⚓ Your cruise
Sample values are filled in so you can see it working. Make them yours.
Pick your line and a typical package price appears below.
Most lines make every adult in the cabin buy it.
18% is standard. Type just the number.
🍹 Your drinking habits
Be honest. The math only works if you are.
Cocktails, beer, wine.
Cocktails about $14, beer about $8, wine about $12.
Soda, specialty coffee, mocktails, bottled water.
Soda about $3.50, specialty coffee about $5.
18% is standard on most lines.
🌴 Port days (optional)
The package charges for every night, even in port.
50% is a fair guess. You are off the ship half the day.
Skip it: pay as you go
🧾 The breakdown
- Drink package total
- Pay per drink total
- Difference
- Per day: package (with gratuity)
- Per day: pay per drink (with gratuity)
- Drinks per day to break even
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- The 18% gratuity is the gotcha. An $85 a day package really costs $100.30 a day. This calculator includes it.
- Buy pre-cruise, not onboard. Most lines charge 10 to 15% more if you wait until you are on the ship.
- Port days are the silent killer. You pay for the package every night but drink less ashore, so use the port day adjustment above.