Cruise to Mexico tips?
My fiance and I are going on a cruise for our honeymoon. We were thinking taking the Mexican cruise with Carnival, maybe even Royal Carribean, depending on the best deal. We are going to be driving to California and i’ve heard it costs quite a bit just to leave your car parked there. How much is it? Also, any recommendations on finding deals, saving money, which cruise line to go with?? AND I heard that there is about an $80 gratuity fee added on?? Any suggestions and information is MUCH appreciated! Thanks!
It may depend on the port, but all the ones i have been at there is a $10/day charge for leaving your vehicle there. are you staying at a hotel the night before? if so a lot of hotels near the port allow you to leave you vehicle there for the cruise. as far as the gratuity, carnival charges $10/day and it is added to your sail and sign account at the end of the cruise. this is a recommendation and if you chose to change the dollar amount you can at the Purser’s Desk.
i have been on a couple of Royal Carribean cruises and they have very good service the employees are funny and know how to have a good time. the food is wonderful. entertainment is amazing. i never wanted to leave.
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Royal Caribbean has deals on TUESDAYS. Check the website early. I’ve been on Carnival and it was cool, but I’ve read reviews from people that have been on both and most of them say Carnival is a party cruise, while Royal Caribbean is just as fun, but classy. I’m cruising with Royal this weekend
I’m hoping it will be romantic and relaxing. Good Luck and congrats on your marriage. God Bless!!
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It may depend on the port, but all the ones i have been at there is a $10/day charge for leaving your vehicle there. are you staying at a hotel the night before? if so a lot of hotels near the port allow you to leave you vehicle there for the cruise. as far as the gratuity, carnival charges $10/day and it is added to your sail and sign account at the end of the cruise. this is a recommendation and if you chose to change the dollar amount you can at the Purser’s Desk.
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Congrats! My husband & I just got back from our honeymoon. We were in Disney World for a week, then we did a carnival cruise from Port Canaveral. We parked our car there and it cost $105 to park there for the whole week. Carnival will definitely be cheaper than RC. We’ve cruised Carnival before, but we checked into RC and all of their cruises are A LOT more expensive than Carnival. And Carnival charges a $70 per person gratuity fee. But it’s worth it if you have wonderful staff! Our waiter/Matre D was FANTASTIC! and our cabana boy and room steward were great, we loved them! But to tip the MatreD is actually not included in this gratuity, they give you a separate envelope to tip him, but you do not have to, we tipped ours because he accomodated our request. We wanted a table for 2 since it was our honeymoon, and he made it happen! And the gratuity they put on your sail and sign account, can be changed how you see fit, you can tip more or less by going to the purser’s desk and telling them. Our last cruise we removed all of the tip for the dining room because our waitress was terrible.
You can check a travel agent. i belong to AAA, and they really weren’t able to get me any deals on carnival. We went on a 7 day cruise, and we had a balcony room, it cost us $2200, then 3 weeks before we upgraded to a suite for $200. So the cost really isn’t that bad.
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