{"id":29891,"date":"2013-01-17T10:37:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/01\/17\/myth-3-cruising-is-more-expensive-than-a-land-vacation\/"},"modified":"2019-09-09T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T21:12:23","slug":"cruise-vs-land-vacation-which-is-more-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/01\/17\/cruise-vs-land-vacation-which-is-more-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise vs Land Vacation &#8211; Which is more expensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When deciding\u00a0between a cruise vs land vacation, there are many factors at play including the overall costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are many different aspects of a cruise vs land vacation, contrary to what some travelers may think, cruising is generally a much more affordable way to travel in comparison to most land vacations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to having plenty of destinations to choose from, your luxury cruise ship is your floating resort with all the extras that you could ever hope for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because there is so much to do onboard a cruise ship, oftentimes travelers think that taking advantage of all the various amenities like world-class dining options, comedy shows, musical concerts, and activities will cost them extra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth! In fact, cruising includes almost everything which makes it an easy choice when deciding on a cruise vs land vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your cruise fare includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Your stateroom (with your own bathroom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Many delicious dining options (including room service)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Various entertainment options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Different group activities for people of all ages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Childcare during the day (so you can relax while they play!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are a few things that are not included in your cruise fare that you might want to set a budget aside for. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Alcohol &amp; specialty drinks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Specialty restaurants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Shore excursions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Gratuities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how to save while cruising, contact our knowledgeable and friendly agents at CruiseExperts.com. All of our travel agents are Cruise Line International Association-accredited and will help answer any questions you may have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call us today at 1.888.804.CRUISE (2784) or visit our website, www.CruiseExperts.com. Sign up for our email newsletter Inner Circle for exclusive offers and last-minute<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/closeout_cruise_deals.php\" target=\"_blank\"> cruise deals<\/a>. Be the first to know about upcoming <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/cruise_specials.php\" target=\"_blank\">cruise specials<\/a>. Join today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\tCruising includes almost everything like transportation to various destinations, room, dining and even entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,10,36,30,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruise-specific","category-did-you-know","category-general","category-informative","category-our-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}