10+ BRILLIANT MONEY SAVING CRUISE HACKS / How to Save Money on a Cruise (frugal tips)

How to save money on a cruise? These frugal cruise hacks and tips are for anyone who wants to spend less, and still have an amazing cruise vacation! In this video, we share realistic cruise tips on how to keep expenses low, especially once onboard your cruise ship.

Are you planning a cruise? If you got a great deal on a cruise, that's awesome! However cruise lines know that they make their money on all our extra expenses that really add up once on a cruise. These simple and clever money saving cruise hacks will save you hundreds of dollars (or more!) on your vacation.

If you're cruising with kids, there are some great cruise tips and kid's cruise hacks too! First time cruisers will find lots of useful cruise advice, especially if you are cruising on a budget!

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[tobiebrave]

Loyalty to one line saves a lot of money in the long run. Free alcohol, a free photo free or discounted laundry. Etc etc etc. the good thing is all the perks. The bad thing is that it makes it tough to try another line.

[sydneyfrawley]

Another hack for ironing your clothes is bringing your flat iron for your hair! You can clamp your clothes with it to get most of the wrinkles out!

[donnahampton]

When flying, I make an "airline sangria". I order red wine and cranapple juice. They always have this juice on American Airlines, at least. I mix half of each into a wine glass and I have 2 servings. Flight attendants love this idea!

[socaliente]

I'm not the only one who stocks up on snacks with my zip lock baggies lol. My gosh they come in handy when some shore excursions take forever before you get your food. As far as speciality dining, I always book the steakhouse on carnival for the first night because you get a free bottle of wine.

[claveauannie]

Cuising on a camping budget, I like that philosophy.

[micheleroyalty]

My favorite line is Regent. I am retired, no kids. I love that everything is included so I know what I am paying up front. I enjoy the excursions, lectures, music, and meeting interesting people. I prefer no children at all, as they are too noisy. But I am older and want more sophistication and to dine anywhere I want.

[carolynspeir]

We love staying on the ship while most passengers go ashore! Once we were the only couple by the pool for over an hour!

[angelabrown]

To jazz up cruise ship coffee, we bring our own flavored creamers. They come in individual containers that don't need refrigeration. Easy to travel with. Thanks for your tips.

[emilyserafamanschot]

One thing that I like about the official cruise ship excursions is that the ship will wait for you if your excursion is delayed. We were delayed for 45 minutes in Chile because the police had closed the road due to a fire. We got our complete excursion, plus the ship waited while we were tendered to the ship. If that had happened on an independent tour, that would not have happened and we would have had to find our way back to Santiago (without our luggage, medications, etc) to catch the plane home.

[skylahunt]

I'm a huge tea drinker; I brought 8 bags of my favorite tea and 7 packets per tea bag of my favorite sugar substitute (Stevia). I just asked for a cup of hot water from the coffee shop or took it with me to the buffet.

[tnmify]

Our 1st cruise we put our wine in our check in bag & it was confiscated. They left us a note. I went to guest services & was told it was taken because they could not guarantee we didn't ALSO have one with us at carry on & through security. So, learning from that mistake, we always hold on to it & carry it on with us.

[Juliewrites]

Taking my first cruise this year, so I’m binging all your videos and then watching again and probably taking notes 😂😂😂. Love all the info you provide

[glenda]

I cruise with Princess.They have self service laundry rooms on most cabin floors. When my bags arrive to my room, I pull out all of my clothes that may have gotten a little wrinkled and toss them in the dryer, then hang them up.It's $3, but well worth it to me.I always ask for extra hangers when I meet my room steward on the first day.

[TheMWhitmore]

Our cruise announced we were not allowed to walk off the ship with food but I had granola bars in my backpack and those were no problem. Thanks for your great tips here! 😊

[hollypostenmammini]

We bring our own lariat for our room key. We have the ones that hold the card! We also bring beef jerky for our excursions.

[mitchellbelinda]

Adding cruise chocolate milk and some cream to coffee really helps too!

[brendafunk]

I was just on an Alaskan cruise. First time cruisers. The cruise was beautiful, the crew was exceptional. We really enjoyed the ship and took advantage of most of the offerings. But yes I did get the premier package. Though we both enjoy our alcohol we could not drink enough to come close to what the drink package offered. The wifi was not good. It would have been better to use internet available at port. We didn’t plan to use the fitness room, or spa so those costs were extra. I would really research what you would realistically use before buying the promoted package.

[celesteinman]

You look very pretty. Your makeup is flawless.

[thesaucyfoodie]

oooh! I love the DIY sangria idea!!!! Thank you. I'm enjoying your channel.

[DonLekei]

The tip for sangria also works for iced coffee (coffee, milk, syrup), mocha (coffee, hot chocolate), iced tea, sweet tea, iced mocha, mimosas, and other drinks.