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Cruise guests might think that everything is included in the price of their holiday. But while guests will usually get food, board and access to some activities in the base price, they might be shocked by some unexpected extra fees.<\/p>\n
One passenger took to Reddit to express their frustration. \u2018Zetavu\u2019 said: \u201cFor the cruise industry, or the restaurant industry or any industry to demand that we separately pay any additional fees on top of the advertised rate is misleading and despicable.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor cruises they advertise this attractive room rate, then add mandatory charges; port fees, separate taxes, gratuities etc. Hotels do this. It\u2019s annoying and should stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me one cabin price, have that cover gratuities, port fees, VAT, tax, all that. Stop trying to fool everyone and just tell us what it costs and we\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cruise passengers can usually pay for extras like a drinks package and gratuities when they book their cruise or they can add the packages later.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> One of Europe\u2019s most walkable cities is a \u2018full-blown fairytale\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Extra fee and prepaid gratuity rant Port fees are charged by destinations to cover the cost of passengers using the local infrastructure. Some cruise lines will include the charges in the overall price of the cruise.<\/p>\n Gratuities go to the ship\u2019s crew and passengers can choose to pre-pay these as a package. A customer recently caused anger when they said they preferred to tip individually.<\/p>\n This can be controversial as it may mean crew that work behind the scenes miss out on getting a tip.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Another person commented: \u201cI sell cruises for a living. If cruise lines were upfront about pricing, it would free up about 90 percent of my day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Xjaspx\u2019 said: \u201cIf you\u2019re not happy with the pricing structure, then vote with your wallet. There are cruise lines out there where gratuities are included, such as Virgin Voyages. They will start to get the message when they start seeing bookings drop.\u201d<\/p>\n However, other passengers said that customers will always be attracted to the cheapest price even if they end up spending more overall.<\/p>\n
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