{ "dataset": "CruiseClarify — Real All-In Cruise Costs", "source": "https://cruiseclarify.com", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "attribution": "Data by CruiseClarify (cruiseclarify.com)", "basis": "per person, per day, what the guest actually pays", "currency_note": "Per person per day in each line’s native currency (see \"currency\" field; USD unless noted).", "verified_note": "In cruise-costs.csv, \"verified\" is the newest verification date recorded for any published figure on that line, not a recheck of every figure. The per-figure dates are the \"verified\" values inside each line of this file; a figure with no date of its own is no evidence of a recent check. A null (blank in the CSV) price on its own does not mean free or zero: check the included fields and \"figuresWithheld\", which lists figures held back because the line publishes no price we can trace.", "last_refreshed": "2026-09", "next_refresh_due": "2026-12", "line_count": 40, "row_count": 41, "lines": { "carnival": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None. Carnival bills USD on European sailings too — its own Currency Exchange page tells guests to obtain euros ashore rather than on board, which only makes sense if the ship is not in euro.", "source": "Two first-party surfaces, both rendered DOM, read 2026-09-04. (1) help.carnival.com a_id/1138 (Sail & Sign Onboard Account), verbatim: \"Guests must deposit cash (USD currency only) or Traveler's Checks (USD currency only) at Guest Services on the first day of the cruise\", with all recommended deposits and card holds stated in USD. (2) help.carnival.com a_id/1131 (Currency Exchange), verbatim: \"As a convenience for our Canadian guests, the onboard Guest Services Desk provides currency exchange for Canadian dollars to U.S dollars at the current exchange rate\", and for Europe cruises: \"We do not offer a currency exchange service on board.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "Carnival never writes the flat sentence \"the onboard currency is the US Dollar\" on either page read. USD is established by what the pages require and exchange, not by a declaration. Recorded as inference from first-party mechanics, which is why both surfaces are quoted. NOTE: Carnival Australia is the separate `carnivalAu` record and is NOT covered by this.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "per stateroom, per card", "lengthUnit": "days", "bands": [ { "from": 2, "to": 6, "usd": 100 }, { "from": 7, "to": null, "usd": 200 } ] }, "laterHolds": "Additional holds as money is spent; several amounts can be held at once.", "settlement": "Settled with the bank on the day the cruise returns.", "releaseUpToDays": null, "releaseNote": "Holds stay one or more days after the cruise under the issuing bank's policy. Carnival says it cannot expedite a release.", "debitCard": "accepted", "debitCardNote": "A debit card must be a registered Mastercard or Visa. The hold restricts the cash available in the checking account.", "cashDeposit": { "kind": "recommended minimum, per person", "lengthUnit": "days", "bands": [ { "from": 2, "to": 4, "usd": 100 }, { "from": 5, "to": 8, "usd": 200 }, { "from": 9, "to": null, "usd": 350 } ] }, "cashAccount": "Cash or traveler’s checks, in US dollars only, are deposited at Guest Services on the first day of the cruise.", "spendingLimit": "The account owner can set spending limits or remove charging privileges.", "holdSource": "help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1138/kw/credit%20card%20hold (Sail & Sign Onboard Account), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. The bare a_id/1138 URL bounces via /app/pre_page_check/redirect/; the search-result URL renders. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "The size of the additional holds during the cruise. Any ceiling on how long a hold may last. Whether a cash account can be capped below the deposit.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "credits": [ { "kind": "cruise-cash-bought", "category": "onboard", "label": "Cruise Cash you buy", "unused": "forfeited", "refundable": false, "validFor": "one voyage", "note": "Non-refundable and non-transferable once on board; cannot be moved to a future booking.", "source": "help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3602 (Cruise Cash Program), read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "fcc-cancellation-before-final-payment", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "cancellation", "label": "Future cruise credit from a cancellation before final payment", "unused": "expires-no-refund", "refundable": false, "usedFor": "the price of a new Carnival cruise booked in US dollars; it can only be applied to the price of the future cruise", "validForMonths": 12, "serviceFeeUSDPerPerson": 50, "note": "The credit equals the deposit less a service fee. It is non-refundable and non-transferable, and must be used for a new reservation made within 12 months of the cancellation. Any unused portion is forfeited. The contract states this directly after the Early Saver deposit rule, so whether it covers every fare is not clear from its wording.", "source": "carnival.com/popups/bookingengine/reservation-terms-and-conditions (Terms and Conditions of Ticket Contract, section 7), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotation.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, { "kind": "excursion-refund-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Credit from a refunded shore excursion", "unused": "refunded-by-check", "refundable": true, "note": "Carnival only offers shipboard credit for excursion refunds. Any of that credit not used by the end of the cruise is refunded by check to the designated contact for the excursion order.", "source": "carnival.com/legal/shore-excursions-terms, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Deposit and Final Payment Requirements", "url": "https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/481", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Sail & Sign Onboard Account", "url": "https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1138", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Name Changes", "url": "https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3527", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Cruise Cash Program", "url": "https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3602", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Shore excursion terms", "url": "https://www.carnival.com/legal/shore-excursions-terms", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Terms and Conditions of Ticket Contract", "url": "https://www.carnival.com/popups/bookingengine/reservation-terms-and-conditions", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Specials terms and conditions (Lowest Price Guarantee, Early Saver)", "url": "https://www.carnival.com/legal/specials-terms-conditions", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Early Saver price protection form", "url": "https://www.carnival.com/request-forms/price-protection", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "not-stated", "fareNote": "Carnival reserves the right to increase published fares.", "summary": "Increases in government taxes and fees can be passed on “even if the Cruise Fare has already been paid in full.”", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": null, "fuelNote": "The ticket contract text reviewed does not mention a fuel supplement.", "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Lowest Price Guarantee", "text": "Claim within 48 hours of booking if you find a lower Carnival-advertised price. Carnival gives 110% of the difference as onboard credit, which is non-refundable and has no cash value. Carnival can discontinue or change the program." }, { "label": "Early Saver price protection", "text": "Only bookings made with an Early Saver promotion qualify. Carnival’s terms let you adjust your total cruise price to the best current advertised price for a like stateroom category, and its claim form offers an upgrade or a non-refundable onboard credit for the fare difference. Prepaid extras such as vacation protection, air, transfers and prepaid gratuities are not covered." } ], "unknown": "How Early Saver price protection is paid on a booking you have already paid in full, and the last date to request it.", "ask": "whether your fare is an Early Saver fare, what you would receive (a lower fare, an upgrade or onboard credit), and by when you must ask." }, "researchNotes": [ "Carnival’s help page on Early Saver price protection could not be read: help.carnival.com blocks automated reading, and the block was not worked around. Carnival’s specials terms and its claim form were read instead.", "Whether Carnival publishes a fuel supplement outside its ticket contract is not established." ], "source": "carnival.com/popups/bookingengine/reservation-terms-and-conditions (Terms and Conditions of Ticket Contract, section 8), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "days", "appliesTo": "Cruises booked on or after 12 Nov 2019", "finalPayment": [ { "from": 2, "to": 5, "days": 76 }, { "from": 6, "to": null, "days": 91 } ], "deposit": [ { "from": 2, "to": 3, "usd": 100 }, { "from": 4, "to": 5, "usd": 150 }, { "from": 6, "to": 9, "usd": 250 }, { "from": 10, "to": null, "usd": 400 } ], "regionOverride": { "regions": [ "Alaska", "Europe", "Panama Canal", "Transatlantic", "Transpacific" ], "finalPaymentDays": 91, "depositUSD": 400 }, "singleOccupancyDepositPct": 200, "nonRefundableDeposit": [ "Early Saver", "Super Saver", "Casino offers" ], "nonRefundableTotalFare": [ "Pack & Go" ], "paymentSource": "help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/481 (Deposit and Final Payment Requirements), opened by clicking the site's own link, rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "An update date for the table. How a one-day sailing is treated, since the table starts at two days.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "allowed", "condition": "one original guest stays on the booking", "feeUSD": 0, "feeCondition": "a booking with no Carnival-booked air that is not under a restricted or non-refundable fare", "restrictedFares": [ "Early Saver", "Pack & Go", "Super Saver" ], "restrictedFaresNote": "These may not allow a swap; the terms of the promotion govern. If a swap is not allowed the original guest faces a non-refundable deposit or the full fare, or cancellation penalties, and the new guest pays a new deposit.", "flexibleAirServiceFeeUSD": 200, "flexibleAirServiceFeeWithinDays": 60 }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated" }, "confirm": "Confirm your fare type before asking for a swap: restricted fares may not allow one, and a booking with Carnival-booked air is treated differently.", "source": "help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3527 (Name Changes), read 2026-10-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "A fee for correcting a misspelled name on the cruise itself. Any amount for a restricted fare.", "verified": "2026-10-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": 18, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Hot/all-day items à la carte (~$5-8) +18%; $5 pizza via HUB App (pizza free).", "source": "carnival.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Carnival", "segment": "Mainstream", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 17, "tiers": { "Suites": 19 }, "officialName": "Gratuities", "officialNameSource": "carnival.com; a 'Sail & Sign' account line item. Verified 2026-07.", "note": "Raised 2 Apr 2026", "verified": "2026-07-30", "child": { "freeUnderAge": 2, "note": "Under 2 exempt; age 2 and older pay the full adult rate — no reduced child rate. Official Carnival FAQ.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 23.8, "range": [ 20.4, 25.5 ], "onboardPerDay": 35, "plans": "Social $20.40 · Value $23.80 · Premium $25.50 (pre-cruise); onboard $25 / $32 / $35", "tiers": { "Social — social apps only": 20.4, "Premium": 25.5, "Social onboard": 25, "Value onboard": 32, "Premium onboard": 35, "Premium Multi-Device (4 devices, pre-cruise only)": 90 }, "tierBasis": { "Premium Multi-Device (4 devices, pre-cruise only)": "per_booking_per_night" }, "tierBasisSource": "carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 (rendered DOM), verbatim: \"Premium Multi-Device Wi-Fi Plan: Experience our fastest possible connection across up to 4 devices. This plan can only be purchased online prior to sailing for $90.00 USD per day and is not available onboard. The plan can be shared among guests in additional staterooms, not to exceed 4 devices.\" The final sentence is decisive and was NOT in the 4 Aug 2026 read recorded below — a plan shareable ACROSS staterooms cannot be a per-person or even a per-stateroom charge. The contrasting per-plan rule for the single-device tiers, same page, same read: \"Guests can upgrade from one plan to another and use multiple devices, per plan, including their smart phone or laptop, but only one device can be used at a time.\" Read 2026-08-21. Evidence on file", "tierBasisVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "A4 convention: Value $23.80 is the headline — Social is social-apps-only (\"excludes access to most other websites, email, video, and music streaming\"), not general browsing. REPRICED, read off carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 (rendered DOM) 4 Aug 2026: Social $20->$20.40, Value $24->$23.80, Premium $26->$25.50, and an onboard set recorded for the first time ($25 / $32 / $35). Mixed direction in cents — a re-price, not a rise; the old record was rounded to the dollar. Carnival states no effective date. Evidence on file", "hubChatFrom": 5, "hubChatBasis": "per_guest_per_voyage", "hubChatSource": "carnival.com/help?topicid=6005, rendered DOM, read 2026-09-20 from a United States location, under the heading \"Is the Carnival HUB App free?\", verbatim: \"The app is free to download and use on board. Starting at $5.00 USD per user, for the voyage, the HUB App offers chat.\" STARTING AT, so 5 is a FLOOR and must be published as one — the fee almost certainly rises with voyage length, since it is charged for the voyage, but Carnival publishes NO schedule and none may be invented. Corroborated as to EXISTENCE only, not amount, on carnival.com/shipboard/funhub/funhub-landing the same session: \"For a small additional fee the HUB App offers chat.\" NOT an independent surface: help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6005 redirects to this same document. Carnival states NO effective date, no upper bound, no tier table and nothing about refundability. Also on the page: \"No internet purchase is required. The app works only with the ship's free Wi-Fi\" and \"Chat access is limited to ages 13 years and older\". Evidence on file", "hubChatVerified": "2026-09-20", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-20 — and the note this replaces was WRONG in a way worth recording. It said since 4 Aug 2026 that \"Carnival publishes no chat price on its HUB or Wi-Fi help pages\". Carnival does publish it, on carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 — the very page the 4 Aug pass read for the Wi-Fi tiers and the 21 Aug pass re-read for tierBasisSource. It sits under a different question heading on a long help page and two passes went past it. See hubChatFrom above. A report not found shows that a path was not taken, not that the fact does not exist. Wi-Fi tiers themselves re-confirmed UNCHANGED on the same 2026-09-20 read: Social 20.40 / Value 23.80 / Premium 25.50 pre-cruise, onboard 25 / 32 / 35, Premium Multi-Device 90.00 per day pre-cruise only.", "verified": "2026-08-04" }, "dynamicPricing": { "from": "2026-12-01", "covers": "beverage packages and Wi-Fi plans", "varies": "sailing length, itinerary and season", "quote": "Beginning Dec. 1, 2026, Carnival will also introduce dynamic pricing for beverage packages and Wi-Fi plans. Pricing will vary based on sailing length, itinerary and season.", "source": "carnival-news.com/2026/10/14/carnival-cruise-line-introduces-funpacks-delivering-more-value-on-popular-cruise-extras (Carnival newsroom release, 14 Oct 2026), rendered DOM read 2026-10-21", "notStated": "Any new price or range; whether the change is permanent; whether the 20% service charge basis changes.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Cheers!", "perDay": 83.94, "onboardPerDay": 89.94, "servicePct": 20, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "cap": 20, "dailyLimit": 15, "overCapDiscountPct": 25, "capSource": "carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 — \"with a $20.00 USD or lower menu price, per serving\"; \"25% discount off the menu price for any spirit, cocktail or wine by the glass, costing above $20.00 USD, per serving\"; \"guests are allowed up to 15 drinks per day, but a guest may be limited to fewer than 15 drinks based on our team's judgment and discretion\" — the 15 is explicitly NOT an entitlement, never present it as a guarantee. Also verbatim: \"Each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program\" and a 10-minute wait between orders. Read 2026-08-04, rendered DOM. Evidence on file", "capVerified": "2026-08-04", "minNights": 3, "minNightsSource": "carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 (rendered DOM) — \"CHEERS! is not offered on 2-day cruises, charter cruises and beverage purchases made at Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays in The Bahamas\". Carnival states the exclusion, not a minimum; 3 is that exclusion in this field's terms (2 nights or fewer = not sold). Evidence on file", "minNightsVerifiedOn": "2026-08-04", "note": "Carnival quotes $69.95 pre / $74.95 onboard + 20% = $83.94 / $89.94 all-in (verified). NOT honoured at Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays — confirmed verbatim 4 Aug 2026 (\"Beverages purchased off the ship at any port of call, including Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays\"). Not sold on 2-day cruises or charters.", "underAgeGuests": { "charged": false, "minAge": 21, "source": "carnival.com/drink-packages/cheers-package, read 2026-09-14, verbatim: \"Guests must be 21 years or older to purchase and agree not to give to minors\"; \"Each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program\"; \"CHEERS! does not replace the Bottomless Bubbles soda program which continues to be available to children and adults\". Second Carnival surface, carnival.com/onboard/cheers, read 2026-09-14: \"21+\". No surface read requires a guest under 21 to buy any package. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "verified": "2026-06" }, "sodaPackage": { "name": "Bottomless Bubbles", "childPerDay": 8.34, "adultPerDay": 14.38, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "source": "carnival.com/help?topicid=6005 — \"Kids (17 years of age and younger): $8.34 USD per person, per day including 20% service charge / Adults (18 years of age and older): $14.38 USD per person, per day including 20% service charge\". Read 2026-08-04.", "verified": "2026-08-04" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 24, 52 ], "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "Cheapest and dearest published standard cover: Cucina del Capitano and JiJi Asian Kitchen at $24, to the Steakhouse (Fahrenheit 555) and Rudi's Seagrill at $52. Per person, per visit, adult, BEFORE the 20% in surcharge.pct - the all-in Steakhouse equivalent is 52 x 1.20 = $62.40, which is the figure carnival-cruise-pricing-explained.html prints and which derived{} now checks against venues{}. Matches venues{} exactly at both ends. EXCLUDED: Chef's Table ($95-124, a hosted event); the $8 repeat-visit rate at Cucina del Capitano on Carnival Celebration, Jubilee and Mardi Gras, which is promotional and applies only after a complimentary first meal; and kids' menu prices ($11-15), which stay in source. Bonsai Teppanyaki splits by MEAL PERIOD ($39 lunch / $49 dinner) and sits inside the band, so it moves neither end. CORRECTED from [20, 63] on 2026-08-23: those were bulk-migration figures written 2026-06-10 with no source - the $20 floor matched no venue, and the $63 ceiling was the all-in $62.40 rounded up, which left the two ends on opposite sides of the service charge.", "venues": { "JiJi Asian Kitchen": 24, "Steakhouse (Fahrenheit 555)": 52 }, "note": "Cucina del Capitano / JiJi $24 - Steakhouse (Fahrenheit 555) / Rudi's Seagrill $52, i.e. $62.40 all-in with the 20% service charge - Bonsai Teppanyaki $39 lunch / $49 dinner (carnival.com, Aug 2026)", "source": "carnival.com/cruise-food/{cucina-del-capitano,ji-ji-asian-kitchen-dinner,steakhouse,rudis-seagrill,bonsai-teppanyaki}, all read 2026-08-23. Verbatim: Cucina del Capitano \"Adults: $24\", \"Kids 11 and under: $11 for kids menu orders\" (plus a complimentary first meal then \"$8\" on Carnival Celebration, Jubilee and Mardi Gras - promotional, excluded from range); JiJi Asian Kitchen \"Adults: $24\", \"Kids Menu Available (11 and under): $11\"; Steakhouse \"$52\" adults, \"$15\" kids menu; Rudi's Seagrill \"Adults: $52\", \"Kids Menu Available (11 and under): $15\"; Bonsai Teppanyaki \"Lunch: $39\" and \"Dinner: $49\". Cucina and Rudi's were read to CONFIRM THE EXTREMES before the range was corrected - cited as evidence and deliberately NOT added to venues{}, which stays the two-venue map it was. No dining page states the service charge; the all-in equivalents are not stored because they derive from surcharge.pct. Evidence on file", "verified_on": "2026-08-23", "verify": "Quarterly: re-read the five /cruise-food/ pages. CAUTION - help.carnival.com returns 403 to automated fetches, so the all-in figures cannot be re-read that way; the /cruise-food/ pages do fetch and carry the pre-service-charge covers, which is what this record stores. NOT EXHAUSTIVE: five venues were read, not the whole fleet menu, so a dearer standard venue than $52 or a cheaper one than $24 could exist on a ship not covered here." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "drinks, specialty dining, spa" } }, "royal": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None published. Royal states one currency with no regional qualifier.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/seapass-onboard-spending-account, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"Please note all onboard prices are in USD.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "The sentence covers PRICES. Royal does not separately state the settlement currency for a cash account, nor whether a non-USD card is converted by Royal or by the issuer. Do not assert either.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "not stated", "lengthUnit": null, "usd": 100 }, "laterHolds": "Purchases above the initial amount generate additional holds; daily authorizations throughout the cruise.", "settlement": "The final charge posts to the card on file shortly after disembarkation.", "releaseUpToDays": 30, "releaseNote": "Royal Caribbean says the bank decides how long a hold lasts. It gives two different typical timings on two pages; quote the ceiling, never either \"most\".", "debitCard": "accepted", "debitCardNote": "A credit or debit card is required at online check-in. The US pages reviewed state no separate debit rule.", "cashDeposit": null, "cashAccount": "A cash-backed account is set up with the terminal agent at check-in and settled on board before disembarking.", "cashAccountVoyageLimitUsd": { "sevenPlusNights": 500, "sixOrFewerNights": 300 }, "cashAccountVoyageLimitMarket": "Published on the Australian FAQ only, among four US surfaces checked. NOT established for the US market.", "cashAccountVoyageLimitSource": "royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/how-much-money-should-i-put-as-a-deposit, rendered DOM, read 2026-09-20 from a United States location; the AU URL was reached directly and did not redirect. Verbatim: \"While you are encouraged to place a deposit on your account, there is no minimum deposit required when setting up a cash account. There is a USD$500 voyage spend limit for sailings seven nights or longer and a USD$300 voyage spend limit for sailings 6 nights or less on cash accounts. All cash accounts are reviewed on a daily basis. The ship will inform you once your voyage cash limit is reached. Once informed, you must make a cash deposit to your account or provide a credit card to secure it, or your SeaPass card will be deactivated for purchases.\" THE DENOMINATION IS THE FINDING: Royal states these as USD, not AUD, on an Australian page — a genuinely Australia-only rule would be expected in local currency. FOUR US SURFACES CHECKED, NONE CARRIES IT: /faq/questions/how-much-money-should-i-put-as-a-deposit returns 404; /faq/questions/seapass-onboard-spending-account describes cash accounts with no limit and only the $100 card hold; /faq/questions/seapass-copy-request describes cash-backed accounts with no dollar figure at all; /faq/questions/are-there-cash-limits-at-the-casino gives casino gaming limits only. Evidence on file", "cashAccountVoyageLimitVerified": "2026-09-20", "cashDepositSource": "Same AU source and read as cashAccountVoyageLimitUsd. cashDeposit stays null and is now null for a BETTER reason: Royal states positively that \"there is no minimum deposit required when setting up a cash account\", so this is a published fact rather than an unknown.", "holdSource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/seapass-onboard-spending-account and /seapass-copy-request (US, footer \"United States\"), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "conflictNote": "Two typical release timings on Royal Caribbean's own US site: \"by the time your cruise ends\" (seapass-onboard-spending-account) and \"within 3 to 5 business days\" (seapass-copy-request). Both end at the same 30-day ceiling and bank control.", "notStated": "Whether the initial hold is per card, per person or per stateroom. The cash-account voyage spend limit on any US page — Royal publishes it on its Australian FAQ in USD and on no US surface among the four checked 2026-09-20.", "verify": "ADVANCED 2026-09-20 — the figure is FOUND and the old note understated what is known. Royal publishes the cash-account rule in full on its Australian FAQ, in USD: no minimum deposit, USD$500 voyage spend limit for 7+ nights, USD$300 for 6 nights or fewer, SeaPass deactivated at the limit until topped up. See cashAccountVoyageLimitSource. The absence on the US side is now corroborated across FOUR US surfaces rather than the single 404 recorded 10 Sept, so it is a proper finding: Royal does not publish this to a US reader. WHAT SETTLES THE US QUESTION: Royal's US app or booking flow at check-in where the cash option is offered, or a terminal read from a real sailing.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "credits": [ { "kind": "itinerary-change-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Credit for an itinerary change or service recovery", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": null, "basis": "Based on each guest's cruise fare paid. It excludes prepaid add-ons such as transfers, hotels and flights, prepaid gratuities, promotion savings, and taxes and fees.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/how-are-onboard-credits-and-future-cruise-credits-calculated, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "other-onboard-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Other onboard credit", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": null, "notPublished": "A rule for unused onboard credit at the end of a cruise, on the US FAQ and the onboard credit guide.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/guides/onboard-credit-and-how-to-spend-it, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Final payment schedule", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/final-payment-schedule-policy", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Deposit requirements", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/deposit-requirements", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "SeaPass onboard spending account", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/seapass-onboard-spending-account", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "SeaPass copy request", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/seapass-copy-request", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "US cruise ticket contract", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/us/united-states-english/", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "How can I modify my reservation after booking?", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/how-can-i-modify-my-reservation-after-booking", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Can the price of a cruise change?", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/price-change-information", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/best-price-guarantee-policy", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "How are onboard credits and future cruise credits calculated?", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/how-are-onboard-credits-and-future-cruise-credits-calculated", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Onboard credit guide", "url": "https://www.royalcaribbean.com/guides/onboard-credit-and-how-to-spend-it", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "not-stated", "summary": "Taxes and fees can be passed on at any time after booking.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": { "maxUSDPerPersonPerDay": 12, "wtiAboveUSDPerBarrel": 65, "henryHubAboveUSDPerMMBtu": 3, "appliesToPaidInFull": true }, "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "text": "You can ask for a price match any time before final payment, or within 24 hours of booking. After that the page names no price match. If the price of the same cabin class is lower, Royal Caribbean adjusts your fare and refunds the difference if you have already paid. If a higher cabin class costs less than you paid, you may be eligible for a free upgrade instead, subject to availability. The program is not available in all countries or for all reservations." } ], "unknown": "Which reservations the guarantee excludes: Royal Caribbean says it is not available in all countries or for all reservations.", "ask": "before final payment whether your reservation qualifies." }, "researchNotes": [ "Royal Caribbean’s international booking conditions cap a name-change fee at US$100 per name change per booking, up to 7 days before sailing. Its US documents do not say whether that applies to US bookings, so this guide does not use it." ], "source": "royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/us/united-states-english/ (US ticket contract, section 3) and royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/price-change-information (\"whether paid in full or not\"), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "nights", "finalPayment": [ { "from": 1, "to": 4, "days": 75 }, { "from": 5, "to": 14, "days": 90 }, { "from": 15, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentNote": "The same schedule applies to holiday sailings. Group bookings follow a different schedule.", "deposit": [ { "from": 1, "to": 5, "usd": 100 }, { "from": 6, "to": 9, "usd": 250 }, { "from": 10, "to": 14, "usd": 450 }, { "from": 15, "to": null, "usd": 500 } ], "bermudaDepositUSD": 250, "suiteDepositPctOfFare": 10, "suiteDepositRule": "Suites pay a percentage of the cruise fare or the standard deposit, whichever is higher.", "paymentSource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/final-payment-schedule-policy and /deposit-requirements (US), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "The group schedule itself.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "allowed", "condition": "all but one of the original names on the booking", "deadline": "before the final electronic manifest is sent to the ship", "feeUSD": null, "airNote": "Extra charges can apply if airfare booked through Air2Sea has already been assigned." }, "correction": { "treatment": "locked-online", "note": "Names and dates of birth lock online once completed; further corrections go through the call center." }, "internationalNote": "Royal Caribbean’s international booking conditions cap a name-change fee at US$100 per name change per booking, up to 7 days before sailing. Its US documents do not say whether that applies to US bookings.", "notPublished": "A name-change fee for US bookings, in the US cruise ticket contract and on two US FAQ pages.", "confirm": "Ask Royal Caribbean what it would charge for a swap on your booking, before the final manifest date, because no US fee is stated.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions (How can I modify my reservation after booking; How do I update guest information on my booking?) and royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/us/united-states-english/ (US cruise ticket contract, which has no name-change clause), read 2026-10-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verify": "The international booking conditions cap a name-change fee at US$100 per name change per booking, up to 7 days before sailing. Whether that applies to US bookings is not stated.", "verified": "2026-10-10" } }, "guaranteeStateroom": { "earlyAssign": { "market": "US", "feeUSD": 30, "basis": "per stateroom, not per guest", "refundable": false, "window": { "longSailing": { "nightsFrom": 6, "daysBeforeSailingFrom": 85, "daysBeforeSailingTo": 45 }, "shortSailing": { "nightsTo": 5, "daysBeforeSailingFrom": 70, "daysBeforeSailingTo": 25 } }, "eligibility": "Select guarantee (GTY) stateroom categories, individual bookings in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Group, transferred-to-group and Casino bookings are not eligible.", "effect": "Assigns the stateroom earlier, within the guarantee category booked. It does not guarantee a stateroom, deck, location or view. A move within the category can be requested, subject to availability, and the fee stays nonrefundable if none is provided.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-is-early-assign, rendered DOM read 2026-10-27. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Which guarantee categories count as \"select\".", "verified": "2026-10-27" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": 7.95, "gratuityPct": 18, "exemptCabins": [ "Grand Suite and above (excl. Junior Suites)" ], "note": "Icon-class: sub-Grand suites (e.g. Panoramic) still pay $7.95 for hot orders.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Royal Caribbean", "segment": "Mainstream", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 18.5, "tiers": { "Suites": 21 }, "verified": "2026-08-19", "officialName": "Gratuities", "officialNameSource": "royalcaribbean.com; charged to the SeaPass account. Verified 2026-07.", "gratuitySource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense — \"$21.00 USD per guest, per day will be applied to guests sailing on any suite; and $18.50 USD per guest, per day will be applied to guests sailing on all other stateroom categories.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. Wording unchanged in Wayback snapshots back to 2025-01-13.", "includedByCabin": [ "star" ], "child": { "sameAsAdult": true, "note": "Charged per guest for all ages — no published age exemption, infants included. Official RCI FAQ.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "range": [ 18, 35 ], "onboardPerDay": 39, "plans": "VOOM Surf+Stream — single tier (browse-only Surf discontinued 2023)", "chargeBasis": "per_connection_per_night", "chargeBasisSource": "royalcaribbean.com/guides/wifi-cruise-packages, verbatim, both sentences from the same page: \"Surf + Stream packages, meanwhile, tend to cost more per device, per day, allowing you to stream videos on sites such as YouTube.\" and \"This not only gives you the best price on a per-device and per-day basis, but ensures you can get connected the moment you step onboard.\" Live fetch 2026-08-21. CAVEAT recorded rather than hidden: this is Royal's GUIDE surface, not an FAQ answer. A /faq/questions/ page reading \"The cost of VOOM varies by the number of devices and the service package purchased\" was read on 2026-08-21 in the investigation pass, but its URL could not be re-located on the re-read (every guessed FAQ path 404s), so it is NOT cited here. The guide sentences are first-party, purchaser-facing and state the basis directly, which is what this field claims. NO MAXIMUM declared: Royal publishes no device ceiling this pass could verify. Evidence on file", "chargeBasisVerified": "2026-08-21", "includedByCabin": [ "sky", "star" ], "excludedByCabinNote": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-rooms-are-included-in-the-royal-suite-class — \"† VOOM Surf + Stream package not included for Sky Junior Suite, Sky Junior Suite Accessible, Sunset Junior Suite and Sky Balcony.\" Same footnote on /faq/questions/is-voom-included-for-star-and-sky-guests and /faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-royal-suite-class, the latter two adding: \"For Sky Balcony Suite (BY) on Spectrum of the Seas, VOOM benefit available only for guests booked on or before April 27, 2026.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "excludedByCabinVerified": "2026-08-19", "note": "A4/D2: tracker median ~$20/day. Royal Suite Class Sky/Star include VOOM Surf+Stream (1 device/guest) — royalcaribbean.com FAQ, verified 17 Jul 2026; Sky exclusions re-read 19 Aug 2026.", "verified": "2026-07" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Deluxe Beverage Package", "perDay": 75, "perDayBasis": "fleet MEDIAN pre-cruise ~$72-77 (two trackers, Mar 2026); per-ship typically $49-90, extremes $44-121; newest ships at the top", "servicePct": 18, "serviceIncludedInPrice": false, "dynamicPricing": true, "includedByCabin": [ "star" ], "cap": 14, "dailyLimit": null, "bottledWineDiscountPct": 40, "bottledWineDiscountPctOver100": 20, "bottledWineDiscountThresholdUSD": 100, "freestyleCupFee": 4.99, "capSource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-is-the-deluxe-beverage-package — \"Package includes any single beverage item with a value up to $14. Plus, receive a 40% discount on bottled wines priced up to $100, and a 20% discount on wines priced above $100.\" Freestyle Cup $4.99 onboard; the cup left the package effective 15 Mar 2026. Daily limit: /faq/questions/is-there-a-limit-for-drinks-with-the-deluxe-beverage-package — \"No, there is not a daily limit\" (Princess and HAL both cap at 15/day; Royal does not). Re-read 2026-08-19: the FAQ wording is unchanged. The 4 Aug note that Royal does not publish the over-cap mechanic is SUPERSEDED — see overCapSource below. Caveat from the official package PDF (©2025, US.0825): the cap is stated there as \"$14 for select ships and sail dates\", so $14 is the published figure but not warranted fleet-wide. Read 2026-08-04, re-read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. Evidence on file", "capVerified": "2026-08-19", "overCapMechanic": "difference", "overCapScope": "Published for Star suite guests only; no purchaser-facing Royal page states it.", "overCapSource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/do-all-guests-in-a-star-suite-receive-the-deluxe-beverage-package — \"If a Star guest purchases a drink that is more than the value of the call or premium drink ordered, the Star guest will be charged the difference. The difference will have to be paid on call and premium cocktails over $14 and on premium wine by the glass over $14. For example, if a guest orders a $20 glass of wine, they will be charged $6 on their account.\" SCOPE, stated plainly: the page answers a Star-suite question, and it is the only Royal page that publishes the mechanic. It is read as the PACKAGE's mechanic because the product it describes IS the Deluxe Beverage Package (\"one beverage package per person ... is included\") and the threshold is the package's own published $14, not a suite figure. Corroborated by the official package terms (PDF, ©2025 US.0825): \"Package does not include ... super premium category beverages above $14.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM + PDFKit text extraction. Evidence on file", "overCapVerified": "2026-08-19", "verify": "Sept: re-check fleet median (rule: move only if median shifts >$5/day, two sources agree). Unresolved: Royal’s beverage-package gratuity FAQ carries the \"modified in the guest’s sole discretion\" sentence — the conflict is documented in the evidence on file.", "underAgeGuests": { "charged": false, "minAge": 21, "source": "Deluxe Beverage Package terms, royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/beverage-packages/deluxe-beverage-packages-cruises.pdf (stamped US.0825), text read 2026-09-14, verbatim: \"All guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom and under the same stateroom booking number are required to purchase the same alcoholic beverage package.\" Same rule on royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/does-everyone-need-to-buy-the-deluxe-beverage-package, read 2026-09-14: \"The Deluxe Beverage Package policy requires all guests wishing to purchase the Deluxe Beverage Package to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom.\" Neither surface requires a guest under the legal drinking age to buy any package. Soft-drink packages for minors are a separate, optional purchase: Royal's Cruise Planner sells the Classic Soda Package and the Refreshment Package per guest per day, and neither product page, the FAQ, nor the package menu (0812.pdf, stamped US.0326) requires a guest under 21 to buy one — read 2026-09-14. Children's packages are out of scope (decision of 14 Sept 2026) and are not priced here. Legal drinking age is 21 on US sailings and 18 where local law allows; minAge is the US figure. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "verified": "2026-07" }, "dining": { "included": false, "mostIncludedByCabin": [ "star" ], "coverChargeRange": [ 15, 130 ], "coverChargeSource": "royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-royal-suite-class — STAR: \"Star Class guests are entitled to complimentary dining throughout the ship, including most specialty dining venues\", then \"Star Class guests enjoy priority reservations and a discounted per person cover charge at the following specialty venues: Izumi, Hibachi/Teppanyaki: $15.00 · Wonderland by Dadong (Spectrum of the Seas Only): $25.00 · Royal Railway: $50.00 · Chef's Table: $50.00 · Izumi Omakase: $60.00 · Empire Supper Club: $130.00 · Lincoln Park Supper Club: $130.00\". Also chargeable: \"Signature Cuts at Chops Grille, Celebration Table, Food items from Starbucks, Seafood Tower and Seafood Platter\". Corroborated on /faq/questions/royal-genie-package-benefits: \"The following dining options are excluded from the Star Class Dining benefit: ... Signature Cuts at Chops Grille ... Hibachi - $15 surcharge, Chef's Table - $50 surcharge\". Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. Evidence on file", "coverChargeVerified": "2026-08-19", "note": "Star Class includes most specialty dining; Chef’s Table / Royal Railway / Izumi Omakase and the supper clubs still carry a discounted cover ($15–$130) — royalcaribbean.com RSC benefits, re-verified 19 Aug 2026." }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 45, 70 ], "rangeStatus": "unverified", "rangeBasis": "UNVERIFIED and non-conforming. These endpoints span PURCHASE TIMING, not venues: the note's own figures are Chops ~$50 pre-cruise rising to $65-70 onboard, so the low end is a pre-cruise price and the high end an onboard one. Royal publishes no cover charge — its venue pages show only a \"$$ - Prix Fixe\" band, checked 2026-08-23 — so no first-party spread of standard covers can be built today. Premium venues ($110-200) are excluded and named in note. Do NOT confuse this with dining.coverChargeRange [15, 130], which IS verified but is the Star Class DISCOUNTED cover list and reaches only Star cabins.", "note": "Chops ~$50 pre-cruise / $65-70 onboard · premium venues $110-200" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "drinks, mini-bar; 20% spa" }, "loyalty": { "program": "Crown & Anchor Society", "complimentaryDrinks": { "fromTier": "Diamond", "perDay": 4, "perDrinkCap": 14, "capByMarket": { "Singapore": 13, "UK & Australia": 15 }, "usableAnyBar": true, "usableOnPrivateIsland": true, "excludes": [ "Starbucks", "Bionic Bar", "Desserted" ], "note": "A SEPARATE published benefit from drinksPackage.cap, which is also $14 today. The two are set independently and must never be synced to each other: a Deluxe cap rise does not move this ceiling. This is the collision the 22 Aug 2026 figure audit found on are-cruise-drink-packages-worth-it.html, where four of eight $14s are this benefit and three are the package cap. The voucher is NOT restricted to soft drinks: the grid carries a separate non-alcoholic row at the same $14, and the tier page sells the voucher on Happy Hour and private destinations. Each voucher also carries the same bottled-wine discount the Deluxe package does — see drinksPackage.bottledWineDiscountPct, .bottledWineDiscountPctOver100 and .bottledWineDiscountThresholdUSD, where that rule is stored once. Royal states it on both surfaces; it is not restated here.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf (©2026 Royal Caribbean Ltd.), verbatim: \"Complimentary daily drinks up to $14 in value ($13 on Singapore sailings, $15 on UK and Australia sailings - excludes Starbucks, Bionic Bar, and Desserted). Each drink voucher can also get you 40% off on wine bottles less than $100, and 20% off bottles more than $100\". The grid states these terms apply \"beginning on sailings departing July 7th, 2026 and onward\" - a SAILING-date trigger, already in force. The count and where it is usable come from royalcaribbean.com/crown-anchor-society/benefits/diamond-members.BenefitsDiamond, verbatim: \"Four beverage vouchers to be used at any bar, at any time, including the daily Happy Hour and private destinations.\" Both read 2026-08-22. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-08-22", "verify": "Sept: re-read the Crown & Anchor benefit grid, confirm the cap, the market variants and the exclusions, and re-stamp `verified`. Retrieval is awkward and the route that works is written up under \"Retrieval caution\" in the source document — read that first." } } }, "ncl": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None published, and the read was deliberately taken from a EUROPEAN market page rather than the US one: NCL states the same dollar answer to a French-market reader, so the currency does not follow the booking market the way MSC gratuities do.", "source": "ncl.com/fr/en/cruise-faq/currency, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"The currency used on board our ships is the U.S. dollar.\" Same page states cash deposits in US dollars (\"a suggested deposit for a 7-night cruise is US dollar 300 per person\").", "conflict": null, "notStated": "NCL does not say what happens to a non-USD card at settlement, nor whether it converts or the issuer does.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "not stated", "lengthUnit": null, "usd": 300, "isMaximum": true }, "laterHolds": "Multiple holds based on onboard purchases.", "settlement": "The onboard account is charged once, at the end of the cruise.", "releaseUpToDays": 30, "releaseNote": "Debit-card holds may remain up to 30 days after the cruise ends; NCL says some banks hold the funds that long. It takes no responsibility for overdraft charges caused by holds.", "releaseScope": "debit card", "debitCard": "accepted, not recommended", "debitCardNote": "Debit cards are accepted, but Norwegian does not recommend them and takes no responsibility for overdraft charges caused by holds.", "cashDeposit": { "kind": "deposit per person", "lengthUnit": "days", "bands": [ { "from": null, "to": 6, "usd": 150 }, { "from": 7, "to": 7, "usd": 300 }, { "from": 8, "to": null, "usd": 450 } ] }, "cashAccount": "Once the deposit is used up the account closes to further charges; more can be deposited at any time, and any excess is refunded on disembarkation day.", "holdSource": "ncl.com/faq/onboard-expenses (US; header phone 1-866-234-7350), captured from the US site, 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Whether the initial pre-authorization is per card, per person or per stateroom. Whether a seven-day cruise in the cash table means seven days or a seven-night sailing; the bands store the line's words as days.", "verify": "The European edition (ncl.com/fr/en/cruise-faq/pay, read 2026-09-10) words the same cash table as \"US dollar 300 per person\" for a 7-day cruise, \"US dollar 150\" up to 6 days and \"US dollar 450\" for 8 days and more, \"subject to change\" — which supports reading the US bands as up to 6 / 7 / 8 and over.