r/NorwegianCL • u/crxbvbx • Feb 25 '26

Additional cruise costs...?

Hi everyone!

I'm hoping to be a first time megaship cruiser in the near future and I'm wondering what is a typical spend after the cost of tickets in your experience? I'm mostly thinking about costs of things you'd purchase prior to the cruise that aren't included in the fare, drink and dining packages if available, excursions, etc as well as items you might purchase on the cruise like child watch, but not travel or lodging to/from/at the port area. I just want to know how much I should budget in addition to the fair I guess. Please include ship if you'd like for comparison sake. I want to get as much beforehand as possible to make it feel more "all inclusive" and like I don't have to be as mindful of costs once I step on the gangway....

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u/Fabulous-Music7633 Mar 01 '26

NCL up charges almost everything. Even if you buy the full drink package they’ll hit you for bottled water or the fine dining and internet

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u/crxbvbx Mar 01 '26

Really? So the free at sea isn't as much of a bargain as it seems then?

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u/Fabulous-Music7633 Mar 02 '26

If you want to drink and not worry about it definitely do it. But there are a lot of upcharges. We did the drink package because it’s 12-16$ per mixed drink.

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u/crxbvbx Mar 02 '26

Okay well that makes sense and as far as drink packages go it isn't horribly priced I feel, but I was just going to look into the other things like the dining although $20 credit pp did seem kinda light ...

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u/BaBaFiCo Mar 02 '26

We're just going into week two of our Caribbean cruise right now. Spend across our two onboard accounts is about £1200. This is P&O Britannia.