Thread:Janwich/@comment-29709319-20170122074029/@comment-29728900-20170404153706

Hi Janwich

Just returned from a two week cruise with Fred Olsen to Norway's north cape.

Interesting what you say about charges, I agree about the WiFi charges, they are dreadful.

However apart from that we would not expect to spend any money other than on purchases such as gifts once on board.

On UK cruises you would purchase a drinks package (usually about £10.00 per night) on top of the cruise cost if not included and would expect everything else to be covered.

Last year we booked a cruise on an American ship and were warned by friends after we had booked that, even though we had booked a drinks package there would be a 15% surcharge for each one and we would also be expected to pay a compulsary gratuity of $10.00 each per day as well.

That would never happen on a U.K. ship, you can pay a fixed sum in advance, pay as you see fit or pay nothing at all its up to you, you just complete the preference form in your cabin before the end of the cruisecruise.

Let's just say we were very grateful when the company we booked with cancelled due to low booking numbers, lucky escape there!