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What does the price of my cruise include?

The price of your cruise vacation includes:



  • Ship accommodations

  • Ocean transportation

  • Most meals onboard

  • Some beverages onboard

  • Most entertainment onboard


The following services are not included in the cruise price:



  • Dining in Specialty Restaurants such as Portofino

  • Dining in Johnny Rockets (Where applicable)

  • Spa and Salon services

  • Golf Simulator

  • Gambling (Including Bingo)

  • Art Auction

  • Any purchases made in the gift shops onboard

  • Shore excursions

  • Photographs

  • Video Arcade

  • Medical Services

  • Internet Access

  • Transfers (Unless guest has purchased our air/sea package)

  • Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services

  • Ship to Shore Telephone calls

  • Gratuities

  • Alcoholic Beverages

  • Non-Alcoholic Beverages (excluding water, lemonade and iced tea)


All prices are per-person, based on a double occupancy of the stateroom and are quoted in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. The cruise fares quoted also do not include any applicable government taxes, fees, or surcharges that may be assessed by any governmental agencies. Such assessment is subject to change without notice at any time whether or not you have a confirmed booking under deposit or if you have made a final payment.


What is included in the price of my cruisetour?


The price of your cruise vacation includes:



  • Ship accommodations

  • Ocean transportation

  • Most meals onboard

  • Some beverages onboard

  • Most entertainment onboard


All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted, on a per-person basis and based on double occupancy of the stateroom.


In addition to the above, the price of your cruisetour includes all transportation (e.g. by motorcoach, rail, or otherwise) as indicated in the itinerary and transfers, all sightseeing as indicated in the itinerary, as well as hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy, single occupancy available for an extra charge).


The cruise/cruisetour vacation price does not include: air transportation (except as noted), transfers (except as noted), optional Shore Excursions, meals and accommodations ashore (except as noted), certain beverages, casino gambling, photographs, gratuities, telephone calls, specialty restaurants onboard certain vessels, purchases from the ship stores, or items of a personal nature such as medical services, laundry, massages, spa treatments, hair styling or manicures. Some of these items may be purchased separately. Food and beverages are not included on Alaska Cruisetours. On the Canadian Rockies Cruisetours, food is included as noted in the cruisetour itinerary. For cruisetours that include air travel, airfare is included in the package.


What is Royal Caribbean International's Age Policy?



Royal Caribbean International’s minimum age to sail unaccompanied on sailings originating in North America is twenty-one (21). The minimum age to sail unaccompanied on sailings from South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand is eighteen (18).


The Company retains the right, on rare occasions, to raise the minimum age to sail unaccompanied on any sailing when local laws require or permit such a modification.


For voyages originating in North America:

No Guest younger than the age twenty-one (21) will be assigned to a stateroom unless accompanied in the same stateroom by an adult twenty-one (21) years old or older. A guest’s age is established upon the first date of sailing.


This age limit will be waived for children sailing with their parents or guardians in connecting staterooms; for underage married couples; and for active duty members of the United States or Canadian military.


Certain other restrictions and conditions will apply; such as compliance with the age twenty-one (21) alcohol policy, and proof of marriage for underage couples or proof of active duty military status required.


INFANT POLICY

Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise and/or CruiseTour. HOWEVER: For transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American and other selected cruises and/or CruiseTours, the infant must be at least 12 months old as of the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour. For the purposes of this policy, any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour.


Please be aware that guests travelling with a young infant that does not meet the infant policy will be denied boarding. No refunds or other compensation shall be due from the cruise line to anyone as a result of the denial of boarding to an underage infant or other accompanying guests.


Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to ask for proof of age. Royal Caribbean International’s age policy for gambling and consumption of alcoholic beverages is as follows: Please note: An individual’s age on the date of sailing determines his or her status for their cruise vacation. However, if a guest celebrates their 21st birthday during the cruise, the guest may thereafter ask the Guest Services Manager to modify ship’s records to permit their consumption of alcohol during the remainder of the cruise. The guest will be required to appear at Guest Services with his or her parent or guardian and to present a government issued form of identification to establish that the guest’s 21st birthday was celebrated during the cruise.


ALCOHOL POLICY



  • Effective immediatly on all sailings, the minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Royal Caribbean International is as follows.

  • The minimum age to consume alcohol on Royal Caribbean International ships on sailings originating in North America is twenty-one (21).

  • The minimum age to consume alcohol on Royal Caribbean International ships on sailings from South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand is eighteen (18). The minimum age to consume alcohol at all private destinations remains twenty-one (21) without regard to where the sailing originated. The Company retains the right, on rare occasions, to raise the minimum age of alcohol consumption on any sailing when local laws require or permit such a modification.

  • Guests may bring personal wine and champagne onboard only on boarding day, limited to two (2) 750 ml bottles per stateroom. When consumed in any public area, each bottle shall be subject to a corkage fee of $25.00. Alcoholic beverages that are purchased in ports of call or from onboard shops will be stored by the ship and delivered to guest staterooms on the last day of the sailing. Security may inspect containers (water bottles, soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc.) and will dispose of containers holding alcohol. Royal Caribbean’s Guest Conduct Policy may be enforced, up to and including disembarkation, if a guest violates any alcohol policy. Guests under the age of 21 will not have alcohol returned to them.

  • Guests who violate any alcohol policies, (over consume, provide alcohol to people under age 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to conceal alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other time), may be disembarked or not allowed to board, at their own expense, in accordance with our Guest Conduct Policy.

  • All guests must comply with TSA guidelines for transporting liquids.

  • Royal Caribbean reserves the right to revoke or otherwise restrict drinking privileges of any guest, regardless of age.


GAMBLING POLICY

Guests eighteen (18) years of age and older are welcome to play in our casinos (for all Alaska sailings, guests must be 21 years of age in order to play in our casinos).



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