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "credits": [ { "kind": "cruisenext-credit-bought", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "purchased", "label": "CruiseNext credits you buy", "unused": "refundable-within-days", "refundable": true, "refundWithinDays": 30, "refundNote": "The refund is the amount paid minus the non-refundable onboard credit received for buying the credits.", "usedFor": "new reservations only; they do not expire", "source": "ncl.com/cruise-deals/promotion-terms (CruiseNext), read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "excursion-refund-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Credit from a refunded shore excursion", "unused": "refunded-by-check", "refundable": true, "note": "Refunds made once on board go to the onboard folio of the excursion order contact. Any of that credit unused at the end of the sailing is refunded by check to the same person.", "source": "ncl.com/terms (shore excursion terms; saved 2026-09-10 and re-read 2026-10-10)", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "promotional-onboard-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Promotional onboard credit", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": null, "notPublished": "A rule for a promotional onboard credit left unused at the end of a cruise, in the US terms and the promotion terms.", "source": "ncl.com/terms and ncl.com/cruise-deals/promotion-terms, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "US terms and conditions", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/terms", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Onboard expenses FAQ", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/faq/onboard-expenses", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "US terms and conditions", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/terms", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Can I remove or replace a guest on my reservation?", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/cruise-faq/can-i-remove-or-replace-guest-my-reservation", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Promotional terms and conditions (CruiseNext)", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/cruise-deals/promotion-terms", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Re-priced reservations FAQ", "url": "https://www.ncl.com/cruise-faq/what-happens-if-i-made-my-reservation-prior-november-5-2025-and-then-my-reservation-re-priced-du", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "fixed-with-exceptions", "lockLead": "Rate secure once it has your deposit or full payment, except for substantial increases in operating costs, tariffs or taxes.", "summary": "Government fees and taxes can still be added, whether you have a deposit down or have paid in full.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": { "maxUSDPerPersonPerDay": 10, "wtiAboveUSDPerBarrel": 65, "henryHubAboveUSDPerMMBtu": null, "appliesToPaidInFull": true }, "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Re-pricing", "text": "Norwegian’s US FAQs confirm that a reservation can be re-priced for a new offer or a lower price, and that guests who re-price or upgrade their stateroom after 5 November 2025 are subject to the new amenities and terms of Free at Sea." } ], "unknown": "Who qualifies for a price drop, the deadline, and how a price drop is paid.", "ask": "before final payment whether your sailing qualifies and how a price drop would be paid. If you re-price, ask which amenities and terms would then apply." }, "researchNotes": [ "Norwegian’s best-price page returns to its home page on the US site. The price-drop conditions we could find are on Norwegian’s Canadian and Australian pages, which are not US terms, so this guide does not use them." ], "source": "ncl.com/terms (US terms, section Guarantee and Rate), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "days", "appliesTo": "Sailings departing 15 Aug 2022 and later", "finalPayment": [ { "from": 1, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentNote": "One deadline for every cruise length, holiday sailings included.", "deposit": [ { "from": 1, "to": 6, "usd": 100 }, { "from": 7, "to": null, "usd": 250 } ], "suiteDepositPctOfFare": 10, "suiteDepositRule": "The Haven, suites and Garden Villa pay a percentage of the voyage fare instead of the flat deposit.", "holidayDeposit": "An additional deposit may be required for holiday sailings.", "paymentSource": "ncl.com/terms (US), saved as PDF from the US site, 2026-09-10, pp. 52-53. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "What the footnote marks in the table say; they did not survive the print. The group schedule.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "cancellation", "note": "Name substitutions are considered cancellations and are subject to cancellation fees.", "cancellationSchedule": { "standard": [ { "fromDays": 119, "toDays": 91, "pct": 25 }, { "fromDays": 90, "toDays": 61, "pct": 50 }, { "fromDays": 60, "toDays": 31, "pct": 75 }, { "fromDays": 30, "toDays": 0, "pct": 100 } ], "suites": [ { "fromDays": 119, "toDays": 106, "pct": 25 }, { "fromDays": 105, "toDays": 91, "pct": 50 }, { "fromDays": 90, "toDays": 61, "pct": 75 }, { "fromDays": 60, "toDays": 0, "pct": 100 } ], "standardLabel": "Club Balcony Suites and below", "suitesLabel": "The Haven, suites and Garden Villas", "allGuests": "The terms say cancellation fees apply to all guests on the reservation; they do not say how that works for a one-guest swap.", "note": "From the cancellation policy in the US terms, read 2026-10-11. The terms state the fee as a percentage and say name changes for cruise, air, land and other add-ons are considered cancellations." } }, "correction": { "treatment": "may-be-cancellation", "note": "Spelling corrections may be considered cancellations.", "legalNameFeeUSD": 150, "legalNameFeeScope": "air", "legalNameFeeNote": "Those terms cover guests who book Norwegian’s air (the Air promotion and Air Choice). They do not say the fee applies to a cruise-only booking." }, "confirm": "Before asking for a swap, ask Norwegian what fee would apply on your sailing date and to whom, and say whether your booking includes Norwegian air.", "source": "ncl.com/terms (US terms and conditions, saved 2026-09-10 and re-read 2026-10-10) and ncl.com/cruise-faq/can-i-remove-or-replace-guest-my-reservation (US edition, page captured by screenshot 2026-10-10). Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Whether the legal-name fee applies to a cruise-only booking.", "verified": "2026-10-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": null, "perOrderFee": 9.95, "gratuityPct": 20, "exemptCabins": [ "The Haven", "qualifying Suite staterooms" ], "note": "$4.95 breakfast delivery; up to $9.95 per all-day order; 20% on beverages.", "source": "ncl.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Norwegian (NCL)", "segment": "Mainstream", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "tiers": { "Haven / Suites": 25 }, "officialName": "Daily Onboard Service Charge", "officialNameSource": "ncl.com — NOT called gratuities; a guest searching their booking for 'gratuities' will not find it. Verified 2026-07.", "note": "Daily Onboard Service Charge — always charged. Base Free at Sea does NOT prepay it; only Free at Sea Plus ($49.99/pp/day) does.", "verified": "2026-07-30", "child": { "freeUnderAge": 3, "note": "Service charge applies to guests 3 and older; children 2 and under are exempt. NCL policy.", "verified": "2026-07-30" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 30, "range": [ 30, 40 ], "plans": "Browse $30 · Streaming $40", "unitStatus": "contested", "unitNote": "NCL publishes $29.99 a day and $14.99 a day for additional devices, but its own pages conflict on what the initial $29.99 charge covers — so we are not estimating it.", "unitStatusSource": "ncl.com Voyage Wi-Fi Pass product page (\"1 Device ... $29.99 USD per day\") vs ncl.com internet FAQ (\"$29.99 per stateroom per day\"; \"Additional devices may be added for $14.99 per device per day\"). Both read 2026-08-21 from non-US locales; ncl.com force-redirects away from the US market, so the governing US wording is unread. RESOLVE BY: a US-market or booking-flow read settling which the initial charge covers. Do NOT describe $29.99 as \"the first device\" or \"per stateroom\" on any surface until then — both are claims NCL contradicts somewhere. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "fasIncludedMin": 150, "fasBasis": "per_person", "fasBasisSource": "NCL MIAMI promotions terms, 3 Aug 2026: \"Wi-Fi package is per person\", table header \"Internet Minutes Per Person\". Flyer FASvsFAS+_Flyer_4.26.pdf: \"All guests receive 150 minutes of high-speed Wi-Fi powered by Starlink - regardless of sail length.\" CLOSED: the allowance is PER PERSON, not shared, and does not scale with length. Nothing computes from this — the allowance is budgeted at $0 — it exists so no page hedges a settled fact. Source on file.", "fasNote": "Free at Sea includes 150 min Starlink; unlimited streaming comes with the paid Free at Sea Plus ($49.99/day). The old ~$17 unlimited upgrade was More at Sea-era — retired.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Free at Sea", "serviceChargeOnly": true, "beverageName": "Unlimited Open Bar", "perDay": 28.5, "perDayBasis": "MANDATORY service charge for the BEVERAGE perk only. It does NOT prepay daily gratuities, and — CORRECTED 18 Aug 2026 — it does NOT cover the specialty dining perk either. This field previously read \"Single combined MANDATORY service charge covering the Unlimited Open Bar AND the Specialty Dining perk\", which was wrong and understated every NCL estimate by the dining fee. NCL bills the two perks separately, each under its own heading with its own price table and its own liability sentence: \"Guests are responsible for the cost of the Unlimited Open Bar and Soda [Package] prior to their cruise\" under Beverage Package Pricing, and \"Guests are responsible for the ADDITIONAL cost of the Specialty Dining Package prior to their cruise\" under Specialty Dining Package. The dining price lives in drinksPackage.specialtyDiningCharge. Evidence on file. VERIFIED FIRST-PARTY 3 Aug 2026 against the NCL MIAMI promotions terms — the edition whose own scope line reads \"Applicable to NCL MIAMI, NCL INTL, NCL AUSTRALIA, NCL BRAZIL and NCL ASIA / Not applicable to NCL MEA, NCL GERMANY/CE or NCL UK offices\". That distinction matters: the CE/UK edition served to European visitors prices Free at Sea as a per-person upgrade fee instead and explicitly excludes NCL Miami, which is why two earlier verification attempts failed. Beverage Package Pricing table, verbatim: 2-5 Nights $32.00 USD, 6+ Nights $28.50 USD, \"Price in USD Per Person\"; per-day confirmed by the same document (\"Unlimited Pop Beverage Package is $12.50 USD per person per day\", Hawaii package \"$28.50 per person per day\") and by ncl.com FAQ (\"Starting at $28.50 per guest per day\"). PASSENGER BASIS: applicable to guests 1-8; guests 1-2 must be 21+, and guests 1-2 under 21 receive the Pop (soda) package instead at $12.50/pp/day. Guests onboard accounts may reflect applicable VAT/taxes on certain ports or itineraries. Source transcription on file.", "covers": "Unlimited Open Bar (guests 21+). Does NOT cover daily gratuities, and does NOT cover the specialty dining perk — that carries its own separate pre-purchase fee (drinksPackage.specialtyDiningCharge). Corrected 18 Aug 2026; this field previously claimed the charge covered dining too.", "shortSailingPerDay": 32, "shortSailingNote": "$32.00 USD per person on 2-5-night sailings; $28.50 on 6+. Both bands read verbatim off the NCL MIAMI promotions terms Beverage Package Pricing table, 3 Aug 2026 — this REPLACES the previous single secondary citation (Cruise Hive), which was the weakest sourcing on any money-bearing NCL field. The 2-5 / 6+ boundary is NCL's own and matches the engine band exactly. Source transcription on file.", "minNights": 2, "minNightsSource": "ncl.com/ca/en/about/terms-and-conditions/promotions (NCL MIAMI edition) — \"Sailings that are 1 day, select Charters or on Pride of America sailings are excluded\", plus \"Fleetwide - 2+ night sailings\". Corroborated by the CE/UK edition read 3 Aug 2026.", "minNightsVerifiedOn": "2026-08-03", "specialtyDiningCharge": { "perGuestByLength": { "2-4": 20, "5-6": 40, "7-8": 60, "9+": 80 }, "appliesToFirstNGuests": 8, "gratuitiesIncluded": true, "basis": "per_eligible_guest_per_voyage", "note": "Free at Sea specialty dining is an ADDITIONAL charge, separate from the beverage service charge in perDay. NCL US terms, verbatim: \"Guests are responsible for the additional cost of the Specialty Dining Package prior to their cruise\", under a Specialty Dining Package heading and price table distinct from Beverage Package Pricing. Charged PER ELIGIBLE GUEST for the whole voyage. The meal count is written at reservation level, but the FEE is unambiguously per guest: a second guest aged 2-12 on the kids' menu \"will not be charged the specialty dining package fee\", and one aged 13 or older pays \"the standard Free at Sea specialty dining package fee\". editorial ruling 18 Aug 2026: two adults on a 7-night sailing pay the 7-8 band twice. FREE AT SEA PLUS PAYS IT TOO — checked, not assumed: the Plus prepaid service charge \"does not cover bar and beverage service charges, specialty dining gratuities, spa services\", and the Plus dining benefit is 50% off ADDITIONAL covers only. So it attaches on both tiers and does not move the Free at Sea vs Plus comparison. Ages are not modelled (standing scope decision), so the calculator charges min(guests, 8); a stateroom carrying a child on the kids' menu is overstated by one fee, which is the conservative direction. ELIGIBILITY WIDENED 2-to-8 ON 2026-08-31 — the PRICE did not move, the number of guests who pay it did. NCL's own promotion terms now open the section \"Specialty Dining Package: Applicable to guests 1-8 on the reservation.\" On 3 Aug 2026 the SAME page read \"Applicable to guests 1-2 on the reservation\" — that earlier wording is quoted verbatim in credits.specialtyDining.verify, so the before and after are both first-party and both ours. Trade coverage dates the switch to new bookings made on or after 26 Aug 2026; NCL's terms state the rule but not that date, so the date is reported and the rule is confirmed. CALCULATOR EFFECT: any stateroom of three or more now carries one band per guest instead of two, so the NCL estimate rises for families. That is a real cost now being captured, not a price rise — the bands above are untouched. Worked figures in the evidence on file, deliberately not restated here. STILL OPEN, deliberately not modelled: whether guests 3-8 can DECLINE the dining package while still taking Free at Sea. NCL does not say. If they can, this overstates a family that never intended to eat specialty. Charging it is the conservative direction and matches how the charge is already modelled for guests 1-2.", "source": "NCL US promotions terms, Specialty Dining Package section and pricing table, RE-READ 31 Aug 2026 from https://www.ncl.com/cruise-deals/promotion-terms#free-at-sea (page-stamped 31/08/2026 in the captured PDF). Verbatim: \"Specialty Dining Package. Applicable to guests 1-8 on the reservation. Dining package is applicable to guests ages 2 and older.\" The PRICE TABLE is UNCHANGED from the 18 Aug capture — same four night bands, same meal counts, same pre-purchase and onboard columns, both still headed \"(gratuities included)\"; the full table is transcribed in the evidence on file. Prior capture 18 Aug 2026 (PDF sha256 bea97f0ed5418f46964a637e4c2ef99ceaaf70afc1f17057a029a417a23626ed) retained as the before-state. The table is demonstrably current, not legacy: its Onboard Price column shows $72.00 per meal, which is NCL's live top-tier $60 cover charge plus this record's own surcharge.pct of 20% — exactly — and it scales linearly across all four bands. Full working on file.", "verified": "2026-08-31" }, "plusPerDay": 49.99, "plusUpgrade": { "tier": "freeAtSeaPlus", "supersetOf": "freeAtSea", "prepaysServiceCharge": true, "wifi": "unlimited_streaming", "diningCoverDiscountPct": 50, "beverageAdds": [ "top-shelf spirits", "premium wines and champagne by the glass", "unlimited Starbucks (one drink per visit)", "specialty and bottled water", "energy drinks and fresh juice" ], "note": "Free at Sea Plus is the paid upgrade tier. Its $49.99 REPLACES the base service charge rather than stacking on it — NCL FAQ, verbatim: \"The Free at Sea Plus Package includes the above amenities for a cost of $49.99 per person per day.\" Upgrade items, verbatim from the terms: Unlimited Open Bar Package: Great Stirrup Cay / Unlimited Starbucks Package (One Drink Per Visit) / Premium Wines, Champagne & Liquors Package (by the glass) / Filtered Bottled Water, Specialty Water and Energy Drink Package (from the bar) / Unlimited Wifi Streaming Voyage Pass Upgrade / 50% Discount on Additional Specialty Dining Cover Charge / Prepaid Service Charge. The dining line is the one most often reported wrongly: it is a discount on EXTRA covers, and the sailing-length meal entitlement above is unchanged — NCL's own table reads \"Free at Sea speciality dining meals AND: 50% off the cover charges on any additional speciality dining nights.\" Guests 12 and under do not get the 50% but pay a reduced $20 cover.", "source": "ncl.com promotions terms, NORWEGIAN'S FREE AT SEA PLUS block. The Plus block is ONE global section applicable to every NCL office including MIAMI and priced in USD, so unlike base Free at Sea it reads identically in the US and CE/UK editions — re-read live 18 Aug 2026 and unchanged from the 3 Aug capture. Primary on file; corroborated by the US flyer and FAQ in that folder's other-sources.md.", "verified_on": "2026-08-18" }, "plusNote": "VERIFIED FIRST-PARTY 3 Aug 2026 (NCL MIAMI terms, \"US $49.99 Per Person Per Day\", guests 1-8 Adult; child rate $40; guests who already have prepaid service charges receive a $15 discount, i.e. $34.99 — recorded as prose, NOT as a live numeric field, because nothing computes it and an unread number rots). Free at Sea Plus daily charge ($49.99/pp/day) — the paid upgrade tier that ALSO prepays daily gratuities and adds unlimited streaming Wi-Fi. Verified 4 Jul 2026 (ncl.com).", "standaloneAvailability": { "soldSeparately": false, "verified": true, "note": "NCL publishes NO separately purchasable price for its alcohol package. Its own beverage-packages page prices only the Unlimited Soda and Unlimited Starbucks packages; against every alcohol package it says only that \"an additional cost will be added to your booking for this optional upgrade selection\". The open bar is branded \"Free at Sea Premium Beverage Package\" and NCL states it is the only adult beverage package it offers. Where a figure IS quoted it is a RETAIL VALUE — the base NCL applies a percentage to, per its own wording \"20% gratuity and beverage service charge on the retail value of the package\" — not a shelf price. CruiseClarify therefore compares the mandatory charge a guest actually pays (perDay / shortSailingPerDay) against expected pay-as-you-go spending, and quotes no standalone price. Pride of America is a genuinely separate product (Free at Sea Hawaii Beverage Package), not a price variant of this one.", "verify": "Secondary 2026 sources put the current retail VALUE near $109 — not recorded as a number here because CruiseClarify neither publishes nor computes from it. Articles still quoting these figures are corrected in a later phase.", "source": "ncl.com/onboard-packages/beverage-packages", "verified_on": "2026-08-03" }, "credits": { "specialtyDining": { "amount": null, "verified": true, "deducted": false, "appliesToGuests": 8, "minAge": 2, "mealsByLength": { "2-4": 1, "5-6": 2, "7-8": 3, "9+": 4 }, "note": "Free at Sea includes a fixed number of specialty dining meals set by sailing length — NCL: \"Number of meals depends on the length of the cruise.\" A COUNT for the whole voyage, not a nightly allowance, so no per-night value can represent it. Meals beyond the entitlement are charged at the venue cover (see specialtyDining.range); NCL: \"Anything consumed above the promotional benefit will be the responsibility of the guest at prevailing rates.\" Free at Sea Plus adds 50% off those extra covers. Stated in full, valued at nothing.", "verify": "ELIGIBILITY SUPERSEDED 31 Aug 2026 — READ THIS BEFORE THE 3 Aug TEXT BELOW. NCL's promotion terms now read \"Specialty Dining Package. Applicable to guests 1-8 on the reservation.\" The 3 Aug finding that \"guests 3-8 receive none\" is NO LONGER TRUE and must not be quoted forward; it is kept verbatim below only because it is our dated record of the before-state, which is what proves the change is real. Trade coverage dates the switch to new bookings made on or after 26 Aug 2026. appliesToGuests moved 2 -> 8 to match, in step with drinksPackage.specialtyDiningCharge.appliesToFirstNGuests. The age rule is unchanged: ages 2 and older. The no-multiplier ruling below still stands — it is about how many meals EACH eligible guest gets, which NCL still does not state, and widening eligibility does not answer it. Source on file. PRIOR RECORD, 3 Aug 2026 (NCL MIAMI terms), RETAINED AS THE BEFORE-STATE: the package was \"Applicable to guests 1-2 on the reservation\" and \"applicable to guests ages 2 and older\" — so guests 3-8 received none. STILL UNRESOLVED, AND THE REASON NO MULTIPLIER IS RECORDED: NCL never states that EACH of the eligible guests receives the published count. It states who the package applies to, and separately how many meals the package contains. Two pieces of evidence point AWAY from doubling: (a) its dining price column is headed \"Pre-Purchase Price (gratuities included)\" with NO \"Per Person\" qualifier, where the Beverage Package Pricing table immediately above it explicitly says \"Price in USD Per Person\"; (b) the second-guest clause reads \"up to the amount of nights THE RESERVATION is entitled to\", which frames the entitlement at reservation level. Until NCL says otherwise, no renderer may multiply the count by guests. Source on file. SUPERSEDED NOTES FOLLOW: (1) whether the meal count is per ELIGIBLE GUEST or per stateroom — NCL's table says only \"Meals\". The offer is priced per person and the Wi-Fi line specifies \"1 login per guest\", which points to per guest, and CruiseClarify's own NCL article already says \"per person\" — but NCL does not state it for dining, so no basis flag is recorded here and no renderer may assume one. (2) whether any age restriction applies (the beverage component is 21+; dining is not stated). (3) whether the entitlement differs by cabin grade or fare type — Suite/Haven receive the same component set under a different promo code, but this is not confirmed for the US market. Resolve before any renderer multiplies this count by guests.", "source": "ncl.com/cruise-deals/free-at-sea", "verified_on": "2026-08-03" }, "shoreExcursion": { "amount": 50, "verified": true, "deducted": false, "firstGuestOnly": true, "perPort": true, "rollsOver": false, "note": "Free at Sea grants a $50 shore-excursion credit. NCL MIAMI terms, verbatim: \"A $50 Shore Excursion Credit is available for each port of call on the voyage\", and \"The first guest may apply the $50 credit per port to one or multiple eligible excursions within the same port.\" FIRST GUEST ONLY — \"Other guests in the same stateroom are not eligible\" and the credit \"may not be applied to purchases for other guests\". PER PORT, not per excursion, and it may be split across several excursions in the same port. NO ROLL-OVER: \"If the cost of an eligible excursion is less than $50, the unused value is forfeited. No cash value or substitute credit will be issued.\" Redeemable only against NCL-booked excursions, so it is worth nothing to a guest who explores independently. STATED AND NEVER DEDUCTED: `deducted` is false, and treating a restricted credit as cash would overstate the package exactly as ignoring it understates it.", "verify": "RESOLVED 3 Aug 2026 against the NCL MIAMI terms: per port not per excursion; may be split across multiple excursions within the same port; does NOT roll over; first guest only; not refundable, not transferable, no cash value. ONE CONFLICT NOTED AND RESOLVED BY HIERARCHY: NCL's own flyer (FASvsFAS+_Flyer_4.26.pdf) says \"$50 credit per tour\", which the terms contradict with the per-port wording above. Terms outrank the flyer. STILL OPEN: nothing. Source on file.", "source": "ncl.com/cruise-deals/free-at-sea", "verified_on": "2026-08-03" } }, "underAgeGuests": { "charged": false, "minAge": 21, "fromGuest": 3, "source": "NCL MIAMI Free at Sea promotional terms, transcribed in the source document, verbatim: \"Applicable to guests 1-8 on the reservation for the entire length of the sailing. If 3-8 guest is under 21 years of age, Free at Sea™ Beverage Package does not apply, and Pop Package will not be given as a substitution.\"; \"Guest 1-2 must be at least 21 years of age at time of sailing to qualify for the Free at Sea™ Beverage\"; \"Guest 1-2 under 21 years of age will receive the Pop Package.\" So an under-21 guest 3-8 carries no beverage package and no charge for one (fromGuest: 3). An under-21 guest 1 or 2 receives the Pop Package, and what a Free at Sea booking is charged for it is NOT ESTABLISHED; the calculator keeps charging that guest the full package rate, which errs high. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "servicePct": 20, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "verified": "2026-08-03" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 40, 60 ], "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "The spread of coverByCategory: cheapest tier $40 (Italian, BBQ, Pincho, Mexican) to dearest $60 (Steak, Teppanyaki/Hasuki, French, Seafood). Per person, per visit, adult rate, BEFORE taxes and fees — NCL states \"cover charge + taxes and fees\" and does not quantify them, so nothing is baked in. NCL prices by cuisine CATEGORY, so no single venue sets either end. No hosted event is listed in the FAQ's cover table, so nothing is excluded.", "coverByCategory": { "Steak": 60, "Teppanyaki / Hasuki": 60, "French": 60, "Seafood": 60, "Brazil": 50, "Asian": 50, "Food Republic": 50, "Sushi": 50, "Italian": 40, "BBQ": 40, "Pincho": 40, "Mexican": 40 }, "coverExcludesTaxesAndFees": true, "note": "NCL prices specialty dining by CUISINE CATEGORY, not by venue: $60 Steak / Teppanyaki-Hasuki / French / Seafood, $50 Brazil / Asian / Food Republic / Sushi, $40 Italian / BBQ / Pincho / Mexican — see coverByCategory. Cover charge is quoted before taxes and fees. Free at Sea includes a set number of specialty meals by sailing length (see drinksPackage.credits.specialtyDining) and its service charge covers those; these covers are for meals beyond the entitlement. Guests 12 and under eat free from the kid's menu; 13-18 pay the cover.", "source": "ncl.com/ca/en/specialty-dining/faq — Specialty Dining: Terms & FAQ, captured 2026-08-23, verbatim: \"All specialty restaurants will have a cover charge + taxes and fees. Cover charges are as follows: Steak, Teppanyaki / Hasuki, French, and Seafood have a $60 cover charge. Brazil, Asian, Food Republic, and Sushi have a $50 cover charge. Italian, BBQ, Pincho, and Mexican have a $40 cover charge.\" Same page on under-18s: \"Guests (12 and under) eat free from the kid's menu... Guests (13 - 18) are subject to the cover charge per Specialty Dining restaurant\", and with Free at Sea \"Guests (13 - 18) pay $20 per person/meal for gratuities\". CURRENCY: the page is the /ca/en/ locale and does not name a currency, but it is quoting USD — its $20 per person/meal gratuity is exactly this record's verified USD drinksPackage.specialtyDiningCharge.perGuestByLength (20/40/60/80 across the 2-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9+ bands = $20 a meal). A CAD page would not coincide with the USD structure we already hold. Evidence on file", "verified_on": "2026-08-23", "verify": "Sept: re-read the FAQ. RETRIEVAL — ncl.com returns 403 to WebFetch and hangs the in-app browser on a 300s timeout; this record was built from a PDF capture of the page, and the text is only reachable by decompressing the PDF's Flate streams. CORRECTION APPLIED 23 Aug 2026: range moved [30, 59] -> [40, 60] and the old note's \"Cagney's ~$40 / Teppanyaki ~$39\" was removed — both were wrong against this FAQ, since Cagney's is a Steak restaurant ($60) and Teppanyaki is $60. ncl-free-at-sea.html was synced in the same pass. STILL UNCONFIRMED: whether the /ca/en/ figures hold on the US locale, which could not be reached; and the covers are quoted before taxes and fees, which NCL does not quantify on this page." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "drinks, specialty dining, spa" } }, "msc": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": null, "byItinerary": { "Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Antilles, Dubai, the Emirates and Oman; Grand Voyages departing from Europe": "EUR", "Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada & New England, South America, South Africa, China, Japan, Republic of Korea; Grand Voyages to Europe and Australia": "USD", "Departures from Southampton": "GBP" }, "overrides": "The Southampton line is an override, not an addition: Southampton sits inside \"Northern Europe\", and MSC states the port rule last and unqualified, so sterling beats euro for a Southampton departure.", "source": "msccruises.co.uk/faq, \"How can I pay on board?\" block, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"For cruises in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Antilles, Dubai, the Emirates and Oman, as well as MSC Grand Voyages departing from Europe, the onboard currency is the Euro (€). For cruises in the Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada & New England,South America ,South Africa, China, Japan and Republic of Korea as well as MSC Grand Voyages going to Europe and to Australia, the onboard currency is the US Dollar ($). The onboard currency for cruises departing from Southampton will be the British Pound (£).\"", "conflict": "MSC CONTRADICTS ITSELF ON THIS PAGE. Three answers below the currency list, the cash-advance clause says it \"can only be done in the on board currency (euro or US dollars, depending on the itinerary)\" — two currencies, on the page that has just named three. Neither sentence qualifies the other, so a Southampton guest cannot tell from MSC whether a cash advance is open to them. Unresolved; do not paper over it.", "notStated": "MSC publishes NO closed-loop / inter-porting exception. A claim that the currency reverts to euro when a Southampton sailing calls at a continental port and exchanges guests circulates widely in AI-generated answers citing agent pages; it is absent from MSC's own material. Do not repeat it, and consider saying so explicitly.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": null, "notPublished": "MSC publishes no hold amount. Checked 2026-09-10 on two US pages (msccruisesusa.com/faq/onboard-payment and /manage-booking/before-you-go/on-board-payment, since removed: both now redirect to /faq) and again 2026-10-25 in the \"On board payment\" section of msccruisesusa.com/faq (anchor #faq_payment).", "laterHolds": "Pre-authorizations on a registered credit or debit card.", "settlement": "The final bill is settled at disembarkation.", "releaseUpToDays": null, "releaseNote": "Usually released after the final bill is settled at disembarkation; MSC says it does not control how long a hold lasts, that your bank releases it, and that holds should expire within 30 days of disembarkation, a timeframe that varies by bank.", "debitCard": "accepted", "debitCardNote": "Maestro, Visa Debit, Visa Electron and Mastercard debit are named. MSC says any amount “debited to your card” and not spent is reimbursed in cash on the final morning. The US pages reviewed do not say whether a debit card is held or charged up front.", "cashDeposit": null, "cashAccount": "A cash deposit is left at Reception after embarkation; the unspent amount is refunded in cash on the final morning.", "holdSource": "msccruisesusa.com/faq, \"On board payment\" section (#faq_payment), rendered DOM read 2026-10-25; first read 2026-09-10 on /manage-booking/before-you-go/on-board-payment and /faq/onboard-payment, which no longer exist. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Whether a debit card is held or charged up front; the refund wording reads like a charge, but the site must not assert it. Any cash-deposit amount.", "verified": "2026-10-25", "credits": [ { "kind": "future-cruise-credit", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "issued-by-line", "label": "Future Cruise Credit", "unused": "future-use-only", "refundable": false, "usedFor": "the cruise fare of a future MSC cruise only; not taxes, port charges or prepaid packages", "validForYears": 1, "note": "No cash value; cannot be refunded or transferred. Valid one year from the issue date on the certificate.", "source": "msccruisesusa.com/future-cruise-onboard-credits, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "onboard-credit-certificate", "category": "onboard", "label": "Onboard Credit certificate", "unused": "future-use-only", "refundable": false, "usedFor": "onboard purchases on a future sailing", "validForYears": 2, "note": "Cannot be exchanged for cash, transferred or refunded. Valid two years from the issue date on the certificate.", "source": "msccruisesusa.com/future-cruise-onboard-credits, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "US standard booking terms and conditions", "url": "https://www.msccruisesusa.com/content/dam/msc-cruises/b2c-assets/b2c-countries/en_us/documents/terms-and-conditions/booking-terms-and-conditions.pdf", "read": "2026-10-25", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "On board payment (FAQ)", "url": "https://www.msccruisesusa.com/faq#faq_payment", "read": "2026-10-25", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "US standard booking terms and conditions", "url": "https://www.msccruisesusa.com/content/dam/msc-cruises/b2c-assets/b2c-countries/en_us/documents/terms-and-conditions/booking-terms-and-conditions.pdf", "read": "2026-10-25", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Terms and conditions", "url": "https://www.msccruisesusa.com/terms-conditions", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Future cruise and onboard credits", "url": "https://www.msccruisesusa.com/future-cruise-onboard-credits", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "fixed-with-exceptions", "lockFrom": "priceFreeze", "summary": "Government taxes, fees and port expenses can still rise.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": null, "lowerPrice": { "adjustments": [ { "label": "Contract price adjustments", "text": "Before full payment, or 20 days before departure if that comes first, MSC can change the price for air, fuel and exchange-rate variations, up or down. For fuel, its terms set the change at 0.33% of the cruise price for every dollar of increase in the fuel price per barrel (NYMEX index)." }, { "label": "Changing to a cheaper package", "text": "If you change to a cruise package that costs less than your original, MSC’s terms say no refund is due." } ], "unknownLabel": "Lower advertised fare", "unknown": "MSC’s booking terms name no way to claim a lower advertised fare after you book. Whether MSC will apply one on request is not established.", "ask": "whether a lower fare can be applied before you pay in full." }, "researchNotes": [], "source": "Same document as priceFreeze (MSC USA Standard Booking Terms and Conditions), read 2026-09-10.", "verified": "2026-09-10" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "nights", "finalPayment": [ { "from": null, "to": 4, "days": 75 }, { "from": 5, "to": 14, "days": 90 }, { "from": 15, "to": null, "days": 110 } ], "worldCruiseFinalPaymentDays": 120, "finalPaymentNote": "Calendar days before departure. A booking made inside the window pays in full at booking.", "deposit": [ { "from": null, "to": 4, "usd": 99 }, { "from": 5, "to": 14, "usd": 199 }, { "from": 15, "to": null, "usd": 300 } ], "yachtClubDepositNonRefundable": true, "worldCruiseDepositPct": 15, "priceFreeze": { "daysBeforeDeparture": 20, "rule": "No change to the cruise price inside that window or once full payment is received, whichever comes first — except government fees, taxes and port expenses, which may still rise." }, "paymentSource": "MSC USA Standard Booking Terms and Conditions, now at msccruisesusa.com/content/dam/msc-cruises/b2c-assets/b2c-countries/en_us/documents/terms-and-conditions/booking-terms-and-conditions.pdf (the original path msccruisesusa.com/-/media/US/Documents/booking-terms-and-conditions now redirects to the home page); re-read 2026-10-25, the deposit, final-payment, price-change, name-change and lower-price clauses unchanged (pages 3, 4 and 14). First read from the PDF saved 2026-09-10, pp. 3-4. No edition date; names World Cruise 2026, 2027 and 2028. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "An edition or effective date for the terms.", "verified": "2026-10-25", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "allowed", "condition": "one original passenger remains on the booking", "feeUSD": 50, "feeBasis": "per name change", "deadlineDaysBeforeDeparture": 7, "withAir": "Not possible on a booking that includes airfare; it counts as a voluntary cancellation." }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated" }, "confirm": "Check that your booking has no airfare, and ask at least 7 days before departure.", "source": "msccruisesusa.com US Standard Booking Terms and Conditions (page 14, read 2026-09-10) and msccruisesusa.com/terms-conditions (read 2026-10-10). Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Whether a spelling correction counts as a name change under this clause.", "verify": "An older US booking-terms document was reported at a higher fee. The live US terms page labels its booking terms valid from 2025-01-01, but the linked PDF was not opened on 2026-10-10.", "verified": "2026-09-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": [ "Yacht Club" ], "note": "Bella: $4.99 delivery + per-item; free delivery on Fantastica/Aurea; Yacht Club 24h included.", "source": "msccruisesusa.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "MSC Cruises", "segment": "Mainstream", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 17, "officialName": "Hotel Service Charge", "officialNameSource": "msccruisesusa.com/manage-booking/before-you-go/service-charges — the page is headed \"HOTEL SERVICE CHARGE\" and the rate tables are labelled \"Hotel Service Charges\". Read from the rendered DOM 9 Aug 2026; the earlier 'Service charge' entry was our shorthand, not MSC's name for it.", "tiers": { "Europe sailings (adult 18+)": "€12 (€16 Yacht Club)", "Europe sailings (child 2-17)": "€10 (€13 Yacht Club)", "Yacht Club (US sailings)": 23 }, "note": "A3 resolved 10 Jun 2026: depends on BOOKING MARKET, not itinerary. US-market bookings: never included — €12/adult/night Europe, $17/night Caribbean/Alaska for cruises booked from May 11, 2026 ($23 YC). THE TRIGGER IS BOOKING DATE, NOT SAILING DATE: MSC heads the two tables \"For cruises booked from May 11, 2026\" and \"For cruises booked before May 11, 2026\", so a guest who booked earlier stays on the prior $16 ($20 Yacht Club) however late they sail — never write \"since May 11\" or \"sailings from May 11\". UK & Ireland-market bookings: service charge INCLUDED in the cruise fare, categorically — paid at booking, nothing added on board (msccruises.co.uk service-charges page, re-read 4 Sep 2026 — it publishes NO rate table at all, so UK amounts must never be inferred from the Dutch or US tables). OTHER EU MARKETS, resolved 4 Sep 2026: the charge is neither hidden nor billed nightly — msccruises.nl states it is \"verplicht als geïntegreerd onderdeel van de totaalprijs\" (mandatory as an integrated part of the total price) since 1 April 2021, and publishes the full rate table. So three mechanics, one charge: UK folds it into the fare invisibly, EU shows it inside the advertised total, US bills it nightly to the onboard account. MARKET decides WHEN you pay and whether you can see it; ITINERARY decides HOW MUCH — both are true, and the A3 line above is about inclusion, not amount.", "verified": "2026-08-09", "child": { "freeUnderAge": 2, "note": "THE ADULT BAND IS NOT THE SAME EVERYWHERE, and this is the part that catches families. Caribbean/Alaska/Bermuda/Canada & New England: adult starts at 2 — a toddler pays the full $17 and there is no reduced rate for older children (msccruisesusa.com, screenshot 10 Jul 2026). Europe (Mediterranean, Canaries, Northern Europe, Antilles, Dubai/Abu Dhabi & Qatar, Egypt, MSC World Cruise): adult starts at 18, children 2-17 pay €10 (€13 Yacht Club), under-2s nothing — new bookings from 2 July 2026, and MSC says guests with bookings confirmed before that date are unaffected. South Africa and South America: adult starts at 12. Three thresholds — 2, 12 and 18 — published on one page. Read from the rendered DOM of msccruises.nl/beheer-uw-boeking/voordat-u-gaat/service-charges 4 Sep 2026, corroborated on the US site the same day; evidence on file. NOT STATED by MSC: which date the age is taken on for European sailings (the Caribbean table says departure date; the European one is silent).", "verified": "2026-09-04" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 16, "range": [ 16, 21 ], "plans": "Browse $16 · Stream $21", "tiers": { "Stream": 21 }, "chargeBasis": "per_connection_per_night", "chargeBasisSource": "msccruisesusa.com/faq/internet and /on-board/internet-apps/wifi, both live-fetched 2026-08-21, FAQ JSON-LD. Verbatim: \"How can I activate the devices once on board? — Once on board, register on the MSC CAptive portal with the first device you want to use ... To register additional devices, log in with the other devices using the user name and password created during registration.\"; \"Is it possible to change devices once activated? — No, if you activate a device, this device cannot be changed.\"; \"You can upgrade to a Browse package with additional devices or to the Browse & Stream package. You will only pay the difference between the full costs packages.\"; and \"We offer a choice of two different packages to suit different needs and number of devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.).\" NO MAXIMUM IS DECLARED: the widely-indexed sentence \"packages are available for 1, 2, 3, or 4 devices\" is NOT present on either live surface as read 2026-08-21 — it survives only in search-engine summaries, so tierMaxConnections stays absent rather than carrying a ceiling nobody can cite. UNCHANGED CAVEAT ON THE RATE: MSC publishes no Wi-Fi price anywhere public, so perDay 16 remains third-party and its own device-count basis is unknown — this field settles the UNIT, not the figure. Evidence on file", "chargeBasisVerified": "2026-08-21", "includedByCabin": [ "yachtClub" ], "premiumPerDay": 21, "upgradeDeltaPerDay": 5, "note": "A4 convention: headline Browse $16. Yacht Club includes Browse (2 devices/person); Stream ~$21/day or ~+$5 upgrade from Browse — typical, not a sailing quote (msccruisesusa.com Yacht Club, verified 17 Jul 2026).", "verified": "2026-07" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Premium Extra", "perDay": 85, "perDayBasis": "LENGTH BASIS (settled 9 Aug 2026): the pre-cruise price is ~$85/guest/day on sailings of 4 nights and longer, ~$95 on 3-night sailings — so perDay 85 is the 4+-night figure and every surface must say \"4+ nights\", never \"7+\". 18% beverage service folded into price. MSC publishes NO drinks price publicly (prices appear only inside a logged-in MyMSC booking), so 85 is third-party, not first-party — see verify. Easy/Easy Plus withdrawn in North America 18 Dec 2024; Easy Plus retired worldwide Aug 2025. Easy itself is NOT retired worldwide — corrected 7 Sep 2026 after reading both MSC sites in a browser: msccruises.co.uk lists Easy among the available packages, msccruisesusa.com lists only Premium Extra, Alcohol-Free and Minors. UPDATED 28 Sep 2026: Easy is now onboard-purchase only outside North America — msccruises.co.uk, rendered DOM 2026-09-28: \"Easy Package is available for purchase onboard only\" and \"For cruises to the Caribbean, North America, and Alaska, the Easy package is no longer available for purchase\"; effective 14 Sep 2026 per iglucruise.com (MSC states no date). Evidence on file. MSC 403s every fetch tool but loads fine in a browser — do not fall back to third-party sources for this line", "servicePct": 18, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "includedByCabin": [ "yachtClub" ], "cap": 16, "dailyLimit": 15, "capSource": "msccruises.com/int/on-board/dining-and-drinks/drinks-packages — Premium Extra: \"Drinks with a value over €14 / $ 16 are excluded.\" The same page splits the ceiling by region: \"$16 CAR, NOA, ALA, FAE\" and \"€14 MED, NOR, WEE, EMW, SOC, WOR\" — cap 16 is therefore the US/Caribbean/Alaska figure and does NOT hold on Mediterranean or North Europe sailings. Daily limit: msccruisesusa.com/on-board/dining-drinks/drinks-packages — \"the new Premium Extra Package includes a maximum daily limit of 15 alcoholic beverages\", \"The new pricing and daily 15 alcoholic beverage limit will impact all sailings as of April 1, 2025\", measured \"within a 24-hour period, measured from 06:00 AM-06:00 AM\", non-alcoholic drinks unlimited, and the limit applies inside MSC Yacht Club too. Over the limit MSC charges \"full menu price\" — NOT the difference. Read from the rendered DOM 2026-08-09. Evidence on file", "capVerified": "2026-08-19", "overCapMechanic": "difference", "overCapStatedToPurchaser": true, "overCapScope": "Published on the US drinks-packages page itself, in the purchaser FAQ — not scoped to a cabin grade, tier or market.", "overCapSource": "msccruisesusa.com/on-board/dining-drinks/drinks-packages, verbatim: \"Guests who purchase the Premium Extra Package, and who want to enjoy cocktails, spirits and/or wines by the glass that are not included in their package, will pay only the price difference between the package allowance and the à la carte price of ordered beverages.\" Corroborated on the same page: \"If you purchase an alcoholic beverage valued higher than your package allowance and you only paid the difference in price, that beverage will count towards your daily limit since you used the value of your package allowance and did not pay full menu price for the beverage.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "overCapVerified": "2026-08-19", "exclusionsSource": "msccruisesusa.com/on-board/dining-drinks/drinks-packages/terms-and-conditions, verbatim: \"The following exclusions apply: tobacco, souvenir glasses, ice cream menu, retail items, minibar, room service, promotions and signature venues, including Venchi 1878 establishments, Lavazza Coffee Shops, Jean Philippe Chocolate, Coffee, Crepes & Gelato, regardless of beverage price.\" Note the closing clause: those venues are excluded whatever the drink costs, so the $16 ceiling is not the only thing that stops the package working. Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "exclusionsVerified": "2026-08-19", "packageTermsSource": "msccruisesusa.com/on-board/dining-drinks/drinks-packages/terms-and-conditions, read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "packageTermsVerified": "2026-08-19", "verify": "Sept 2026 re-verify, data-only: the $85/$95 pre-cruise price and the $95-$105 onboard band are THIRD-PARTY only — MSC publishes no drinks price on the open site. MSC also states new beverage packages took effect for the summer 2026 season and that only the new packages have been sold since 1 Oct 2025, so re-price before trusting the July read. RESOLVED 19 Aug 2026 — the bar service charge is no longer unverified: see `surcharge` below. It is 18% on North America itineraries and 15% elsewhere, and this record had carried the non-North-America figure. The drinks pages do not state it; the On Board Information FAQ does. ABSENCE CORROBORATED 2026-09-20, two surfaces, read from a United States location: msccruisesusa.com/on-board/dining-drinks/drinks-packages and its /terms-and-conditions page BOTH contain no dollar amount of any kind. So MSC publishing no open drinks price is now a dated two-surface finding rather than a standing assumption, and 85 stays third-party. MSC states where the price lives, verbatim: \"Prices shown in personal area are already discounted\" — i.e. behind the logged-in booking, which is out of scope for verification and must not be reached by signing in. NEW FIRST-PARTY FACT from the same read, on both surfaces: \"Packages are sold on a per cruise basis and not a per day or any other basis. Pricing applies to each day of the cruise, except for disembarkation day.