Royal Caribbean® offers a variety of adventures on its best ships, including cotton-candy sunsets in Santorini, giant glaciers in Alaska, and post-card pretty beaches in the Caribbean. With flexible payment plans through Affirm†, you can book now and pay over time for as low as $6,500. Financing terms range from six weeks to 24 months, and you can finance up to 25,000 upon approval. Uplift offers no late fees and the ability to pay off your balance early without additional charges.
To purchase a cruise and pay for it in installments, many cruise lines offer payment plans. Princess EZpay allows you to spread out the cost of your cruise with monthly installments without extra fees. Uplift is currently available to Carnival guests for purchases made prior to cruise departure, including add-ons such as Carnival Vacation Protection (CVP) and Fly2Fun.
To start budgeting for your next relaxing getaway, choose Financing Powered by Uplift during checkout and complete an easy, commitment-free application. Financing terms range from six weeks to 24 months, and you can finance up to 25,000 upon approval. Uplift also boasts no late fees and the ability to pay off your balance early.
Specific financing and payment plan options vary by cruise line, but Carnival Cruise Line uses EasyPay to allow interest-free payments. Simply select Required Payments Only when checking out and advance your deposit up to $500. Travelers can also use credit card rewards and travel agents to find the best deals.
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Good article. I am always asked “How much does a Cruise cost”? Almost impossible to answer that question. I have to say, it is a misnomer, for the most part, to say Cruising is a cheap vacation. When you see “$495 pp for a 7-Day Cruise”…..you think, “WOW less than $1,000 and THAT includes meals”….in the end, you will ‘most likely’ spend over $2500, minimum. You pretty much laid it out. Nice job!
I am a newbie at cruising and have only been on two so far, Carnival Miracle and Crown Princess. I always remove tips. I have received a lot of backlash for this but, sorry, it doesn’t make sense to me that such big companies rely on their customers to give more money to the employees, who are already paid with each Cruisers Fare; they want more money for doing nothing extra and that’s not ok with me. Additionally Ive gotten into arguments with porters for not tipping…. why would i tip? That’s literally your job. If i was able to load my own luggage id do that myself. I do tip my steward in cash and other employees that I interact with who give memorable service, but not more than that. The real meaning of what a tip is, is lost. Furthermore, we don’t spend extra on food because it doesn’t make sense that we already prepaid all the food that’s included only to not eat it It’s your choice and your choice only how you spend your blood- earned money regardless of what others think 🤷♀️
Great article! I have been cruised for a long time and would give similar advice. I tell people to prepay for as much as you can before you ever get on the ship. It is often more economical to buy certain things in advance and this method usually means when you see your final bill there is little shock:)
… unless you are a drinker. go alacarte at the bar … sure a beer is $8.00++ but your not sitting there all day either … if you drive to the port do not forget the cost of parking for the week … never break out a $30 at the beach for a small purchase … they might just grab the 20 and run … carry small bills for this reason …
The 5 star cruise lines don’t use this trick of charging a low fare and then making you pay for lots of things separately. A few years again a cruise vlogger did a real price comparison between one of the mass market lines and Regent Seven Seas for a similar cruise It turned out that the all up price of Regent wasn’t much more than the mass market ship, and the product was much better. It sometimes is wise to compare the real prices, rather than the headline fare price.
art is the biggest scam on cruises. we won the raffle last cruise and they refused to allow us to take the print with us. They tried the shipping and framing scam and the art was crap anyway. We just declined it, since there was a charge and the art was junk to begin with. I knew art was a huge scam on the cruise, but my wife had to find out on her own lol.
I cannot understand why anyone would not have travel insurance. Just too risky to travel without it and cruise lines want evidence that you are insured as no insurance = no cruise. Its not cheap but essential. Many UK based cruise lines gratuities are included in the cruise fare so technically that is covered. There is also no auto gratuity added as a percentage of the cost of each drink. I have noticed that you are exporting your tipping culture which can have an adverse effect for non Americans visiting say the Caribbean. Locals have an expectation that everyone will tip in the same way which is not so. Cruise excursions can be horrendously expensive. I recently checked out a Princess sail around the UK and what they were asking for each excursion was eye watering – $150 -200 per trip. Far more that they should be. My up and coming trip in the Caribbean P+O are charging around £50 or so for a half day trip which is more in tune with what local operators charge. Some cruise lines operate fly cruises where the flight is included in the fare. No risk of missing the ship if there is a flight delay as the ship will wait. Lines such as Marella come to line who fly cruisers to a port in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean. Cruise line and the airline are part of the same tour company.
Great article!! New to crusing, this is a must-see episode. We have about 22 cruises so far and always pay for everything we can in advance. One cruise last year, we ended up getting a very small refund. They overcharged for a port fee and refunded it back to my credit card. I even use the onboard credit before we sail. Great article!!!!😂❤❤