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You really can't beat unpacking once and going to so many different places......if you don't drink a lot of alcohol or soft drinks and stick with the free ice tea, and other beverages that are offered free at all meals you will be keeping your costs down and cruising will turn out to be a much cheaper than some inclusives. The others are right, my first cruise was in 1978 and it cost over $800 pp for 7 days New York to Bermuda...cruise prices haven't gone up as much as some other things.......so if the cruise lines charge extra for certain things you have the choice to spend or not......I'd rather choose what extras to buy than be charged more upfront for items that I'm not interested in.......but again, just my opinion............