\" For a 7-night sailing that is 7 charged days out of 8 calendar days, so a nights-based model matches MSC own rule — a confirmation of the current treatment, not a correction. DELIBERATELY NOT STAMPED: `verified` stays 2026-07. Nothing read today speaks to whether 85 is the RIGHT number; only its absence from publication was checked, and advancing the stamp would claim the value had been verified when it had not. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-07" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 25, 65 ], "rangeStatus": "unverified", "rangeBasis": "UNVERIFIED, and NOT a cover charge. MSC publishes no specialty dining prices publicly: no first-party figure has been obtained for either end, and msccruises.com returns 403 to automated fetches (checked 2026-08-23), so this rests on no published figure having been found in any investigation to date rather than on a page read today. Covers are quoted inside the BOOKING FLOW, once a ship and sailing are chosen. These endpoints are an ESTIMATED A LA CARTE SPEND per person - a typical bill for a main course at a premium venue, not a fixed cover - and both are SECONDARY-SOURCED (Cruise Critic ship dining reviews, including its report of a specialty-dining price rise). The real figure varies three ways at once: by SHIP (newer tonnage sits at the top of the band), by VENUE (Butcher's Cut and Kaito teppanyaki/sushi are dearest), and by BOOKING FLOW (dining packages cut the per-meal cost below anything here). Order-of-magnitude guide only; never present as a cover charge.", "note": "Varies by ship and venue; à la carte $25–$65 pp — Butcher's Cut / Kaito Teppanyaki/sushi at top of range on newer ships. Cruise Critic reported a specialty-dining price rise. Dining packages lower per-meal cost.", "verified": "2026-07" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "individual bar purchases on North America itineraries — not packages, which have their own 18% folded into the price", "byItinerary": { "North America": 18, "European, Emirates, South Caribbean, Red Sea, South America (Brazil and Argentine), Far East": 15 }, "source": "msccruisesusa.com/faq/on-board-information, verbatim: \"Bar Service Charge — A 18% Bar Service Charge is automatically added to all purchases.\" And under \"What additional costs should I plan for?\": \"Onboard bar purchases will incur a service charge, automatically added to all purchases: 15% service charge on European, Emirates, South Caribbean, Red Sea, South America (Brazil and Argentine) and Far East itineraries, and 18% service charge on North America itineraries.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. NOTE for the next verification: this figure is on the On Board Information FAQ, NOT on any drinks-packages or service-charge page — four of those were searched first and none carries a percentage.", "verified": "2026-08-19" } }, "disney": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None. The three-currency choice applies to the cruise package, not to the onboard folio.", "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/booking-reservations/accepted-currencies/, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"You can pay for your cruise package with U.S. dollars (USD), British pounds (GBP) or euros (EUR). Our website will automatically display cruise and transportation prices in the applicable currency based on your geographic location. All other purchases—including spa services, Port Adventures, premium dining and onboard shopping—are priced in US dollars. These charges will be billed to your onboard folio, which is payable in cash or with a major credit card.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "Disney does not say whether a UK or EU guest settling the folio is converted by Disney or by their card issuer. A guest who paid the fare in pounds still meets a dollar folio, and Disney does not flag that anywhere in the booking flow we can see.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "marketNote": "Read on the US edition of Disney’s currency and credit-card FAQ on 2026-10-11 (page language en-us). The read of 2026-09-10 could reach only the /en-eu/ edition; the interim-charge amounts are identical.", "holdModel": "interim charges", "initialHold": null, "interimCharges": { "basis": "credit card on file", "lengthUnit": "nights", "bands": [ { "from": 2, "to": 5, "usd": 300 }, { "from": 6, "to": 9, "usd": 500 }, { "from": 10, "to": null, "usd": 700 } ] }, "interimChargesNote": "Disney places no hold. It charges the credit card on file each time the account balance reaches the band amount, so money leaves during the cruise as real payments, not holds that drop off later.", "releaseUpToDays": null, "debitCard": "accepted, credit card recommended", "debitCardNote": "Disney lists debit cards among the ways to settle the account and recommends a credit card instead, to avoid temporary holds the card issuer may place on a debit account.", "cashDeposit": null, "cashAccount": "Cash is accepted. All charges must be settled in US dollars before leaving the ship, and cash payments are rounded up to the nearest dollar. Select major currencies (euro, British pound and Singapore dollar) can be exchanged to US dollars on board, and Disney recommends exchanging before the voyage. No cash deposit is stated.", "settlement": "All charges must be settled before leaving the ship. A card on file is charged automatically and no visit to Guest Services is needed.", "holdSource": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/preparing-for-cruise/currency-credit-cards/ (US edition, page language en-us), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Earlier read 2026-09-10 on the /en-eu/ edition, with the same interim-charge amounts and corroborated for a US guest by planDisney (question of Oct 8, 2024). Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "How a one-night sailing is treated, since the bands start at two nights. Whether a debit card can be the card on file for the interim charges; the FAQ lists credit cards for Online Check-In.", "verify": "The US edition of the FAQ was read on 2026-10-11 and confirms the amounts. Lesson from the first read, kept: read whole answers, not pages filtered for a word.", "verified": "2026-10-11", "credits": [ { "kind": "onboard-booking-offer-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Onboard credit from the Onboard Booking Offer", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": false, "note": "The offer terms call it a non-refundable and non-transferrable onboard credit.", "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/onboard-booking-offer-terms-conditions/, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "other-onboard-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Other onboard credit", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": null, "notPublished": "A general rule for unused onboard credit. The nonrefundable-onboard-credit FAQ is a COVID-era page and loaded only in the European edition.", "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Terms and conditions for residents of the United States", "url": "https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/terms-conditions/united-states/", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Currency and credit cards FAQ (US edition)", "url": "https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/preparing-for-cruise/currency-credit-cards/", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Terms and conditions for residents of the United States", "url": "https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/terms-conditions/united-states/", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Onboard Booking Offer terms", "url": "https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/onboard-booking-offer-terms-conditions/", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "fixed-with-exceptions", "lockLead": "Price changes won’t affect a booking with timely final payment.", "summary": "Government taxes, fees and port expenses can still rise.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": null, "fuelNote": "Disney’s US terms list fuel supplements among the items the cruise fare does not include. They state no amount or trigger.", "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Lower fare", "text": "Disney’s US terms describe no way to claim a lower fare on an existing booking. Separately, they say a change in party size may change the rate." } ], "unknown": "Whether Disney will apply a lower fare to an existing booking, before or after final payment. The terms are silent, which is not a refusal.", "ask": "whether it can be applied to your booking, and whether final payment affects that." }, "researchNotes": [ "Disney’s terms and conditions were read from a copy saved on 10 September 2026; its Onboard Booking Offer terms were read on 10 October 2026." ], "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/terms-conditions/united-states/ (US Terms and Conditions, Terms Subject to Change), saved PDF 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotation.", "verified": "2026-09-10" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": null, "finalPayment": null, "deposit": null, "notPublished": "Disney publishes no deposit amount and no final-payment day count: both are set at booking (US terms). The final-payment FAQ page no longer exists.", "priceGuarantee": "Timely final payment protects the booking from price changes, except increases in taxes, fees and port expenses.", "paymentSource": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/contracts-terms-safety/terms-conditions/united-states/ (Terms and Conditions for Residents of the United States), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "cancellation", "note": "Changes of guest names are considered cancellations." }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated", "airNote": "Name change and correction are listed among the changes that trigger airline and Disney change or cancellation fees on bookings with air." }, "notPublished": "A separate name-change fee.", "confirm": "Check the cancellation schedule for your cabin category and cruise length in your booking terms before asking for a swap.", "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com Terms and Conditions for Residents of the United States (saved 2026-09-10). Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-09-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Most items + delivery included; Disney notes fees may apply to certain items/deliveries; some snacks & drinks upcharge.", "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Disney Cruise Line", "segment": "Mainstream", "packageTreatment": "no_package", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 16, "tiers": { "Concierge": 27.25 }, "verified": "2026-07-30", "officialName": "Gratuities", "officialNameSource": "disneycruise.disney.go.com; per night per guest. Verified 2026-07.", "child": { "sameAsAdult": true, "note": "Charged for every guest including infants — no age exemption. Official Disney FAQ.", "verified": "2026-07-30" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 30, "range": [ 30, 49 ], "plans": "Browse $30 · Stream $49", "tiers": { "Stream": 49 }, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/website-technical-help/wifi-service/ and /guest-services/internet-phone-services/, read 2026-08-21: \"Disney Cruise Line offers multiple internet packages for purchase based on your online needs\" is the entire corporate statement — no unit, no price. NOT USED, and recorded so it is not mistaken for evidence later: planDisney panelist answers (per device, up to four, take turns) are non-authoritative by their own page disclaimer, and the widely-quoted \"$30 per device per day\" is trade press. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "verified": "2026-06" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": false, "source": "disneycruise.disney.go.com/en-eu/faq/dining-food-beverages/drinks-included/, \"Are soft drinks or alcoholic beverages included with the cost of my cruise?\", read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Soft drinks are included at no extra cost with meals, while additional charges apply for bar drinks, beer, wine and bottled water.\" and \"There is an extra charge for sodas, as well as alcoholic beverages at the bars and lounges on board.\" RECORDED NEGATIVE FINDING: Disney's own beverage FAQ describes alcohol as charged per purchase and names NO package, plan or unlimited option anywhere in the Dining, Food & Beverages category — the same shape of evidence that settled Carnival Australia's surcharge on 2026-09-03. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. A FAQ that names no package is a negative finding on that FAQ, not proof one can never be bought on board. Resolve by an onboard bar menu or a booking; do not infer a package from third-party sites.", "verified": "2026-09-05", "note": "No unlimited drinks package — alcohol paid per drink. PAYG field stays blank (Personal); ~$60-80/day is editorial context only — never prefill the calculator value." }, "dining": { "included": false, "note": "Rotational main dining included; every adult restaurant (Palo / Palo Steakhouse / Remy / Enchanté) is a paid cover charge + 18%.", "verified": "2026-08-19" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 55, 145 ], "rangeStatus": "unverified", "rangeBasis": "UNVERIFIED. Cheapest and dearest specialty RESTAURANT cover: Palo $55 to Remy/Enchante $145. Per person, per visit, adult. Remy is deliberately INSIDE this range — it is a restaurant, not a hosted event, and the convention excludes events rather than expensive venues. Remy brunch ($85) sits within the spread and stays in note. UNVERIFIED: Disney states no price on its own Palo page (checked 2026-08-23), so these figures have no first-party source; \"D3 verified\" in the note is an internal reference, not a citation.", "note": "Palo $55 · Remy/Enchante $145 (Remy brunch $85) — Jun 2025 rises (D3 verified)" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "all bar purchases" } }, "celebrity": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": null, "byItinerary": null, "overrides": null, "source": null, "conflict": null, "notPublished": "Three surfaces, 2026-09-04: /faqs/onboard-account and /faqs/onboard-experience both 404; the international all-FAQs page answers currency only for PORTS OF CALL, never for the account; /faqs/seapass-account renders and carries nothing but site-config currency codes. Notable because its RCG sibling Royal Caribbean states it plainly (\"all onboard prices are in USD\") — same group, one says it, one does not.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "not stated", "lengthUnit": null, "usd": 100 }, "laterHolds": "Purchases above the initial amount generate additional holds. The card tied to the booking may be authorized for large amounts while you are on board.", "settlement": "The credit card tied to the booking is charged at the end of the cruise.", "releaseUpToDays": 30, "releaseNote": "Celebrity says the bank decides how long a hold lasts. Like its sibling Royal Caribbean, it gives two typical timings on two pages; quote the ceiling.", "debitCard": "named, no rule stated", "debitCardNote": "The SeaPass page mentions holds on a credit or debit card. The US pages reviewed state no rule on whether debit cards are accepted.", "cashDeposit": null, "cashNote": "The on-board FAQ describes the SeaPass as associated with the credit or debit card on file in the Onboard Account, and mentions changing to cash only in passing.", "holdSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/onboard-purchases and /faqs/seapass-account (US; US phone numbers on page), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "conflictNote": "Two typical release timings, the same pattern as Royal Caribbean: \"by the time your cruise ends\" (onboard-purchases) and \"normally fall off within 3-5 business days\" (seapass-account). Keep the two lines in step: a wording change on one should prompt a read of the other.", "notStated": "Whether debit cards are accepted as a rule. Any cash-deposit amount or cash-account rule. Whether the initial hold is per card, per person or per stateroom.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "credits": [ { "kind": "complimentary", "category": "onboard", "label": "Complimentary onboard credit", "unused": "expires-last-night", "refundable": false, "validFor": "until 10pm on the last evening of the cruise", "note": "No cash value; no refund for unused credit.", "source": "celebritycruises.com/ways-to-spend-onboard-credit and celebritycruises.com/faqs/while-on-board, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "purchased", "category": "onboard", "label": "Onboard credit you buy", "unused": "refundable-before-disembark", "refundable": true, "note": "Spent after complimentary credit. Refundable to the guest before leaving the ship.", "source": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/while-on-board, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Managing and planning your cruise FAQs", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/manage-plan", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Onboard purchases FAQ", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/onboard-purchases", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "SeaPass account FAQ", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/seapass-account", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "On board a cruise FAQs", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/while-on-board", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "US cruise ticket contract", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/united-states-english/", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Managing and planning your cruise FAQs", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/manage-plan", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/company/customer-support/best-price-guarantee", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Ways to spend onboard credit", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/ways-to-spend-onboard-credit", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "On board a cruise FAQs", "url": "https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/while-on-board", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "not-stated", "summary": "Taxes and fees can be passed on at any time after booking.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": { "maxUSDPerPersonPerDay": 12, "wtiAboveUSDPerBarrel": 65, "henryHubAboveUSDPerMMBtu": 3, "appliesToPaidInFull": null }, "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "text": "Before final payment you can receive a complimentary stateroom upgrade or a price adjustment, with a refund if you have paid in full. After final payment, a booking made within the last 24 hours gets the same. After final payment, a booking made more than 24 hours ago may be eligible for a complimentary upgrade, subject to availability. You request it by phone. Certain promotions are excluded, and Celebrity can change or cancel the guarantee at any time without notice." } ], "unknown": "Which promotions the guarantee excludes: the page says certain promotions are excluded without naming them. Also, how late a fuel supplement can be imposed, and whether one is in force on any sailing.", "ask": "before relying on a price adjustment whether your fare or promotion is excluded, and whether a fuel supplement applies to your sailing." }, "researchNotes": [ "The sentence in Celebrity’s ticket contract that says how late a fuel supplement can be imposed did not render in full when the contract was read, so no latest date is given." ], "source": "celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/united-states-english/ (US ticket contract, section 3), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": null, "finalPayment": null, "deposit": null, "notPublished": "Celebrity publishes no final-payment day count and no deposit table: the balance due date is given at booking. Three surfaces checked — the manage-plan FAQ, the cancellation-policy FAQ and the US ticket contract. Search-engine summaries claiming a day count appear on none of them and are not used.", "paymentSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/manage-plan (#pay-my-balance-due), rendered DOM read 2026-09-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "not-stated", "feeUSD": null, "nonRefundableDepositNote": "Change fees apply to bookings with a non-refundable deposit; the amount is not stated." }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated" }, "tbaNames": { "treatment": "editable-on-courtesy-hold", "note": "A booking on courtesy hold cannot be amended. A secondary guest created as TBA or TBD through express checkout can still have their name, last name and date of birth edited while the booking is on hold." }, "notPublished": "A rule for swapping a guest, and a name-change fee, in the US cruise ticket contract and the US FAQ.", "notStated": "A rule for correcting a misspelled name on a confirmed booking.", "confirm": "Ask Celebrity before you plan a swap or a correction, because neither is described for a confirmed booking.", "source": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/manage-plan and celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/united-states-english/ (US cruise ticket contract, which has no name-change clause), read 2026-10-10. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": 9.95, "gratuityPct": 20, "exemptCabins": [ "The Retreat", "Zenith Captain's Club" ], "note": "RESOLVED 27 Jul 2026 — 20%, not 18%. celebritycruises.com/faqs/gratuity-program lists room service by name: \"a 20% gratuity will be automatically added to all pre-cruise and onboard purchases of spa and salon services, beverages and beverage packages, specialty dining and specialty dining packages, room service and mini bar purchases.\" The 18% figure is the pre-11 Jul 2023 rate, still repeated by stale third-party pages. Same page corroborates daily gratuities $19.50/$20.50/$24.50, re-read 30 Jul 2026 after the 29 Jul rise; the 20% room-service line above was re-confirmed unchanged in that same read.", "source": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/gratuity-program", "verified": "2026-07-30", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Celebrity Cruises", "segment": "Premium", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 19.5, "officialName": "Gratuities", "officialNameSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/gratuity-program. Verified 2026-07-30.", "tiersSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/gratuity-program, verbatim: \"Guests who choose not to prepay gratuities at the time of booking will have a gratuity amount automatically applied to their respective SeaPass® account on a daily basis, in the amount shown below.* $19.50 per guest, per day will be applied to guests sailing on all Inside, Oceanview and Veranda staterooms. $20.50 per guest, per day will be applied to guests sailing on all Concierge and AquaClass staterooms. $24.50 per guest, per day will be applied to guests sailing in The Retreat staterooms.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "tiersVerified": "2026-08-19", "tiers": { "Concierge / AquaClass": 20.5, "The Retreat": 24.5 }, "note": "Removed from All Included fares Oct 2023 — even \"all-inclusive\" fares do not cover them. RATE RISE effective 29 Jul 2026: +$1.50 on every tier (Inside/Ocean View/Veranda $18→$19.50; Concierge & AquaClass $19→$20.50; The Retreat $23→$24.50). Read off celebritycruises.com/faqs/gratuity-program 30 Jul 2026 and corroborated by a guest letter. Royal Caribbean (parent line) checked the same day and did NOT move — still $18.50 / $21 suites.", "verified": "2026-07-30", "child": { "sameAsAdult": true, "note": "No published age exemption found — charged for all guests (same pattern as parent line RCI).", "verified": "2026-07-30" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "range": [ 20, 35 ], "plans": "Basic $20 · Premium $27-35", "includedByCabin": [ "retreat" ], "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "TARGETED RE-READ 2026-08-21, three surfaces, all live-fetched: celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/internet-and-phone-packages (only \"Our Wi-Fi packages are tailored to the level of connection you desire and the number of devices that you need\"), /things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/internet-and-phone-packages/compare-wifi-packages (Basic vs Premium FEATURE table — web browsing, messaging, email, streaming — no device count, no price, no unit) and /faqs/wifi-onboard (two questions: \"Is there Wi-Fi onboard?\" and \"Can I upgrade my Basic Wi-Fi included plan to a Premium Wi-Fi plan?\"; neither answer mentions devices). WHAT WOULD SETTLE IT: a Cruise Planner or booking-flow read showing the purchase priced by device count. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "A4: headline Basic $20. The Retreat includes Premium Wi-Fi (verified product ruling 17 Jul 2026). Standalone Basic/Premium prices secondary-sourced.", "verified": "2026-07" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Classic / Premium", "cap": 12, "premiumCap": 19, "capSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/beverage-packages — \"$12 per serving\" Classic, \"$19 per serving\" Premium; over-cap = difference + 20% gratuity. Read 2026-07-30, RE-READ 2026-08-19 (rendered DOM, every accordion expanded): both ceilings unchanged. Verbatim, Classic: \"The Classic Drink Package includes an incredible array of beers, spirits, cocktails, liqueurs, frozen drinks, and wines by the glass for up to $12 per serving.\" Premium: \"... wines by the glass up to $19 per serving.\"", "capVerified": "2026-08-19", "dynamicPricing": true, "overCapMechanic": "difference", "overCapStatedToPurchaser": true, "overCapScope": "Published on the beverage-package FAQ itself, to anyone deciding whether to buy — not scoped to a cabin grade, a tier or a market.", "overCapSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/beverage-packages, verbatim: \"What happens if I have the Classic Drink Package and the beverage I would like is more than $12? — If a guest orders a drink that exceeds the $12 maximum value, they will be charged for the difference.\" The Premium question repeats it word for word against $19. The 20% on the difference comes from the same answers' worked example and from /faqs/gratuity-program (\"a 20% gratuity will be automatically added to all pre-cruise and onboard purchases of ... beverages and beverage packages\"), both read the same minute. CAUTION for the next verification: Celebrity's own worked examples are internally inconsistent — both read \"If a guest orders a $12 cocktail, a $2.00 + 20% gratuity charge will appear\", which cannot follow from a $12 ceiling and is repeated unchanged under the $19 Premium question. The MECHANIC is unambiguous and is what we state; do NOT copy the $2.00 or \"correct\" our figures to it. Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. Evidence on file", "overCapVerified": "2026-08-19", "minNights": 2, "minNightsSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/beverage-packages, verbatim: \"Are Drink Packages available on all sailings? — Drink Packages are available on most 2+ day sailings except for 2- or 3-day sailings from Southampton, England.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "minNightsVerifiedOn": "2026-08-19", "perDay": 90, "premiumPerDay": 110, "upgradeAllIncludedPerDay": 20, "upgradeIncludesGratuity": true, "upgradeSource": "celebritycruises.com/faqs/all-included — \"The upgrade charge will be $20 per person per day which includes the beverage gratuity.\" Read 2026-08-04, rendered DOM. NOTE: the same page describes Classic as drinks \"under $10\" and Premium \"under $17\" — those are the PRE-increase caps; the page is headed \"All Included Pricing Changes – Effective 10/4/23\" and is stale on that point. /faqs/beverage-packages read the same minute confirms $12 / $19 per serving, so cap/premiumCap above are correct — do not \"fix\" them to $10/$17. Evidence on file", "upgradeVerified": "2026-08-04", "perDayBasis": "DYNAMIC — Celebrity prices Classic/Premium per ship/sail date (celebritycruises.com FAQ: prices \"can vary by ship and sail date\", verified 7 Jul 2026). Base per person/day BEFORE the 20% gratuity: Classic ~$90, Premium ~$110 (observed spread Classic ~$58-90, Premium ~$105-120); Classic->Premium upgrade ~$20/day. CAUTION 2026-09-20 — do NOT use that $20 to reconcile perDay against premiumPerDay, which is how the stored pair was originally justified and is unsound: the $20 comes from /faqs/all-included, it is the All Included FARE upgrade rather than the standalone package delta, and it INCLUDES the beverage gratuity while perDay and premiumPerDay are bases BEFORE the 20% gratuity. Pre-gratuity it is $16.67, not $20. The VALUES survive on their own merits — premiumPerDay 110 sits inside the independently observed Premium range — so nothing moved; it was the reasoning that was wrong. perDay (Classic) and premiumPerDay are prefilled DEFAULTS the traveller edits, not fixed facts. Per-drink ceilings: Classic <=$12, Premium <=$19.", "servicePct": 20, "serviceIncludedInPrice": false, "includedByCabin": [ "retreat" ], "nonAlcoholic": "A third package (Non-Alcoholic — premium waters, specialty coffees/teas, juices, sodas, mocktails) is offered but is OUT of the calculator, matching the drinks-decision scope used for NCL / RC Refreshment.", "note": "Pricing model corrected fixed -> DYNAMIC 7 Jul 2026 (verification vs celebritycruises.com); 20% package gratuity confirmed official. Prior fixed figures were treated as fixed; now prefilled DEFAULTS. Classic held at $90 (was already recorded) to match the widely-reported ~$20 Classic->Premium upgrade gap; Premium added at $110. Retreat inclusions: product ruling 17 Jul 2026.", "verify": "Sept: reconfirm dynamic base medians — Celebrity publishes no single standard per-day price, so these rest partly on secondary sources (Points Guy, RoyalCaribbeanBlog, eatsleepcruise). One source cites a Classic fleet median nearer ~$72; reconcile against the ~$20 upgrade gap then, and sync are-cruise-drink-packages-worth-it.html if the median moves. ADDED 27 Jul 2026: (a) Premium observed range here is 105-120 but iCruise showed 109-149 — widen or confirm the upper bound; (b) source a EUROPE Classic price — celebrity-all-included.html carried an unverified $54.99 Europe figure (below this record's own ~$58 floor); it was REMOVED rather than guessed, and the article now teaches the sum instead of quoting a European price; (c) decide whether the Non-Alcoholic package earns a price field — the article quoted $39.99 with nothing backing it, also removed. ABSENCE CORROBORATED 2026-09-20, two surfaces, read from a United States location: celebritycruises.com/faqs/beverage-packages and /things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/beverage-packages carry NO per-day package price. The FAQ dollar figures are the per-serving ceilings only ($12 Classic, $19 Premium, both re-confirmed unchanged); the product page dollar figures are an unrelated fare-sale banner, checked in context rather than assumed. Verbatim: \"Package prices vary by ship, itinerary, and length and may reflect an additional tax for certain ports or itineraries\" and \"prices are subject to change and can vary by ship and sail date\". Also re-confirmed first-party the same day: \"A 20% gratuity will be added to Classic, Premium, and Non-Alcoholic Drink Package prices at checkout\", which supports servicePct 20 and serviceIncludedInPrice false. ONE NEW SIGNAL, recorded as a signal and NOT as a figure: the product page now describes the packages as \"now at lower prices\". That is first-party language pointing DOWNWARD and it points the same way as item (a) above, the source citing a Classic fleet median nearer 72 against our stored 90. It carries no number, so nothing moves on it — but the next pass must not treat 90 as unchallenged. MEDIAN QUESTION ANSWERED 2026-09-20, and the answer is that 72 and 90 describe DIFFERENT POPULATIONS rather than a price fall — so perDay stays 90. (1) ACCESS: celebritycruises.com/account/cruise-planner redirects to /account/signin, so the per-day price needs a customer account with a booking; no sign-in was attempted and none may be. With the two public surfaces above that is three surfaces, and Celebrity does not publish this figure to a non-customer at all. (2) THE 72: third-party reporting sampled the same day, TIER 3 and recorded only to explain the discrepancy, gives two April 2026 sailings from one source — Celebrity Beyond US/Caribbean 84.99 pre-cruise and 100 onboard, Celebrity Ascent Europe 54.99 pre-cruise and 65 onboard — with a general band of 89-109 plus 20%. The mean of those two markets is 69.99, within two dollars of the disputed 72. So 72 reads as a median taken ACROSS markets, pulled down by European sailings, while 90 sits inside the US band. CruiseClarify writes for a US audience, so the US band is the one to default to. Note the corroborating detail: the Europe figure is 54.99, the exact number item (b) above says was removed from celebrity-all-included.html as unverified. (3) A 72 Classic would need a Classic-to-Premium gap above 33 to reach the observed Premium floor of 105; nothing supports that. NOT ESTABLISHED, and do not let this note imply otherwise: that 90 is the CURRENT US median. Nothing read was first-party. Only that 72 does not contradict it. \"Now at lower prices\" on Celebrity own product page stays UNRESOLVED — the sampled bands show no collapse toward 72, and it may be a promotion, a market, or a change the secondary sources have not caught. What settles it: a Cruise Planner read from a real booking showing Classic and Premium per-day for a named US ship and sail date. Evidence on file", "underAgeGuests": { "charged": false, "minAge": 21, "source": "Celebrity beverage package flyer, celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/web-beverage-package-2025.pdf, text read 2026-09-14, verbatim: \"All guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom and under the same stateroom booking number are required to purchase the same alcoholic beverage package. Guests can contact call centers or notify onboard staff to request a modification to the Non-Alcoholic package instead.\" Same rule on celebritycruises.com/faqs/beverage-packages, read 2026-09-14: \"The Drink Package Policy requires all guests wishing to purchase a Drink Package to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom purchasing the same package.\" No surface read requires a guest under 21 to buy any package. The flyer sets the age by departure port; minAge is the US figure. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "verified": "2026-07" }, "packageComponents": { "wifiPerDay": 20, "note": "Basic Wi-Fi value inside All Included; aligned to A4 convention 10 Jun 2026." }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 58, 67 ], "rangeStatus": "unverified", "rangeBasis": "UNVERIFIED. Cheapest and dearest standard specialty RESTAURANT cover: Fine Cut $58 to $67, per person, per visit, adult. Chef's Table ($135-169) is EXCLUDED and named in note - a hosted, limited-seat event, which the convention excludes. It WAS the ceiling: this range read [58, 169] until 2026-08-23, mixing a restaurant cover with an event price, so the top end described nothing a reader could book as an ordinary specialty dinner. SOURCING IS UNCHANGED by that correction and remains the open item - Celebrity publishes covers only inside the Cruise Planner, to booked guests, so neither end has first-party support. Correcting the KIND of figure needed no source, because the convention decides it; moving either NUMBER still does. NOTE the article celebrity-all-included.html already stated the two separately and correctly before this record did.", "note": "Fine Cut $58-67 · Chef's Table $135-169" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "drinks, specialty dining, spa, room service" } }, "princess": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": { "Select Australian-based itineraries": "AUD" }, "overrides": "Princess writes the rule as a default plus one exception, not as a table.", "source": "princess.com/en-int/faq/onboard-experience, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"Onboard Currency — Unless noted, onboard currency is in U.S. dollars. However, on select Australian-based itineraries, the onboard currency is in Australian dollars.\" Corroborated by a mechanic on the same page: the corkage fee is priced in two currencies with the parenthetical \"(depending on shipboard currency)\", which only makes sense if the account currency varies. Figures deliberately not quoted here — corkage is not a value the dataset stores, and a number in a note nothing owns is how provenance prose goes stale.", "conflict": null, "notStated": "This international edition of the FAQ does not name WHICH Australian-based itineraries, only \"select\" ones; the Australian edition lists them (see the Princess Cruises (AU) record). Nothing is said about European itineraries, which fall under the default.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "per credit card on file", "lengthUnit": null, "usd": 100 }, "laterHolds": "Daily charges are authorized throughout the day with the card provider.", "settlement": "Onboard spend is charged in one transaction at the end of the cruise, then the issuing bank releases the holds.", "releaseUpToDays": 30, "longVoyageSettlementDays": 30, "releaseNote": "Because authorizations can last up to 30 days, a card on a voyage longer than that is settled at or before the 30-day mark and authorized again.", "releaseExtra": "Authorizations can last up to 30 days, so on a voyage longer than that the card is settled at or before the 30-day mark and authorized again.", "debitCard": "accepted", "debitCardNote": "Princess pre-authorizes credit and debit cards alike, and warns that some banks hold pre-authorized funds for up to 30 days.", "cashDeposit": null, "cashAccount": "Guests paying by cash or traveler's checks leave a cash deposit with Guest Services at the start of the cruise.", "holdSource": "princess.com/faq/pre-cruise, Cashless Cruising (US; phone 1-800-774-6237), read on the US site, 2026-09-10; identical word for word to the /en-int/ edition read earlier that day. Verbatim quotations on file.", "notStated": "Any cash-deposit amount. The hold wording for a debit card on file as distinct from a credit card.", "verify": "Princess served its Australian edition to US visitors until the US site was forced. Check any Princess read for /en-au/ in the URL and a 1300 phone number before treating it as US.", "verified": "2026-09-10", "credits": [ { "kind": "fcc-in-lieu-of-refund", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "cancellation-or-refund-alternative", "label": "Future Cruise Credit issued in place of a refund", "unused": "cash-value-refunded", "refundable": true, "refundNote": "If it expires, its remaining cash value is refunded to the Captain's Circle account; a guest can also ask for the refund of an unused one at any time.", "usedFor": "a Princess cruise booking, not onboard expenses; it must be used by its book-by and sail-by dates", "source": "princess.com/plan/fcc-onboard-cruise-credits, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "fcc-other", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "other", "label": "Other Future Cruise Credits", "unused": "expires-no-refund", "refundable": false, "note": "Credits not labeled with a cash value expire with no refund. They have book-by and sail-by dates.", "source": "princess.com/plan/fcc-onboard-cruise-credits, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "premier-excursion-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Premier package shore excursion credit", "unused": "forfeited", "refundable": false, "note": "Unused credit is forfeited at the end of the voyage and is not redeemable or refundable for cash.", "source": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" }, { "kind": "other-onboard-credit", "category": "onboard", "label": "Other onboard credit", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": null, "notPublished": "A rule for a general onboard credit left unused at the end of a cruise, on the US credits page.", "source": "princess.com/plan/fcc-onboard-cruise-credits, read 2026-10-10", "verified": "2026-10-10" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Passage contract", "url": "https://www.princess.com/legal/passage-contract/plc", "read": "2026-09-28", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Cashless cruising FAQ", "url": "https://www.princess.com/faq/pre-cruise", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Passage contract", "url": "https://www.princess.com/legal/passage-contract/plc", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Standard cancellation and refund policy", "url": "https://www.princess.com/plan/standard-cancellation-refund-policy", "read": "2026-09-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Future Cruise Credit and onboard cruise credits", "url": "https://www.princess.com/plan/fcc-onboard-cruise-credits", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Better Than Best Price Guarantee", "url": "https://www.princess.com/plan/best-price-guarantee", "read": "2026-10-11", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Princess Plus and Premier terms", "url": "https://www.princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions", "read": "2026-10-10", "covers": "changes" } ], "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "not-stated", "summary": "Increases in government taxes and fees can be passed on even after full payment.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": null, "fuelNote": "The passage contract text reviewed does not mention a fuel supplement.", "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Better Than Best Price Guarantee", "text": "Covers only bookings made between 16 December 2024 and 15 December 2025, for cruises departing in 2025, 2026 or 2027. For those bookings, a lower fare found on Princess.com before final payment earned onboard credit worth 120% of the difference, up to $2,000, to use on the original cruise." } ], "unknown": "Whether Princess has any price-adjustment policy for bookings made after 15 December 2025.", "ask": "before final payment whether any price adjustment applies to your booking." }, "researchNotes": [], "source": "princess.com/legal/passage-contract/plc (US passage contract), rendered DOM read 2026-10-11. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-11" }, "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "days", "finalPayment": [ { "from": 1, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentBookedFrom": "2026-09-02", "finalPaymentEarlierBookings": [ { "from": 1, "to": 13, "days": 90 }, { "from": 14, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentNote": "finalPayment applies to bookings made on or after finalPaymentBookedFrom; finalPaymentEarlierBookings to bookings made before it. The contract keys the change on BOOKING date only: it says nothing about sailing dates, so the \"sailings from 1 January 2027\" condition in news reports is not recorded. World Cruise and Circle Pacific segments follow the same bands. The booking confirmation states the terms that apply to a given booking. Changed 2026-09-28: 1-13 day cruises 90 -> 120 days for new bookings.", "deposit": null, "notPublished": "Princess publishes no standard deposit amount on the cancellation policy; the deposit is whatever the booking confirmation states.", "longVoyageDeposit": { "fromDays": 45, "initialPct": 10, "additionalPct": 20, "additionalDueDays": 320 }, "paymentSource": "princess.com/legal/passage-contract: /en-int/ edition read rendered DOM 2026-09-28; US edition (no locale, no redirect) fetched from a US exit the same day, same wording: \"For bookings made on or after September 2, 2026: Cruises up to 44 days (including World Cruise or Circle Pacific Segments) Final Payment is due 120 days prior to departure\". Princess's /plan/standard-cancellation-refund-policy page (the 2026-09-10 source) still shows only the older 90/120 bands on 2026-09-28: it lags the contract, which governs. Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-09-28", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "approval-and-cancellation", "note": "Name changes require the prior approval of the carrier and may not always be possible. They are considered reservation cancellations and are subject to cancellation fees." }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated" }, "notPublished": "A name-change fee amount, in the US documents. The US pre-cruise FAQ mentions name changes for flights only.", "confirm": "Princess says your booking confirmation holds the cancellation schedule that applies to you. Check it, and ask for Princess’s approval, before requesting a swap.", "source": "princess.com/legal/passage-contract/plc (read 2026-10-10) and the US Cancellation & Refund Policy (saved 2026-09-10). Verbatim quotations on file.", "verified": "2026-10-10" } }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": 5, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": [ "Plus/Premier package (fees waived)" ], "note": "Phone $5/order; OceanNow app $14.99pp per voyage access; both waived with Plus/Premier.", "source": "princess.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Princess Cruises", "segment": "Premium", "packageTreatment": "bundle", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 18, "officialName": "Crew Appreciation", "officialNameSource": "princess.com — NOT called gratuities. Already referenced in this line's child note. Verified 2026-07.", "tiers": { "Mini-Suite": 19, "Suites": 20 }, "tiersSource": "princess.com/en-us/faq/onboard-experience → \"Crew Appreciation\", verbatim: \"The amount of the Crew Incentive will be based on stateroom category, as set out below: Suites $20 USD per person per day; Mini Suites, Cabanas, and Club Class $19 USD per person per day; All other stateroom types $18 USD per person per day.\" Read 2026-08-19.", "tiersVerified": "2026-08-19", "note": "Raised Mar 2026. Japan sailings still charged.", "verified": "2026-08-19", "child": { "sameAsAdult": true, "note": "Crew Appreciation applies to all guests regardless of age — no exemption. Princess FAQ.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 28, "range": [ 28, 40 ], "plans": "MedallionNet Classic, sold separately: $27.99 one device · $39.99 two devices, pre-cruise (from 13 Oct 2026, per Princess's letter to travel advisors; Princess no longer shows these prices publicly). The four-device plan is no longer sold on its own: it comes only with Princess Premier. MedallionNet Max is package-only (Plus 1 device, Premier 4 devices) and has no standalone price.", "tiers": { "Classic two-device": 40 }, "tierBasis": {}, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitNote": "We price one plan per guest. Princess has stopped publishing its standalone Wi-Fi prices and does not say whether a one- or two-device plan is per guest or per stateroom: check your booking.", "unitStatusSource": "princess.com/ships-and-experience/princess-medallionclass/medallionnet, read 2026-10-18: \"MedallionNet a la carte packages ... Select from one-device or two-device packages.\" No price, and no statement of the unit, appears on the page (price slots render \"-- / --\"). Princess states every device ENTITLEMENT per guest (Plus 1 device per guest, Premier 4 devices per guest, see devicesByTierSource), but says nothing about how a purchased plan is charged. STANDALONE: NOTHING. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-10-18", "tierBasisSource": "princess.com, two independent first-party surfaces, read 2026-08-21. (1) /cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages, its Wi-Fi FAQ, verbatim Q and A: \"Does each guest in a stateroom that purchased Princess Premier get four devices of MedallionNet Max Wi-Fi?\" — \"Yes, each guest with Princess Premier will receive the four-device MedallionNet Max Wi-Fi plan.