Have you ever wondered if you and your family could afford to take a family cruise? You would be surprised to know that that value of cruising can be 20 to 35% less than taking a land vacation of similar length and time.
Consider the last week long vacation that you took with your family offour or five. You yourspouse and two or three kids what were the cost? Travel expense to and where you were traveling to, hotel, meals , cab fares and cover charges or entrance to shows or other live entertainment that you may attend.
On a family cruise however, meals (as many or as elaborate as you want),shows, movies, and many other ammenities are included in the price of your cruise. Additionally most of these activies are within a short stroll away which elimates the hassles of taxi's or other such transportation.
Ever visit a family restaurant while on vacation had the kids order and after the food is brought to the table they decide that they "don't like it" or "are not hungry" and you are just thinking about how much money you blew on a meal that won't be eaten. Sometimes thats enough to put an end to the nights festivities.
On a cruise scenerio's like that do not play out. Meals are included with your packageand you can have as many portions as you want and as often as you want them.
Las vegas style entertainmant is available on a nightly basis also as part of the family cruise package and just like as with the meal if for one reason or another the show is not to your liking, you can get up and leave without lamenting on how much money you just spent.
Scenarios like these are some of the many reasons a family cruise is often and more enjoyable and more cost affective than a similar land vacation.
In addition to the lower costs, there are way to additionally reduce the cost of cruising. Making the family cruise a more affordable vacation than you know.