Sally French

The listeners need to see those photos. Now, I mentioned earlier the phrase offering more, and I want to talk about the value of cruise ships.

I totally feel you. And I do think, though, when booking, a lot of travelers don't realize either how much is included on a cruise ship, or alternatively, they are overlooking the hidden costs that can come up as a nasty surprise on a traditional land-based vacation.

I totally feel you. And I do think, though, when booking, a lot of travelers don't realize either how much is included on a cruise ship, or alternatively, they are overlooking the hidden costs that can come up as a nasty surprise on a traditional land-based vacation.

I totally feel you. And I do think, though, when booking, a lot of travelers don't realize either how much is included on a cruise ship, or alternatively, they are overlooking the hidden costs that can come up as a nasty surprise on a traditional land-based vacation.

Yeah, and you know, we talked about like the Prince show or the Queen show, and I felt like that could have been a $200 ticket on land right there. So it's all rolled up into the price of your cruise.

Yeah, and you know, we talked about like the Prince show or the Queen show, and I felt like that could have been a $200 ticket on land right there. So it's all rolled up into the price of your cruise.

Yeah, and you know, we talked about like the Prince show or the Queen show, and I felt like that could have been a $200 ticket on land right there. So it's all rolled up into the price of your cruise.

Yeah, so if you are willing to forego those upcharges, and honestly, I am. There is so much to do that I don't even feel like I have time to do the bungee jumping anyway. Especially on cruise lines like Norwegian or Princess, where the food is so good at the standard restaurants. I mentioned the Indulge Food Hall.

Yeah, so if you are willing to forego those upcharges, and honestly, I am. There is so much to do that I don't even feel like I have time to do the bungee jumping anyway. Especially on cruise lines like Norwegian or Princess, where the food is so good at the standard restaurants. I mentioned the Indulge Food Hall.

Yeah, so if you are willing to forego those upcharges, and honestly, I am. There is so much to do that I don't even feel like I have time to do the bungee jumping anyway. Especially on cruise lines like Norwegian or Princess, where the food is so good at the standard restaurants. I mentioned the Indulge Food Hall.

That's a standard restaurant, and it was honestly my favorite that I didn't even want to go to the paid ones. Again, if you're not a drinker, then you're not paying for alcohol anyway. Often, a cruise can sometimes be cheaper than a similar vacation on land.

That's a standard restaurant, and it was honestly my favorite that I didn't even want to go to the paid ones. Again, if you're not a drinker, then you're not paying for alcohol anyway. Often, a cruise can sometimes be cheaper than a similar vacation on land.

That's a standard restaurant, and it was honestly my favorite that I didn't even want to go to the paid ones. Again, if you're not a drinker, then you're not paying for alcohol anyway. Often, a cruise can sometimes be cheaper than a similar vacation on land.

Yeah, so we priced out all sorts of Disney vacations in an article I did for NerdWallet. So we looked at, for say, a trip to Orlando, you would stay at a Disney hotel, you would pay for Disney theme park tickets and pay for Disney restaurants. versus just going on a Disney cruise where everything is included. What I found was super interesting.

Yeah, so we priced out all sorts of Disney vacations in an article I did for NerdWallet. So we looked at, for say, a trip to Orlando, you would stay at a Disney hotel, you would pay for Disney theme park tickets and pay for Disney restaurants. versus just going on a Disney cruise where everything is included. What I found was super interesting.

Yeah, so we priced out all sorts of Disney vacations in an article I did for NerdWallet. So we looked at, for say, a trip to Orlando, you would stay at a Disney hotel, you would pay for Disney theme park tickets and pay for Disney restaurants. versus just going on a Disney cruise where everything is included. What I found was super interesting.

Disney cruises can often end up costing as much as 33% less than a similar quality and length Disney World vacation. Once you add up all those little costs by going to Orlando, that cruise is actually cheaper.

Disney cruises can often end up costing as much as 33% less than a similar quality and length Disney World vacation. Once you add up all those little costs by going to Orlando, that cruise is actually cheaper.

Disney cruises can often end up costing as much as 33% less than a similar quality and length Disney World vacation. Once you add up all those little costs by going to Orlando, that cruise is actually cheaper.

And the other nice thing about cruises is there are far fewer unanticipated expenses than what you will see on a land vacation. I feel like I never know how to account for things like parking costs or how to budget for how much that Uber actually will cost. Now, I will say there are some hidden costs still on cruises.