for free soon!

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

@Juancarlo4342 5 ай бұрын

Buy points when possibly, with double points.

@travelwithdebandnick 5 ай бұрын

Great video Sheri ❤

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@LawlessZ 5 ай бұрын

I’m a travel agent, so apart from insurance the best tip I can give… AIRPLANE MODE! Turn your phone to airplane mode otherwise you’ll learn the hard way when you get back like I did with a stupidly high bill 😂 The wifi package cost is usually less than this bill you’ll get! ❤

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

Excellent advice

@NotStrictlyDisney 5 ай бұрын

I can honestly say that I never did pre-cruise purchases for any of my cruises, except Alaska because I didn’t have a rain jacket and I didn’t have thermal undies to wear. But new dresses, new shoes, new jewelry,? No, it’s not necessary. Don’t need it. Those people have never seen me before. They’ll never see me again lol.

@mrsh287 5 ай бұрын

Def went shopping in my closet.

@LawlessZ 5 ай бұрын

So I’m from New Zealand and I LOVE cruising, that means flying to Miami or Fort Lauderdale most times… thank goodness I’m a travel agent and I know to book in advance and make sure I have insurance, I got Norovirus from a port and thank goodness I had it $2500 later… for a tummy bug! 😮 And don’t skimp on it! The cheaper is not always the best…

@cm4495 5 ай бұрын

Pre-Cruise Shopping 🤚🤚🤚🤚😄 Especially since my 1st cruise is coming up. I need all the cruise accessories I see on these videos ! 😂

@DenisePiktelis-bf5uq 5 ай бұрын

I started buying for my cruises a year in advance to spread my budget out. I understand there will be last minute spending

@Cruisetravelers 4 ай бұрын

I can’t avoid the pre-cruise shopping on my next cruise. I’ve lost 100 lbs and still losing. My next cruise is in April and if I stay on track, I’ll be down -212 lbs when I set sail. My clothes are already too big for me so I’ll have to go shopping a couple of times before my cruise.

@chrysvest4746 5 ай бұрын

🙋🏽‍♀️ even as a minimalist, I still usually buy at least one new outfit or swimsuit for or a cruise.

@Honolulu-Blue 5 ай бұрын

I fly to every cruise port, so I don't have to deal with parking on site, but I often have to deal with parking at the airport. That's not cheap either. Sometimes I'll do a shuttle to the airport, which is often less expensive, but eats up precious vacation time.

@Juancarlo4342 5 ай бұрын

Parking off site can be a disaster, sometimes, we just budget more for parking.

@monikaliebold4225 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video. Always enjoyable to watch your videos. No need of pre-cruise shopping for me. 🤩 Next cruise will be 9 day Alaska in October 2024. I'm living in South-Pacific and my clothing for cold temperatures is classic style and really not very often used, bc I only wear it 2-3 times a year when visiting New Zealand or flying to my home country in Northern Europe. Btw I will travel on my Alaska cruise just with carry-on/personal item (short time frame international/domestic flights, having free laundry on ship due to high loyalty status), so def no risk of over-packing and "over-shopping" at all. I've booked pre-cruise hotel 7 months before sail date - got a great deal, meanwhile it would be three times😮 higher in price. And within my early hotel booking private shuttle was included.🤩🤩 Greetings from Mo'orea (sister island of Tahiti) in French-Polynesia 🌴 🏖 😎 🇵🇫 🇫🇷

@irenelightsey5108 5 ай бұрын

So true the $ will build up. It will Take us 4 hours to get to Galveston. We arrive the day before. After the cruise, stay the night. Leave home on Monday. We are retired. I make a list of the spending we will have. Cut back on, do we need this or not. It helps the budget. Yes spending a day on the ship at Port . We do this on the last port day. Gives me time to pack and get us organized again.

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

Love it, great tips and strategies, Irene!

@irenelightsey5108 5 ай бұрын

@@CruiseTipsTV Thank you. Hot in Texas

@TheRecon1a 5 ай бұрын

We're good when we cruise out of Galveston because we live in DFW. Drive in the day before. We use cruise parking. Typically $12-$14 a day. However our last cruise we had to fly to Miami that was almost half the cost of our cruise 😢. So had to really budget.

@CruiseTipsTV 5 ай бұрын

It really adds up! What lot do you use at Galveston? The one that's right onsite? Is it covered?

@TheRecon1a 5 ай бұрын

Port parking is conveniently located at 202 Harborside Drive, at the of 37th st. and Harborside Dr, and just blocks from the terminal

@brandywinetyson8115 5 ай бұрын

Going to Galveston in March. Where did you park that was that cheap. Everything I’ve been looking for is $20/$25 a day.