As you prepare your budget for your Disney cruise, it is important to know exactly what expenses you will incur on top of the listed fare. So just how inclusive is a Disney cruise?
Your fare includes the following:
- Stateroom accommodations
- All meals (appetizer, entree and dessert)
- 24-Hour Room Service (you must tip each time)
- Sodas, juice, water and coffee
- Ice cream (soft serve)
- Access to the kids, tween and teen clubs
- Movies
- Evening stage shows
- Character greetings
- Deck parties
- Fireworks
- Pirates Night
- Pools and slides
- Sports decks
- Fitness center
- Entertainment in the various clubs
If your cruise includes a day at Castaway Cay, the following is included:
- Access to all 3 beaches
- Lunch
- Ice cream
- Sodas, juice and water
- Pelican’s Plunge (slide area)
- Kids and teens club
- Sports area
The following items cost extra:
- Tips ($12 per person per day)
- Photography
- Phone calls (off the ship)
- Snacks for movies/shows
- Internet
- Nursery (1-3 year olds)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Souvenirs
- Speciality beverages from the coffee shops
- Souvenir cups
- Bingo
- Palo and Remy restaurants
- Ice Cream Parlors
- Spa and Salon
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
- Video games
- Transportation to the ship from your Disney resort
- Excursions at port
Extras on Castaway Cay:
- Float rentals
- Bike rentals
- Excursions (boats, jet ski, parasailing)
- Cabanas
- Speciality drinks
- Adult beverages
- Hair braiding
- Snorkeling gear
- Stingray Encounter
You could get by with only spending extra on the tips once you are onboard. You can even pre-pay the tips ahead of time and then you would have zero costs once onboard unless you wanted to indulge in the extras. You don’t even have to. There is a ton of free entertainment all throughout the ship that it will be VERY hard to be bored on your cruise!