\" Princess asks the per-stateroom question itself and answers PER GUEST, using the phrase \"the four-device ... plan\" for a single guest's entitlement. The same page's comparison table: \"Wi-Fi — 4 devices per guest\" (Premier) and \"Wi-Fi — 1 device per guest\" (Plus). (2) /ships-and-experience/princess-medallionclass/medallionnet, device table: \"4 devices per guest in a stateroom\" / \"1 devices per guest in a stateroom\" (Princess's own typo, quoted as printed), and on the standalone product: \"MedallionNet a la carte packages — If you prefer to purchase separately ... Select from one-device or four-device packages.\" Nothing on either surface makes any Wi-Fi plan a stateroom or booking charge, and every entitlement Princess does quantify is per guest. Evidence on file", "tierBasisVerified": "2026-08-21", "devicesByTier": { "plus": 1, "premier": 4 }, "devicesByTierSource": "princess.com, two first-party surfaces, both read 2026-08-21 and both already quoted verbatim in tierBasisSource above. (1) /cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages, comparison table: \"Wi-Fi — 4 devices per guest\" (Premier) against \"Wi-Fi — 1 device per guest\" (Plus). (2) /ships-and-experience/princess-medallionclass/medallionnet, device table: \"Princess Premier — Included — 4 devices per guest in a stateroom\" and \"Princess Plus — Included — 1 devices per guest in a stateroom\" (Princess's own typo on the singular, quoted as printed). The same page's Premier FAQ asks the per-stateroom question itself and answers per guest: \"Yes, each guest with Princess Premier will receive the four-device MedallionNet Max Wi-Fi plan.\" NO PRICE ATTACHES TO EITHER COUNT: MedallionNet Max is package-only and Princess publishes no standalone price for it (see `plans` and `note`), which is exactly why these are entitlements to state and not values to credit. Evidence on file", "devicesByTierVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "Max is not a purchasable tier. Re-read 2026-10-18: standalone one-device $27.99 and a new two-device $39.99 from 13 Oct 2026; the four-device standalone is discontinued and remains a Premier benefit. The structure (\"one-device or two-device\") is read first-party from princess.com; the PRICES come from Princess's letter to travel advisors (28 Sep 2026, via Cruise Critic topic 3125002 and Cruise Mummy 29 Sep 2026) because Princess no longer publishes them on a public page.", "verify": "NEXT: a Manage Booking or Princess app read of the one- and two-device standalone prices would upgrade the 2026-10-18 figures from the travel-advisor letter to a first-party read. Princess no longer shows the prices on princess.com (the price slots render \"-- / --\"). PREVIOUS (kept for the record): Sept: decide whether the published $24.99 / $44.99 should replace these whole-dollar figures. HALF OF THIS NOTE IS NOW SETTLED (21 Aug 2026) and the rest is narrowed to that one decision. The prices are no longer secondary-sourced: princess.com states them itself, in its 7 Aug 2024 news release, verbatim — \"A la carte pricing for MedallionNet Classic remains $24.99 per day for a single device plan and $44.99 per day for a multi-device plan\" — and the FAQ at /faq/onboard-experience corroborates the single-device figure (\"available for purchase in the MedallionClass app starting at $24.99 USD pre-cruise for a single-device\"). What is still true: the LIVE a-la-carte rate card is not published on the open site, it sits behind Manage Booking / the app, so a September read should confirm the 2024 figures still hold rather than assume them. The whole-dollar 25 / 45 are kept deliberately for now (Interaction Spec D16 — the interface displays whole dollars) and moving them is a money change needing its own evidence check. Also newly recorded and not yet modelled: Platinum and Elite Captain's Circle members get 50% off a MedallionNet purchase (same FAQ) — a loyalty discount the calculator has no field for on any line.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Plus Beverage Package (standalone)", "cap": 15, "premierCap": 20, "dailyLimit": 15, "dailyLimitScope": "all_included_except_coffee_tea_and_water", "dailyLimitScopeNote": "COUNTS toward the 15: alcoholic drinks, zero-alcohol cocktails, fountain soda, frappes at Coffee & Cones, Red Bull. DOES NOT COUNT: specialty coffees and teas (outside any daily limit), and bottled water 500ml or less (outside the 15 but separately capped - see bottledWaterPerDay). Canned soda is NOT in the package: it carries the 25% excluded-item discount, and if provided on request it counts against the 15. Applies to PLUS only; Premier has no daily count.", "bottledWaterPerDay": 12, "capSource": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages, beverage FAQ, RENDERED DOM read 2026-08-24. Verbatim, Premier: \"Effective January 14, 2026, the Premier Beverage Package includes an unlimited premium selection of beer, spirits, wine by the glass, alcohol and zero-alcohol cocktails up to a $20 USD / $30 AUD value each.\" Verbatim, Plus: \"Effective January 14, 2026, the Plus Beverage Package includes beer, spirits, wine by the glass, alcohol and zero-alcohol cocktails up to $15 USD / $22 AUD. All non-alcoholic beverages including fountain sodas, specialty coffees and teas, frappes at Coffee & Cones, sparkling or still bottled water (500ml or less) and Red Bull energy drinks are also included.\" Premier carries NO daily count - the line's own comparison table states \"Unlimited (up to $20 each)\" for Premier against \"15 drinks per day (up to $15 each)\" for Plus, which is why dailyLimit must never be attached to Premier. Over-cap on Plus is charged the difference, not the full price. SCOPE CORRECTED 2026-08-24 - the FIGURE did not move, what it counts did. This record and the site said the 15 counted ALCOHOLIC drinks only. Princess's own page says it counts all included beverages bar two carve-outs, verbatim: \"The Plus Beverage Package has a daily limit of 15 beverages over a 24-hour period (i.e. 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) and includes all beverages mentioned above, excluding specialty coffees and teas, which do not count toward any daily beverage limit, and sparkling or still bottled water (500ml or less), which do not count toward the 15 beverage limit, but are separately limited to no more than 12 per day.\" The \"beverages mentioned above\" are explicitly alcoholic AND non-alcoholic. Settled independently by two further answers on the same page: a canned soda \"will count towards a guest's daily 15-drink limit for the Plus Package\" - a NON-ALCOHOLIC drink stated to count - and \"you can't select which drinks count toward your daily limit with Princess Plus - the 15 included beverages are automatically tracked\", which is only meaningful if the counted pool is mixed. THIS REVERSES THE 2026-08-21 RULING recorded here, which read the standalone disclaimer page (princess.com/html/global/personalizer/ssv/beverages/disclaimer/, \"Non-alcoholic drinks do NOT have this limitation, nor do they count toward this maximum\") and concluded the two pages \"agree in substance\". They do not, and the canned-soda answer - further down the same FAQ, under the dining questions rather than beside the limit - was not reached by that review. WHICH PAGE WINS AND WHY: the disclaimer is self-headed \"For cruises departing February 20, 2023 and beyond\" and is ALREADY known stale on a second figure, still printing the standalone package at the 18% service charge when it went to 20% fleetwide in March 2026 (which is what perDay 77.99 records). Self-dated 2023 and stale on price, against self-dated 2026: the 2026 page governs. Do NOT restore the alcohol-only wording on the strength of the disclaimer page. SIBLINGS, all checked 2026-08-24 and all NON-MOVES: Carnival counts alcohol only (\"Sodas and other applicable non-alcoholic beverages remain unlimited and will not be counted toward the 15 alcoholic beverages limit\", carnival.com CHEERS FAQ, window 9AM-3AM not 6am-6am); Cunard counts alcohol only (\"All non-alcoholic drinks included in the package are unlimited\", cunard.com A World of Drinks, rendered DOM); MSC counts alcohol only (already recorded on that record). HAL is the ONE that matches Princess and was already correct on the site. Effective date for the scope: NOT STATED by Princess, and not asserted anywhere on the site. Grandfathering: NOT STATED. Evidence on file. Prior, superseded on scope only.", "capVerified": "2026-08-24", "perDay": 77.99, "perDayBasis": "$64.99 + 20% service = $77.99 (service charge raised 18% -> 20% fleetwide early Mar 2026, same announcement as the crew-appreciation raise)", "servicePct": 20, "servicePctSource": "Same authority as surcharge.pct — princess.com/html/global/disclaimers/crew-appreciation/, verbatim: \"A nonrefundable Service Charge of 20% of purchase will be automatically added to optional purchases of drinks, dining room and specialty dining, private group functions, and other elected products, services or amenities provided to guests that are not included in the cruise fare.\" Read 2026-08-23. Kept aligned with surcharge.pct by design; if one moves, move both.", "servicePctVerified": "2026-08-23", "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "verify": "Sept: confirm 20% is what the booking flow adds at package checkout (raise to 20% multi-sourced Mar 2026: Cruise Critic, Cruise Hive; princess.com checkout not directly read). SETTLED 2026-08-23 against princess.com own Service Charge Policy, which states 20% and carries the post-Mar-2026 Crew Appreciation tiers — see surcharge.source and surcharge.verify. The 18% is NOT confined to one stale page as this note previously assumed: it is live on /cruise-dining/beverages and on /en-int/cruise-dining/specialty-restaurants as well as the Feb-2023-headed personalizer disclaimer. Do NOT \"correct\" 20% to 18% on the strength of any of them. NOTE the arithmetic dependency: perDay 77.99 is 64.99 x 1.20, and that base is still current on the live beverages page — at 18% the same base gives 76.69, which is what the old disclaimer prints. One percentage decision moves this record headline drinks figure. The booking-flow checkout remains the one surface nobody has read.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "bundle": { "name": "Princess Plus", "perDay": 70, "premierPerDay": 105, "basis": "per_guest_per_night", "appliesToFirstNGuests": 2, "beyondFirstNMayOptIn": true, "appliesToFirstNGuestsSource": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages — verbatim: \"guests 1 and 2 on the reservation and must be purchased 4 days (or 96 hours) prior to departure for lower price.\" The opt-in half, same source: \"Third and fourth guests are not required to purchase or defaulted to the selected package of first and second guests in a stateroom. Should 3rd and 4th guests want to opt in to purchase a package, you will need to contact Princess or your Travel Advisor to have it applied to the booking.\" Rendered DOM read 2026-08-21. NOTE the separate under-age rule, recorded here because it is the one that stops \"guests 3-4 are children so it is cheaper\" being assumed: a guest under the local drinking age who IS on the package pays the SAME price and receives the Zero-Alcohol Drink Package \"in lieu\", with no refund for the difference (same site, Plus/Premier terms and conditions, General Terms). So a package guest is a package guest at full price whatever their age.", "appliesToFirstNGuestsVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "Plus $70/day pre-booked ($75 onboard); $75/day on Sun & Star (onboard is $5 more). Includes drinks, Wi-Fi, crew appreciation, 4 casual meals. Premier $105/day pre-booked ($110 onboard); $110/day on Sun & Star (onboard is $5 more) — adds unlimited casual + specialty dining, 4-device Wi-Fi, a length-based shore-excursion credit ($100/$200/$300) and more. CONFIRMED ON PRINCESS'S OWN PAGE: +$5/day on both from 13 Oct 2026. Read 2026-10-14 in a browser from a US connection, rendered DOM, en-US page, no euro: standard ships Premier pre-cruise $105 / onboard $110, Plus $70 / $75; Sun and Star Princess carry $5 more on each (strings quoted in the evidence on file); FAQ says a Plus or Premier package bought before 13 Oct 2026 is honored. The terms-and-conditions page was NOT updated when read 13 Oct 2026 (latest entry July 2025). Not stated by Princess: how long the old prices applied to new bookings made earlier on 13 Oct. Evidence on file.", "credits": { "casualDining": { "tier": "plus", "mealsPerVoyage": 4, "amount": null, "verified": true, "note": "Princess terms, verbatim: \"Limited to 4 prix fixe meals per guest during the entire voyage at ship's select Casual Dining venues.\" A fixed count for the WHOLE voyage, not a nightly allowance — which is why no per-night value can represent it. Stated in the calculator, never priced.", "verify": "Stage 2 (Sept): decide whether the casual-dining cover charge earns a recorded value. princess.com states \"Select casual dining venues include a cover charge of $14.99 for multi-course prix fixe meals\" (read 2026-08-01) — but not every casual venue charges, so 4 x 14.99 is an UPPER BOUND on the entitlement, not its value. CAUTION: this record already carries an unrelated $14.99 in roomService.note (the one-time OceanNow delivery access fee). Two different fees, same number — do not conflate them, and expect a sweep to flag them as duplicates.", "source": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions", "verified_on": "2026-08-01" }, "specialtyDining": { "tier": "premier", "unlimited": true, "covers": "casual dining", "alsoCovers": "up to one specialty dining meal", "alsoCoversLimit": "at lunch and one at dinner each day", "alsoCoversSource": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions, verbatim: \"Specialty Dining: Limited to 1 Specialty Dining meal per mealtime (ex: lunch, dinner), per day. Includes restaurant cover charges only and does not include menu items subject to supplementary charges.\" Casual, same page: \"Casual Dining: Includes unlimited prix fixe meals per guest during the entire voyage.\" Read 2026-08-19.", "alsoCoversVerified": "2026-08-19", "amount": null, "verified": true, "materialUnpriced": true, "note": "Premier includes UNLIMITED CASUAL dining, and up to one specialty dining meal at lunch and one at dinner each day — two different entitlements, which is why they are two fields. Princess prints \"—\" against specialty dining for Plus: Plus includes none. Neither half can be priced without assuming how often the traveller eats there, so both are stated and never valued.", "source": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages", "verified_on": "2026-08-01" }, "shoreExcursion": { "tier": "premier", "amount": null, "verified": true, "perGuest": true, "materialUnpriced": true, "byLength": { "6-9": 100, "10-20": 200, "21+": 300 }, "note": "Princess terms, verbatim: \"$100 for voyages from 6 to 9 days in length; (ii) $200 for voyages from 10 to 20 days in length; (iii) $300 for voyages of 21 or more days in length.\" Bands start at 6 days — NOT the 4-day floor Have It All uses; do not copy HAL's bands. Redeemable only against Princess-booked shore excursions, so it is stated and never deducted.", "source": "princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions", "verified_on": "2026-08-01" } }, "verified": "2026-10-14" }, "packageComponents": { "wifiPerDay": 28, "gratuitiesPerDay": 18, "note": "Value attributed to non-drinks items inside Princess Plus (calculator break-even). wifiPerDay CORRECTED 16 -> 25 on 3 Aug 2026, and moved to 28 on 18 Oct 2026 with the published one-device rate. The 16 was a pre-dataset figure migrated verbatim from the hardcoded calculator on 10 Jun 2026 and matched no Princess rate, past or present. THE VALUATION RULE, which is an AVOIDED COST and not the price of what Plus includes: Plus includes MedallionNet MAX for one device, and Max is not sold separately, so it has no retail price and is given none. What a Plus buyer demonstrably avoids is buying the cheapest separately purchasable plan — Classic, one device — which is this record's own published wifi.perDay. That published rate is therefore credited, and Max's superior service is worth more than the credit but is deliberately assigned NO extra value. Conservative by construction: it can understate Plus, never overstate it. SCOPE: this rule is written for the PLUS one-device entitlement. This ONE object serves both tiers, so Premier is credited the same $28 — Premier's four-device Max entitlement is NOT valued at any multi-device Classic plan, because no editorial ruling has approved that and Premier's own article states the extra devices are convenience rather than avoided spending. Premier is therefore understated here, in the same safe direction. Gratuities component 17->18 on 10 Jun 2026 to match the Mar 2026 crew-appreciation raise. NO diningPerDay KEY, and it must never come back. Set to 0 on 1 Aug 2026 (Stage 1) and REMOVED entirely on 20 Aug 2026: a zero still invited someone to fill it in, so the field itself is gone and a test now fails if any line grows one. This ONE object serves BOTH tiers, and $15/day was wrong for each of them in opposite directions. PLUS includes NO specialty dining at all — princess.com prints \"—\" against it — so crediting a specialty-dining value made the calculator claim an inclusion that does not exist. Plus includes 4 CASUAL prix-fixe meals per guest for the WHOLE VOYAGE (bundle.credits.casualDining), a fixed count, so no per-night figure can represent it. PREMIER includes UNLIMITED casual and specialty dining, which cannot be priced without assuming how often the traveller eats there. Both tiers now STATE their dining benefit and neither has a dollar value attached. Evidence on file." }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 55, 60 ], "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "Princess charges ONE cover across all specialty venues and varies it by SHIP, so neither end is a venue price: $55 per adult on all ships except Sun Princess and Star Princess, $60 per adult on those two. Per person, per visit, adult — children 3-11 pay half ($27.50 / $30) and stay in source. BEFORE the 20% service charge, which lives in surcharge.pct. Chef's Table sits OUTSIDE this range as a hosted, limited-seat event and is named in note. Corrected from [55, 115] on 2026-08-23: the old ceiling was the Chef's Table figure, which the range convention excludes.", "source": "princess.com/cruise-dining/crown-grill, rendered DOM read 2026-08-23, verbatim: \"For adult guests with Princess Plus or without a package, specialty dining venues on Sun Princess and Star Princess are $60 per adult and $30 for children ages 3-11. ... For all other ships excluding Sun Princess and Star Princess, specialty dining venues are $55 per adult and $27.50 for children ages 3-11.\" The cover is stated for \"specialty dining venues\" generally, not per restaurant — Princess prices by ship, not by venue. Evidence on file", "verified_on": "2026-08-23", "verify": "Sept: re-read the Crown Grill page, which is where Princess states the fleet cover. NOT YET CHECKED: whether any single venue departs from the ship-wide cover — The Catch by Rudi is the most likely candidate. Chef's Table ($115 in note) has NOT been re-verified first-party and has no field; it is outside the range by convention.", "note": "Standard venues $55 flat ($60 on Sun & Star, children 3-11 half price) per princess.com FAQ · Chef's Table $115. Cover charge only; 20% service charge added when paying out of pocket (see surcharge). Was Crown Grill $39 — verified 23 Jul 2026 (princess.com Crown Grill FAQ)." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "drinks, specialty dining, spa", "note": "Raised 18% -> 20% early Mar 2026. Same rate now applies at package checkout — keep aligned with drinksPackage.servicePct. PRINCESS PUBLISHES BOTH RATES AT ONCE on live pages: the service-charge POLICY says 20%, three current product pages still say 18%. The policy governs; see source and verify.", "source": "princess.com/html/global/disclaimers/crew-appreciation/ — \"Crew Appreciation and Service Charge Policy\", verbatim: \"A nonrefundable Service Charge of 20% of purchase will be automatically added to optional purchases of drinks, dining room and specialty dining, private group functions, and other elected products, services or amenities provided to guests that are not included in the cruise fare.\" 20% is the ONLY percentage on that page and it carries no effective-date qualifier. The page is demonstrably CURRENT, not an old T&C: its Crew Appreciation table gives Suites 20.00 and Mini Suites/Cabanas/Reserve Collection 19.00, the post-Mar-2026 raised tiers this record verified independently on 2026-08-19. Read 2026-08-23 (rendered DOM). Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-08-23", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-08-23 against the policy disclaimer — the figure is 20% and this record was right. What changed is the provenance: it had rested on trade press (Cruise Critic, Cruise Hive) with princess.com never directly read. DO NOT \"correct\" this to 18%. Princess publishes 18% on three pages that are all CURRENT, not stale, and a future reader will find them: (1) /cruise-dining/beverages — \"An 18% service charge will be applied to all itineraries excluding Australia\", on a page carrying live package prices; (2) /en-int/cruise-dining/specialty-restaurants — 18% in body copy AND in its *NOTE footnote, on a page listing Sun Princess, Love by Britto and The Catch by Rudi; (3) /html/global/personalizer/ssv/beverages/disclaimer/ — 64.99 per day plus 18% service charge, headed \"For cruises departing February 20, 2023 and beyond\". Only (3) is date-stamped stale, and even it is NOT stale on price: the live beverages page still states the same base. Sept: to put this beyond doubt, read the booking-flow checkout — the one surface nobody has yet seen." } }, "hal": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None. HAL states one currency for pricing, charges AND settlement, with no regional carve-out — its sibling Princess publishes an Australian exception and HAL publishes none.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/onboard-cruise-experience/onboard-information/what-currency-is-used-on-board, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"All onboard pricing, charges, and settlements are handled in U.S. dollars, so you do not need to carry multiple currencies for shipboard purchases.\" Same page: \"Foreign currencies cannot be accepted or exchanged by the Front Office.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "A 3% fee is stated for cash advances, but no exchange rate or spread is published for the onboard exchange service HAL offers on \"selected itineraries, including certain European and World Cruise programs\". Do not quantify the cost of that service.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "onboardAccount": { "market": "US", "initialHold": { "basis": "for guests 18 and over", "usdPerPersonPerDay": 30 }, "laterHolds": "Once the account reaches that amount, further authorizations can follow for your spending to date plus another $30 per person per day for the rest of the cruise. Several authorizations at once is normal.", "settlement": "At the end of the cruise your card is charged only the actual total of your purchases. The final amount can take up to 24 hours after disembarkation to post.", "releaseUpToDays": 30, "debitCard": "accepted", "debitCardNote": "Holland America accepts credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) for the onboard account and calls a credit card the preferred option. It says authorization holds can temporarily reduce available balances. Prepaid gift and rewards cards are processed at Guest Services after boarding, not registered online; they settle only up to the value loaded.", "cashDeposit": { "kind": "required cash deposit, per person", "usdPerPersonPerDay": 30, "basis": "for guests 18 and over" }, "cashAccount": "Any unused part of the deposit is refunded at the end of the cruise. Traveler’s checks are cashed at Guest Services and personal checks are not accepted. Cash is accepted in the casino but not for ordinary purchases on board, and there are no ATMs.", "holdSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/booking/initial-authorization-charge and /en/us/faq/onboard-cruise-experience/onboard-information/{shipboard-account,can-i-use-my-credit-card-onboard}, rendered page text read 2026-10-26. Verbatim.", "notStated": "The size of further holds beyond the rule that they follow your spending. Any ceiling on how long a hold may last, beyond the up-to-30-days some banks apply.", "verified": "2026-10-26", "credits": [ { "kind": "obc-refundable", "category": "onboard", "label": "Refundable onboard credit", "unused": "cash-value-refunded", "refundable": true, "refundNote": "Any refundable credit left when your shipboard account settles is refunded: you get an email with a link to redeem it. A letter three days before the end of the cruise gives your balance.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/cruise-planning/future-cruise-credits-and-onboard-credits/what-is-onboard-credit-and-how-can-i-use-it and /en/us/faq/my-account/cruise-credit-refund-reimbursement, read 2026-10-26", "verified": "2026-10-26" }, { "kind": "obc-promotional", "category": "onboard", "label": "Promotional onboard credit", "unused": "not-stated", "refundable": false, "note": "It has no cash value and cannot be withdrawn as cash. It cannot be used in the casino. It applies to one booking and does not carry over to another booking, including a back-to-back sailing on a separate booking number.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/cruise-planning/future-cruise-credits-and-onboard-credits/what-is-onboard-credit-and-how-can-i-use-it, read 2026-10-26", "verified": "2026-10-26" }, { "kind": "best-price-guarantee-obc", "category": "onboard", "label": "Best Price Guarantee onboard credit", "unused": "forfeited", "refundable": false, "validFor": "the original cruise only", "note": "It expires at the end of that cruise, cannot be used in the casino, is non-refundable and non-transferable, and has no cash value.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/best-price-guarantee, read 2026-10-26", "verified": "2026-10-26" }, { "kind": "fcc-in-lieu-of-refund", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "cancellation-or-refund-alternative", "label": "Future Cruise Credit issued in place of a refund", "unused": "cash-value-refunded", "refundable": true, "refundNote": "It is labeled with a cash value. If it expires, the remaining cash value is refunded to the Mariner account, and a guest can ask for the refund of an unused one at any time by contacting Holland America.", "usedFor": "a Holland America cruise booking, not onboard expenses; it must be used by its book-by and sail-by dates", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/faq/fcc-terms-and-conditions, read 2026-10-26", "verified": "2026-10-26" }, { "kind": "fcc-other", "category": "future-cruise", "origin": "other", "label": "Other Future Cruise Credits", "unused": "expires-no-refund", "refundable": false, "note": "Credits not labeled with a cash value expire with no refund. Bonus and good-will credits have no cash value and cannot be refunded. Credits cannot be transferred, except to pay for other guests on the same booking.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/faq/fcc-terms-and-conditions, read 2026-10-26", "verified": "2026-10-26" } ] }, "bookingPayment": { "guideSources": [ { "label": "Cancellation, refund and final payment policy", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cancellation-policy-US-default", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Initial authorization hold FAQ", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/booking/initial-authorization-charge", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Shipboard account FAQ", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/onboard-cruise-experience/onboard-information/shipboard-account", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "payments" }, { "label": "Cruise contract", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cruise-contract", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Cancellation, refund and final payment policy", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cancellation-policy-US-default", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Fares, taxes and surcharges FAQ", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/booking/what-are-fares-taxes-surcharges", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Cruise ticket transfer FAQ", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/booking/cruise-ticket-transfer", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/best-price-guarantee", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Onboard credit FAQ", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/cruise-planning/future-cruise-credits-and-onboard-credits/what-is-onboard-credit-and-how-can-i-use-it", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" }, { "label": "Future Cruise Credit terms", "url": "https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/faq/fcc-terms-and-conditions", "read": "2026-10-26", "covers": "changes" } ], "market": "US", "lengthUnit": "days", "finalPayment": [ { "from": 1, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentBookedFrom": "2026-09-29", "finalPaymentAppliesToSailings": "2027 or later", "finalPaymentEarlierBookings": [ { "from": 1, "to": 13, "days": 90 }, { "from": 14, "to": null, "days": 120 } ], "finalPaymentNote": "The other-bookings schedule covers bookings opened from November 5, 2025 through September 28, 2026, and bookings opened since September 29, 2026 for sailings in 2026. On it, cruisetours are 90 days, and Grand World and Grand Voyage cruises are 120 days. Some Caribbean, Europe and Alaska sailings booked in summer 2026 are 120 days at any length; Holland America’s page lists them. Bookings opened on or before November 4, 2025 follow older rules: 75 days on cruises of 4 days or less, 90 days on cruises of 5 days or longer, and 120 days on cruises of 25 days or longer.", "regionOverride": { "regions": [ "Asia", "Australia", "South America" ], "finalPaymentDays": 120 }, "deposit": null, "notPublished": "Holland America’s cancellation page states no deposit amount; the deposit is whatever the booking confirmation states.", "paymentSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cancellation-policy-US-default, rendered page text read 2026-10-26 in a browser on a US connection (US$ schedule). Verbatim schedule.", "verified": "2026-10-26", "nameChange": { "market": "US", "swap": { "treatment": "approval-and-cancellation", "note": "Name changes require the prior approval of Holland America and may not always be possible. They are treated as reservation cancellations and are subject to cancellation fees. Holland America also says it does not allow a cruise booking or the cruise contract to be transferred to another person." }, "correction": { "treatment": "not-stated" }, "notPublished": "A separate name-change fee amount, in the US documents; the fee is the cancellation fee that applies on the day.", "notStated": "A rule for correcting a misspelled name on a confirmed booking.", "confirm": "Holland America says your booking confirmation holds the cancellation schedule that applies to you. Check it, and ask for approval, before requesting a change.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cruise-contract, /en/us/legal-privacy/cancellation-policy-US-default and /en/us/faq/booking/cruise-ticket-transfer, read 2026-10-26. Verbatim.", "verified": "2026-10-26" }, "priceAfterFinalPayment": { "fareLock": "not-stated", "summary": "Increases in government taxes and fees can be passed on even after full payment, and refusing to pay one may be treated as a cancellation. Security and similar incidental surcharges can also be added, with no right to cancel over them.", "governmentChargesAfterFullPayment": true, "fuelSupplement": null, "fuelNote": "The cruise contract text reviewed mentions fuel only for airline add-ons, and no fuel supplement on the cruise fare.", "lowerPrice": { "items": [ { "label": "Best Price Guarantee", "text": "If you find a lower public fare for the identical ship, sail dates, stateroom category, number of guests and bundle on HollandAmerica.com within 72 hours of booking, Holland America gives onboard credit worth 120% of the difference, up to $2,000. It is for legal residents of the 50 US states, DC or Canada, and the credit is non-refundable." } ], "unknown": "Whether Holland America adjusts a booked fare when its price falls after those 72 hours.", "ask": "before final payment whether any price adjustment applies to your booking." }, "researchNotes": [], "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/legal-privacy/cruise-contract, /en/us/faq/booking/what-are-fares-taxes-surcharges and /en/us/cruise-deals/best-price-guarantee, rendered page text read 2026-10-26. Verbatim.", "verified": "2026-10-26" } }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "24-hour menu, complimentary + à la carte; hot breakfast included.", "source": "hollandamerica.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Holland America", "segment": "Premium", "packageTreatment": "bundle", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 18, "tiers": { "Suites": 20 }, "officialName": "Crew Appreciation", "officialNameSource": "hollandamerica.com — NOT called gratuities; same term as sister line Princess. Verified 2026-07.", "tiersSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/faq/know-before-you-go, verbatim: \"The daily Crew Appreciation is US $18.00* per guest per day for non-suite stateroom guests and US $20.00* per guest per day for suite guests.\" Same page, same read, on the percentage: \"An 20% service charge is automatically applied to all beverage purchases, bar retail items, specialty restaurant cover charges, all for-purchase a la carte menu items; and 18% Service Charge is applied to all Spa & Salon services.\" Read 2026-08-19 from the /en/us/ URL, which served US content without redirecting.", "tiersVerified": "2026-08-19", "note": "Raised from $17/$19 spring 2026 — noticed early Apr; trade sources conflict on effective date (Apr 6 vs Jun 1)", "verified": "2026-07-30", "child": { "sameAsAdult": true, "note": "Charged per guest for all ages — auto-applied even to infant accounts. HAL FAQ.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 26, "range": [ 26, 38 ], "plans": "Premium $26 · Stream $38 (per day, priced on a 7-day package, pre-cruise); Surf has no published standalone price; onboard daily $31-47", "tiers": { "Premium": 26, "Stream": 38 }, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitNote": "We price this as one plan per guest. HAL publishes how many devices a guest gets on Have It All, but not how a plan bought on its own is charged — worth checking against your booking.", "unitStatusSource": "HAL documents the INCLUDED plan and not the standalone one. Included, verbatim, hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-wifi-package, read 2026-08-21: \"The base Surf Wi-Fi included with 'Have It All' provides access for one device per guest on the booking. That means if two people are in the stateroom, each has one device they can connect simultaneously. If you want to connect additional devices at the same time, you can purchase an upgrade to a multiple-device plan after boarding.\" Same fact on /faq/onboard-cruise-experience/wifi/does-eveyone-in-the-stateroom-need-to-purchase-or-can-they-share, which is the FAQ that asks the purchase question outright and answers only the Have It All case: \"The base Wi-Fi package included with Have It All provides access for one device for each Guest on a booking ... Guests on a multiple device plan will all have the same tier level package.\" EU and US serve this wording identically, so the /en/us/ -> /en/eu/ redirect trap does not apply. Plan mechanics, four times in the source document, every instance inside offer terms defining an included perk (Have It All; Early Booking Bonus; an AARP promotion) and two of them narrowed further by \"Offer applies to 1st/2nd guests in a stateroom only\": \"The plan can be activated on any device, but only one device can be actively connected at a time. Upgrades are available once on board for a single day, the remaining duration of the cruise, or adding more devices.\" STANDALONE: NOTHING. The purchase page /onboard-packages/cruise-ship-wifi states prices and no charging unit; all eight WiFi FAQ questions were read and only the sharing one addresses count, scoped to Have It All; /faq/onboard-cruise-experience/wifi/can-i-use-the-internet-mobile-phones-or-web-cams-on-board gives activation mechanics only. PROVENANCE CORRECTION: this field carried chargeBasis per_guest_per_night for part of 2026-08-21. The declaration was withdrawn because its source governs the included package, not the product this record prices — a scope error against the evidence check introduced the same day. No rate and no total changed in either direction. RESOLVE BY: a Navigator or on-board purchase read. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "Re-read 2026-10-18 (was resolved 10 Jun 2026 with Surf as the headline): Surf is no longer priced on its own, so the headline is Premium. Premium $24 -> $26 and Stream $36 -> $38; effective date not published.", "verified": "2026-10-18" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Signature Beverage Package", "perDay": 67.14, "perDayBasis": "Signature pre-cruise base plus the 20% service charge, all-in. The base, verbatim from hollandamerica.com/en/us/onboard-packages/beverage-packages read 2026-09-05: \"Signature Beverage Package — US$55.95 Per Person, Per Day\". Sibling tiers on the same page, not stored: \"Elite Beverage Package — US$60.95 Per Person, Per Day\"; \"Quench — Starts at US $17.95 Per Person, Per Day\". WAS the June 2026 reading of the same page, a $50.95 base plus 20%: the base moved on HAL's own surface, so this is a price rise by HAL, not a correction of ours.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/onboard-packages/beverage-packages, read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Prices are Pre-Cruise in USD and subject to change.\"; \"An 20% Service Charge is automatically applied to all Beverage Purchases, Bar Retail Items, Specialty Restaurant Cover Charges and all For Purchase A La Carte Menu Items.\"; \"All adults of legal drinking age for the respective itinerary that are booked in the same stateroom must also purchase the package.\" Evidence on file", "wholeCabinRequired": true, "servicePct": 20, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "cap": 12, "dailyLimit": 15, "capSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-upgrade — \"beer, wine, cocktails, and spirits up to $12, plus specialty coffee, mocktails, and sodas — up to 15 drinks per day\". Read 2026-08-01. RE-VERIFIED 2026-08-19 against the US terms document itself (hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/terms#haveitall, captured to PDF), verbatim: \"Signature Beverage Package has a daily limit of 15 beverages, which includes all beverages priced at US$12 or less AND BEVERAGE SERVICE CHARGES.\" Note what that last clause does: the $12 is measured INCLUSIVE of the 20% service charge, so the ceiling bites at a menu price nearer $10 than $12. We state the published $12 and do not compute the implied menu price — that would be our arithmetic presented as HAL's rule.", "capVerified": "2026-08-19", "exclusionsSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/terms#haveitall, verbatim: \"Package excludes purchases made in The Shops, from the mini-bar, through 24-hour room service, or on RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay.\" Read 2026-08-19 (US terms, captured to PDF).", "exclusionsVerified": "2026-08-19", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-05: the Signature base is $55.95 on HAL's own page, pre-cruise; the old \"third-party $54.95-60.95\" band was nearer the truth than our June $50.95, which HAL has since raised. The same page also lists \"Have It All Package — US$65 Per Person, Per Day\", a per-day form of HIA; see bundle.verify. Elite at $60.95 pre-cruise is not stored — Signature is the headline package. Open: the effective date of the rise (HAL states none).", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "bundle": { "name": "Have It All", "perDay": 60, "onboardPerDay": 70, "perDayLaterDepartures": 65, "perDayWindow": "cruises departing before Summer 2027 (Holland America wording)", "windowSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/have-it-all, read 2026-10-28", "windowVerified": "2026-10-28", "basis": "per_guest_per_night", "earlyBookingBonusScope": "NOT MODELLED, by decision (19 Aug 2026). A separate promotional offer — \"Everything in Have It All. Plus More\" — upgrading Signature to the Elite package (US$16 ceiling), Surf to Premium Wi-Fi, and ADDING free prepaid Crew Appreciation. Standard Have It All prepays no gratuities and the calculator charges them; that is correct and first-party confirmed. Promotional offers are out of scope by standing policy. CONFIRMED 2026-09-20 against the US terms page from a United States location, measured by character offset rather than by eye: \"Have It All Terms\" begins at offset 9437, \"Early Booking Bonus Terms\" at 13134, and the sentence \"Crew Appreciation: Receive free prepaid stateroom gratuities on board\" occurs ONCE, at 17154 — inside the Early Booking Bonus block. The Have It All Terms block contains no \"Crew Appreciation\" and no \"gratuit-\" in any form. Corroborated the same day on the fare-bundle page, whose benefit table lists four benefits per length tier and where the strings \"Crew Appreciation\", \"gratuities\" and \"prepaid\" do not appear at all. This RETIRES the 5 Sept observation that both terms blocks carried the sentence; they do not, and the 19 Aug finding stands. The EU fare-bundle table does list Crew Appreciation across its tiers — a genuine market difference, and we price the US market.", "minNights": 4, "appliesToFirstNGuests": 2, "guestPurchaseFaq": "Current Have It All guest-booking FAQ requires all guests aged 18+ in the stateroom to buy, including third/fourth. Rendered EU page read 2026-10-22 after US redirect; US text agrees. Offer terms still contain first/second-guest eligibility wording. The appliesToFirstNGuests field in this record still follows the offer terms (first two guests). Obtain a booking-specific quote.", "guestPurchaseFaqSource": "hollandamerica.com/en/eu/faq/deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-guest-booking; hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-guest-booking; hollandamerica.com/en/gb/cruise-deals/terms", "perDaySource": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-upgrade, read 2026-09-20 from a United States location, rendered DOM, URL confirmed /en/us/ and no euro symbol anywhere on the page. Headline verbatim: \"premium amenities for just $65 per person, per day, with savings up to 50%\". Dagger verbatim: \"* For cruises departing before Summer 2027, the Have It All Package costs $60 per person, per day\". The dagger is unchanged in wording from the 2026-08-01 capture, so $65 remains the FORWARD price and 60 is what a guest departing before Summer 2027 pays. Evidence on file, section \"RESOLVED 2026-09-20\".", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-20 — perDay stays 60 and both 5 Sept contradictions are closed against first-party US reads. (1) PRICE: the governing fare-bundle page still carries the departure-date dagger quoted in perDaySource, so the 5 Sept $65 sighting was the beverage-packages page, which carries no departure-date rule in EITHER market while the fare-bundle page carries it in both. Two pages of one site with different scopes, not a price change. (2) The 5 Sept file recorded that sighting as the US page; it was the EU edition, because every /en/us/ path redirects to /en/eu/ from Norway and the EU edition prices the beverage page in USD. RETRIEVAL, the thing that actually blocks this work: the US edition is reachable only from a United States location. CHECK location.href AFTER EVERY HAL NAVIGATION before trusting a figure — twice now an EU read has been recorded as a US one, and both times it manufactured a contradiction that did not exist. STILL TRUE AND UNCHANGED: HAL publishes no precise effective date beyond \"Summer 2027\", the rule keys on DEPARTURE date, and the engine has no departureDate dimension — so the announced 65 stays deliberately non-machine-readable and perDay stays 60. Re-read each quarter; move perDay to 65 only when the dagger is gone, and sweep the Have It All article, whose TITLE says $60.", "note": "perDay is the pre-cruise price; onboardPerDay ($70) is informational only and never enters a calculation. Includes drinks + Surf Wi-Fi + a specialty-dining credit + a shore-excursion credit. Gratuities NOT included.", "credits": { "shoreExcursion": { "amount": null, "verified": true, "perGuest": true, "byLength": { "4-9": 100, "10-20": 200, "21+": 300 }, "note": "US$100 for 4-9 days (incl. Alaska cruisetours) · US$200 for 10-20 · US$300 for 21+, EXCLUDING Grand Voyages. Issued per guest, not per stateroom. HAL-operated excursions only — not independent operators, private tours or transfers.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/deals/have-it-all/shore-excursion-credit", "verified_on": "2026-07-27" }, "specialtyDining": { "amount": null, "verified": true, "nightsByLength": { "4-9": 1, "10-20": 2, "21+": 3 }, "note": "Credit is in NIGHTS, not dollars: 1 night for 4-9 days · 2 for 10-20 · 3 for 21+, EXCLUDING Grand Voyages. Pinnacle Grill / Canaletto / Tamarind; Tamarind is Signature and Pinnacle class only.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/deals/have-it-all/have-it-all-included", "verified_on": "2026-07-27" } }, "verified": "2026-09-20" }, "packageComponents": { "wifiIncluded": true, "note": "Have It All INCLUDES Surf Wi-Fi, but no dollar value is attributed to it: since 18 Oct 2026 Holland America publishes no price for Surf on its own, so wifiPerDay is deliberately ABSENT and the break-even and the guide count drinks (and the dinner) only. The old text follows for the record. Value attributed inside Have It All (gratuities NOT included). wifiPerDay CORRECTED 16 -> 18 on 1 Aug 2026: Have It All includes Surf, and Surf is this record's own published wifi.perDay, so the attributed value IS the published value. The 16 was a pre-dataset figure migrated verbatim from the hardcoded calculator on 10 Jun 2026 and never matched any HAL rate. NO diningPerDay KEY, and it must never come back. Set to 0 on 1 Aug 2026 and REMOVED entirely on 20 Aug 2026: a zero still invited someone to fill it in, so the field itself is gone and a test now fails if any line grows one. Have It All grants a FIXED NUMBER OF NIGHTS (see bundle.credits.specialtyDining.nightsByLength), not a daily allowance, so $15/day compounded a one-off benefit over every night of the sailing. The cover charges ARE verified (specialtyDining, read first-party 9 Aug 2026) and that changes nothing here: a per-voyage benefit has no per-day price, whatever the cover charge is. The included nights are STATED and not deducted — the same treatment the shore-excursion credit gets. Conservative: it understates the package, and the calculator says so on screen. Whether the reference valuation may enter a total is an open product decision." }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 25, 55 ], "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "Cheapest and dearest published venue cover: Canaletto $25 to Sel de Mer $55. Per person, per visit, adult rate, BEFORE the 20% service charge — that lives in surcharge.pct and must not be applied twice. Matches venues{} exactly at both ends. No hosted dining event is in scope: HAL publishes no Chef's Table equivalent, so nothing is excluded from this spread.", "venues": { "Canaletto": 25, "Tamarind": 39, "Pinnacle Grill": 52, "Sel de Mer": 55 }, "referenceValuation": 52, "referenceValuationBasis": "Published Pinnacle Grill dinner cover charge (US$52 per person). CruiseClarify reference valuation for one included Have It All specialty-dining night — not a HAL-published credit value.", "source": "hollandamerica.com/en/eu/onboard-experiences/dining/{pinnacle-grill,tamarind,sel-de-mer,canaletto} — Pinnacle Grill \"Cost is US$52 per person (subject to change). Have It All package guests may apply their Specialty Dining credit here. A 20% service charge applies.