Question regarding some costs once aboard

sjay80 · July 7, 2004

I am wondering whether we should rent a tux onboard or take a suit for my husband. Does anyone know what they charge? I know locally (Arizona) it's around $75.

Also, should we expect to pay from $20 and up for a bottle of wine or am I calculating too low?

From what I read the tipping is about $10 per day per person? Do you find it's more?

As newtimers doing our first cruise next year in May :cool: I'm trying to get the facts and I appreciate the tremendous amount of information and help available here.

Thank You! :smiley: Sandy

DaCruzNut · July 7, 2004

You and your DH might want to consider buying a tux, rather than renting it. You can pick one up, complete with shirt, stus, cumberbun, etc; for about $200.00. That's two rentals! After two wearings, the tux is "free."

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If you choose to rent one, the cost aboard ship is about the same as on land, and you don't have to pack, and carry, it.

With regard to the wine...

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Wine needs to be kept cool, dark and still. Motion stirs up the sediment and "clouds" the wine. A wine steward, aboard one of my early cruises, told me that is is a waste of money to order expensive wines, since they are in constant motion aboard a ship. Stick to an inexpensive, but good, wine in the $20-$30 range.

KeithnRita · July 7, 2004

Sandy

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You won't be out of place by taking a dark suit for your DH. I have never rented a tux on board, so I can't answer your question on rental charges. After Rita and I decided we liked cruising enough to take 1 or 2 a year, I purchased a tux at the Men's Warehouse for about $300.00 with all the accessories, including shoes. $20-30 for wine is about what we pay. $10 a day per person is correct on tipping. Photos run from about $10 to $20 each. We budget about $100 per day for drinks, including wine, photos, and the casino. :cool: :cool: