puggo63 Posted August 19, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I keep reading here and other travel sites about surcharges & fees for the great majority of activities/entertainment/restaurants on the EPIC and this appears to be one of the major complaints about the EPIC. I am just curious how much extra, in average, did people spend for the week? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaShark Posted August 20, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You don't have to spend a dime (outside of the DSC) once you board the ship....or you can spend every dime you have. The choice is entirely personal and up to the individual. I don't however, think that you will find anyone who has spent anything "extra". People will spend what they want to spend...no more, no less...to get the vacation they want. There would be no need for "extra". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshanesmom Posted August 20, 2010 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2010 We may not be a good gauge on spending as we were 4 adults, 1 child and we drank wine with meals, cocktails at other times, had a few spa treatments, did excursions and tried many of the pay-restaurants, plus bought the future cruise deposit so ours was 1800 for the week. We also spent cash outside the cruise at ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted August 20, 2010 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2010 We are sailing on 9/18 and this is what we have planned for the two of us. Cirque Dinner - $40 Shanghai's - $30 Shore Excursion in Roatan - $120 We will buy a few drinks and some wine at dinner, but probably not more than $100. If I pad this a little, we might spend around $400 extra on the ship, not including tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangegrove Posted August 20, 2010 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's kind of tough to say...we were on for 2 weeks, 2 adults 1 child. We spent $3000 for 2 weeks and we did every pay restaurant except Wasabi. We did Cagney's 2x, Cirque 2x, and we had 2 adult spa passes per week. The spa passes alone are $200 a week. My husband had 4 massages during that time, each became more discounted. (They have a 10/20/30% off deal) We had a couple of bottles of wine, a few drinks, and one child soda card. We also purchased several excursions for the 3 of us. We rented a couple of movies. Also the DSC for two weeks amounted to over $500. Yowsa, but we really had a great time and don't regret anything we did! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted August 20, 2010 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2010 The beauty of freestyle is that you spend what you want....kind of like going into a store, or walking down the street in a city choosing where to dine. Some places cost more than others, but you aren't forced to enter. The only place I found myself spending more than I wanted....was the casino... :eek:....and that was my own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverthought Posted August 20, 2010 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2010 LOL, we're not even onboard yet and our bill so far is over $800. Again as others have said...you spend what you want...where you want. We just plan on enjoying the whole experience onboard this gorgeous ship,but we don't plan on "buying" everything. Neverthought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_Cruiser Posted August 20, 2010 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's kind of tough to say...we were on for 2 weeks, 2 adults 1 child. We spent $3000 for 2 weeks and we did every pay restaurant except Wasabi. We did Cagney's 2x, Cirque 2x, and we had 2 adult spa passes per week. The spa passes alone are $200 a week. My husband had 4 massages during that time, each became more discounted. (They have a 10/20/30% off deal) We had a couple of bottles of wine, a few drinks, and one child soda card. We also purchased several excursions for the 3 of us. We rented a couple of movies. Also the DSC for two weeks amounted to over $500. Yowsa, but we really had a great time and don't regret anything we did! :) Exactly what I am expecting to spend on our B2B We already owe NCL $600 for excursions and dining :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHere Posted August 20, 2010 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2010 2 adults, 18 and 15YO Service Charge (we didn't pay in advance-next time I will) - $384 Spa-$387 Soda cards - $205 Wine package (6 bottles)- $164 Shore excursion - Cozumel-$240 Drinks-$220 Casino -$135 Specialty dinners (5 nights)-$360 Entertainment on board (Cirque/Presumed Murder)-$120 extras (bowling, pizza, gym, air hockey, movie)-$120 Ice Bar-$60 Total -Just shy of $2400 We tipped our cabin attendants (2 rooms) an addition $100 and did other 'as you go' tipping in cash where we felt the service deserved more than just to autogratuity. We also did zip and clip in Roatan @ about $200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggo63 Posted August 20, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Thanks for your replies everyone! The reason I ask this question is that I am still researching info. on the EPIC ( my biggest turn off so far is the smoking allowed in cabin issue but thats another thread). I like to be prepared before I take any vacation and I am just trying to budget and not to be taken blindsighted with additional costs but whom better to ask than you all!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted August 20, 2010 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You don't have to spend a dime (outside of the DSC) once you board the ship....or you can spend every dime you have. The choice is entirely personal and up to the individual. I don't however, think that you will find anyone who has spent anything "extra". People will spend what they want to spend...no more, no less...to get the vacation they want. There would be no need for "extra". For fear of sounding dumb...what is DSC??? Is that the automatic tipping??? If it is, what does DSC stand for??? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalgurl Posted August 20, 2010 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2010 For fear of sounding dumb...what is DSC??? Is that the automatic tipping??? If it is, what does DSC stand for??? Thanks. I guess I am sounding dumb like you. What is DSC?? probably something simple as 123... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinNYC Posted August 20, 2010 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Not including the $$ in the casino, we spent just a hair shy of $3000 on our two week B2B cruise, which entailed all wine, cocktails, onboard shopping, excursions, freestyle dining options, spa usage, auto-gratuity, etc... FYI, that was for two adults, no children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted August 20, 2010 #14 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I assume dsc is direct/distributed service charge. Which is about $12 per person per day or slightly cheaper if you pay upfront, which I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmknies Posted August 20, 2010 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Craig, how do you pay up front? I thought they are automatically added to your account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalgurl Posted August 20, 2010 #16 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I assume dsc is direct/distributed service charge. Which is about $12 per person per day or slightly cheaper if you pay upfront, which I have. Hey My daughter-in-law says DSC is those D*mn Service Charges.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted August 20, 2010 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Craig, how do you pay up front? I thought they are automatically added to your account? When you book you can ask for them to be added to your invoice. + side it's all included in your payment and is about $20 cheaper. -s obviously you can't go to reception and remove them IF bad service etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted August 20, 2010 #18 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I assume dsc is direct/distributed service charge. Which is about $12 per person per day or slightly cheaper if you pay upfront, which I have. Close...most people HERE, call it the Daily Service Charge... .but yours was a very good guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalgurl Posted August 20, 2010 #19 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hey Craig Wonderful, Wonderful pictures you got out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted August 20, 2010 #20 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hey Craig Wonderful, Wonderful pictures you got out there. Thanks. Have a few more to upload. There are pics there from all Epics European ports as well as Roatan and Cozumel (2008 cruise when I did Costa Rica/Belieze/Panama) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalgurl Posted August 20, 2010 #21 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Craig Thanks... Will check em out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted August 20, 2010 #22 Share Posted August 20, 2010 DSC Discretionary service charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted August 20, 2010 #23 Share Posted August 20, 2010 DSC Discretionary service charge No, that's definately not it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted August 20, 2010 #24 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Just looked and its Daily service charge on my invoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted August 21, 2010 #25 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I assume dsc is direct/distributed service charge. Which is about $12 per person per day or slightly cheaper if you pay upfront, which I have. Thank you. Just as I thought...automatic tipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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