\"; Tamarind \"$39 per person\"; Sel de Mer \"$55\" (per person in USD); Canaletto \"$25\" (USD, subject to change). Identical figures served on /en/us/.", "verified_on": "2026-08-09", "verify": "Quarterly: re-read the four dining pages. Prices are marked \"subject to change\" and HAL moved the 20% service charge in spring 2026.", "note": "Canaletto $25 · Tamarind $39 · Pinnacle Grill $52 · Sel de Mer $55. Cover charge only — a further 20% service charge is added when paying out of pocket (see surcharge). Sel de Mer is a dedicated restaurant on Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "drinks, specialty dining" } }, "virgin": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": null, "byItinerary": null, "overrides": null, "source": null, "conflict": null, "notPublished": "Two surfaces, 2026-09-04, and the second is a wall: virginvoyages.com/frequently-asked-questions is a JavaScript shell whose DOM carries only analytics config; help.virginvoyages.com redirects to a Salesforce login. A figure behind a sign-in does not enter the dataset — we do not sign in to read one. What would settle it: a Virgin booking confirmation, or their pre-sailing guest material.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": null, "perOrderFee": 10, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": [ "RockStar Quarters" ], "note": "$10 delivery on orders under $10; waived at $10+.", "source": "virginvoyages.com — dining FAQ, \"Is there a charge for ShipEats delivery?\": \"Yes — there is a $10 delivery charge. However, the fee is waived if you order items totalling $10 or more, or if you’re staying in one of our RockStar Quarters.\"", "verified": "2026-08-20", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Virgin Voyages", "segment": "Premium", "packageTreatment": "prepaid_credit", "fareModel": "VoyageFair Choices — Base / Essential / Premium since Oct 7 2025, for Sea Terrace and below only; \"Lock It In\" is a separate non-refundable rate; RockStar and Mega RockStar suites are outside the scheme. Gratuities separate on every fare; the Premium fare includes a daily drinks credit (amount not published — see premiumTierBarTabPerDay).", "fareModelSource": "virginvoyages.com/voyagefairchoices — \"Starting October 7th, 2025, we’ll offer three new options for our Sea Terrace or below categories: Base, Essential, and Premium\" and \"VoyageFair Choices are only applicable to Sea Terrace and the below categories\"; \"Lock It In\" named as its own fare in the cancellation-policy and dining-window tables on /faq/before-you-sail. Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "fareModelVerified": "2026-08-20", "premiumTierBarTabPerDay": 15, "premiumTierBarTabSource": "trade press (VV Insider, Seatrade) — not first-party. Virgin’s own /voyagefairchoices page states the benefit without a figure: \"The Premium fare also includes Premium WiFi for 2 devices and a daily drinks credit.\" Verified absent 2026-08-20.", "premiumTierBarTabVerify": "BOOKING FLOW ONLY. Page reads are exhausted (20 Aug 2026). Settle from a Premium-fare booking confirmation or the My Account add-ons screen. Virgin also does not call it \"Bar Tab\", so confirm whether it carries Bar Tab’s rules (24h deadline, forfeiture, shareability) or is generic drinks credit.", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "onboardPerDay": 22, "flatAcrossCabins": true, "note": "Separate charge for bookings from Oct 7 2025: $22 per Sailor per night is the DEFAULT — automatically added to the onboard folio — and $20 is the discounted rate for pre-paying before the voyage begins. Flat across all cabins, suites included. The two rates are not the same money with different timing: pre-paying saves $2 per Sailor per night and LOCKS THE CHARGE IN (non-refundable); paying onboard costs more but stays adjustable or removable at Sailor Services at any time before disembarkation. Earlier (\"Legacy Fare\") bookings may still include gratuities.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/voyagefairchoices and /faq/before-you-sail/voyagefair-choices — \"we automatically apply a daily service gratuity of $22 USD per Sailor to your onboard folio. Prefer to take care of it in advance? Pre-pay before the voyage begins and pay just $20 USD per night.\" Rule: \"By pre-paying you get the discounted rate but that service gratuity is locked in and non-refundable. If you pay the daily service gratuities on board, you may modify or remove the amount based on your onboard experience, and you may do so at your discretion by visiting our Sailor Services desk at any time prior to disembarkation.\" Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "verified": "2026-08-20", "child": { "adultsOnly": true, "note": "Virgin ships are 18+ — no children aboard, so no child gratuity applies.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": true, "premiumPerDay": 30, "additionalDevicePerDay": 15, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "virginvoyages.com states no charging unit for the paid Premium / Work From Sea upgrades on any page read to date (tier names verified first-party 2026-08-20; prices and unit both unverified — see `verify`, which establishes that Premium is bought through My Account or onboard at wifi-vv.com, so a page read cannot settle either). The only device sentence Virgin publishes is a FARE inclusion, /voyagefairchoices: \"The Premium fare also includes Premium WiFi for 2 devices\" — not a purchase rule. premiumPerDay 30 and additionalDevicePerDay 15 remain non-first-party. RESOLVE BY: the same booking-flow read that would settle the prices. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "tierNames": [ "Basic", "Classic", "Premium", "Work From Sea" ], "plans": "Included tier depends on the fare: Basic (Base fare) or Classic (Essential fare) · Premium and Work From Sea are paid upgrades · the Premium fare includes Premium Wi-Fi for 2 devices", "note": "Wi-Fi is included on every fare — the question is which tier. Basic is the new entry-level tier introduced with the Base fare (social media, messaging, limited browsing); Classic is what the Essential fare carries and is the service Virgin describes as \"the same service you’re used to today\" (messaging, social media, browsing, Wi-Fi audio calling); Premium and Work From Sea are the paid upgrades, and the Premium FARE includes Premium Wi-Fi for two devices. premiumPerDay $30 / additionalDevicePerDay $15 are the paid-upgrade rates and are NOT first-party — see verify.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/wifi (\"you can also upgrade your internet service to Premium or Work from Sea WiFi\") and /voyagefairchoices (\"Our Base fare is a new non-refundable fare that includes our new Basic WiFi tier\"; \"The Essential fare retains … Classic WiFi\"; \"Is Classic WiFi a new offering? Nope! Classic WiFi is the same service you’re used to today\"; \"The Premium fare also includes Premium WiFi for 2 devices\"). Tier NAMES verified first-party 2026-08-20; PRICES are not.", "verify": "BOOKING FLOW ONLY for the two prices. Virgin names all four tiers on its own pages and prices none of them — Premium is bought pre-sailing through My Account or onboard at wifi-vv.com, so a page read cannot settle $30 / $15 however many times it is repeated (established 2026-08-20). The tier NAMES are settled and first-party. Deferred by decision: which tier a given reader gets is a FARE-dependent inclusion, and the calculator collects no fare input — that waits on the fare-type control (Track B), not on this record.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": false, "name": "Bar Tab (prepaid credit)", "barTabTiers": [ { "pay": 200, "credit": 225 }, { "pay": 300, "credit": 350 }, { "pay": 500, "credit": 600 }, { "pay": 750, "credit": 925 }, { "pay": 1000, "credit": 1250 } ], "barTabTiersVerify": "BOOKING FLOW ONLY. Settle whether a $100 Bar Tab is purchasable and, if it is, what bonus it carries. If it exists, the calculator’s recommender floor changes — today the smallest tier it can offer is $200, and it tells anyone below ~$225 to pay as they go.", "purchaseDeadlineHours": 24, "purchasableOnboard": false, "purchasableOnboardSource": "virginvoyages.com/faq/before-you-sail/bar-tab — \"Can I buy a Bar Tab onboard?\" / \"While Bar Tab is not available to purchase on board our lady ships, Sailors can pre-purchase their Bar Tab in the Virgin Voyages app or by logging into My Account up until 24 hours prior to sailing.\" Corroborated on /drinks: \"They are not available for purchase on the ship and are non-refundable once your voyage starts.\" Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "carryOverBetweenVoyages": false, "carryOverSource": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/drinks — \"No, Bar Tabs and Sailor Loot can’t carry over to your next voyage. They need to be enjoyed during the voyage in which you received them, or they were purchased. If you’d like to have a Bar Tab and Sailor Loot for each leg of your voyage, you’ll simply purchase them separately.\" Matters on back-to-back sailings.", "loyaltyBonus": [ { "status": "Sea-Blazer", "pay": 300, "credit": 425, "bonus": 125, "permanent": true, "note": "Always-on; permanent for as long as the Virgin Voyages account is maintained. Sea-Blazers Program terms (virginvoyages.com/sailing-club, read 2026-10-28): the $125 is added \"for every $300 Bar Tab increment purchased\", and it does not stack with other Bar Tab Bonuses (\"you get $125 Bar Tab Bonus no matter what\")." }, { "status": "Sea-Rover", "pay": 300, "credit": 400, "bonus": 100, "permanent": false, "earnedBefore": "2024-01-01", "honouredThrough": null, "note": "Legacy 2024 benefit for existing Sea-Rovers (earned before 1 Jan 2024). Virgin’s Sailing Club terms, read 28 Oct 2026: \"Sea-Rovers’ $100 Bar Tab Bonus 2024 remains unchanged and will continue to be honored on purchases of $300 Bar Tab by the eligible sailor\" — no end date is printed. The earlier \"honoured through end of 2026\" was not in that text and has been removed.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/sailing-club, Sailing Club terms, Bar Tab Bonus, read 2026-10-28", "verified": "2026-10-28" } ], "loyaltyPromoCredit": { "status": "Deep Blue Extras (5+ voyages)", "amount": 100, "throughDate": "2026-12-31", "existingMembersThroughDate": "2028-12-31", "note": "Promotional Bar Tab credit, not a purchase bonus. Base/Essential/Premium all eligible since 7 Oct 2025. Unlocked after four completed voyages, applied on the fifth lifetime voyage. Virgin’s Sailing Club terms, read 28 Oct 2026: available on all eligible voyages until 31 December 2026; current Sea-Blazers and Sea-Rovers (badges earned before 1 Jan 2024) can use Deep Blue Extras on every new eligible voyage through the end of 2028." }, "note": "No unlimited package. Prepaid credit with a 12.5-25% bonus (bigger bonus on bigger tabs). Must be bought at least 24h before sailing, through the Virgin Voyages app, My Account, a travel agent or Sailor Services — and it CANNOT be bought on board at all, at any price: miss the cutoff and there is no Bar Tab to buy, bonus or not (drinks then bill to the onboard account at menu price). Bought per purchase, not per Sailor: no requirement for every Sailor in a stateroom to buy one, and the tab can buy drinks for anyone onboard. Covers alcohol, specialty coffee, fresh juices, smoothies, drinks at The Beach Club at Bimini, and $25 restaurant corkage. Does NOT cover spa, casino, retail, or packaged goods taken off the ship. Unused credit is forfeited at voyage end and does not carry over to a back-to-back voyage.", "unlimitedTrial": { "name": "Drink Like a VIP", "perDay": 95, "ship": "Valiant Lady", "period": "Apr-May 2025", "adopted": false, "verified": "2026-07" }, "source": "virginvoyages.com (tiers and bonuses from /drinks; deadline, no-onboard-purchase, sharing and exclusions from /faq/before-you-sail/bar-tab; carry-over and corkage from /faq/the-days-at-sea/drinks; sailing-club page for loyalty bonuses)", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "cabinDrinksInclusion": { "Mega RockStar Quarters": { "perDrinkCap": 25, "wineBottlesPerDay": 2, "wineBottleCap": 90, "discountAbovePct": 25, "note": "Complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks up to $25 per drink, plus two 750ml bottles of wine per day per cabin up to $90 each; 25% off drinks above $25 and off additional or dearer bottles.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/drinks — \"What’s included in the Mega RockStar daily bar tab?\": \"Sailors staying in a Mega RockStar Quarter can revel in exclusive access to complimentary drinks and bottles of wine around the ship - with reasonable limits, of course. This includes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (up to $25 per drink) and two (2) bottles of wine per day per cabin (up to $90). Beyond this, Sailors will receive 25% off drinks priced more than $25, as well as 25% off additional bottles and those priced more than $90.\" Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "RockStar Quarters": { "perDrinkCap": null, "note": "NOT a drinks inclusion. RockStar Quarters get a stocked in-room bar and a select first round of beverages — a one-off, not a daily allowance — so a RockStar Sailor still faces the ordinary Bar Tab decision. Recorded so the two RockStar tiers are not conflated.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/drinks — \"What’s included in the RockStar daily bar tab?\": \"Sailors that are booked in a RockStar Quarter can enjoy a fully stocked, in-room bar, as well as a select first round of beverages on us.\"", "verified": "2026-08-20" } }, "dining": { "included": true, "note": "All 20+ restaurants included, with no per-visit cover charge. Two exceptions Virgin states itself and which are NOT cover charges: \"Treat Yourself\" items on select menus, and the ticketed dinner shows (Another Rose, It’s a Ship Show). Reservation windows run 15–120 days before sailing depending on the fare and cabin.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/dining — \"What dining experiences will I be charged for?\": \"Although all meals at our 20+ eateries are included, Sailors will have access to Treat Yourself items on select menus and dinner shows like Another Rose and It’s a Ship Show for an additional cost.\" Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — Virgin adds no auto-gratuity/service charge to bar, dining or spa purchases", "source": "virginvoyages.com/drinks — \"all tips on us\" and \"We’ve taken care of (taking care of) your servers, so whenever you’re sailing with us, the price you see is the price you pay\"; menu examples on that page are each printed with the words \"(Tip included)\" after the price — figures deliberately not repeated here, they are not canonical values; see the evidence doc. /faq/before-you-sail/voyagefair-choices, \"Are there additional tips for purchases on board?\": \"Nope — once your service gratuity is covered, that’s it … there’s no need to tip for drinks, dining, or spa treatments during your voyage.\" Note SPA is named explicitly — unlike Viking, the 0% genuinely does extend to spa.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 25, "bottleLimit": 2, "note": "Up to two 750ml bottles of wine, sparkling wine or Champagne per stateroom, in carry-on. Free in your stateroom; $25 corkage to drink it in an eatery — and Bar Tab may be used to pay the corkage.", "source": "virginvoyages.com/faq/the-days-at-sea/drinks — \"Can I bring my own wine to dinner and is there a corkage fee?\": \"Of course! Our corkage fee is $25 at our eateries.\"; \"Can Sailors pay for their corkage fee with their Bar Tab?\": \"Yes, Sailors can use their Bar Tab to cover corkage fees.\"; \"Sailors may bring up to (2) 750 mL bottles of wine, sparkling wine or Champagne per cabin in carry-on bags.\" Rendered read 2026-08-20.", "verified": "2026-08-20" } }, "viking": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None. Read off the UK-market site by geo-redirect, and the CMS item id is literally \"how-will-payments-on-board-be-handled-uk\" — so this is Viking answering a British guest, not an American one.", "source": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/frequently-asked-questions.html, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Verbatim: \"Although most services are included in your cruise fare, discretionary purchases will be charged to your shipboard account. These accounts, along with all prices and currency on board the ship, are in US dollars and may be settled in cash or with a major credit card before disembarking the ship.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "Nothing about conversion when a UK guest settles a dollar account with a sterling card.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Free 24-hour service (ocean & expedition; not offered on river ships).", "source": "viking.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Viking Ocean", "segment": "Premium Plus", "packageTreatment": "premium_fare", "drinksInclusionScope": "mealtime", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "note": "Bar and drink menu prices already include gratuity — nothing is added on top (see surcharge).", "verified": "2026-09-27", "source": "vikingcruises.com/oceans/frequently-asked-questions.html, \"What is the tipping policy?\" (CMS item `what-is-the-tipping-policy`, the US item; the UK one is `-au-uk`), rendered DOM 2026-09-27, US market (sibling items suffixed -us / -us-ca; \"All prices are in US dollars and for US residents only\"). Verbatim: \"based on our standard recommended gratuity rate of $20 USD per person, per night. You can either pre-purchase gratuities at our standard recommended rate in your My Viking Journey account, or if you have not pre-purchased gratuities before your departure, we will automatically add them at the same recommended rate of $20 USD per person, per night to your shipboard account\" and \"Should you wish to make changes to the gratuity amounts or pay in cash, visit Guest Services at any time.\" Viking says change, not remove. No effective date, no suite tier. Evidence on file", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-27 — the $20 now has its first-party US source (see source). The 19 Aug claim that no US read was possible from here was about egress, not Viking, and failed on 27 Sep: vikingcruises.com loaded without redirecting. CHECK location.href AFTER EVERY VIKING NAVIGATION — a .co.uk page still cannot correct a US figure. Travel Market Report's $17/day (cited by Perplexity, 27 Sep) is contradicted by Viking's own US page. Re-read Dec 2026.", "child": { "adultsOnly": true, "note": "Viking Ocean is 18+ — no children aboard, so no child gratuity applies.", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/frequently-asked-questions.html, read 2026-09-05: the FAQ states free Wi-Fi on all ships and names no paid plan, no price and no charging unit. There is no product to attach a unit to. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-09-05", "baselineAccess": "full", "note": "INCLUDED under meta.wifiConvention2 — free on every ship, usable for browsing, with a fair-use caveat rather than a tier: Viking reserves the right to throttle heavy-bandwidth use and asks guests to limit large transfers and live streaming. No paid upgrade, no device limit and no price are published, so no `limits` are recorded beyond what Viking states. WAS a bare included:true with no source or stamp until 2026-09-05; the 21 Aug charging-unit pass had concluded \"Viking and Oceania sell no Wi-Fi\" without quoting Viking.", "source": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/frequently-asked-questions.html, \"Is there internet access on board the ship? Are there computers, or should I bring my laptop?\", read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"All our ships offer free Wi-Fi. You may use your personal device or one of the ship's computers in our Business Center on Deck 1. Our connection relies on a VSAT satellite terminal — the best possible solution for voyages at sea. Due to the nature of data bandwidth and latency, as well as potential interruptions in satellite signals based on terrain and weather, you may experience slower online connections than you are accustomed to at home. In order to ensure fair usage for all, we reserve the right to limit heavy-bandwidth applications, downloads or software upgrades so that all our guests have access to Wi-Fi. We suggest that guests limit large uploads/downloads and live streaming. Please download your content prior to your journey, as bandwidth will affect your service and cannot be guaranteed.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Viking's FAQ describes streaming as discouraged under fair use, not excluded and not sold as an upgrade — so limits.streaming is deliberately NOT set false. If Viking ever publishes a streaming tier or a price, record it then. Market note: the 5 Sep read was the UK site, because vikingcruises.com redirected there from Norway then. On 2026-09-27 the US FAQ (vikingcruises.com/oceans/frequently-asked-questions.html) loaded without redirecting and carries the same free-Wi-Fi answer — so both markets agree.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Silver Spirits", "perDay": 27, "perDayBasis": "house wine/beer with meals already in fare; Silver Spirits = anytime drinks up to $18. Both cabin guests must buy.", "cap": 18, "dailyLimit": null, "capSource": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/my-trip/silver-spirits-beverage-package, footnote **, verbatim: \"Ocean & Expedition: This Silver Spirits Beverage Package includes select wines by the glass, house champagne by the glass, cocktails, aperitifs, and any drink up to $18 USD, throughout the day and anywhere on the ship\". Corroborated on the ocean FAQ (\"Can I upgrade the complimentary beverages?\"): \"a selection of upgraded whiskeys and soft drinks, up to $18 USD each.\" OCEAN vs RIVER — the SAME footnote states the river rule differently and it has NO ceiling: \"River: Includes premium wines by the glass and bottle … and any drink except treasure wines\", plus \"The Silver Spirits Beverage Package is not available on Egypt itineraries\". A river read must never be taken for the ocean rule. Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "capVerified": "2026-08-19", "wholeCabinRequired": true, "wholeCabinSource": "Same page, footnote *, verbatim: \"Both guests in a stateroom must purchase the package for the full length of the cruise in order for it to be valid.\" The ocean FAQ says the same with \"voyage\" for \"cruise\". Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "wholeCabinVerified": "2026-08-19", "minAge": 21, "purchaseDeadlineHours": null, "purchaseWindowSource": "Same page, verbatim: \"you must be 21 years of age or older to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages\"; and \"If you have already booked a voyage, you may purchase the beverage package prior to sailing, including on the My Viking Journey Dining & Beverage page, or once you are on board.\" No pre-sailing deadline — unlike Virgin's 24h. Also stated: the package \"is not refundable\". Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "includes": "The Chef's Table premium wine pairing; complimentary access to standard tasting events; 50% discount for premium tasting events; 30% discount on premium beverages including bottles of wine.", "includesSource": "Same page, footnote **, and the ocean FAQ answer, both read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. NOT carried: a claim that Silver Spirits is complimentary on the Longitudinal World Cruise and Pole-to-Pole voyages. It was looked for on both pages on 2026-08-19 and is not there; it is recorded here as UNVERIFIED so nobody re-adds it from memory.", "servicePct": 15, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "servicePctSource": "Same page, footnote *, verbatim: \"A 15% service charge per person is included with the price.\" This is the charge folded into the PACKAGE price. It is NOT evidence for `surcharge.pct` below, which is a different fact about à-la-carte bar tabs. Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "servicePctVerified": "2026-08-19", "alaCarteServicePct": 0, "alaCarteServicePctSource": "Same authority as surcharge.source — Viking's onboard beverage menu for ocean ships, page 1: \"All prices include gratuity.\"", "verified": "2026-09-27", "perDaySource": "vikingcruises.com/oceans/my-trip/silver-spirits-beverage-package/ (reach it by the site's own nav link; the bare path without the trailing slash 404s on the US site), rendered DOM 2026-09-27, US market, verbatim: \"we offer our Silver Spirits Beverage Package for a flat fee per guest: $27 USD per day.\" and \"A 15% service charge per person is included with the price.\" Corroborated the same day on the US ocean FAQ, \"Can I upgrade the complimentary beverages?\": \"For only $27 USD per night\". Cap, whole-cabin rule and age re-read there unchanged. Evidence on file", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-27 — $27 read first-party on two US surfaces (see perDaySource). The UK site prices the same package at £21 GBP per day; that is the UK market, not a conflict. Re-read Dec 2026." }, "baseDrinks": "House wine, beer, soft drinks with lunch & dinner included; bar drinks between meals are NOT. Coffees, hot teas, juices and bottled water are complimentary 24 hours a day, all voyage.", "baseDrinksSource": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/my-trip/silver-spirits-beverage-package, verbatim: \"beyond our complimentary house beers, wines and soft drinks (available with onboard lunches and dinners), and all-day coffees and hot teas\"; its inclusion table also shows \"Selection of coffees, teas, juices; bottled water\" already in the fare. The ocean FAQ says \"assorted hot teas and coffees that are available 24 hours a day.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM.", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-08-19", "dining": { "included": true }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — Viking bar and drink menu prices already include gratuity", "source": "docs.vikingcruises.com/MVJ/onboardbeveragemenu_oceans.pdf — Viking's onboard beverage menu, ocean ships, fetched 2026-09-27 (Last-Modified 17 Mar 2026; created 9 Jan 2026; md5 fbbc5903ba6434778c6cbea18a3dc5fe), page 1 verbatim: \"All prices include gratuity.\" Prices on the menu are in US dollars. Corroborated by a guest's photographs of the Viking Vela Living Room Bar menu (Facebook, Viking Vela Class Cruise Passengers group, dated 23 Jan). Spa: not stated.", "verified": "2026-09-27" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 0, "note": "No corkage — Viking states it charges none, in stateroom or restaurant.", "source": "vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/frequently-asked-questions, \"Can I bring alcoholic and other beverages on board?\", verbatim: \"Guests may bring alcohol and beverages with them, purchase alcohol ashore at destinations that sell alcohol, or purchase them from the onboard shop. Alcohol can be consumed in the guest's stateroom or in public spaces, including the restaurants. There is no corkage fee.\" Read 2026-08-19, rendered DOM. The site already published \"no corkage at all\"; now the line says so itself, and the third-party hedge it rested on is retired.", "verify": "Retired 19 Aug 2026, kept only so it is recognisable if it resurfaces: a rarely-enforced ~$25 corkage was cited by third-party sources (Cruise Critic). Viking itself says there is no corkage fee. Do not reinstate the $25 without a first-party Viking source.", "verified": "2026-08-19" } }, "oceania": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None published.", "source": "oceaniacruises.com/legal/terms-conditions, rendered DOM read 2026-09-04. Oceania states no flat currency declaration; USD is established from the mechanic instead — every amount it posts to the shipboard account is denominated in US dollars, in the gratuities clause (\"automatically added to their shipboard account\") and in the beverage/spa service gratuity. Figures deliberately not quoted: those amounts are owned by `gratuities`, and repeating them in a provenance note is how the note goes stale after the next rise.", "conflict": null, "notStated": "Inference from a mechanic, not a declaration — recorded as such. A clause about foreign-currency transaction fees \"including transactions denominated in U.S. Dollars\" appears in Oceania's ticket-contract PDFs; NOT read first-hand, so it is named here and relied on for nothing.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Included in all fares, 24h.", "source": "oceaniacruises.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Oceania Cruises", "segment": "Premium Plus", "packageTreatment": "premium_fare", "drinksInclusionScope": "mealtime", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "In the fare for bookings made on or after 1 January 2024 — Oceania's own terms, quoted below. WAS \"Included since Jan 2025\" until 2026-09-05: the year was wrong and the basis (a BOOKING date, not a sailing date) was missing. The 20% service gratuity on beverages, spa and La Reserve is separate and lives on surcharge. Stamp added 2026-09-05 from evidence on file since 2026-08-20; no figure changed.", "source": "oceaniacruises.com/legal/terms-conditions, Gratuities section, rendered DOM 2026-08-20, verbatim: \"For bookings made on or after 1 January 2024, gratuities are included in the cruise fare. This does not include service gratuities, which are additional. A 20% service gratuity will be automatically added to all beverage purchases, spa services and dining at La Reserve.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. The pre-2024 cohort (US$18 / US$23 per guest per day, auto-added) is historical and not modelled; nobody booking today falls into it.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "premiumPerDay": 19.99, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "oceaniacruises.com/life-on-board?exp=stay-connected, read 2026-09-05. The free tier states its unit: \"A complimentary login per guest will be provided with a maximum of two free logins per suite or stateroom\". The streaming upgrade states only \"priced at $19.99 per day for voyages up to 29 days\" — no per-login, per-stateroom or per-device wording anywhere on the page or in the terms. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-09-05", "unitNote": "Streaming is priced per day; Oceania does not say whether that is per login or per stateroom. Two guests wanting to stream may or may not pay twice — check against your booking.", "baselineAccess": "full", "limits": { "browsing": true, "messaging": true, "streaming": false, "upgradePaid": true, "devices": 2 }, "note": "INCLUDED IN THE FARE, fleet-wide, over Starlink — Oceania says so in as many words, and it is not tied to a booking-window programme. Two free logins per suite or stateroom, each usable on one device at a time (a solo traveller gets one login for two devices). Streaming is NOT in the free tier: it is a paid upgrade, per day, held in premiumPerDay for voyages up to 29 days. WAS a bare included:true with no source or stamp until 2026-09-05; the 18 and 20 Aug passes had concluded it was included without quoting Oceania.", "source": "oceaniacruises.com/life-on-board?exp=stay-connected (the page oceaniacruises.com/Internet redirects to), Stay Connected, read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Enjoy WiFi access throughout the entirety of the ship, including in all suites, staterooms, public rooms and outdoor decks. A complimentary login per guest will be provided with a maximum of two free logins per suite or stateroom (one login for Solo traveler with access to 2 devices), each of which can be used on one device at a time.\" and \"Starlink, has been completed on all ships, providing all guests with high-speed, complimentary WiFi included as part of the cruise fare.\" and \"In addition to receiving complimentary WiFi, you may also upgrade to Streaming to access music, movies and sporting events from your favorite apps.\" Corroborated the same day on oceaniacruises.com/legal/terms-conditions, three times: \"Free Internet amenity does not include streaming and includes a complimentary login for the first two devices per stateroom (one login for solo travelers), each of which can be used on one device at a time.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Two more prices on the same page have no numeric field yet and are recorded here, not in source: \"Additional logins for 3rd and 4th guests in a suite or stateroom are available for purchase on board for $24.99 per day.\" and \"For voyages 30 days or longer, the streaming upgrade is $14.99 per day.\" And a bundle for the extra guests: \"Purchase an additional login for 3rd and 4th guests in a suite or stateroom and enjoy complimentary WiFi, plus an upgrade to video and audio streaming for $39.98 per day for voyages up to 29 days. For voyages 30 days or longer, the upgrade is $34.99 per day.\" premiumPerDay holds the up-to-29-day streaming rate of $19.99. Nothing else open.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Prestige Select upgrade", "perDay": 30, "perDayBasis": "upgrade on top of included wine & beer at meals; standalone ~$60 pre-cruise / ~$70 onboard", "verify": "Sept 2026 re-verify, data-only: the $30/day is THIRD-PARTY only — Oceania publishes no beverage-package price on the open site. Its own upgrade FAQ (\"contact Oceania Cruises guest services team or your Travel Advisor\") and its promotional terms (\"Contact Oceania Cruises or your Travel Advisor for current pricing\") both route away from a figure, read from the rendered DOM 18 Aug 2026 — so a page read CANNOT settle this one: price it from the booking flow or an advisor quote. Verified first-party the same day: the Your World Included / Luxury of Choice amenity is either Complimentary Wine & Beer or a Shore Excursion Credit (US$400-1,200 by voyage length, per stateroom except solo), same choice for both guests in a stateroom, by final payment date. This $30 is the UPGRADE from the wine & beer amenity; what an excursion-credit guest pays for the same coverage is UNESTABLISHED — the ~$60/$70 standalone above is uncited prose and is deliberately shown nowhere on the site. Carried unchanged since the dataset was created (10 Jun 2026).", "servicePct": 20, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "verified": "2026-06", "servicePctSource": "oceaniacruises.com/legal/terms-conditions, rendered DOM 2026-08-20 — \"A 20% service gratuity will be automatically added to all beverage purchases, spa services and dining at La Reserve.\" Stated for BOTH booking cohorts (pre- and post-1 Jan 2024). Corroborated the same day on /legal/promotion-terms: \"Additional gratuities apply to any other services or purchases made on board which will incur a service gratuity of 20%.\" Evidence on file.", "servicePctVerified": "2026-08-20" }, "baseDrinks": "Non-alcoholic always included. Wine & beer at lunch/dinner ONLY if Wine & Beer amenity chosen over excursion credit (Your World Included).", "dining": { "included": true }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "bar purchases beyond inclusions, spa services, and dining at La Reserve", "note": "Oceania separates FARE-INCLUDED gratuities (stateroom/suite attendants, butlers, dining waitstaff) from SERVICE gratuities, which it states are additional: \"For bookings made on or after 1 January 2024, gratuities are included in the cruise fare. This does not include service gratuities, which are additional.\" So a fare-inclusive Oceania booking still meets 20% at the bar, the spa and La Reserve. Adjustable onboard at the guest's discretion (stated, not modelled). No effective date is published for the rate.", "source": "oceaniacruises.com/legal/terms-conditions + /legal/promotion-terms, both rendered DOM 2026-08-20. Value UNCHANGED at 20 since the dataset was created; this pass gave it the source and date it never had. NOTE: oceaniacruises.com returns HTTP 403 to WebFetch on every path — only a rendered-DOM browser read works. Both pages were EU-served (utag_data.marketing_region = \"EU\"); the US-served terms were not read and no regional split is asserted.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 25, "note": "Free in stateroom; $25/bottle in dining or public areas. Up to 6 bottles/stateroom.", "source": "third-party (Cruise Critic / Oceania help centre)", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "azamara": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": null, "byItinerary": null, "overrides": null, "source": null, "conflict": null, "notPublished": "Three surfaces, 2026-09-04: /faq 404s; /faqs renders in full and never states the account currency; /booked-guests/before-you-board/payment-cancellation is silent on it too. The one currency sentence on /faqs — \"The ship carries US Dollars and Euros\" — is about CASH THE SHIP HOLDS for guests going ashore on Grand Voyages, not the denomination of the account, and must not be used for this field. Consistent with the 20 Aug 2026 finding that Azamara prices privately.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Included for all staterooms & suites, 24h.", "source": "azamara.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Azamara", "segment": "Premium Plus", "packageTreatment": "premium_fare", "drinksInclusionScope": "full", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "In the fare. Azamara lists \"Onboard Gratuities\" among the items it markets as always included, alongside beer, wine and spirits, dining venues, AzAmazing Evenings and self-service laundry. Stamp added 2026-09-05; the 2026-08-20 pass covered price, Wi-Fi and dining and never gratuities, so this record had no source until now. No figure changed.", "source": "azamara.com home page, \"ALWAYS AZAMARA\" section, read 2026-09-05 (geo-served as the Norway locale, /no/home; the list is the brand's global inclusions claim). Verbatim list under the heading \"ALWAYS INCLUDED\": \"Variety of Dining Venues\"; \"Beer, Wine, and Spirits\"; \"Signature AzAmazing Evenings\"; \"Onboard Gratuities\"; \"Unlimited Self-Service Laundry\". Corroborated by azamara.com FAQs captured 2026-08-20: \"Along with standard inclusions like gratuities, AzAmazing Evenings®, and more\". Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. The section also carries a headline dollar value for the inclusions as a whole — \"OVER $4,500 IN VALUE\" — recorded here and not in source because it is a marketing valuation, not a price, and no field holds it. Read the US locale (/home) next time; the list is expected to be identical.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 22, "range": [ 18, 25 ], "includedByCabin": [ "suite" ], "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "Same surfaces as the rate, same result — see `verify` on this record: azamara.com/booked-guests/onboard-packages says only \"choose from full-cruise or daily packages\" available \"for purchase onboard\", and /booked-guests/before-you-board/stay-connected prices CARRIER plans, not Azamara products. Neither states a charging unit. RESOLVE BY: the Voyage Planner read already required for the rate. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "Not in standard fare (~$18–$25/day). Included for suite guests and loyalty members — the calculator shows Wi-Fi as included (no charge) on the Suite cabin. B04 Pass 4, 17 Jul 2026.", "verify": "SAME SHAPE AS THE DRINKS PRICE, found on the same 2026-08-20 pass: the $22/day and the $18–25 range are THIRD-PARTY only and are not page-readable. Azamara sells Wi-Fi but publishes no rate — /booked-guests/onboard-packages says only \"choose from full-cruise or daily packages\" available \"for purchase onboard\", and /booked-guests/before-you-board/stay-connected (US market) says \"For heavier internet use, onboard Wi-Fi packages are available\" and then prices only the CARRIER plans, which are not Azamara products and must never be read as Wi-Fi rates: AT&T Cruise Plus $100 / Cruise Basic $60 per cruise, Verizon Cruise Daily Pass $30 a day ($1.99/min overage). Do not promote any of those three into wifi.perDay. Recorded here as evidence.", "verified": "2026-07" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Premium / Ultimate Beverage Package", "perDay": 39.95, "perDayBasis": "Premium Package, Azamara-published: named mid-range spirits, international beers and cocktails. Ultimate Package $49.95 adds top-shelf spirits, wine by the glass and premium soft drinks. Upgrade Premium to Ultimate $10. Per person, per day, USD; Azamara says prices may vary by itinerary. Circle members save 10-25% on Ultimate only.", "ultimatePerDay": 49.95, "upgradeToUltimatePerDay": 10, "perDaySource": "azamara.com/static-assets/content/B2C-pdfs/beverage-packages.pdf, fetched 2026-09-16 (Last-Modified 15 Sep 2026; md5 76e23c5ac620e7bc444fca7597042841), page 2 verbatim: \"PREMIUM PACKAGE $39.95 PER PERSON/PER DAY (UPGRADE TO THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE FOR $10)\" and \"ULTIMATE PACKAGE $49.95 PER PERSON/ PER DAY\"; page 1 \"All prices are in USD.\" Read as text layer and rendered image. Corroborated by a photograph of the printed onboard sheet on Azamara Quest, May 2026 (CruisePrism, 7 Sep 2026): same three figures, independent layout and wine list. Evidence on file.", "perDayVerified": "2026-09-16", "verify": "CHANGED 2026-09-16: perDay 32 -> 39.95 (Premium), Ultimate ~40 (prose) -> ultimatePerDay 49.95, and upgradeToUltimatePerDay 10 recorded. The 32 and ~40 were THIRD-PARTY only, and were already stale: an onboard photograph shows $39.95 / $49.95 in force on Azamara Quest by May 2026. WHAT CHANGED AT AZAMARA: on 20 Aug 2026 its consumer beverage-packages.pdf (412,093 bytes, md5 179e21c1…, footer 4.20.26) printed no figure, and no Azamara surface carried a price. On 15 Sep 2026 Azamara replaced that PDF with a 938,545-byte file under the SAME 4.20.26 footer that prints all three prices. So the 20 Aug finding was true when written and is now superseded. STILL TRUE 2026-09-16: /booked-guests/onboard-packages and /faqs name the packages and print no price (rendered DOM); the trade flyer connect.azamara.com/…/aza_spirits_package_flyer.pdf is byte-identical to 20 Aug and still prints no price. The 20 Aug FALSIFIED note about that flyer stands as a statement about the flyer; the three figures it was said to carry are now published on the consumer PDF instead. Price history for context (not stored): 2024 trade flyer $26.95 / $34.95; Feb 2024 onboard report Premium $31.95 / Ultimate $39.95. No effective date is stated anywhere. Next check: the December refresh — re-fetch the PDF and compare its md5.", "loyaltyDiscountUltimateOnly": { "explorer": 10, "discoverer": 15, "discovererPlus": 20, "discovererPlatinum": 25 }, "loyaltyDiscountSource": "azamara.com beverage-packages.pdf rev. 04.20.26 — \"Azamara Circle members are eligible for up to 25% savings on the Ultimate Beverage package: Explorer 10% | Discoverer 15% | Discoverer Plus 20% | Discoverer Platinum 25%\". Read 2026-08-20. NOTE: the ladder is stated for the ULTIMATE package only — perDayBasis's blanket \"Loyalty members pay less\" is broader than the source supports.", "outOfPackageDiscountPct": { "premium": 15, "ultimate": 25 }, "purchasableOnboard": true, "purchasableOnboardSource": "azamara.com/faqs, read 2026-08-20 — \"Yes, you can buy a beverage package throughout your voyage. Charges begin the day you purchase the package.\" Not retroactive, not refundable, cannot be downgraded once bought; one drink at a time; otherwise unlimited. Add-ons added to a reservation must be paid within 72 hours.", "priceVariesByItinerary": true, "servicePct": 0, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "note": "No service charge on drinks or packages — gratuities in fare; 18% applies to spa/salon only (matches surcharge, D6). Was wrongly 18 until 11 Jun 2026 (inert — never used in a displayed figure).", "includedForSuiteGrades": { "package": "Ultimate", "grades": [ "World Owner's Suite", "Ocean Suite", "Spa Suite", "Panorama Suite" ], "notIncludedGrades": [ "Continent Suite", "Grandview Suite" ], "notIncludedGradesGet": "In-room bottles, not the package: premium spirits and sparkling wine in a Continent Suite, premium spirits and champagne in a Grandview Suite (per-suite amenity lists, corrected 2026-09-27 at the cc-audit pass).", "effective": "Sailings departing on or after 2026-04-01.", "source": "azamara.com/our-ships/suites, US locale (read from a US IP), 2026-09-27. Per-suite \"Included Amenities\" lists \"Ultimate Beverage Package\" for Panorama, World Owner's, Ocean and Spa Suites; Grandview and Continent list \"In-room premium spirits and champagne/sparkling wine\" and no package. The page FAQ \"What are the new inclusions for World Owner's, Ocean, and Spa Suites?\" lists \"Ultimate Beverage Package\" first; the per-guest onboard credit those suites had is withdrawn from the same date (Azamara's wording and its valuation of the new inclusions are in the evidence on file). Evidence on file.", "conflict": "Azamara states the booking-date rule two ways on the same page: \"All enhancements will apply to cruise departing on or after April 1, 2026, regardless of when the booking was made\" and \"Only NEW bookings on cruises after April 1, 2026 ... Earlier sailings or sailings booked before August 1, 2025, will continue with the current suite benefits.\" Which governs a pre-August-2025 booking sailing after 1 April 2026 is NOT ESTABLISHED.", "verified": "2026-09-27" }, "verified": "2026-09-16" }, "baseDrinks": "Standard spirits, beer, wine by glass, cocktails included ALL DAY at bars — firsthand-verified", "baseDrinksVerify": "Azamara contradicts ITSELF on how many wines by the glass the fare includes, across three of its own surfaces read the same day (2026-08-20): /faqs says \"one red and one white\"; /booked-guests/onboard-packages says \"two red and two white wines, and one rosé and one sparkling\"; beverage-packages.pdf (rev. 04.20.26) says \"three red, four white, one rose and one sparkling\". The count is not asserted on any CruiseClarify surface and must not be until Azamara settles it — the inclusion itself (standard spirits, international beers, wine by the glass, all day) is consistent across all three and is what we publish.", "dining": { "included": false, "includedByCabin": [ "suite" ], "oneMealIncludedByCabin": [ "verandaPlus" ], "oneMealCredit": 59.95, "note": "Main dining in fare. Suites: specialty dining included. Veranda Plus: one specialty visit included (~$59.95; ~$49.95 until the cover rose, see specialtyDining) — not full dining $0 (B04 Pass 4, 17 Jul 2026). Firsthand, confirmed 2026-09-27: one included specialty dinner in Veranda Plus on CruiseClarify's own October 2023 and March 2026 sailings; Azamara's own pages read so far do not state it." }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 59.95, 59.95 ], "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "A SINGLE published cover, not a band: Azamara charges one $59.95 per-person surcharge, and only at Prime C and Aqualina — its other four restaurants are included in the fare. The two endpoints are deliberately equal because there is one price to state, not a spread. Per person, per visit, adult. Suite grades (Club World Owner's, Club Ocean, Club Continent) dine in any restaurant at no charge, and Veranda Plus carries one included visit — both are inclusions recorded in dining{}, not discounts on this cover. No hosted event is in scope.", "verified_on": "2026-10-29", "note": "Prime C & Aqualina $59.95 · Veranda Plus: 1 visit included · suites: all included — firsthand-verified", "source": "CHANGED 2026-10-29: $49.95 -> $59.95. Azamara consumer PDF azamara.com/static-assets/content/B2C-pdfs/specialty_dining.pdf (saved 2026-07-13, footer ©2026): \"A culinary adventure awaits for just $59.95 per person.\" Second Azamara surface, travel-advisor PDF connect.azamara.com/…/aza_pre-cruise_specialty_dining_reservations.pdf (created 2026-04-28, ©2026): a price row listing Prime C $59.95 and Aqualina $59.95 (Chef's Table is priced on the same row; not stored here). Neither states an effective date, a market or whether it reaches existing bookings. azamara.com/faqs (rendered DOM, 2026-10-29) STILL prints \"$49.95 per person\" with no date, so Azamara contradicts itself; the two newer files agree with each other, which makes the FAQ answer the likelier stale one (an inference; Azamara has not said so). Evidence on file. EARLIER SOURCE, now superseded for the figure only: azamara.com/faqs — PROMOTED TO TIER 1 on 2026-08-20 (was firsthand only): \"Club World Owner's Suite, Club Ocean Suite, and Club Continent Suite guests can dine in any of our six restaurants without additional cost. For all other guests, there is a surcharge of $49.95 per person to dine in our specialty restaurants Prime C and Aqualina, while our other four restaurants are included in the price of your voyage.