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thinking of going on med cruise, but costs lot more for different berths etc, even thinking of paying nearly 800 quid for suite with balcony, im not rich this is a treat, will cost nearly 4000 for a week with a week stay in majorca .is it worth paying the extra for top room or are the cheaper inside berths fine
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depends on what u want really , u dont spend that much time in ur room. also depends if its a family thing or u gonna come home ratarsed every night and sleep in until dinner :^0
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Never been on one, but have heard it's worth paying the extra for a balcony.
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are ya mad in the head?
4000 for a balcony :) there is millions of them onboard if u want a drink watching the sunset etc. ive just been looking at a med cruise on the voyager of the seas. £449 for a cabin for a week. thats more my thing , can think of better ways to spend £4000 than a balcony. |
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phone agent a few days before departure .,you'll get the outside cabin,because at them prices all are not sold,do a deal, price will be the same as an inside
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Elisjohn, I've been on a few cruises. The first time I had an inside room but ever since I've had a balcony. If you're paying loads for a holiday it's worth paying extra to do it in style. You don't necessarily need a suite but a balcony is well worth it.
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stevie p i agree with you, es ive seen some from 699 a week, but i have to go school hols so nothing for less than 1000 x3 people, then all the extras they add on, also want to stay a weekas well last summer i spent 800 caravan in torquay, ** weather, 250 rail travel where we had to stand most of the trip, plus over a 1000 onspends, so for an extra 1500plus probably worth it
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i was looking at the royal carribean line.
Mediterranean cruise , may 2010. thats what i searched leaving from Barcelona. 23 May £483 for inside cabin on voyager of the seas. that seems a fair price! summer holidays will be the killer , pity you couldnt take them out for a few days. |
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DO NOT book an INSIDE cabin!!! They are like glorified cupboards. An outside cabin is your best deal. A balcony is no use at all, you are hardly on board during the day and nights are spent being entertained or drinking! Plenty of places on deck for sitting out and it's free. Make sure you take plenty of money for the 'excursions'.... they are a rip-off, but you go on them because that's why you went on a cruise, to see different places. The food is great, especially the fruit but DO NOT go into any of the restaurants where you pay extra - the food and service are almost the same as in the other restaurants.
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steviep, be careful of the 'extras' with Royal Carribean...........
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we had an inside cabin near the top of the ship when we went, i was always worried that if i had a cabin with a balcony i would fall off when i was drunk
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About the 'excursions' being a ripoff. Do you have to pay extra to disembark at the advertised ports of call?
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no - and quite often there are local companies that will do the trips much cheaper
look on cruise critic for examples |
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If your going to the med a balcony is a must......... we cruised to Iceland last year and have to say that we could have done without the balcony then :)
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We find an online company called ideal cruising always beat any other price btw.....when they ask the best price you have got elsewhere always knock a bit off ;)
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how much are the drinks ?
and is all the food free? seems to vary when i google all that. and what extras on rcc? ty |
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inside berth is fine as long as you are not on lower decks ,you will only sleep in cabin /wash and shave , dont waste your money.
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http://www.idealcruising.co.uk/
they have free balcony upgrades which may be of interest to OP |
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dont book an inside ...youve no room to swing a cat..we often did our own thing in the Med.......went to Nice got abus to Monte Carlo for about £1 return...the excursion cost £32 a head.......foreign buses were reliable and cheap
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agree - excursions a complete rip off - we went to Rome and they wanted 100 euros each, and that was just to get us into the centre of rome on a coach - we spent 9 euros each getting a superb train straight in - got there about 40 mins faster and had saved over 180 euros for the hassle of buying a ticket
inside cabins are dead small though - worth spending extra but no idea about value for a balcony |
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been on half a dozen - get an outside, dont need a balcony though. The end.
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casmaelscouse 12 Jan 18:56
dont book an inside ...youve no room to swing a cat i was told pets were not allowed |
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depends on the price difference tbh, you should hardly ever be in your cabin apart from to sleep, sh!t shave & shower, as for the excursions they were going to charge us £40 each to take us to a beach in tobago instead we got a taxi $10 each and paid an entrance fee of $3 for the beach $13 total, a saving of quite a bit
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I'd go for the inside, ffs there's only so much sea you can stare at... and don't sleep under the waterline imo
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