\" Confirms BOTH the $49.95 and the suite inclusion, and names the three suite grades that carry it. The Veranda Plus one-included-visit remains firsthand only — Azamara does not state it.", "verified": "2026-10-29" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "no auto service charge on drinks — menu price is final; 18% auto-gratuity on spa/salon only (D6 verified 10 Jun 2026)" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 10, "note": "Free in cabin; $10/bottle in venues. No fee on Bon Voyage gift bottles.", "source": "third-party (Cruise Critic)", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "windstar": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": null, "byItinerary": null, "overrides": null, "source": null, "conflict": null, "notPublished": "Three surfaces, 2026-09-04, all silent on the onboard account: /faq/ and /frequently-asked-questions/ and /know-before-you-go/ all 404; /life-on-board/ renders and says nothing; /terms-conditions/ addresses FARES only (\"All fares mentioned are cruise only per person, in US dollars\"), which is the fare currency, not the account. The site header carries a USD/CAD/EUR/GBP/AUD switcher — that is the BOOKING SITE display currency and must not be read as the ship's.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Included with fare.", "source": "windstarcruises.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Windstar", "segment": "Premium Plus", "packageTreatment": "bundle", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 16, "officialName": "Hotel Service Charge", "officialNameSource": "windstarcruises.com — per this line's own note. Verified 2026-06.", "note": "Hotel Service Charge — auto-added, not optional", "verified": "2026-06", "child": { "note": "No published child-specific gratuity policy; assume the full rate.", "verify": "child/infant gratuity policy" } }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 35, "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "No first-party Windstar source for the charging unit has ever been recorded here. The \"1 device\" in `note` is undated, unsourced prose carried since the dataset was created and describes a plan's device allowance, not the basis on which additional plans are sold. RESOLVE BY: a windstarcruises.com read on the same pass that sources the $35. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-08-21", "note": "1 device; cheaper full-voyage plans; Starlink fleet-wide", "verified": "2026-06" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "All-Inclusive package", "perDay": 99, "onboardPerDay": 109, "perDayBasis": "BUNDLE: drinks + Wi-Fi + gratuities all covered; removes 18% bar charge. Book 5+ days pre-sailing. Often free on promo fares. Includes 30% off wine bottles up to $100. Bundle composition + standalone values ($99/day pre / $109 onboard; Wi-Fi $35/day; Hotel Service Charge $16/day) multi-source verified 21 Jun 2026 (cruisemummy, emmacruises, sometimessailing).", "coversGratuities": true, "coversWifi": true, "servicePct": 18, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "verified": "2026-06" }, "packageComponents": { "wifiPerDay": 35, "gratuitiesPerDay": 16, "note": "Wi-Fi and Hotel Service Charge values bundled in the All-Inclusive package." }, "baseDrinks": "No alcohol in base fare — à la carte ~$10/drink +18%. Non-alcoholic included.", "dining": { "included": true, "note": "Including specialty venues" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "bar purchases without package" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 15, "servicePct": 18, "note": "Wine/champagne only; 2 bottles (≤7 nts) / 3 (>7 nts). Free in stateroom; $15/bottle +18% in public areas. Port-bought alcohol stored till end of cruise.", "source": "third-party (Cruise Critic)", "verified": "2026-07" } }, "regent": { "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Complimentary for all suites, 24h.", "source": "rssc.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Regent Seven Seas", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": true, "note": "Even shore excursions included", "allInclusiveSource": "rssc.com/experience/all-included, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. ALWAYS INCLUDED, verbatim: \"Unlimited shore excursions\", \"Unlimited beverages, fine wines, craft cocktails, speciality coffees & more\", \"Exquisite dining including all speciality restaurants at no added cost\", \"Unlimited WiFi\", \"Pre-paid gratuities\". Evidence on file", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verified": "2026-06" }, "seabourn": { "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Included, no charge; caviar & champagne anytime.", "source": "seabourn.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Seabourn", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": true, "allInclusiveSource": "seabourn.com/en/us/seabourn-difference, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Complimentary premium spirits and fine wines available on board at all times\", \"All dining venues are complimentary, dine where, when and with whom you wish\", \"Tipping is neither required, nor expected\", \"Complimentary Wi-Fi packages with unlimited minutes powered by SpaceX's Starlink\". Optional Ventures shore excursions and spa services carry charges; neither is a category this file tracks. Evidence on file", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verified": "2026-06" }, "silversea": { "roomService": { "included": true, "freeBreakfast": "all", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": null, "note": "Included with butler service, 24h.", "source": "silversea.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Silversea", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": true, "allInclusiveSource": "silversea.com/best-luxury-cruise-deals/all-inclusive-fare.html, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Enjoy butler serviced suites, exceptional dining, unlimited wines and spirits, onboard gratuities, and Wi-Fi.\" Evidence on file", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verify": "CAUTION on scope, stated by Silversea itself: the All-Inclusive Fare is \"exclusively available on our Classic voyages\", and the page warns \"Some services may not be available or may be subject to variation. Please check each voyage for full details of the fare inclusions.\" The onboard inclusion set is the same on the port-to-port and door-to-door fares; what differs between them is air and transfers, which this file does not track.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "crystal": { "name": "Crystal Cruises", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": true, "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-05", "allInclusiveSource": "Crystal \"Before You Sail Guide\", April 2025 edition, Crystal's own pre-cruise document, obtained 2026-09-05 (Downloads/Before You Sail Guide April 2025-2.pdf). GRATUITIES, p.25, verbatim: \"With Crystal's all-inclusive experience, pre-paid gratuities for housekeeping (butler, suite attendant and trainee suite attendant), bar and dining staff (including in-suite dining and specialty restaurants) are included in your cruise fare. If you would like to present gratuities for other service personnel, you may do so at your discretion.\" BEVERAGES, p.16, verbatim: \"Alcoholic beverages from our beverage menu are included in your cruise fare. Fine wines and premium spirits selected from our Crystal Connoisseur List will be charged to your shipboard account.\" WI-FI, p.18, verbatim: \"Complimentary Internet and Wi-Fi access is available onboard throughout the ship.\" Dining is the one exception and is carried by specialtyDining.includedWithLimits. Evidence on file", "baseDrinks": "Alcoholic beverages from the beverage menu are in the fare. Fine wines and premium spirits from the Crystal Connoisseur List are charged to the shipboard account. Suite refrigerator stocked with complimentary bottled water and soft drinks.", "baseDrinksSource": "Crystal \"Before You Sail Guide\", April 2025, p.16, verbatim: \"Alcoholic beverages from our beverage menu are included in your cruise fare. Fine wines and premium spirits selected from our Crystal Connoisseur List will be charged to your shipboard account.\" Evidence on file", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-05", "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "Aurōra spa and salon services only — a suggested 20% gratuity added automatically to the shipboard account. NOT applied to drinks or dining, which are in the fare.", "source": "Crystal \"Before You Sail Guide\", April 2025, p.25, verbatim: \"We suggest a 20% gratuity for Aurōra services, which will be automatically added to your bill and charged to your shipboard account for your convenience.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. \"Suggest\" and \"automatically added\" in one sentence: it is charged unless removed. Whether it can be removed at the desk is not stated.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "specialtyDining": { "includedWithLimits": true, "paidVenues": [ "The Vintage Room" ], "allowanceNote": "Umi Uma and Osteria d'Ovidio: one complimentary reservation at each up to 11 nights, two for 12-22 nights, three for 23 or more, for up to two people per voyage. Beefbar is complimentary but its premium cuts (Kobe, Wagyu) cost extra.", "note": "Included WITH LIMITS AND EXCEPTIONS — not unconditionally. The Vintage Room always carries an upcharge. No unconditional specialty-dining price is published for this line, and no figure is stored: secondary sources put extra reservations at USD 50 per person, which is NOT on Crystal's own page.", "source": "crystalcruises.com/faq (Food & Beverage), rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Our restaurants are complimentary except for The Vintage Room. Beefbar... is also complimentary but requires reservations in the evening. Beefbar offers premium meat cuts such as Kobe & Wagyu at an additional cost. For our specialty restaurants, Umi Uma and Osteria d'Ovidio, guests are entitled to the following complimentary reservations for up to two people per voyage: Up to 11 nights: One complimentary reservation at each restaurant; 12 to 22 nights: Two complimentary reservations at each restaurant; 23 or more nights: Three complimentary reservations at each restaurant.\"", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "premiumPerDay": 20, "baselineAccess": "full", "limits": { "browsing": true, "messaging": true, "streaming": null, "upgradePaid": true, "devices": 3 }, "note": "INCLUDED under meta.wifiConvention2: the Standard Plan is complimentary for every guest, usable for general browsing, 10 devices registered and 3 connected at once. A PAID Premium Plan exists — USD 20 per day or USD 100 for 7 days, 4 devices at once — which Crystal describes as an advantage only under high demand. The Premium price is NOT the headline figure: meta.wifiConvention quotes the cheapest plan usable for browsing, and here that plan is free, so perDay is 0 and the upgrade lives in this note. Deep link, obtained 2026-09-05.", "source": "crystalcruises.com/faq/c77681af-1eac-4d57-a38c-068cddd2fb5d#standard-plan, read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"The Standard Plan is complimentary for all guests.\"; \"The Standard Plan permits a total of 10 devices, with up to 3 devices connected simultaneously.\"; \"The maximum internet speed varies based on satellite availability and weather conditions.\"; \"When internet usage is low, the experience on both the Standard and Premium Plans is similar. However, during times of high demand or limited availability, the Premium Plan offers an advantage over the Standard Plan.\"; and the Premium Plan's per-day price, held in premiumPerDay. Earlier the same day, crystalcruises.com/faq (general): \"Crystal offers complimentary Wi-Fi for all guests.\" Corroborated by the April 2025 Before You Sail Guide, p.18: \"Complimentary Internet and Wi-Fi access is available onboard throughout the ship.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. The FAQ also prices the Premium Plan as a 7-day package: \"The Premium Plan costs $20 per day or $100 for a package of 7 days.\" The 100 is recorded HERE and not in source because no numeric field exists yet for a multi-day Wi-Fi package price, and the provenance check rightly refuses a dollar figure in assertive prose that no field holds. If such a field is ever added, move it. Nothing else open on Wi-Fi.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "verify": "allInclusive STAYS TRUE by ruling (2026-09-01): drinks, gratuities and Wi-Fi are all genuinely included, and turning the flag off to repair one overbroad dining claim would make four correct claims worse. The dining exception is carried by specialtyDining.includedWithLimits instead, which suppresses the unconditional 0. LONGER TERM, recorded as the direction of travel: allInclusive should become a DERIVED editorial label, not a field that dictates every component price. ORIGINAL FINDING — checked first-party 2026-09-01 and deliberately left as it published, because fixing it means turning off allInclusive and that cascades into four other fields. crystalcruises.com/faq (Food & Beverage), verbatim: \"Our restaurants are complimentary except for The Vintage Room. Beefbar... is also complimentary but requires reservations in the evening. Beefbar offers premium meat cuts such as Kobe & Wagyu at an additional cost. For our specialty restaurants, Umi Uma and Osteria d'Ovidio, guests are entitled to the following complimentary reservations for up to two people per voyage: Up to 11 nights: One complimentary reservation at each restaurant; 12 to 22 nights: Two...; 23 or more nights: Three...\" So The Vintage Room ALWAYS carries an upcharge and the two specialty rooms are complimentary only up to an allotment, while this record publishes specialty dining at 0. Secondary sources put extra reservations at USD 50 per person; that figure was NOT found on Crystal's own page and must not be stored until it is. Evidence on file. CLOSED 2026-09-05. The 1 Sept audit's sentence \"drinks, gratuities and Wi-Fi all hold\" was a conclusion, not a Crystal quotation, and three Crystal web surfaces (/faq, /about, /dining) said nothing about gratuities or drinks — so the flag stayed unstamped until Crystal's own Before You Sail Guide (April 2025) was obtained; it states all three in as many words. allInclusiveVerified and allInclusiveSource now carry them. The same document names a 20% auto-added gratuity on Aurōra spa services, recorded on surcharge. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-06" }, "ponant": { "name": "Ponant", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": false, "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 0, "chargeBasis": "discretionary", "guidance": { "low": 10, "high": 12, "currency": "EUR", "per": "passenger per day", "status": "discretionary", "defaultCalculation": 0, "explanation": "Not automatically charged; the amount is left to the guest." }, "note": "NOT in the fare and NOT auto-charged: discretionary, collected by anonymous envelope left in the cabin and dropped into an urn at reception. perDay is 0 because nothing is added to the bill — the same treatment as Hurtigruten Coastal and Quark. UNLIKE those two, Ponant QUANTIFIES the expectation: it states an average of EUR 10-12 per day per passenger. That figure is deliberately not stored as perDay — it is euros on a record denominated in USD, and it is guidance rather than a charge.", "source": "us.ponant.com/faq — \"Are tips mandatory?\" answered verbatim: \"The gratuity for the staff is part of the customs on board cruise ships and is left to your discretion. An anonymous envelope is placed in your cabin at the end of the cruise. You can then slip it into a designated urn at the reception. For informational purposes only, the average gratuity is 10 to 12 EUR per day per passenger.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Evidence on file", "verify": "perDay 0 follows the Hurtigruten and Quark precedent (nothing is auto-charged), but it publishes 0 for a line whose own FAQ tells guests to budget EUR 10-12 a day; storing the midpoint would introduce a currency mismatch.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "note": "Free 24/7 Wi-Fi. Ponant warns the connection \"may be slow, and eventually interrupted, depending on certain geographical areas\".", "source": "us.ponant.com/faq, \"What is included in the all-inclusive package?\", rendered DOM 2026-09-01: \"free 24/7 Wi-Fi Internet access\".", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "dining": { "included": true, "source": "us.ponant.com/faq — the all-inclusive package includes \"full board\". Rendered DOM 2026-09-01.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "baseDrinks": "Open Bar included from boarding and throughout the cruise: mineral water, soft drinks, wines, beer, champagne, spirits, coffee and tea, served freely at any time. Some premium alcoholic beverages listed on the menu are NOT included.", "baseDrinksSource": "us.ponant.com/faq, \"What is included in the all-inclusive package?\", rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"The Open Bar: from boarding and throughout the cruise, a wide selection of drinks (mineral water, soft drinks, wines, beer, champagne, spirits, coffee, tea) is served freely and at any time of the day. Some premium alcoholic beverages listed on the menu are not included in the Open Bar.\"", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "verify": "NOTE WHAT THE ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST OMITS — that omission is the finding. Ponant enumerates its package as cabin accommodation, full board, the Open Bar, free 24/7 Wi-Fi, one activity at each stopover, and access to all common areas. Gratuities are absent from that list and are answered separately as discretionary. RETRIEVAL CAUTION for the next pass: ponant.com blocks automated search agents entirely, and us.ponant.com serves a Didomi consent wall whose inline CSS swamps a naive body-text read — strip style/script/#didomi-host before reading, and do NOT click the banner. The path /included-in-your-cruise renders navigation only; the FAQ at /faq is the page that carries the answers. NOT CHECKED: whether shore excursions beyond the one included stopover activity are chargeable, and no surcharge percentage was found.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "explora": { "name": "Explora Journeys", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "allInclusive": true, "note": "MSC's luxury brand", "allInclusiveSource": "explorajourneys.com/us/en/life-on-explora/inclusions, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. All Journeys Include, verbatim: \"Unlimited beverages including fine wines, champagne, premium spirits, specialty coffees, teas and soft drinks, available anytime, including in-suite\", \"Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the ship\", \"Onboard gratuities\", plus nine culinary experiences including in-suite dining. Evidence on file", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verified": "2026-06" }, "quark": { "name": "Quark Expeditions", "segment": "Expedition", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 0, "chargeBasis": "discretionary", "guidance": null, "note": "Voluntary — Quark states \"Voluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for expedition staff and shipboard crew\" and publishes NO amount. Same treatment as Hurtigruten Coastal. WAS perDay 16, range [15, 18] until 2026-09-01: that figure had no source on the record and none was found on Quark's pages.", "source": "quarkexpeditions.com expedition pages (Antarctic Explorer; Svalbard in Summer), exclusions list, rendered DOM 2026-09-01", "verify": "Do NOT reinstate a per-day figure from a secondary source. Only a Quark booking confirmation or a firsthand end-of-voyage bill would establish a suggested amount.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 25, "range": [ 20, 30 ], "note": "Limited polar coverage", "verified": "2026-06" }, "baseDrinks": "Free beer, standard wines, spirits and cocktails during bar service hours and dinner; soft drinks and juices throughout. Premium items above that tier are chargeable.", "drinksPackage": { "offered": false, "note": "NO per-day drinks package found. Drinks are fare-included at the standard tier — see baseDrinks. WAS offered:true, perDay 50, basis \"packages vary by voyage\" until 2026-09-01; that package could not be found on any Quark surface and appears never to have been sourced.", "source": "quarkexpeditions.com/expeditions/antarctic-explorer-discovering-the-7th-continent and /expeditions/svalbard-in-summer-tundra-whales-and-wildlife, Inclusions, rendered DOM 2026-09-01 — verbatim: \"Free beer, standard wines, spirits, and cocktails during bar service hours and dinner\". The strings \"beverage package\", \"drinks package\" and \"drink package\" return ZERO matches on both pages. Evidence on file", "verify": "CONFLICT ON QUARK'S OWN PAGE, unresolved — the Svalbard inclusions list carries BOTH \"Free beer, standard wines, spirits, and cocktails during bar service hours and dinner\" AND the narrower \"Complimentary select beer, wines and cocktails during bar service hours and dinner\", which drops spirits. The site must state the narrower reading or the discrepancy, never the generous one alone. Also unestablished: where the free tier ends and what premium items cost; and whether the inclusion holds on Ultramarine and World Explorer (only Ocean Explorer and the Svalbard vessel were seen). SIBLING RISK, not yet checked: Lindblad, Aurora, Hebridean, Hapag-Lloyd and HX are all Expedition lines still stamped 2026-06 and may carry the same shape of error.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "premium items above the fare-included standard tier — NO percentage is published. Null, never 0: nothing read states that Quark adds no service charge, only that it publishes none. WAS pct 15 with appliesTo \"approximate\" until 2026-09-05; \"approximate\" is a confidence marker, not a description of what a charge applies to, and the 15 carried no source.", "source": "quarkexpeditions.com/expeditions/antarctic-explorer-discovering-the-7th-continent, inclusions and exclusions, read 2026-09-05. NO service charge, gratuity percentage or automatic percentage appears anywhere. The same read re-confirmed this record's own two claims: included \"Free beer, standard wines, spirits, and cocktails during bar service hours and dinner\", and the exclusion \"Voluntary gratuity at the end of the voyage for expedition staff and shipboard crew\". Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. One expedition page saying nothing about a service charge is a negative finding on that page, not proof Quark adds nothing. Resolve by Quark's terms and conditions or a bar bill. Do NOT reinstate 15 from a sibling line.", "verified": "2026-09-05" } }, "cunard": { "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": null, "overrides": "None published. Cunard states one currency for the whole fleet, with no regional or homeport variation — including Southampton departures.", "source": "my.cunard.com/en-us/mycruise/articles/money-service (\"Money matters\"), rendered DOM read 2026-09-04, publicly reachable without sign-in. Verbatim: \"All transactions will be charged to your account in US dollars.\" And on cash: \"You may credit your account with any major currency, which will then be converted at the ship's current exchange rates into USD; this will then be applied to your account in USD.\"", "conflict": null, "notStated": "Cunard does not publish the exchange rate it applies to a cash deposit, only that it uses \"the ship's current exchange rates\". A UK guest therefore pays an unstated spread on top of their own card issuer's. Do not quantify it — Cunard publishes no figure.", "verified": "2026-09-04" }, "roomService": { "included": false, "freeBreakfast": "continental", "perOrderFee": null, "gratuityPct": null, "exemptCabins": [ "Britannia Club", "Princess Grill", "Queens Grill" ], "note": "Britannia: per-item after 10am (~$2.50-6.50); breakfast to 10am free; charges began 1 Jun 2025; drinks packages do not cover room service.", "source": "cunard.com", "verified": "2026-07", "conflictFlag": false }, "name": "Cunard", "segment": "Premium", "currency": "USD", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 18, "tiers": { "Grill Suites": 19 }, "officialName": "Hotel & Dining charge", "officialNameSource": "cunard.com — 'Hotel & Dining (hotel) service charge', per this line's own note. Verified 2026-06.", "note": "Hotel & Dining (hotel) service charge, in USD to ALL guests incl. children. Britannia/Britannia Club $18; Queens & Princess Grill Suites $19. Confirmed cunard.com 16 Jun 2026. Cunard states guests may increase or decrease it at the Purser's Office once on board; it does NOT say the charge can be removed. Grill Suite drinks + prepaid grats appear only via wave-season promos (e.g. Treat Yourself On Us, booking window closed 25 Feb 2026) — promo, not standing policy (D7).", "reverified": "RE-VERIFIED UNCHANGED 2026-08-20 from cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/service-charges: \"The service charge for Queens and Princess Grill Suites will be US$19 per person per day, and Britannia and Britannia Club Staterooms will be US$18 per person per day.\" Also restated there: it applies to ALL guests and is charged for each night of the voyage. The page no longer carries the \"adjustable/removable at the Purser's desk\" wording in open text — it sits behind an FAQ (\"Can I opt out of paying Hotel Charges?\") that was not expanded this pass, so the opt-out claim is carried forward from the June read, not re-confirmed. SETTLED 2026-09-02, AND IT WAS AN OVER-CLAIM. The FAQ \"Can I opt out of paying hotel charges?\" was expanded first-party this pass and reads, verbatim: \"Guests are welcome to increase or decrease the value of their hotel charge once on board at the Purser's Office.\" Increase or decrease. Cunard does not say removed and does not say it may go to zero, so \"removable\" was our inference, not Cunard's wording; corrected in cunard-drinks-gratuities-2026.html the same day (body sentence, visible FAQ and the FAQPage JSON-LD). Re-verified unchanged on the same read: US$19 Grills / US$18 Britannia and Britannia Club, the 18% bar charge, and US$25 corkage. ROUTE NOTE, recorded so the next pass does not lose time to it: /en-gb/the-cunard-experience/service-charges returned Cunard's error page from a US-egress browser on 2026-09-02, while /en-us/the-cunard-experience/service-charges served the content. This is consistent with the geo-routing already recorded on this record and is NOT evidence the en-gb path is dead for a UK or Norwegian client — do not \"fix\" the en-gb URLs on the strength of it. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-02" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 24, "range": [ 24, 33 ], "plans": "Essential $24 · Premium $33", "tiers": { "Premium": 33 }, "chargeBasis": "per_connection_per_night", "chargeBasisSource": "cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/staying-connected, Terms and conditions, verbatim: \"The prices shown are per day, based on one plan. You may use multiple devices on one plan, but you can only use a single device at any one time. If you wish to use multiple devices simultaneously, you will need to buy additional plans.\" Rendered DOM read 2026-08-21 (cunard.com 403s plain curl on every path, so the route is a real browser). Corroborated by this record's own note, carried since the 2026-08-09 price verification: \"One plan covers multiple devices but only one at a time.\" NO MAXIMUM is declared: Cunard publishes none, and the same terms invite unlimited additional plans. Evidence on file", "chargeBasisVerified": "2026-08-21", "source": "cunard.com \"Staying connected\" — \"The Essential Internet plan\" / \"The Premium Internet plan\". Rendered read, US locale, 2026-08-09; re-read 2026-10-18 (Essential $22 -> $24, Premium $30 -> $33). Evidence on file", "perDayBasis": "Per-day rate on a WHOLE-VOYAGE plan, Cunard's own wording: \"This plan is available for US$24 per day if purchased for the whole voyage\" (Premium: US$33), read 2026-10-18 (was US$22 / US$30). Onboard 24-hour day passes are a SEPARATE product at $30 Essential / $50 Premium — informational only, deliberately not stored as numeric leaves, the same convention hal.wifi uses for its onboard range. Cunard also states unquantified discounts for multi-device plans and for voyages over 50 nights; no percentage is published, so none is recorded.", "note": "Essential covers browsing, email and social media (text and images); Premium adds music and video streaming and video calling. Buying for the whole voyage up to four days before sailing saves 10% against onboard prices, so perDay is the pre-purchase rate — the onboard equivalent is derivable but deliberately not stored, to avoid carrying two prices for one product. One plan covers multiple devices but only one at a time. Starlink. Supersedes the previous record, which was Basic $24 / Premium $36 and carried no source and no verification date at any point; \"Basic\" is a retired product name and both figures were wrong.", "verify": "RE-READ 2026-10-18: Essential US$24 and Premium US$33 per day whole voyage; onboard 24-hour US$30 / US$50 (were 28 / 44); names, descriptions and discount wording unchanged. Evidence on file. PREVIOUS: RE-VERIFIED UNCHANGED 2026-08-20, word for word: Essential US$22/day whole voyage and US$28 per 24 hours on board; Premium US$30/day and US$44 per 24 hours; product names still Essential / Premium; the four-days-before-sailing purchase window and the 10% saving vs on-board prices both still stated; multi-device and 50+ night discounts still unquantified. METHOD-TRAP CORRECTION — the previous note here was wrong in two ways and cost a pass. (a) The URLs MOVED: the old /cruise-with-us/onboard-experience/... paths now 404, and the live paths are /the-cunard-experience/staying-connected and /the-cunard-experience/service-charges. (b) The en-gb page does NOT publish \"NO prices\" — it publishes these figures in US$, so a US-locale read is NOT required for Wi-Fi, service charges or corkage. What IS still true: cunard.com hard-redirects /en-us to /en-gb outside the US (the en-us SITEMAP is served the en-gb one too), and plain curl gets 403 on every URL including robots.txt, so the route is a real browser, not a fetch. Open question unchanged: the Signature bundle folds in \"Essential Wi-Fi\" with no standalone price, so the bundle's Wi-Fi component still cannot be valued first-party.", "verified": "2026-10-18" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Beverage Collection", "perDay": 76.5, "currency": "USD", "servicePct": 18, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "perDayBasis": "A World of Drinks \"Beverage Collection\" pre-book, 7-14 nts ($76.50 — exact, matches cost-reference + Cunard article). This is the REPRESENTATIVE figure only: the cost-reference table and the article both quote one rate per line and both frame it as the 7-14 night band. The rate the CALCULATOR charges comes from perDayByLength below, resolved for the sailing in front of the reader.", "perDayByLength": { "1-6": 94.5, "7-14": 76.5, "15-74": 63, "75+": 49.5 }, "perDayByLengthSource": "cunard.com/en-us/activity-types/bars-and-lounges/a-world-of-drinks, \"A World of Drinks\" price table, rendered DOM read 2026-08-21 (US locale; cunard.com 403s plain curl on every path, so the route is a real browser). Verbatim column headings \"1-6 nights / 7-14 nights / 15-74 nights / 75 nights or more\" and the Beverage Collection row \"$94.50 ($105.00) / $76.50. ($85.00) / $63.00 ($70.00) / $49.50 ($55.00)\", under \"All prices are per person per night, and are shown in US$.\" Corroborated the same day on a second independent surface (owner's own browser session, same table, same sixteen figures) and matching the 2026-08-20 first-party read already recorded in `verify` below.", "perDayByLengthVerified": "2026-08-21", "serviceIncluded": true, "prebookSaving": "10% vs onboard", "collections": { "Alcohol-Free": { "cap": 4.5, "perDayPrebook": 18 }, "Premium Alcohol-Free": { "cap": 12, "perDayPrebookRange": [ 31.5, 45 ] }, "Beverage Collection": { "cap": 13.5, "perDayPrebookRange": [ 49.5, 94.5 ], "bottledWineDiscountPct": 15 }, "Premium Beverage Collection": { "cap": 20, "perDayPrebookRange": [ 63, 108 ], "bottledWineDiscountPct": 25 } }, "rules": "15 alcoholic drinks per 24h (6am-6am), one at a time, ~10-min wait; all guests of legal drinking age in the stateroom must buy the same collection; no sharing; no minimum voyage length (a 1-6 night band is published)", "signaturePackages": { "offered": true, "onSale": "2025-12-18", "voyagesFrom": "2026-03", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "components": "Signature = Beverage Collection ($13.50 cap) + Essential Wi-Fi + USD dining credit; Premium Signature = Premium Beverage Collection ($20 cap) + Premium Wi-Fi + higher USD dining credit", "tiers": { "Signature": { "1-6": { "gbpPerDay": 70, "diningCreditUSD": 15 }, "7-9": { "gbpPerDay": 60, "diningCreditUSD": 25 }, "10-14": { "gbpPerDay": 60, "diningCreditUSD": 50 }, "15-74": { "gbpPerDay": 50, "diningCreditUSD": 70 }, "75+": { "gbpPerDay": 40, "diningCreditUSD": 100 } }, "Premium Signature": { "1-6": { "gbpPerDay": 80, "diningCreditUSD": 25 }, "7-9": { "gbpPerDay": 70, "diningCreditUSD": 40 }, "10-14": { "gbpPerDay": 70, "diningCreditUSD": 80 }, "15-74": { "gbpPerDay": 60, "diningCreditUSD": 100 }, "75+": { "gbpPerDay": 50, "diningCreditUSD": 150 } } }, "usdApprox": { "Signature": 75, "Premium Signature": 90 }, "prebookSaving": "Cunard markets \"up to 30% off vs buying the pieces onboard\"", "note": "On sale 18 Dec 2025, voyages from Mar 2026. Package price GBP, dining credit USD — verified 10 Jul 2026 from cunard.com packages FAQ. Written into cunard-drinks-gratuities-2026.html (\"The new Signature bundles\"). GBP-priced bundle on a USD line is a modelling wrinkle if Cunard ever enters the calculator.", "verified": "2026-07", "reverified": "2026-08-20", "reverifiedNote": "Both tier tables re-read first-party 2026-08-20 from cunard.com/en-gb/cruise-deals/cunard-cruise-packages and match this record EXACTLY, every tier, both packages, GBP per day and USD dining credit. Also confirmed: Premium Signature is sold as a flat +GBP10 pp/day upgrade on Signature; caps US$13.50 / US$20 unchanged; 15% off bottled wine and Wine and Bar Academy on the Beverage Collection.", "standingVsPromotional": "RULED 20 Aug 2026 (editorial decision): Signature is an OPTIONAL STANDING PRODUCT, not a wave-season promotion. The word \"promotional\" was removed from the site the same day; neutral wording is \"optional Signature packages\" or simply \"Signature packages\". Do NOT reintroduce promo framing. Note this does not touch the separate Grills (NA) inclusive package, which IS genuinely promotional and is described elsewhere in this record. The evidence behind the ruling, gathered 2026-08-20 — Cunard's own Signature terms read as standing product policy, not a wave offer: (1) NO booking window and no end date anywhere in the terms, unlike Treat Yourself On Us whose window closed 25 Feb 2026; (2) \"offered as an optional add-on to applicable voyages\" and addable to EXISTING bookings \"from 12 March 2026 onwards\", i.e. open-ended; (3) Cunard classifies it AGAINST promotions in its own words — \"can be combined with Cunard Fare, Early Saver and Late Saver prices and are excluded from most promotions\" — a promotion is not normally excluded from promotions; (4) permanent product infrastructure: its own page, its own terms page, its own FAQ, nav placement and an \"Explore voyages eligible for Signature Packages\" section; (5) removal requires cancelling and rebooking the cruise, so it is written into the booking record rather than layered over it. Contra-indicators, both weak: the page lives under /cruise-deals/, and its images sit in a DAM folder named campaigns/mid-term-bundling. Also newly recorded from the terms: shore experiences and discretionary service charges are NOT included; the dining credit lands as onboard credit, is non-transferable, must be spent within the voyage and cannot be applied to advance My Cunard reservations; guests 17 and under pay the ADULT package price and receive an Alcohol-Free Collection; \"subject to availability at the time of booking, limited numbers apply\"; Cunard reserves the right to amend inclusions, pricing or availability at any time." }, "verify": "FULLY RE-VERIFIED FIRST-PARTY 2026-08-20 — and an earlier claim in this same pass was WRONG. The A World of Drinks price table is NOT behind the My Cunard login: only /my-cunard/* redirects to login, and the public page is /en-gb/activity-types/bars-and-lounges/a-world-of-drinks, which publishes the complete table in US$ on the en-gb market, no account needed. Every one of the sixteen figures matches this record EXACTLY, pre-book with on-board in brackets, \"per person per night... shown in US$\": Alcohol-Free 18(20)/18(20)/18(20)/18(20); Premium Alcohol-Free 45(50)/40.50(45)/36(40)/31.50(35); Beverage 94.50(105)/76.50(85)/63(70)/49.50(55); Premium Beverage 108(120)/90(100)/76.50(85)/63(70) across 1-6, 7-14, 15-74 and 75+ nights. So $76.50 AND the Premium Beverage Collection 7-14 night rate of $90 are both first-party sourceable today — which removes the blocker on whether that rate earns its own numeric field. Also confirmed on that page: both caps, the 15% and 25% wine/Academy discounts, and \"pay the difference\" wording for BOTH paid collections (\"or pay the difference on drinks above this\"; \"Simply pay the difference for drinks over US$20\") — still Cunard's own wording, still not eyewitness-confirmed off a bill. Corroborated by Cunard's live print sheet /dam/pdfs/CC5698_World_of_Drinks_A4_5-14_nights_PRINT.pdf, which carries the on-board column 20/45/85/100 for 5-14 nights — but that asset is stamped 16/07/2025 and still says \"Inclusive of 15% service charge\", so it is stale on the rate. The public page's own FAQ is stale the same way: over-limit drinks \"charged at full price plus 15% service charge\". NOTE ON CURRENCY: the a-la-carte collections are published in USD even on the en-gb market, so $76.50 is correct and market-neutral. The £56 seen on the Signature packages page is that page quoting the bundle's Beverage Collection COMPONENT in GBP, not a second price for the standalone product. Do not convert either into the other. Sept: re-read the table and the four caps. Two open items. (a) The Premium Beverage Collection 7-14 night rate is printed in cunard-drinks-gratuities-2026.html but has no field here — only the range — so the article's premium recommendation rests on a figure the dataset cannot drift-check. (b) The paid collection's \"pay the difference\" over-cap rule is Cunard's own marketing wording and has never been eyewitness-confirmed; the article says so, and it should keep saying so until someone reads it off a bill.", "note": "Priced in US$ per cunard.com 16 Jun 2026 (corrects earlier GBP assumption). 18% service charge already included in package price. OVER-CAP RULES DIFFER: the promotional Grills (NA) inclusive package = pay FULL price over the cap, NO differential (confirmed by an onboard QV guest report, Jun 2026); the PAID Beverage Collection = pay the difference per Cunard marketing wording (not eyewitness-confirmed). \"Limiting\" is price creep, not a cap change: Cunard Spritz 10.50->13.50, same Queens gin now $15/$15.50/$17, some cocktails to $15 (above the $13.50 cap), new $25/$35 wine flights outside both packages. (Source: Cruise Critic \"Menu Updates and Drink Price Increases\", Jun 2026.)", "verified": "2026-06" }, "specialtyDining": { "included": false, "basis": "Varies by venue — deliberately NOT carried as a numeric range. Cunard mixes fixed-price and a-la-carte alternative venues and prices differ by venue and ship, so a single generic band is false precision. The previous [40, 75] had an unsourced floor and rendered in the cost table as though it were a representative Cunard cover charge.", "note": "Grills fares include dining in the guest's assigned Queens or Princess Grill restaurant. That is the Grill dining room, NOT a specialty-dining inclusion — optional alternative venues can still carry a charge for Grills guests, and the previous note (\"Grill class guests: included\") read as the opposite. Informational only: no numeric leaf, no calculator input, no invoice line, no assumed dining budget. The Signature bundle carries a dining CREDIT, which is not the same as dining being included.", "verify": "Sept: leave as informational unless Cunard publishes a single fixed cover charge. Reinstating a numeric range needs per-venue first-party prices — do not rebuild a band from secondary sources or from one venue." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "all food & beverage purchases in bars and restaurants — chargeable items only; fare-included main dining is not charged", "source": "cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/service-charges, \"Bar charges\" panel, rendered read 2026-08-20: \"A 18% service charge is automatically added to your on board account for each beverage purchase made in our bars or restaurants and shared with the relevant crew.\"", "spaSalonPct": 18, "spaSalonNote": "Same page, \"Spa and salon\" panel: 18% added to spa/salon purchases, and unlike the bar charge it \"can be removed, reduced, or increased as you see fit\" on checkout. Read 2026-08-20; not previously recorded.", "sourceMenus": "Cunard's own current 2026 menus, linked from its live dining pages, carry the line VERBATIM: \"Please note that all food & beverage purchases are subject to an 18% service charge.\" Extracted 2026-08-20 from 13 of the 19 machine-readable menus in cunard.com/content/dam/cunard/brand-assets/pdfs/2026-sample-menus/ — Golden Lion pub food, Golden Lion bar, Tramonto, Aji Wa, Coriander, Bamboo, La Piazza, Riviera, Nordlys, Buffet/Lido insert, Artisans Foodhall drinks, Pavilion Bar and the Pavilion Wellness Cafe. The Britannia Wine List (Feb 2026) words it differently — \"All wine collection prices include an 18% service charge.\" Five extracted with no service-charge line at all (Grills Lounge, Aranya, Sir Samuel's dinner, Steakhouse lunch and dinner); that is NOT evidence of absence — the line may be set as outlines or in a font the text extraction could not read.", "sourceConflict": "THE TWO CUNARD SOURCES DISAGREE ON SCOPE, and both were read the same day. The general Service Charges page says only \"each beverage purchase made in our bars or restaurants\" — the word \"food\" appears nowhere on it. The venue-level menus say \"all food & beverage purchases\". The menus are the more specific and more recent instrument and they are what a guest is actually handed, so this field follows the menus. Cunard is internally inconsistent on the RATE too: the A World of Drinks page still says over-limit and over-cap drinks are charged \"plus 15% service charge\", and the World of Drinks print sheet (stamped 16/07/2025) prices every collection \"Inclusive of 15% service charge\" — both stale against the 18% the Service Charges page and the 2026 menus now state.", "scopeWarning": "PRECISION THAT MUST SURVIVE INTO COPY: this is a charge on CHARGEABLE food and drink — pub food, alternative and specialty dining, bars, the wellness cafe, chargeable buffet events. It does NOT mean an ordinary fare-included meal in Britannia or the Grills attracts 18%. Never write it in a way that implies included dining is charged.", "verify": "CORRECTED TWICE ON 2026-08-20. It first read \"food & beverage ... extended to food\", was narrowed to \"beverage\" on the Service Charges page alone, and was then restored to food & beverage on the menu evidence above — which is the stronger source. Sept: re-read BOTH instruments, because the disagreement is the thing to watch, not the rate. If Cunard ever aligns the Service Charges page to the menus, record it; if the menus drop the line, that is a real change.", "verified": "2026-08-20" }, "corkage": { "cabinFree": true, "venueFee": 25, "currency": "USD", "note": "Own alcohol may be consumed outside your stateroom on payment of corkage; free in the stateroom by implication (the fee is specified only for consumption \"outside of your suite or stateroom\").", "source": "cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/service-charges, \"Corkage\" panel, rendered read 2026-08-20: \"Should you wish to consume your own alcohol on board, outside of your suite or stateroom, you may do so, however a corkage fee will apply. This is in the amount of US$25 per bottle, subject to change.\"", "verify": "NEW FIELD 2026-08-20 — Cunard previously had no corkage record at all, so nothing on the site could state it and no guardrail could drift-check it. Cunard itself flags the figure \"subject to change\".", "verified": "2026-08-20" } }, "lindblad": { "name": "Lindblad / Nat Geo", "segment": "Expedition", "gratuities": { "included": true, "includedWithLimits": true, "note": "INCLUDED ON NAMED SHIPS, and Lindblad states it that way. Its Pricing Includes list names the fourteen vessels crew gratuities are included aboard; it publishes no fleet-wide policy, and eight National Geographic vessels are absent from the list. WAS included:true unqualified until 2026-09-05, which asserted a fleet-wide inclusion Lindblad does not state. `includedWithLimits` exists so no surface can publish an unconditional fleet-wide answer — same device as crystal.specialtyDining.includedWithLimits. Do NOT infer the absent ships either way: absence from an inclusions list is not a statement that gratuities are charged there.", "source": "expeditions.com/whats-included, Pricing Includes, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Crew gratuities aboard National Geographic Endurance, National Geographic Resolution, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Orion, Sea Cloud II, Lord of the Glens, Oberoi Philae, Sun Goddess, Charaidew II, The Jahan, Aqua Blu, Connect, Evolve and Greg Mortimer. Gratuities on land programs, unless otherwise indicated.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. WHAT IS UNKNOWN: what Lindblad charges aboard the National Geographic vessels absent from the inclusions list. Nothing read states a rate, a suggestion, or that gratuities are charged there at all. Resolve by a per-ship read or a booking confirmation for one of the absent vessels — not by inference from the list.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "baselineAccess": "messaging", "limits": { "browsing": false, "messaging": true, "streaming": false, "upgradePaid": true, "devices": null }, "note": "INCLUDED under the narrow test — every guest gets access without a separate required purchase. But the free tier is messaging-only: Lindblad states it \"accommodates email, messaging and social media apps\", and web browsing needs the paid Enhanced plan, bought on board. Never present this as unrestricted service. Delivered fleet-wide over Speedcast and Starlink, so the older \"Limited polar\" note no longer describes it.", "source": "expeditions.com/whats-included, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Complimentary Wi-Fi: Wireless internet is offered across the expedition fleet through Speedcast and Starlink. Enjoy a complimentary basic Wi-Fi plan that accommodates email, messaging and social media apps. Upgrades are also available: Enhanced Wi-Fi plan: accommodates web browsing, video conferencing and other functions that require increased bandwidth. Available for purchase on board.\"", "verify": "Dec 2026. Lindblad publishes NO price for the Enhanced or Premium plans — both are stated as purchasable on board with no figure, so no Wi-Fi price is recorded.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "baseDrinks": "Beer, wine, cocktails, liquors and spirits are included in the fare across the fleet, EXCEPT aboard Sun Goddess, Oberoi Philae, Connect and Evolve, which include beer and wine only. Premium brands are sold separately.", "baseDrinksSource": "expeditions.com/whats-included, Pricing Includes, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Verbatim: \"Beer, wine, cocktails, liquors and spirits aboard all ships, with the exception of Sun Goddess, Oberoi Philae, Connect and Evolve. We are also pleased to offer a selection of premium brands for purchase.\" The two carve-outs are stated separately on the same list: \"Beer and wine with meals aboard Oberoi Philae and Sun Goddess\" and \"Beer and wine aboard Connect and Evolve\". Evidence on file", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "premium brands and anything bought beyond the fare-included beer, wine, cocktails, liquors and spirits — NO percentage is published. Null, never 0: nothing read states that Lindblad adds no service charge, only that it publishes none. WAS pct 18 with appliesTo \"approximate\" until 2026-09-05. \"Approximate\" is a confidence marker, not a description of what a charge applies to, and the 18 carried no source on the record and none was found.", "source": "world.expeditions.com/en/whats-included, read 2026-09-05. NO service charge, gratuity percentage or automatic percentage appears anywhere on the page. ROUTE NOTE, because it will trip the next verification: expeditions.com and www.expeditions.com both 302 to world.expeditions.com/en/, which looks like the unrelated Australian operator World Expeditions and is not — the page carries Lindblad Expeditions / National Geographic branding throughout. The same read re-confirmed both quotations this record already carries, verbatim: \"Beer, wine, cocktails, liquors and spirits aboard all ships, with the exception of Sun Goddess, Oberoi Philae, Connect and Evolve\" and the named-ship crew gratuities list. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. A single inclusions page is a negative finding on that page, NOT proof Lindblad adds nothing to a bar bill. Resolve by reading Lindblad's terms and conditions or FAQ, or a bar bill from a sailing. Do NOT reinstate 18 from a sibling line or a secondary source. SAME DEFECT ON TWO SIBLINGS, not fixed here: quark.surcharge (pct 15) and aurora.surcharge (pct 15) carry the identical appliesTo \"approximate\" template and are equally unsourced.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "verify": "BOTH KNOWN ERRORS ARE NOW CLOSED. (1) GRATUITIES OVER-BROAD — FIXED 2026-09-05: the record said included:true unqualified; it now carries includedWithLimits with the named-ship list quoted on the gratuities record. (2) THE WI-FI \"CONFLICT\" WAS A MISREADING OF OUR OWN RULES, WITHDRAWN 2026-09-05: the note cited meta.wifiConvention, which governs which PRICE is quoted as the headline figure and is where \"social-media-only tiers do not count\" belongs. The included/not-included decision is governed by meta.wifiConvention2, ruled the same day this note was written, which says a line passes \"even if the free tier is slow, metered, messaging-only or device-limited\" and explicitly supersedes the older rule for that decision. So included:true with baselineAccess messaging and the limits recorded separately is exactly what the convention prescribes — there was never a conflict, only the wrong rule cited. What WAS real is that the Onboard Cost Index published a bare \"Included\" for this line, which breaks the convention's second half — \"never present included Wi-Fi as equivalent to unrestricted service\". Fixed 2026-09-05 in build-cost-index.py, which now derives the qualifier from baselineAccess and limits. The 18% surcharge is unsourced and its appliesTo reads \"approximate\", which is not a description of what it applies to. The line-level `verified` stays 2026-06 on purpose: only baseDrinks was checked on this pass.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "hx": { "name": "HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions)", "segment": "Expedition", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "CONFIRMED, not a change — HX states gratuities are included and that it adds no discretionary charge. Optional cash tipping via reception or a tipping box is separate and is shared among crew, excluding officers and the Expedition Team. NOTE the sibling difference is real, not an inconsistency: Hurtigruten Coastal is modelled included:false/perDay 0 because it describes tipping as merely optional, while HX positively states gratuities ARE included. Both net to zero for the guest; the wording differs and so does the model.", "source": "travelhx.com/en-us/support/faq — \"Are gratuities included?\" answered verbatim: \"Yes, gratuities are included. Fantastic service is standard at HX, and we never add discretionary charges to your bill.\" And \"What is your gratuity policy?\": \"Please note, tipping is optional. If you wish to tip in cash, please tip in Euro or USD only, using the reception or the tipping box.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "note": "Limited polar", "source": "travelhx.com/en-us/support/faq — \"Can I use my mobile phone / WiFi work onboard all ships?\": \"We offer Wi-Fi on board, but on expedition cruises to remote destinations, coverage and speed will be very limited... Due to capacity limitations, the included Wi-Fi is limited to browsing and not streaming.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01. CONFIRMED against meta.wifiConvention: the included tier does general browsing, so it counts as included — unlike Lindblad, whose free tier is email/messaging/social only and therefore should not.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "dining": { "included": true }, "baseDrinks": "House beer and wine, a classic cocktail, and spirits and liqueurs are included in the fare for cabin guests, throughout the day and evening. Premium spirits and liqueurs, signature cocktails, premium beer and wine, and bottles of wine cost extra. Suites additionally include signature cocktails and premium beer and wine, with spirits and liqueurs included up to EUR 18.", "baseDrinksSource": "travelhx.com/en-us/support/faq, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. \"Which Drinks are included?\" verbatim — \"Cabin Guests: Included: House beer and wine Classic cocktail Spirits and liqueurs (premium spirits and liqueurs are available at an additional cost) Available for Additional Charges: Signature cocktail Premium beer and wine Bottles of wine... Suite Guests: Included: House beer and wine Classic cocktail Spirits and liqueurs (included up to 18 EUR) Signature cocktail Premium beer and wine\". And \"Are wine, beer, spirits and cocktails available for free all day?\" — \"Alcoholic drinks such as wines, beers and spirits are available throughout the day and evening and are included in your all-inclusive voyage... premium drinks such as cocktails and champagne are not part of our all-inclusive offering and attract an extra charge.\"", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — HX states it adds no discretionary charge to the bill and prices drinks as part of an all-inclusive voyage. WAS pct 15, appliesTo \"approximate\", until 2026-09-01: unsourced, and \"approximate\" is not a description of what a charge applies to.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "verify": "HX CONTRADICTS ITSELF ON ITS OWN FAQ PAGE and the record follows the dedicated answer, not the incidental one. The suite-benefits answer (\"What is included when I book a suite?\") says \"House wine, beer, soft drinks... are available and complimentary at lunch and dinner\" and that \"for cabin guests, premium drinks and signature cocktails are not included\" — a MEALTIME window. The dedicated drinks answers say alcoholic drinks are available \"throughout the day and evening\". baseDrinks follows the dedicated answers because they are the ones a purchaser would read, and because the suite answer is written around the Galapagos ship Santa Cruz II (it references the Galapagos Big 15 book and Santa Cruz II by name), so its mealtime rule may be that ship only. WHAT WOULD SETTLE IT: an onboard bar menu, or an HX answer that names the window for the expedition fleet specifically. STILL UNCHECKED on this record: dining.included, which is why the line-level `verified` stays 2026-06. NOT RECORDED AS A FIELD, but true and worth knowing: corkage is charged on Santa Cruz II only, at US$27 plus taxes, and onboard accounts are debited in EUR.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "aurora": { "name": "Aurora Expeditions", "segment": "Expedition", "currency": "USD", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 20, "note": "AUTO-ADDED to the onboard account at USD 20 per person per day, and removable — not in the fare. Included for SUITE guests as a Suite Benefit, so a suite pays nothing extra. WAS perDay 15 with range [15, 20] until 2026-09-05, on the reading that Aurora contradicted itself. It does not: the 20 is the charge and the 15 is a description of what a suite benefit is worth. See source — five voyage pages, both hemispheres, all identical. WAS included:true until 2026-09-01, which was wrong and cost a reader the entire amount.", "source": "aurora-expeditions.com, Inclusions & Exclusions, read 2026-09-05 across FIVE voyage pages — /expedition/antarctica-complete, /spirit-of-antarctica, /jewels-of-the-arctic-solar-eclipse, /ross-sea-odyssey (plus the Costa Rica & Panama Canal voyage read 2026-09-01). EVERY ONE carries the identical exclusions note, verbatim: \"All items of a personal nature, including but not limited to on board gratuities*, laundry services, personal clothing, medical expenses or phone charges. Note: *A gratuity of USD $20 per person, per day for the crew and Expedition Team will be automatically added to your onboard account. You may remove or adjust this amount when settling your account. For suite guests, this gratuity is included as part of the Suite Benefits.\" Every one ALSO carries, in its suite cabin-inclusions block only: \"A gratuity of $15 USD per person per day for the crew is included with each suite.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. THE 2026-09-01 CONTRADICTION IS RESOLVED, by the test that record itself set: \"read the exclusions note on three or four more voyages and see which figure is the default.\" Four more were read on 2026-09-05 and the exclusions note is USD 20 on every one, Arctic and Antarctic, long-haul and short. The voyage-dependent hypothesis is dead. The 15 appears ONLY inside suite cabin blocks, describing a benefit a suite guest does not pay — and the exclusions note on the same page says the gratuity is included for suite guests, so 15 is a rate nobody is charged. It is therefore NOT stored, and `range` is removed rather than kept as [15, 20], which implied a guest might pay 15. WHAT IS STILL UNKNOWN: why Aurora writes 15 in the suite block when the note it cross-refers to says 20 — likely a stale template, but Aurora is not asked and does not say. STILL UNFIXED ON THIS RECORD, deferred by decision: baseDrinks reads \"spirits extra\" while Aurora lists \"Premium spirits, cocktails, beer, wine and liqueurs\" daggered \"From Antarctica 2026/2027 Season onwards\" — not stored because it is not yet in force. The wifi note \"Limited polar/remote\" is stale: Aurora advertises \"Complimentary Starlink wifi onboard\".", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "note": "COMPLIMENTARY STARLINK, fleet-wide, with a reliability caveat and no access restriction. Aurora states no tier, no data cap, no device limit and no paid upgrade. WAS \"Limited polar/remote\" until 2026-09-05, which described a satellite era Aurora has left and read as a restricted tier rather than what it is — a warning that the connection can drop in remote regions.", "source": "aurora-expeditions.com/about-us/general-inclusions, Onboard Inclusions, read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Complimentary Starlink wifi onboard\" — and nothing else on the page about browsing, streaming, messaging, device counts, data caps or paid upgrades. Corroborated the same day on the voyage pages, whose inclusions list reads \"Wi-Fi*\" with the footnote \"* Please note we travel to remote regions and therefore the connection can be unreliable.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Aurora publishes NO Wi-Fi price anywhere read, and no paid tier, so no figure is stored. If a paid upgrade ever appears, meta.wifiConvention governs which price is quoted, and the included flag does not change.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "baseDrinks": "Wine & beer with meals included; spirits extra", "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "items beyond the fare inclusions — NO percentage is published. Null, never 0: nothing read states that Aurora adds no service charge, only that it publishes none. WAS pct 15 with appliesTo \"approximate\" until 2026-09-05, unsourced. NOTE THE COINCIDENCE, because it is probably the origin: Aurora publishes a gratuity of USD 15 per person per day as a SUITE benefit, and a 15% surcharge looks like that figure copied into the wrong field and the wrong unit.", "source": "aurora-expeditions.com/expedition/antarctica-complete, Inclusions and Exclusions, read 2026-09-05. The string \"service charge\" appears ZERO times on the page, and neither list carries any percentage. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. One expedition page is a negative finding on that page, not proof Aurora adds nothing. Do NOT reinstate 15 from a sibling line or from the suite gratuity figure.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "verified": "2026-06" }, "hurtigrutenCoastal": { "name": "Hurtigruten Coastal", "segment": "Expedition", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 0, "chargeBasis": "discretionary", "guidance": null, "note": "Optional — no auto-charge (Scandinavian norm). Hurtigruten specifies NO amount, so nothing is shown as guidance and nothing is calculated. Do not import a figure from a sibling line or a secondary source to fill the gap.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "baselineAccess": "full", "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "Nothing is sold: Hurtigruten states free Wi-Fi on all ships and names no plan, price or unit. hurtigruten.com/nb-no/hjelp/livet-om-bord, read 2026-09-05. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-09-05", "note": "INCLUDED under meta.wifiConvention2 — free on every ship, with a speed caveat (\"dårlig egnet for strømming\", poorly suited to streaming), not a tier. ONE CONDITION, recorded rather than hidden: guests on the Basic fare or a port-to-port ticket must be enrolled in the free 1893 Ambassador loyalty programme to use it. Enrolment is free, so it is still no separate required purchase. WAS included:false, perDay 25, range [20, 30] — unsourced since the record was created, and withheld from the Index for that reason — until 2026-09-05.", "source": "hurtigruten.com/nb-no/hjelp/livet-om-bord (the site geo-serves Norwegian), \"Er det Wi-Fi om bord?\", read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Vi tilbyr gratis Wi-Fi på alle skipene våre, men signalstyrken kan variere. Vi seiler gjennom avsidesliggende områder langs norskekysten, så hastigheten kan være lavere og dårlig egnet for strømming.\" and \"Har du bestilt Basic-pris eller en havn-til-havn-reise, må du være registrert i lojalitetsprogrammet vårt, 1893 Ambassador for å få tilgang til gratis Wi-Fi.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Streaming is described as poorly suited, not excluded and not sold — so limits.streaming is deliberately not set. Read the English locale (hurtigruten.com/en-gb or /en-us) once to confirm the wording matches; the Norwegian site is the parent.", "verified": "2026-09-05" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Dinner drinks package", "perDay": 52, "coverageScope": "mealtime", "perDayBasis": "APPROXIMATE PRICE, CONFIRMED SCOPE — the two are not the same claim. The USD 52 remains an unsourced ballpark; what is now settled is that it buys DINNER drinks, not all-day unlimited.", "note": "Covers drinks with dinner. Not comparable like-for-like with an all-day package such as Carnival CHEERS! or Royal's Deluxe — a lower per-day figure buys a much narrower window.", "source": "Scope confirmed firsthand, 2026-09-01, resolving a suspicion recorded on this record since 22 Jun 2026. Hurtigruten publishes no official 2026 per-day price for it; its own fare pages describe Platinum as including a dinner drink package, which is consistent. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. The PRICE still has no first-party source and stays flagged approximate — do not read the confirmed scope as a verified figure. What would settle the number: a Hurtigruten booking confirmation, an onboard bar or dining bill, or a per-day price appearing on hurtigruten.com. CAUTION for whoever prices it: Hurtigruten also sells drinks through its FARE TIERS (Basic carries no drinks, Select adds water/tea/coffee, Platinum bundles a dinner drink package plus welcome champagne). A fare-tier difference is not this package's price and must not be substituted for it.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 20, 45 ], "note": "Approximate — à la carte mains/upgrade meals; secondary-sourced (Cruise Critic ship dining reviews), no first-party prices published. Verified 13 Jul 2026." }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — no auto service charge on drinks or dining; Norwegian prices include service, tipping not expected (first-party pages have no service-charge language, verified 13 Jul 2026)" }, "verified": "2026-06" }, "po": { "name": "P&O Cruises (UK)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "GBP", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "In the fare: P&O lists tips under the extras included in the price and says nothing is charged.", "source": "pocruises.com/new-to-cruising/whats-included, \"Included extras — Enjoy these added extras included in the price\", read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"Tips: Tipping isn't needed on our ships, so you can relax knowing you won't be charged extra for guaranteed great service.\" Re-read rendered 2026-10-24, same wording. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 15.5, "range": [ 15.5, 23 ], "plans": "Essential £15.50 · Ultimate £23", "tiers": { "Ultimate": 23 }, "payAsYouGo": { "Essential": 25, "Ultimate": 35 }, "perDayBasis": "Per day, whole-cruise plan, for ONE device. Several devices can be registered on one plan but only one can be online at a time; simultaneous use needs additional plans. Pay-as-you-go: Essential £25, Ultimate £35 per day. P&O advertises \"save 10% or more\" separately for My P&O Cruises purchases up to 4 days before the cruise; these figures are the DISPLAYED whole-cruise rates and are NOT recorded as advance prices.", "note": "First-party since 2026-10-22. P&O states no effective date. P&O gives no value for the Wi-Fi inside an all-inclusive package, so these standalone rates are context, not a price for the package component.", "source": "pocruises.com/wifi, Wi-Fi packages tabs, rendered page, 2026-10-22, P&O lists Essential at £15.50 and Ultimate at £23 per day for the entire cruise, or £25 and £35 per day pay-as-you-go. Prices are for one device; several devices may be registered on one plan but only one can be online at a time. Plan descriptions: pocruises.com/my-cruise-tcs/wi-fi-tcs. included:false from pocruises.com/frequently-asked-questions, 2026-09-05. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Classic drinks package", "perDay": 49, "onboardPerDay": 55, "perDay15Plus": 45, "onboardPerDay15Plus": 50, "deluxe": { "perDay": 58, "perDay15Plus": 54, "onboardPerDay": 65, "onboardPerDay15Plus": 60 }, "perDayBasis": "Pre-purchase price on cruises of 5-14 nights — the common band. P&O prices by voyage length AND by when you buy: standard GBP 55 (5-14 nights) / GBP 50 (15+), less 10% to GBP 49 / GBP 45 when bought at booking or via My P&O Cruises up to 3 days before sailing.", "note": "Deluxe package, same shape: standard GBP 65 (5-14) / GBP 60 (15+), pre-purchase GBP 58 / GBP 54. Refresh GBP 16/day. Classic includes a complimentary Refresh package for children 17 and under, and 20% off drinks outside the package.", "source": "pocruises.com/onboard-activities/bars-and-lounges/drinks-packages/classic-drinks-package and /deluxe-drinks-package, rendered DOM 2026-09-01 and again 2026-10-22. P&O lists the Classic package at £55 (5-14 nights) and £50 (15+ nights) per person per day, with 10% off (£49 and £45) when bought at the time of booking or via My P&O Cruises up to 3 days before the holiday. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. P&O states no effective date and no price for cruises under five nights (its prices are for cruises of five nights or more). Onboard purchase is possible within the first two days of the cruise, at the GBP 55 standard rate. The two length bands are two published prices, not a range. Re-read 2026-10-22 on both pages, unchanged: Classic £55/£50 standard and £49/£45 at 10% off; Deluxe £65/£60 standard and £58/£54 at 10% off. Drinks limit per P&O drinks FAQ: up to 15 alcoholic drinks per day per package, then full price less 20%; one drink at a time at 15-minute intervals; two or more adults sharing a cabin must buy the same package.", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "allInclusivePackage": { "classic": { "perDay": 49, "perDay15Plus": 45, "drinks": "Classic drinks package", "wifi": "Essential Wi-Fi", "diningCredit": { "nights5to9": 20, "nights10to14": 40, "nights15plus": 55 } }, "deluxe": { "perDay": 59, "perDay15Plus": 55, "drinks": "Deluxe drinks package", "wifi": "Ultimate Wi-Fi", "diningCredit": { "nights5to9": 30, "nights10to14": 60, "nights15plus": 80 } }, "perDayBasis": "Per person per day, 5-14 night cruises (perDay) and 15+ night cruises (perDay15Plus). Package price varies by duration and package type. Dining credit is per person per cruise, tiered by length. Cruises under five nights: not sold.", "launched": "2025-12-18", "minNights": 5, "rules": { "alcoholicDrinksPerDay": 15, "whoMustBuy": "All guests aged 18 or over sharing a cabin (the same package type; Classic and Deluxe cannot be mixed in one cabin).", "children": "Current pricing FAQ, expanded 2026-10-22: a child aged 17 or under shown as the second guest in a cabin pays the full adult package price and receives Refresh, Wi-Fi and dining credit. Children shown as guests three, four or five have no package charge and receive complimentary Refresh only, without Wi-Fi or dining credit. With one adult and two children, apply the published rule to the guest positions on the confirmation; P&O does not specify how those positions are assigned or permit reordering them. All adults pay regardless of guest position. This concerns packages, not cruise fares.", "wifiDevices": "One device per guest is included (P&O FAQ). More devices can be added on board in the My Holiday planner by paying the difference. P&O Wi-Fi terms: plans cover 1-4 devices. Essential: web browsing, email and social media. Ultimate: adds music and video streaming and faster connections.", "removal": "To remove a purchased package before embarkation you must cancel the cruise booking and rebook without it; standard cancellation policy applies and fees may be charged. Packages are non-refundable and non-transferable.", "diningCredit": "Current FAQs expanded 2026-10-22: credit is added to the onboard account for speciality restaurants and cafes with chargeable food menus, booked onboard on any cruise day including Celebration Nights. Not usable against reservations paid in advance via My P&O Cruises; cancelling to rebook onboard risks losing venue/time availability. Non-transferable, expires with the cruise, no cash exchange, no shore experiences. Terms describe automatic use as onboard spending money but do not state deduction order against other credit; eligibility of unrelated purchases is not stated.", "upgrades": "Current Classic-to-Deluxe FAQ and promotion terms permit upgrading through the Customer Contact team or travel agent, subject to the booking and availability. Deluxe-to-Classic downgrade is not possible. Confirm the actual upgrade quote; no universal self-service route is promised.", "existingBookings": "Current Already booked section offers a request form, Customer Contact team and travel-agent route for adding a package to an eligible existing booking. Dated FAQ says rollout began in March 2026. Availability depends on the sailing; older prospective and launch-card restrictions do not describe the current request route.", "loyalty": "Peninsular Club members: 5% off the package on selected Peninsular Club discounted cruises only, and only when the package is selected at the time of cruise booking.", "multiCabin": "Booked on the website in one transaction: applies to every cabin. Booked through the Contact Centre: may be bought for one cabin only." }, "source": "pocruises.com/all-inclusive-packages (deal cards, FAQ), pocruises.com/deals/promotion-terms-and-conditions \"All Inclusive packages\", pocruises.com/onboard-activities/bars-and-lounges/drinks-packages, rendered page data, 2026-10-22. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Upgrade and existing-booking routes follow the current published FAQs, Already booked route and promotion terms (read 2026-10-22). Family rule follows the confirmed guest positions; P&O does not specify how positions are allocated or reordered. Dining venue eligibility and onboard booking are confirmed; the order of deduction against other onboard credit is not stated. Prices and availability remain subject to the booking quote.", "verified": "2026-10-22" }, "cancellationScale": { "selectAndEarlySaverFrom2026_12": { "depositOnlyUntilDaysBefore": 121, "bands": [ [ 120, 91, 25 ], [ 90, 50, 50 ], [ 49, 16, 75 ], [ 15, 6, 90 ], [ 5, 0, 100 ] ], "appliesTo": "bookings made on or after 10 March 2026 for sailings on or after 1 December 2026" }, "selectAndEarlySaverBefore": { "depositOnlyUntilDaysBefore": 91, "bands": [ [ 90, 57, 50 ], [ 56, 42, 60 ], [ 41, 16, 75 ], [ 15, 6, 90 ], [ 5, 0, 100 ] ], "appliesTo": "bookings made before 10 March 2026, and all bookings for sailings up to and including 30 November 2026" }, "saver": { "bands": [ [ 9999, 0, 100 ] ], "appliesTo": "Saver fares: 100% from the date of booking" }, "note": "Fly-cruises: departure day is the date of the flight departure. Failure to embark: 100%. Bands are [from days before, to days before, percent].", "source": "pocruises.com/legal-and-privacy/booking-terms-and-conditions, clause 38, rendered page, 2026-10-22", "verified": "2026-10-22" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 20, 45 ] }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — no auto charges on drinks" }, "verified": "2026-06" }, "marella": { "name": "Marella (TUI)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "GBP", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "In the fare: Marella sells every cruise as all-inclusive and names tips in what that covers.", "source": "tui.co.uk/cruise/cruise-types/marella-all-inclusive, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"All Inclusive as standard — Your meals, snacks, drinks and tips are all included as part of your package.\" Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": null, "range": null }, "packageTreatment": "premium_fare", "drinksInclusionScope": "full", "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Premium All Inclusive", "note": "A paid UPGRADE on an already drinks-inclusive fare, not a standalone package. Standard covers draught and bottled beers and ciders, wines by the glass, house prosecco, standard spirits, aperitifs, cocktails, mocktails and soft drinks. Premium adds the upgraded wine list, more draught and bottled beers, upgraded cocktails (mojitos and others), premium gins, vodkas, rums and tequilas, a wider range of whiskies, brandies and cognacs, canned soft drinks and most Coffee Port drinks. NO PUBLISHED PRICE: TUI prints none on its public pages and none is recorded here.", "rules": { "whoMustBuy": "All passengers on the booking must upgrade. Children aged 12 and under upgrade free when the rest of their party does.", "whenToBuy": "At booking (online, at a TUI Store or by phone) or onboard on every ship. TUI says the best price is before you travel. The package applies only on the ship, not to hotels on Cruise & Stay or Stay & Cruise holidays.", "individualPurchase": "Individual premium drinks can be bought onboard without upgrading; prices are on the onboard menus.", "hours": "All Inclusive covers 10am to 2am. Non-alcoholic hot and iced coffee-based drinks at The Coffee Port are included from 7am. Drinks served after 2am and before 10am are charged.", "notPublished": "A separate teenager (13 to 17) rate is not stated; the only exemption stated is for children 12 and under. Whether \"party\" means the cabin or the booking, exceptions to the whole-booking rule, last day to upgrade, price for the remaining nights, refund terms and any onboard price: none found on TUI pages read 2026-10-22." }, "source": "tui.co.uk/cruise/cruise-types/marella-all-inclusive; tui.co.uk/discover/cruise-drink-packages (page updated 08.07.2026); tui.co.uk/destinations/booking/atozguide; tui.co.uk/destinations/faq/cruises (drinks, under-18s and individual-purchase answers), rendered DOM 2026-10-22. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. TUI publishes no Premium All Inclusive price on its public pages, so none is recorded. Teenager and onboard prices are not stated. On Marella Voyager, TUI's Flutes bar description says Champagne is chargeable and not included in All Inclusive or Premium All Inclusive (tui.co.uk/cruise/ships/marella-voyager/entertainment/, read 2026-10-22, still on the page 2026-10-24); the other pages read do not say so, and TUI does not state whether that applies on other ships or bars. TUI's drinks FAQ lists Champagne cocktails among the Premium upgraded cocktails.", "verified": "2026-10-22" }, "baseDrinks": "Drinks included in the fare — the standard All Inclusive covers draught and bottled beers, ciders, wines by the glass, standard spirits, aperitifs, cocktails, mocktails, soft drinks and juices. Champagne: in its description of the Flutes bar (Deck 8) on Marella Voyager, TUI says Champagne is chargeable and not included in All Inclusive or Premium All Inclusive (tui.co.uk/cruise/ships/marella-voyager/entertainment/, read 2026-10-22, wording still on the page 2026-10-24). That page covers one ship; TUI does not state whether the same applies on other ships or bars. Separately, TUI's drinks FAQ lists Champagne cocktails among the Premium upgraded cocktails.", "baseDrinksSource": "tui.co.uk/cruise/cruise-types/marella-all-inclusive, rendered DOM 2026-09-01: \"All Inclusive as standard — Your meals, snacks, drinks and tips are all included as part of your package.\"", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 15, 35 ], "note": "Most dining included" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0 }, "verify": "Gratuities and drinks are included in the fare (confirmed 2026-09-01: TUI lists meals, snacks, drinks and tips among what All Inclusive covers). allInclusive stays false on purpose: Marella still charges for Wi-Fi and speciality dining, and setting the flag would publish those as zero. The Wi-Fi figure is withheld (third-party only); the speciality range is carried forward and has not been re-read.", "verified": "2026-06", "figuresWithheld": { "fields": [ "wifi.perDay", "wifi.range" ], "reason": "TUI publishes no Marella Wi-Fi price on the pages read 2026-09-05 and 2026-10-22. Its Wi-Fi FAQ says Wi-Fi is on all ships, only in some public areas and not in cabins, and is charged to the cabin account at the rate advertised on board; Suite Service Max (Royal Suites and the Voyager Suite) includes a free Wi-Fi package. The only figure held for Marella Wi-Fi comes from a third party, so it is not published." } }, "ambassador": { "name": "Ambassador Cruise Line", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "GBP", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 6.5, "range": [ 6, 7 ], "perDayStandard": 7, "perDay16Plus": 6, "note": "Flat daily charge: £7 per person per night, or £6 on cruises of 16 nights or more (Ambassador FAQ, read 2026-10-24); £4 for children aged 12-17 on multi-generational sailings. perDay is the midpoint of the £6-£7 range. Ambassador uses this flat daily model only and adds no percentage surcharge on purchases. First-party verified (ambassadorcruiseline.com, Jul 2026).", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 10, "range": [ 8, 17 ], "tiers": { "Basic": 8, "Premium": 15 }, "plans": "Whole sailing, 5-29 nights: Basic £8 · Value £10 · Premium £15 per day; 1-4 nights: £10 · £12 · £17; 30-69 nights: £6 · £8 · £13; 70+ nights: £5 · £6 · £11. One-day plans £11.99 · £13.99 · £19.99. Data bundles: 1GB £19.95, 5GB £59.95.", "perDayBasis": "Value plan, whole sailing, standard cruise of 5-29 nights — the cheapest tier that includes Browsing, which is what meta.wifiConvention quotes; Basic covers email and messaging only. Ambassador prices by voyage length, so a 1-4 night cruise is £12 per day on the same plan.", "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "ambassadorcruiseline.com/on-board-experience/whats-on-board/wifi-packages, read 2026-09-05: the price grid states no per-device or per-cabin basis, and the FAQ \"Can I connect multiple devices to the onboard Wi-Fi?\" on the same page was not expanded on this read. Declared unknown rather than assumed.", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-09-05", "note": "SOLD, not included; bought on board. Three tiers on Starlink — Basic (email, messaging), Value (adds browsing and social media), Premium — priced per day by voyage length. Whole-voyage plans are the norm; one-day plans cost roughly the price of a standard-cruise day plus a premium.", "source": "ambassadorcruiseline.com/on-board-experience/whats-on-board/wifi-packages, read 2026-09-05, verbatim: \"These include our Basic, Value and Premium packages.\"; \"Whole sailing starting from £10 per day £12 per day £17 per day\"; \"Short Cruise (1-4 Nights) £10 per day £12 per day £17 per day Standard Cruise (5-29 Nights) £8 per day £10 per day £15 per day Longer Cruise (30-69 Nights) £6 per day £8 per day £13 per day Longer Cruise (70+ Nights) £5 per day £6 per day £11 per day\"; \"1 Day £11.99 £13.99 £19.99\"; and the feature grid \"Package Basic Value Premium — Emails ✔ ✔ ✔ — Messaging (WhatsApp, Messenger) ✔ ✔ ✔ — Browsing ✔ ✔\". Corroborated by ambassadorcruiseline.com/faqs, \"Is there internet access or Wi-Fi onboard?\": \"Wi-Fi packages will be available to purchase once on board.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Whether the whole-sailing price is per device or per cabin (the price grid does not say), and whether packages can be bought pre-cruise at the same price. \"Complimentary Wi-Fi as part of my booking\" exists for some fares and is not modelled.", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Pre-purchase drinks packages (tiered)", "perDay": 42.95, "range": [ 42.95, 49.95 ], "perDayBasis": "Current pre-purchase alcoholic package tiers run £42.95–£49.95/day (perDay = entry tier; the product is tiered, not a single fixed price). The package price includes gratuities, so a with-drinks illustrative total does not add the daily gratuity on top. First-party verified (ambassadorcruiseline.com, Jul 2026).", "coversGratuities": true, "servicePct": 0, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "tiers": { "Non-Alcoholic": 20.95, "Premium": 49.95 }, "onboardPremiumPerDay": 55.95, "tiersBasis": "Published ADVANCE (pre-cruise) price per person per night, cruises of 5-29 nights; Classic is perDay above. Onboard Premium is the 5-29 night onboard price. The tariff page carries an August 2026 update note and no sailing year or effective date. Read 2026-10-23, ambassadorcruiseline.com/on-board-experience/ambassador-drinks-packages. Evidence on file", "gratuityCoverage": "Ambassador FAQ (crew gratuity answer, read 2026-10-23 and 2026-10-24): with an Ambassador Drinks Package gratuities are \"also included\" and the gratuity contribution \"cannot be removed\". The package page says gratuities and service charges are included in the package price, and the what's-included page lists \"Gratuities and service charges\" for Ambassador Fare; the Ambassador Fare page words it as applying to eligible drinks. No page states in terms that a package waives the nightly crew charge; the dataset treats it as covered.", "verify": "Recheck the advance and onboard tariff each quarter.", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 15, 30 ], "note": "Range carried forward; last read Jul 2026.", "verify": "specialty dining covers at source" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — flat daily gratuity model; no automatic percentage on drinks or dining (verified Jul 2026)" }, "verified": "2026-07" }, "fredOlsen": { "name": "Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines", "segment": "Premium", "currency": "GBP", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "Included in the fare across fare types for departures from January 2026. First-party verified (fredolsencruises.com, Jul 2026).", "verified": "2026-07" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 9, "range": [ 9, 12 ], "packages": { "oneDay": 12, "fiveDay": 50, "sevenDay": 63, "fourteenDay": 120, "perDayOver14Nights": 8, "perDevice": true, "streaming": false }, "plans": "Daily £12 · weekly £63 (= £9/day on a 7-night — the headline, per the cheapest-unlimited convention)", "note": "First-party, rendered page read 2026-10-24 (fredolsencruises.com/faqs/on-board/is-there-wifi-on-board): 1 day £12, 5 days £50, 7 days £63, 14 days £120; 14+ nights cruise-specific £8.00 a day; per device, switching between devices allowed, streaming not included. perDay 9 is the 7-day package headline. The published £8.50 (14 days) and £8.00 (14+ nights) sit below the stored range low of £9; the range is unchanged. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Premium Drinks Package", "perDay": 40, "perDayBasis": "ADVANCE price per person per night on cruises of 6 to 27 nights. Advance rates by cruise length: 1-5 nights £44, 6-27 nights £40, 28-69 nights £36, 70+ nights £32. Fred. Olsen states a £4 per person per night saving for advance booking and publishes no separate onboard tariff, so no onboard price is stored here.", "advanceByLength": { "1-5": 44, "6-27": 40, "28-69": 36, "70+": 32 }, "advanceSavingPerDay": 4, "oceansOnBoardDiscount": "not combinable with the package (Oceans Club page and Premium FAQ, read 2026-10-22)", "source": "fredolsencruises.com/premium-drinks-package and /faqs/food-and-drink/whats-included-in-our-premium-drinks-package, read 2026-10-22; terms cl. 16.3.1-16.3.3. Evidence on file", "verify": "Recheck each quarter. Advance prices and the £4 saving re-read on the rendered page 2026-10-24, unchanged. Promotional half-price offers (June 2026, ended 30 Jul 2026) are not stored. Not stated on the pages read 2026-10-22: which fares may buy the package, who in a cabin must buy it, age rules, whether it must cover the whole cruise, and pre-sailing cancellation.", "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 20, 25 ], "chefsTable": 100, "rangeStatus": "published", "rangeBasis": "Published figures. The two endpoints are a purchase-timing spread for one venue, not a spread across venues: Colours & Tastes costs £20 per person booked in advance and £25 booked on board. Fred Olsen names no other priced speciality restaurant. The Chef's Table (chefsTable, £100) is a separate premium product, outside this range: there is no continuous £20 to £100 band.", "source": "fredolsencruises.com/our-ships/speciality-dining/colours-and-tastes, read 2026-08-23, verbatim: \"£20pp when booked in advance, via My Cruises or by calling our Guest Services team\" and \"£25pp\" on board. Confirms both endpoints first-party. The July 2026 investigation reached the same figures but recorded no citation, which is why this record carried no source until now.", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "verify": "Sept: Fred. Olsen has announced higher supplements for cruises booked after 5 January 2027. They are stored as the labelled future block extras.bookedAfter2027_01_05 and are not used in any current figure. After that date, move them into the current fields and re-read the page.", "note": "Normal specialty range ~£20–25. The ~£100 Chef's Table is a separate premium product, outside that range: there is no continuous £20 to £100 band. Colours & Tastes £20 / £25 and Chef's Table from £100 re-read on the rendered dining FAQ 2026-10-24.", "extras": { "afternoonTea": { "traditional": 13, "jubileeFrom": 19.5 }, "saverPreferredSittingPerNight": 2, "bookedAfter2027_01_05": { "coloursAndTastesAdvance": 25, "coloursAndTastesOnboard": 30, "chefsTable": 120, "afternoonTea": 15, "jubileeAfternoonTea": 20 }, "basis": "Per person. Fred. Olsen states the 2027 prices for any new cruise BOOKED after 5 January 2027 (a booking-date rule). Read 2026-10-24 on faqs managing-my-booking/can-i-pre-select-a-restaurant-dining-time-and-table-size and food-and-drink/what-is-the-traditional-afternoon-tea-service. Not read by the calculator or engine." }, "verified": "2026-10-24" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 0, "appliesTo": "none — no automatic service charge on drinks or dining is stated (Jul 2026)", "verify": "confirm no auto service charge on bar/dining purchases" }, "verified": "2026-07" }, "saga": { "name": "Saga Cruises", "segment": "Premium Plus", "currency": "GBP", "allInclusive": true, "allInclusiveSource": "travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean/the-saga-cruise-experience/inclusions.aspx — Saga states the fare covers all-inclusive drinks (wines, beers, cocktails and premium spirits), all on-board gratuities, Wi-Fi, speciality dining, a nationwide return chauffeur service, travel insurance with additional cancellation cover, and an excursion in every port. Checked 2026-09-01.", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verify": "Confirmed 2026-09-01. allInclusive:true with no figures is the right shape: Saga charges for none of the categories this file tracks. Re-check only if Saga starts unbundling.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "hebridean": { "name": "Hebridean Island Cruises", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "currency": "GBP", "allInclusive": true, "note": "Wi-Fi signal limited on Scottish coast", "allInclusiveSource": "hebridean.co.uk/hebridean-princess/all-inclusive-luxury-cruises, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Verbatim: \"Your fare includes all meals, drinks, shore excursions, port taxes, gratuities, and even transfers and parking.\" Drinks: \"A carefully selected range of drinks is included in your fare. Enjoy house wines, spirits, beers, soft drinks, tea, and coffee throughout your cruise... Taittinger Champagne is also included by the glass.\" Dining: \"all included in your fare... with no additional charges throughout your cruise.\" Wi-Fi: \"Stay connected throughout your cruise with free Wi-Fi access.\" Evidence on file", "allInclusiveVerified": "2026-09-01", "verify": "CONFIRMED CORRECT 2026-09-01 across all five tracked categories — the second record in this sweep that needed no change, after Saga. Hebridean states free Wi-Fi without qualification, so unlike Lindblad and Hapag-Lloyd it raises no question under meta.wifiConvention. The \"signal limited on Scottish coast\" note is our own observation, not Hebridean's wording, and carries no figure.", "verified": "2026-06" }, "costa": { "name": "Costa Cruises", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "EUR", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 11, "officialName": "Service charge", "officialNameSource": "costacruises.com — 'service charge', per this line's own note. Verified 2026-07.", "tiers": { "Dec 2026+ departures booked after Jun 2025": 12 }, "note": "MARKET / BOOKING-BASIS DEPENDENT — never present as universally \"mandatory & non-removable\" (the pre-dataset badge was wrong across markets). €11/guest/day on the current standard basis; €12 for December 2026+ departures booked after June 2025. Costa's international wording describes the charge as suggested/ADJUSTABLE; legacy UK wording used \"compulsory\"; new UK bookings from 22 Jul 2025 for departures from 1 Jun 2026 INCLUDE the service charge in the fare; South America sailings may bill a USD basis. First-party verified (costacruises.com terms, Jul 2026 investigation).", "verified": "2026-07" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 12, "range": [ 12, 20 ], "note": "Per-voyage packages. Pricing was login-gated on Costa's sites during the Jul 2026 investigation — range secondary-sourced, below canonical dataset precision.", "verify": "first-party Wi-Fi package pricing", "verified": "2026-07" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "My Drinks (via Cruise Plus Drinks fares)", "note": "My Drinks is now bundled into the \"Cruise Plus Drinks\" fare structure rather than sold as a cleanly-priced standalone package; standalone per-day pricing was login-gated / secondary-only in Jul 2026, so NO canonical perDay is recorded and no with-drinks illustrative total may be displayed. (check-data flags this as \"offered but no perDay figure\" — that warning IS the honest state.)", "verify": "standalone drinks-package pricing, if Costa still publishes one" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 25, 50 ], "note": "Secondary-sourced (first-party menus login-gated, Jul 2026) — carried from the pre-dataset table as an honest range, not canonical precision.", "verify": "first-party specialty covers" }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "individual drinks — a service charge applies, but the CURRENT rate is not first-party verified (a 15% figure circulates in secondary sources only, Jul 2026), so no canonical percentage is recorded and the page shows \"Check sailing\" instead of a precise rate", "verify": "current % service charge on à-la-carte drinks, first-party" }, "verified": "2026-07" }, "celestyal": { "name": "Celestyal Cruises", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "EUR", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "In the fare: Celestyal lists \"All port fees and gratuities\" among its inclusions. WAS an unsourced \"Port fees & gratuities in Celestyal One fare\" until 2026-09-05; stamp added from evidence on file since the 2026-09-01 UK/European pass. No figure changed.", "source": "celestyal.com/gb/onboard/whats-included, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim inclusion line: \"All port fees and gratuities\". Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "note": "INCLUDED under meta.wifiConvention2: \"Essential WiFi\" is complimentary for every guest and Celestyal says it covers browsing, email and select messaging apps. The inclusion line carries an asterisk whose footnote was not captured on the 2026-09-01 read — see verify. WAS an unsourced \"Essential Wi-Fi in all fares\" until 2026-09-05; stamp added from evidence on file. No figure changed.", "source": "celestyal.com/gb/onboard/whats-included, rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"Complimentary Essential WiFi*, allowing you to browse the web, send emails, and text via select messaging apps.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Read the asterisk footnote on the whats-included page: it may state a data cap, a device limit or a paid tier above Essential, any of which belongs in wifi.limits. Celestyal publishes no Wi-Fi price on the surfaces read.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": false, "note": "No drinks package is sold. Alcohol is charged to the room or prepaid through the CelestyalPay wallet, which carries a bonus on pre-payment.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "baseDrinks": "Non-alcoholic only: filter coffee, tea, water and juice stations during main restaurant hours (about 6:30am-10:00pm), and unlimited free-pour sodas with meals in the main restaurants, excluding the Greek Deli. ALCOHOL IS NOT INCLUDED in the Celestyal One fare.", "baseDrinksSource": "celestyal.com/gb/onboard/whats-included, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Verbatim: \"access to filter coffee, tea, water and juice stations available during the day (during main restaurant opening times, usually 6:30am - 10:00pm). Unlimited free pour sodas in all main restaurants with meals (excludes Greek Deli).\" The same list carries \"All port fees and gratuities\".", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "surcharge": { "pct": 18, "appliesTo": "all CelestyalPay purchases, including drinks and specialty-restaurant meals — deducted from the wallet balance at the time of purchase", "source": "celestyal.com/terms-and-conditions/celestyalpay-terms-and-conditions, section 4 \"Service fees\", rendered DOM 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"A 18% service fee will be applied to all purchases made using CelestyalPay, including drinks and meals at specialty restaurants. This service charge will be automatically deducted from the CelestyalPay balance at the time of purchase of the relevant goods.\"", "verify": "Dec 2026. WAS pct 0, appliesTo \"wallet model — no auto-surcharge\", until 2026-09-01. That note named the exact mechanism that carries the charge and then denied the charge existed. NOT ESTABLISHED: whether the same 18% applies to drinks charged straight to the room rather than through CelestyalPay — the terms bind the fee to CelestyalPay purchases and say nothing about room charges. Do not extend it to room charges without evidence.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "verified": "2026-06" }, "hapagLloyd": { "name": "Hapag-Lloyd Cruises", "segment": "Luxury / Ultra-Luxury", "currency": "EUR", "allInclusive": false, "note": "EUROPA · EUROPA 2 · HANSEATIC nature / inspiration / spirit", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "Included in the cruise price; anything further is at the guest's discretion.", "source": "hl-cruises.com/service/faq/planning-your-cruise — \"Are on-board gratuities included?\" answered verbatim: \"All gratuities on board are included in the price of the cruise. Acknowledgement of particularly good service is at the discretion of each guest.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "wifi": { "included": true, "perDay": 0, "baselineAccess": "metered", "limits": { "freeHoursPerDay": 1, "browsing": true, "streaming": null, "upgradePaid": null, "devices": null }, "note": "INCLUDED under the narrow test — every guest gets access without a separate required purchase. The baseline is METERED at one hour per guest per day, on both the luxury and the expedition ships, plus a personal on-board email account. Hapag-Lloyd publishes no price for use beyond that hour. Never present this as unrestricted service.", "source": "hl-cruises.com/service/faq/planning-your-cruise, rendered DOM 2026-09-01. Verbatim, expedition ships: \"Personal email account (including your own email address on board), Internet free of charge for one hour per guest and day; service depends on satellite positioning, especially in polar regions\". The EUROPA / EUROPA 2 list repeats it: \"internet (free of charge for one hour per guest per day)\".", "verify": "RESOLVED 2026-09-01 by meta.wifiConvention2: included is a narrow test — access for every guest without a separate required purchase — and Hapag-Lloyd meets it. The metered hour is a LIMIT, recorded in `limits`, not a reason to flip the flag. Open only on price: no rate is published for use beyond the free hour.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "dining": { "included": true, "source": "hl-cruises.com/service/faq/planning-your-cruise — the cruise-only price includes \"International gourmet cuisine - full board\" on both the luxury and expedition ships. Rendered DOM 2026-09-01.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "baseDrinks": "Partly. Free: the suite mini bar (soft drinks and beer, plus a selection of spirits in higher categories on EUROPA and EUROPA 2, and in Grand and Junior Suites on the HANSEATIC ships), coffee and tea specialities, selected soft drinks, a welcome bottle of champagne, and bottled water for shore excursions. BAR DRINKS ARE NOT INCLUDED.", "baseDrinksSource": "hl-cruises.com/service/faq/life-on-board — \"Are beverages on board included in the price?\" answered verbatim: \"On board our luxury ships MS EUROPA and MS EUROPA 2, you will find a free mini bar in every suite stocked with refreshing non-alcoholic beverages and beer. In higher categories, the mini bar additionally includes a selection of high-quality spirits. On board our new expedition ships HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration und HANSEATIC spirit: Soft drinks are available free of charge from the mini bar in your cabin/suite and are restocked daily. In the Grand Suites and Junior Suites, you can also enjoy a selection of fine spirits free of charge. On all our ships, coffee and tea specialities, selected softdrinks plus a bottle of champagne to welcome you are also included. In addition, we provide bottled water for shore excursions.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01.", "baseDrinksVerified": "2026-09-01", "packageTreatment": "drinks_only", "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Beverage package", "perDay": 44, "perDayBasis": "EUR 44 per person per day, the only figure Hapag-Lloyd publishes for it. Bookable in advance through its sales team or on board.", "note": "The existence of this package is what disproves the old allInclusive:true. On-board credit for beverages can ONLY be redeemed against the package on board, so Hapag-Lloyd itself recommends booking on board if you hold such credit.", "source": "hl-cruises.com/service/faq/life-on-board — \"Can I book a beverage package on board?\" answered verbatim: \"To make your cruise even more enjoyable, we are offering a beverage package. For just 44 EUR per person per day, you can enjoy a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages - whenever and wherever you like. The beverage package can be booked in advance through our sales team or on board. Please note: If you have on-board credit for beverages, this can only be redeemed for the beverage package on board - in this case, we recommend booking on board.\" Rendered DOM 2026-09-01.", "verify": "Dec 2026. NOT STATED: any effective date, whether the rate differs by ship or market, and whether an on-board purchase costs more than booking ahead. Hapag-Lloyd links an \"Included Beverages\" PDF from the same answer which was NOT read on this pass — read it next to pin down where the free tier ends. FALSIFIED ON THIS PASS, recorded so it is not chased again: secondary sources claim \"a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages is included in the PLATINUM fare\". Hapag-Lloyd's own fare-structure page shows PLATINUM and SILVER differing on booking flexibility only — cabin choice, excursion booking window, cancellation terms, club miles, discounts and deposit — with \"Included services as per ship\" marked as present for BOTH. The fare tier does not change what drinks you get.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "verify": "No surcharge figure is recorded: Hapag-Lloyd publishes no service-charge percentage on either FAQ, and the previous allInclusive:true was masking that absence rather than answering it. STILL UNCHECKED: specialty dining (the FAQ says full board with all restaurants covered, which is why dining.included stands, but no venue-level check was done).", "verified": "2026-06" }, "carnivalAu": { "name": "Carnival Australia", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "AUD", "gratuities": { "included": false, "perDay": 0, "chargeBasis": "discretionary", "guidance": null, "note": "Optional, and NOT stated to be in the fare. Carnival Australia says tipping is welcome but not required for Australian-departing cruises, and publishes NO amount, so nothing is shown as guidance and nothing is calculated. Same treatment as Quark and Hurtigruten Coastal. WAS included:true (rendering \"In the fare\") until 2026-09-04: that asserted the cruise fare covers gratuities, which Carnival does not say anywhere read. Whether crew cost sits inside the fare is commercially plausible and NOT established — do not restate it as an inclusion.", "source": "help.carnival.com.au, Help Center > Gratuities (Tips), answer \"What about tipping?\", read 2026-09-04. Verbatim, as far as the result page displays it: \"For all cruises departing from an Australian port, you are welcome to reward our onboard crew for exceptional service, however, tipping/gratuities are not required.\" Captured as a full-window screenshot at 23:23 on 2026-09-04. RE-READ IN FULL 2026-09-14, rendered DOM from an Australian connection, at the answer's own URL help.carnival.com.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/80 — reached through Help Center > Money and Gratuities > Gratuities (Tips); navigating straight to that URL lands on \"Page Not Found\". First sentence unchanged; the second, verbatim: \"For some cruises departing from international ports (outside of Australia), fares include gratuities paid on behalf of the guest for room gratuities only and do not include other service charges including, but not limited to gratuities for bar, dining room, wine accounts and spa/salon services.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. SCOPE SETTLED 2026-09-14, from the full answer (see source). Australian-port departures: tipping not required and no amount published, which is exactly what this record carries. SOME international departures: room gratuities only are in the fare, and bar, dining room, wine and spa/salon charges are not. That second case is international departures, not this record, and \"some\" names none of them, so it is recorded here and NOT modelled. Do NOT import the US Carnival daily rate to fill anything. STILL NOT ESTABLISHED: whether crew cost sits inside the Australian-departure fare.", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": 27.2, "range": [ 21.25, 29.75 ], "tiers": { "Social": 21.25, "Premium": 29.75 }, "plans": "Social A$21.25 · Value A$27.20 · Premium A$29.75 per person per day; Multi-Device Premium A$105.00 per day, up to 4 devices. \"Starting at\" prices from the Australian shop page.", "perDayBasis": "Value plan, \"Starting At AUD $27.20 /person per day\" — the cheapest tier usable for general browsing, which is what meta.wifiConvention quotes; the Social plan is social-media-only and does not count as the headline, by the 10 Jun 2026 convention. Cruise-long plan.", "unitStatus": "unknown", "unitStatusSource": "carnival.com.au/internet-plans, read 2026-09-05: each tile says \"/person per day\", but the US `carnival` record established on 2026-08-21 that Carnival sells Wi-Fi per device and per booking, and the same AU page carries the US \"More Details\" copy unchanged (USD pre-cruise and onboard figures, \"up to 4 devices\"). The tile wording and the investigated basis disagree, so the unit is declared unknown rather than read off the tile. Evidence on file", "unitStatusVerified": "2026-09-05", "multiDeviceTerms": "Multi-Device Premium: one plan covers up to 4 devices, sold online before sailing only (not onboard), pre-purchase cut-off 48 hours before embarkation. The Australian page does NOT say whether the plan can be shared across staterooms (the U.S. page does), so per booking / per stateroom is not established for Australia and unitStatus stays unknown.", "multiDeviceSource": "carnival.com.au/internet-plans/multi-device-premium-wi-fi-plan--up-to-4-devices-MB9, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-19, verbatim: \"Starting at AUD $105.00 /per day up to 4 devices\"; \"Save up to 25% per device versus onboard pricing when you book before sailing!\"; \"Multi-Device Wi-Fi package can only be purchased online prior to sailing and is not available onboard. Cut-off for pre-purchase is 48 hours the day before embarkation. Additional restrictions apply. Only one plan needed to use up to 4 devices.\" Evidence on file", "multiDeviceVerified": "2026-10-19", "note": "SOLD in AUD on Carnival's Australian shop page. WAS perDay 25, range [20, 30], with no source, until 2026-09-05; withheld from the Index for that reason. RETRIEVAL CAUTION, same as the drinks record: carnival.com.au mixes US and AU content — the tiles are AUD, the \"More Details\" text under them is the US page in USD with an \"Onboard 24 hour plan\" the AU tiles do not offer (figures in verify). Only the AUD tile prices are stored; the USD copy is not Australian pricing and must not be converted or quoted as such.", "source": "carnival.com.au/internet-plans, \"Internet Plans | Wi-Fi Plans & Prices\", read 2026-09-05, verbatim tiles: \"Social Wi-Fi Plan Starting At AUD $21.25 /person per day\"; \"Value Wi-Fi Plan Starting At AUD $27.20 /person per day\"; \"Premium Wi-Fi Plan Starting At AUD $29.75 /person per day\"; \"Multi-Device Premium Wi-Fi Plan - Up to 4 Devices Starting At AUD $105.00 /per day up to 4 devices\". Reached from carnival.com.au/onboard/onboard-internet (\"three WiFi plans to choose from\", \"Cost: Additional\") via its \"WiFi Packages\" link. Evidence on file", "verify": "THE US COPY ON THE AU PAGE, recorded here so nobody stores it as Australian: \"Pre-cruise: starting at $20.40 USD, per day • Onboard: $22.00 USD, per day\" (Social); \"$23.80 USD … Onboard: $26.00 USD … Onboard 24 hour plan: $28.00 USD\" (Value); \"$25.50 USD … Onboard: $28.00 USD … Onboard 24 hour plan: $35.00 USD\" (Premium). Dec 2026. \"Starting at\" implies the price varies by sailing — read one AU sailing's cart to see whether A$27.20 is the floor or the norm. Reconcile the per-person tile wording with the US per-device finding. Whether an onboard AUD price exists (the tiles show pre-purchase only). RE-READ 2026-09-14 from an Australian connection, rendered DOM: all four AUD tiles unchanged.", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "CHEERS!", "perDay": 111, "cap": 25, "dailyLimit": 15, "perDayBasis": "Pre-purchase floor. Carnival publishes \"Starting at AUD $111.00 / Person Per Day\" — a floor, NOT a flat fleet rate.", "note": "Pre-purchase price, from; onboard price is 119. Covers drinks up to AUD 25 each, limit 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hours (9AM-3AM). Every adult 18 or over in the stateroom must buy it. Carnival sells it on cruises of 7 days or longer departing from Australia — its word is \"days\", not nights, and how many billable days a 7-night sailing carries is not stated. Pre-purchase closes 11:59 PM two days before embarkation.", "onboardPerDay": 119, "onboardPerDaySource": "help.carnival.com.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/3708, \"Do you have drink packages or programs onboard?\", rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-20. Verbatim: \"Priced at $111 per person, per day if pre-purchased before you cruise OR $119 per person per day if purchased once onboard. CHEERS! is applicable to all cruises 7 days or longer departing from Australia.\" Also carnival.com.au/onboard/cheers: \"Pre-purchase price: $111 (Only on 7+ day cruises) Purchased aboard: $119 (Only on 7+ day cruises) Prices are per person, per day\". CURRENCY, read 2026-10-21 from an Australian connection: Carnival Cruise Line Ticket Contract, effective 5 January 2026, clause 1(e), verbatim: \"All prices are quoted in Australian dollars, unless otherwise specified. Onboard currencies are either in AUD or USD and vary by ship and region.\" And help.carnival.com.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/70, \"What is the currency onboard?\", verbatim: \"The onboard currency is Australian dollars for all cruises departing from an Australian port. In some cases where a cruise does not depart from an Australian port, the onboard currency will be USD.\" Evidence on file", "onboardPerDayVerified": "2026-10-21", "source": "carnival.com.au/drink-packages/cheers-package/cheers-BTA and carnival.com.au/drink-packages, rendered DOM 2026-09-01 (the price is JS-rendered into the product tile and is not in the served HTML). Verbatim: \"Starting at AUD $111.00 / Person Per Day\"; \"at a value of up to $25 AUD per drink\"; \"Program allows for up to 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hour period (9AM - 3AM)\". Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. PROVENANCE CORRECTION, NOT A PRICE RISE — was perDay 90, basis \"Cheers! equivalent, service charge included\", until 2026-09-01. That AUD 90 was the US CHEERS price converted; it had no first-party Australian source and no dated before-value exists, so this must never be written up as Carnival raising its AU price. Cap AUD 25 and dailyLimit 15 are new fields, not previously recorded. THREE SILENCES, do not fill them in: (1) Carnival publishes NO effective date for AUD 111; (2) RESOLVED: the onboard price is published on Carnival Australia's help answer and the /onboard/cheers page, and its currency (AUD, for cruises departing an Australian port) is established by the 5 January 2026 ticket contract and the help answer on onboard currency (see onboardPerDaySource); (3) neither AU page mentions a service charge, so the old \"service charge included\" claim had no source. RETRIEVAL CAUTION: carnival.com.au mixes US and AU content — the CHEERS-BTA page says \"Must be 18 years or older\" while /drink-packages on the same domain says 21 and references Half Moon Cay. 18 is the Australian rule; treat non-price text on the index page as US content. Carnival's own terms also state \"Price adjustments (up or down), implemented on the day of sailing, replace any previously advertised price\". RE-READ 2026-09-14 from an Australian connection, rendered DOM: floor, per-drink ceiling, daily limit, 18+ and \"*Taxes and fees are included.\" all unchanged. The USD \"plus 20% service charge\" copy on /drink-packages is still in textContent (three occurrences) but none of it is in innerText — probably collapsed \"More Details\" panels, not established. RE-READ 2026-10-20 from an Australian connection: A$111 floor, A$25 ceiling, 15-drink limit, all-adults rule and \"7 days or longer\" unchanged; scope now read as \"departing from Australia\" (help answer); billing days for a 7-night sailing NOT STATED — every total that multiplies the daily price by 7 nights is an assumption.", "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "zeroProofPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "CHEERS! Zero Proof", "perDay": 39.99, "perDayBasis": "Pre-purchase floor, per person per day. Carnival publishes \"Starting at\" against it, so it is a floor and NOT a flat fleet rate — same treatment as drinksPackage.perDay.", "note": "Carnival's non-alcoholic package on the Australian shop, sold alongside CHEERS! and Bottomless Bubbles. Distinct from sodaPackage: Bottomless Bubbles is unlimited soft drinks, Zero Proof is the premium zero-alcohol range. Both exist on the AU page at once and must never be merged.", "source": "carnival.com.au/drink-packages, rendered DOM 2026-09-07 (the price is JS-rendered into the product tile and is not in the served HTML — a fetch of this URL returns no figure). Verbatim tile: \"Cheers! Zero Proof ... Starting at AUD $39.99 AUD $39.99 / Person per Day\".", "verify": "Dec 2026. No effective date is published, and no onboard price is published — Carnival states a per-day saving against onboard for CHEERS! only, not for this package. Do not derive one. Whether the every-adult-in-the-stateroom rule that binds CHEERS! also binds this package is NOT stated on the tile and must not be assumed. RE-READ 2026-09-14 from an Australian connection, rendered DOM: unchanged. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "sodaPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Bottomless Bubbles", "adultPerDay": 15.99, "childPerDay": 10.95, "perDayBasis": "Pre-purchase floors, per person per day, split by adult and child. \"Starting at\" — floors, not flat rates.", "note": "Unlimited soft drinks. The AUD figures are the Australian shop's own; the US `carnival` record carries its own separate USD pair and the two must never be synced or converted into each other.", "source": "carnival.com.au/drink-packages, rendered DOM 2026-09-07. Verbatim tile: \"Bottomless Bubbles ... Starting at AUD $10.95 / Child Per Day AUD $15.99 / Adult Per Day\".", "verify": "Dec 2026. No effective date published; no onboard AUD price published. The age boundary between child and adult is NOT stated on the tile — do not import the US definition to fill it. RE-READ 2026-09-14 from an Australian connection, rendered DOM: unchanged. Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-09-14" }, "winePackages": { "program": "Cruise the Vineyards", "basis": "per package, five bottles", "deluxe": { "name": "Deluxe Cruise the Vineyard 5 Bottle Package", "price": 180, "bottles": 5 }, "premium": { "name": "Premium Cruise the Vineyard 5 Bottle Package", "price": 260, "bottles": 5 }, "note": "Wine sold as a package on the Australian shop, redeemed by coupon at main bars, specialty dining and dining rooms; unconsumed bottles are not refunded but unopened ones may be taken home. Priced per package of five bottles, not per person and not per day. Carnival does not state a bottle size, a service charge, a per-bottle comparison or a minimum number of nights on these pages, so none is shown or calculated here.", "source": "carnival.com.au/drink-packages/cruise-vineyard-wine-package/deluxe-cruise-the-vineyard-5-bottle-package-BA1 and /drink-packages/premium-cruise-vineyard-wine-packages/premium-cruise-the-vineyard-5-bottle-package-BA2, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-19, verbatim: \"Deluxe Cruise the Vineyard 5 Bottle Package AUD $180.00\"; \"Premium Cruise the Vineyard 5 Bottle Package AUD $260.00\"; \"Enjoy great discounts on wine packages when you purchase wines offered through our exclusive 'Cruise the Vineyards' wine program.\" The same two prices are tiled on carnival.com.au/drink-packages. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. No effective date published and no \"starting at\" qualifier on the product pages. Whether a service charge is added is NOT stated: do not import the U.S. 20% or any percentage. Do not convert from any U.S. wine price.", "verified": "2026-10-19" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": [ 25, 45 ] }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "à-la-carte bar, dining and spa purchases on Australian sailings — NO rate is published for the Australian market. Null, never 0: nothing read states that Carnival adds nothing, only that it publishes no percentage here.", "source": "carnival.com.au, four surfaces read 2026-09-03, three in the rendered DOM plus a dated PDF capture at 12:01 the same day. (1) /drink-packages/cheers-package/cheers-BTA, the Australian CHEERS! product page the A$111 comes from: ZERO occurrences of \"service charge\", \"gratuity\" or \"surcharge\", and its own footer states \"*Taxes and fees are included.\" (2) /drink-packages: four rendered mentions of \"20% service charge\", every one bound to a USD price — the US CHEERS! pre-purchase and onboard rates, which this dataset stores on the `carnival` record already grossed up by that same 20% (serviceIncludedInPrice true). The AUD products on the same page render as cart prices with nothing added. Both USD sentences are quoted verbatim in the evidence on file; they are deliberately not repeated here, because they are US list prices that no field on this record stores. (3) /shop, the Australian purchase surface: AUD cart prices throughout, ZERO service-charge mentions. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. PROVENANCE CORRECTION, NOT A PRICE CUT — was pct 20, bare, with no appliesTo, no source and no verified date, from the record's creation until 2026-09-03. That 20 is Carnival's US rate (see the `carnival` record, which sources it) carrying an Australian label, and it must never be written up as Carnival removing a charge. RETRIEVAL TRAP, do not repeat it: a fetch-and-convert read of /drink-packages returns \"Please note that a 20% service charge will be added to all drink packages\" directly after \"exclusive to ships homeported in Australia and New Zealand\", which reads as decisive AU support. That sentence lives in an HTML attribute and does NOT render — no guest ever sees it. The first pass of this investigation reached the opposite conclusion on it. Read the DOM, not the source. SIBLING: princessAu carried the identical bare 20 and was corrected the same day." }, "verified": "2026-09-03" }, "royalAu": { "name": "Royal Caribbean (AU)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "AUD", "gratuities": { "included": true, "note": "Daily service charges for stateroom attendants and dining room staff are in the fare for voyages booked via an Australian website or priced in AUD (Royal's Australian gratuity FAQ), and for guests whose Primary Country of Residence is Australia (Australian Booking Conditions, version date 1 January 2026). Neither document limits this by departure port. Discretionary tipping stays possible. Optional purchases still carry a service charge: both documents say 18% is automatically added to spa and salon purchases; Royal's older tipping FAQ also lists bar and in-room dining, with no rate. Beverage packages and dining packages are departure-scoped: see drinksPackage and specialtyDining.", "source": "(1) royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-21; verbatim: \"For voyages booked via an Australian website or priced in Australian Dollars (AUD), standard daily onboard service charges for stateroom attendants and dining room staff are already included in your voyage fare. Please note: An 18% service charge will be automatically added to spa and salon purchases. Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to adjust the recommended daily service charge amounts.\" The page states no date. (2) royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/au/australia-english/, Booking Conditions - Australia, \"Version Date: 1st January 2026\", applicable \"only to guests whose Primary Country of Residence is Australia\"; clause 22 verbatim: \"Onboard service charges for stateroom attendants and dining room staff are included in your voyage fare. Please note: An 18% service charge will be automatically added to spa and salon purchases.\" (3) royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/tipping-policy, an older page, verbatim: \"Service charges for stateroom attendants and dining room staff will now be included in the fare. … Discretionary purchases such as bar, spa and in-room dining will continue to attract an onboard service charge.\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Corrected 2026-10-21. The gratuity FAQ showed Royal's global US text on 2026-09-14; on 2026-10-21 it carries the Australian wording above, and the Australian Booking Conditions say the same for Australian residents. The earlier scope, \"Australia-departing sailings\", was narrower than either document. The beverage-package and dining-package FAQs ARE departure-scoped (\"for sailings departing from Australia\"; \"sailings from other countries may have additional service charges added\"). Not established: how the booking-based and residence-based wording applies to an Australian resident who books on a non-Australian site and pays in another currency (the Booking Conditions' residence test would apply, the FAQ's wording would not); whether bar tabs carry a service charge on Australian sailings today (the older tipping FAQ says so; the 2026 Booking Conditions no longer list beverages); and any effective date for the FAQ wording. What would change this record: a Royal statement for a named sailing, or a booking confirmation or onboard folio.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": null, "range": null }, "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "perDay": null, "serviceIncludedInPrice": true, "serviceNote": "On Australia-departing sailings the package service charge is ALREADY IN the listed price, and Royal publishes no percentage for it on the AU pages. Do not add 18% on top for these sailings.", "serviceSource": "royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/beverage-package-gratuities-policy, PDF capture 2026-09-01, verbatim: \"For sailings departing from Australia, any beverages packages purchased pre-cruise or onboard have service charges already included in the listed price. Guests will still have the option to reward crew for exceptional service by choosing to provide a gratuity at their own discretion. Sailings from other countries may have additional service charges added.\"", "serviceVerified": "2026-09-14", "soldNotOn": { "fromNights": 2, "toNights": 4, "departing": "Australia", "appliesTo": "Deluxe Beverage Package (the alcohol-inclusive packages)" }, "soldNotOnSource": "royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/booked/beverage-packages, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-20, verbatim: \"Please note, Deluxe Beverage Packages (alcohol inclusive packages) are not available on 2-4 night sailings departing Australia.\" Royal does not say whether a non-alcoholic package is sold on those sailings, whether one-way or repositioning sailings are treated differently, or when the rule took effect. Five nights and up are sold. Evidence on file", "soldNotOnVerified": "2026-10-20" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": null, "packageServiceIncluded": true, "serviceSource": "royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/specialty-dining-package-gratuity, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-21, verbatim: \"For sailings departing from Australia, any dining packages purchased pre-cruise or onboard have service charges already included in the listed price. Guests will still have the option to reward crew for exceptional service by choosing to provide a gratuity at their own discretion. Sailings from other countries may have additional service charges added.\" Evidence on file", "serviceVerified": "2026-10-21" }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "spa and salon purchases: an 18% service charge is automatically added (Australian Booking Conditions clause 22 and the Australian gratuity FAQ). Bar and in-room dining: Royal's older tipping FAQ says they attract an onboard service charge, and NO rate is published for them on Royal's Australian pages. Beverage-package and dining-package prices on Australia-departing sailings already include their service charge. Left empty, never 0: the one published rate covers spa and salon only.", "source": "royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/au/australia-english/, clause 22, and royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/onboard-service-gratuity-expense, both read 2026-10-21 (verbatim in gratuities.source); royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/tipping-policy (\"Discretionary purchases such as bar, spa and in-room dining will continue to attract an onboard service charge\"); /aus/en/faq/questions/beverage-package-gratuities-policy and /aus/en/faq/questions/specialty-dining-package-gratuity (packages: \"service charges already included in the listed price\"). Evidence on file", "verify": "What would settle the bar and in-room dining rate: an Australian onboard bar bill or a Cruise Planner line item. Until then those charges are described and not quantified. 2026-10-21: the 2023 edition of the Booking Conditions listed beverages and minibar items beside spa and salon for the 18%; the 2026 edition does not.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "verified": "2026-10-21", "figuresWithheld": { "fields": [ "wifi.perDay", "wifi.range", "drinksPackage.perDay", "specialtyDining.range" ], "reason": "Royal Caribbean publishes no Australian-dollar price for Wi-Fi, drinks packages or specialty dining on its Australian pages, and prices its packages by ship and sailing in its cruise planner. Figures held for these items could not be traced to a first-party Australian source, so they are not published." } }, "princessAu": { "name": "Princess Cruises (AU)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "AUD", "gratuities": { "included": false, "chargeBasis": "automatic", "perDay": 18, "currency": "USD", "tiers": { "Mini-Suite": 19, "Suites": 20 }, "tiersSource": "princess.com/en-au/faq/onboard-experience, \"Crew Appreciation\", rendered DOM 2026-09-14, verbatim: \"Suites $20 USD per person per day; Mini Suites, Cabanas, and Club Class $19 USD per person per day; All other stateroom types $18 USD per person per day\" and \"Amounts shown above are in USD. For ships operating in AUD, guests will pay the equivalent of the USD amounts above.\" The same table as the US princess record, where Mini-Suite also covers Cabanas and Club Class.", "tiersVerified": "2026-09-14", "includedFor": { "conditions": { "guests": "residents of Australia or New Zealand", "departing": "Australia or New Zealand", "onboardCurrency": "AUD" }, "eligible": "Australian and New Zealand guests on cruises departing Australia or New Zealand with an AUD onboard currency", "otherLabel": "other cruises, including overseas cruises booked in AUD", "rowKeySuffix": "aud-departures", "rowLabel": "Australian and New Zealand guests on cruises departing Australia or New Zealand (AUD onboard currency)", "otherRowLabel": "other cruises", "rowNote": "Residents of Australia or New Zealand sailing on cruises that depart Australia or New Zealand with an Australian-dollar onboard currency: Princess adds no separate daily crew appreciation to the onboard account. This follows Princess's published crew appreciation policy and Australian FAQ, and Princess Cruises Australia confirmed it in writing on 20 October 2026. Princess lists the voyages with an Australian-dollar onboard currency: cruises departing from and returning to Australia, one-way Sydney to Auckland and vice versa, and select repositioning voyages between Asia and Australia (none named). Select Asia to Australia repositioning voyages, Sun Princess and Star Princess sailings depend on the specific voyage: check the voyage conditions with Princess.", "otherRowNote": "Every other cruise, including an overseas cruise booked in Australian dollars that operates with a US-dollar onboard currency (for example Alaska or the Mediterranean): crew appreciation is added to the onboard account daily, at Princess's US-dollar rate by stateroom, unless it has been prepaid or is included in an applicable Plus or Premier package on a ship operating in USD. Princess Cruises Australia confirmed this in writing on 20 October 2026. It is stored in US dollars (see gratuities_currency) because Princess publishes no Australian or New Zealand dollar amount; on ships that bill in Australian dollars Princess charges the equivalent. It is not added to this row's Australian-dollar figures.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "note": "NOT CHARGED SEPARATELY to residents of Australia or New Zealand sailing on cruises that depart Australia or New Zealand with an AUD onboard currency (Princess policy and Australian FAQ, confirmed in writing 2026-10-20). CHARGED daily on every other cruise, including an overseas cruise booked in Australian dollars with a US-dollar onboard currency, at Princess's USD table by stateroom (billed as the AUD equivalent on AUD ships), unless prepaid or included in an applicable Plus or Premier package on a ship operating in USD. No AUD or NZD amount is published, so the USD rate is stored with currency USD. Select Asia to Australia repositioning voyages, Sun Princess and Star Princess voyages depend on the specific voyage.", "source": "Princess Cruises Australia, written reply of 20 October 2026: an Australian resident who books through Princess Cruises Australia and pays in AUD for an Alaska or Mediterranean cruise operated with a US-dollar onboard currency is charged daily Crew Appreciation on the onboard account unless it has been prepaid or is included through an applicable package; Crew Appreciation charges do not apply to residents of Australia or New Zealand on voyages departing those regions; for Sun Princess and Star Princess the treatment depends on the specific voyage. Cross-checked 2026-10-21 against princess.com/html/global/disclaimers/crew-appreciation/ (verbatim: \"Crew appreciation charges do not apply to residents of Australia or New Zealand on voyages departing from those regions.\") and princess.com/en-au/faq/onboard-experience (verbatim: \"Only Australian and New Zealand guests sailing on cruises departing from Australia or New Zealand where the onboard currency is AUD, a daily amount will no longer be added to your onboard account.\"; \"For ships operating in AUD, guests will pay the equivalent of the USD amounts above.\"). Package terms, princess.com/en-au/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions, \"Updated 13 October 2026\": Crew Appreciation is included in Plus and Premier for a cruise operating in USD and is not included for a cruise operating in AUD. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Rule confirmed by Princess in writing 2026-10-20 and cross-checked 2026-10-21. Princess gave no effective date for the policy; the 13 October 2026 package terms are a separate update. Princess's Australian FAQ lists the voyages with an AUD onboard currency (see onboardCurrency). Remaining voyage-specific cases: select Asia to Australia repositioning voyages (none named) and Sun Princess and Star Princess sailings. Princess says treatment depends on the specific voyage: voyages operating under its Australian-dollar regional program follow the Australian and New Zealand policy, while international USD-operated itineraries generally remain subject to the standard charges unless included in a package. Princess does not publish a list of which voyages operate under that program, and a package-page footnote says Sphere Class ships operate in USD on board. A guest who is not a resident of Australia or New Zealand is treated as charged: the FAQ names only Australian and New Zealand guests. What would change this record: a Princess statement for a named voyage, or a booking confirmation or folio. Princess publishes the rate in US dollars only. Evidence on file", "notStated": "Which Asia to Australia repositioning voyages are \"select\", how Sun Princess and Star Princess voyages are treated, and an effective date for the crew appreciation policy.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "wifi": { "included": false, "perDay": null, "range": null }, "onboardCurrency": { "default": "USD", "byItinerary": { "Cruises departing from and returning to Australia": "AUD", "One way Sydney to Auckland and vice versa": "AUD", "Select repositioning voyages from Asia to Australia and vice versa": "AUD", "Repositioning from the USA or Asia to Australia, including the sector on a repositioning sailing Auckland to Sydney and vice versa": "USD", "Diamond Princess cruises departing from and returning to Japan": "USD", "All other Princess ships": "USD" }, "overrides": "Princess writes the rule as two lists: the voyages priced in Australian dollars, and all other ships in US dollars.", "source": "princess.com/en-au/faq/onboard-experience, \"Onboard Currency\", rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-21. Verbatim: \"All prices onboard cruises departing from and returning to Australia, one way Sydney to Auckland and vice versa and select repositioning voyages from Asia to Australia and vice versa are in Australian Dollars. Prices onboard all other Princess Cruises ships including Princess cruises repositioning from USA or Asia to Australia (including sector on repositioning sailing Auckland to Sydney and vice versa) and Diamond Princess cruises departing from and returning to Japan are in US Dollars.\" Evidence on file", "conflict": "Princess's package page says in a footnote that Sphere Class ships operate in USD on board, and the FAQ above names no ship class, so the onboard currency of Sun Princess and Star Princess on a given voyage is not settled by these pages.", "notStated": "Which Asia to Australia repositioning voyages are \"select\" (Princess names none), and the onboard currency of Sun Princess and Star Princess on a given voyage.", "verified": "2026-10-21" }, "packageTreatment": "bundle", "drinksPackage": { "offered": true, "name": "Plus Beverage Package (standalone)", "cap": 22, "premierCap": 30, "dailyLimit": 15, "dailyLimitSource": "princess.com/en-au/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages, rendered DOM (textContent), read from an Australian IP 2026-09-27. Plus column of the AUD chart, verbatim: \"15 drinks per day (up to $22 each)\"; FAQ on the same page: \"Can I choose which drinks count toward my daily limit of 15 drinks with Princess Plus? … the 15 included beverages are automatically tracked.\" The AU terms (still \"Updated 5 February 2026\") say only \"Subject to daily limit on included alcoholic beverages\". Evidence on file.", "dailyLimitScopeNote": "WHAT COUNTS IS STATED TWO WAYS for Australia, and not reconciled: the page chart lists \"Cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, fountain soft drinks, Zero Alcohol cocktails\" under the 15-drink line, with specialty coffees and teas \"Unlimited\" and bottled water \"Up to 12 Bottles per day\", and its FAQ says a canned soda counts; the AU terms scope the limit to \"included alcoholic beverages\". Whether soft drinks count toward the 15 in Australia is NOT ESTABLISHED. The US record's dailyLimitScope must not be copied here.", "dailyLimitVerified": "2026-09-27", "note": "Ceilings are the AUD figures Princess publishes alongside the USD ones: Plus AU$22, Premier AU$30. NO AUD price is recorded for the standalone beverage package — Princess prices Plus and Premier as fare packages in Australia and the AU terms do not name a standalone rate. dailyLimit 15 (Plus only) was ADDED 2026-09-27 from Princess's own AU package page, not borrowed from the US record — see dailyLimitSource. Until then none was recorded because the AU terms say only \"Subject to daily limit on included alcoholic beverages\" without a number.", "source": "Princess Plus & Princess Premier Terms & Conditions, Australian market, \"Updated 5 February 2026\", obtained 2026-09-01. Verbatim, Plus: \"cocktails, wine by the glass, beer, spirits, soda/soft drinks, and zero-alcohol cocktails priced up to [USD elided] /$22 AUD each\". Premier: \"priced up to [USD elided] /$30 AUD each\". Princess prints both currencies in one sentence; the USD ceilings are elided here because they belong to the `princess` record, which stores them, not to this one. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. WAS perDay 95, basis \"Plus package mid\", until 2026-09-01 — unsourced, and wrong in KIND as well as amount: it put a fare-bundle price in the standalone drinks field. The A$79 that replaced it sits on `bundle` below, where it belongs. STILL UNKNOWN: the AU price of the standalone Plus Beverage Package. The AU terms route to princess.com/en-au/cruise-dining/beverages for it, which is the page to read next. DAILY LIMIT ASYMMETRY, stated by Princess and easy to get wrong: Plus is \"Subject to daily limit on included alcoholic beverages\"; Premier on or after 22 Jul 2025 carries \"No daily limit on included alcoholic beverages\" — so dailyLimit must never be attached to Premier, exactly as on the US princess record.", "verified": "2026-09-01" }, "bundle": { "name": "Princess Plus", "perDay": 79, "premierPerDay": 129, "basis": "per_guest_per_night", "latePurchaseUpliftPerDay": 5, "latePurchasePerDay": 84, "latePurchasePremierPerDay": 134, "appliesToFirstNGuests": 2, "beyondFirstNMayOptIn": true, "coversWifi": true, "coversGratuities": false, "usdShip": { "perDay": 89, "premierPerDay": 139, "perDayCurrency": "AUD", "onboardPerDay": 75, "onboardPremierPerDay": 110, "onboardCurrency": "USD", "coversGratuities": true, "effective": "2026-10-13", "note": "Ships operating in USD. Plus 89 and Premier 139 per person per day pre-cruise, charged in AUD to Australian and New Zealand buyers; Plus 75 and Premier 110 per person per day onboard, in USD. Crew Appreciation is included in the package on these ships, for packages bought after 13 October 2026. Packages bought before that date and sailed on a USD ship are charged Crew Appreciation on the folio (Princess FAQ).", "source": "princess.com/en-au/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions, \"Updated 13 October 2026\", rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-20. Verbatim, Plus: \"For cruises operating in USD (effective 13 October 2026): The Princess Plus package is priced as follows: (i) $89 AUD per person, per day, when purchased at least 4 days (96 hours) before the voyage's scheduled departure time; and (ii) $75 USD per person, per day, when purchased onboard. Guests purchasing pre-cruise in Australia and New Zealand will be charged in AUD; onboard purchases will be charged in USD.\" Premier: \"(i) $139 AUD per person, per day … (ii) $110 USD per person, per day when purchased onboard.\" And: \"From 13 October 2026, the Princess Plus package, if purchased for a cruise operating in USD, also includes: Crew Appreciation\". Evidence on file", "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "note": "AUD-operated ships. Plus 79 and Premier 129 per person per day, bought at least 4 days and a full 96 hours before departure; 5 more per person per day (Plus 84, Premier 134) when bought later or onboard. Crew Appreciation is not part of the package on these ships: Princess says residents of Australia or New Zealand on cruises departing those regions are not charged it separately. USD-operated ships are priced separately, see usdShip. Plus covers one Wi-Fi device and 4 casual-dining meals per voyage; Premier covers four devices, unlimited casual dining, one specialty meal per mealtime, and a shore-excursion credit banded by voyage length — the bands are recorded once, on the princess record.", "source": "princess.com/en-au/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/terms-and-conditions, \"Updated 13 October 2026\", rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-20. Verbatim, Plus: \"For cruises operating in AUD: The Princess Plus package, if purchased on or after July 22, 2025*, is priced as follows: (i) $79 AUD per person, per day, when purchased at least 4 days (96 hours) before the voyage's scheduled departure time; and (ii) $84 AUD per person, per day, when purchased onboard (i.e., after embarkation).\" Premier: \"(i) $129 AUD per person, per day … (ii) $134 AUD per person, per day, when purchased onboard (i.e., after embarkation).\" Crew Appreciation: \"For guests who purchase Princess Plus for a cruise operating in AUD, Crew Appreciation does not apply and is not included in the package.\" Package-page FAQ, same date: \"Crew Appreciation isn't charged on ships operating in AUD as this is included in your cruise fare.\" The package page footnote gives the later-purchase uplift as \"an additional $5 per person, per day\", matching the terms. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Terms updated 13 October 2026. Unresolved: (1) Sphere-class ships sailing from an Australian homeport. Princess keys the packages three ways: its terms by the cruise's onboard currency, its package-page FAQ by the ship's operating currency (\"roundtrip sailings from Australia, and select one-way cruises to/from Australia\" are AUD), and its package-page charts by homeport; a footnote on the non-Australian-homeport chart says \"Sphere Class ships operate in USD on board\". Under the terms such a ship would fall in the USD-ship tier, under the charts in the Australian-homeport tier. Princess Cruises Australia says (2026-10-20) that Australian-homeported voyages operating under its AUD regional program follow the Australian and New Zealand crew appreciation policy and that USD-operated itineraries generally do not; it does not list which voyages those are. No source found places Sun Princess or Star Princess at an Australian port in 2026-27 or 2027-28. (2) Repositioning cruises: Princess's Australian FAQ lists the AUD voyages (round trips from Australia, one-way Sydney to Auckland and vice versa, and \"select\" Asia to Australia repositioning voyages, none named); see onboardCurrency. The Australian terms and the international edition (princess.com/en-int) differ; the Australian edition is used. Earlier terms are not modelled: packages bought before 22 Jul 2025 or before 15 Aug 2024, and packages bought before 13 Oct 2026 for a ship operating in USD, for which Princess charges Crew Appreciation on the folio. Drinking age on Australia and New Zealand sailings is 18, not 21 — under-age guests get the Zero-Alcohol package instead with no refund of the difference. The package-page chart lists unlimited specialty dining for Premier where the note above says one specialty meal per mealtime; to be reconciled.", "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "specialtyDining": { "range": null }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "Australian sailings are EXCLUDED from the service charge Princess applies elsewhere — its own en-au beverages page says so in one sentence. Separately, bar service charges sit inside the Plus and Premier package prices. No percentage is published for Australia on either surface.", "source": "princess.com/en-au/cruise-dining/beverages, rendered DOM 2026-09-03, verbatim: \"An 18% service charge will be applied to all itineraries excluding Australia.\" That is a positive carve-out, not silence, and it is the sentence that settles this field. Corroborated by the Princess Plus & Princess Premier Terms & Conditions, Australian market, \"Updated 5 February 2026\", obtained 2026-09-03 — the same document that sources this record's A$22 and A$30 ceilings. Verbatim, general terms: \"Bar Service Charges are included in each Package for qualifying beverages included in the Packages.\" The document names AU package prices (Plus A$79/day, A$84 on Sun and Star Princess; Premier A$129/day, A$134 on those two; +A$10/day bought late) and nowhere states an à-la-carte service-charge percentage for Australia. Evidence on file, siblings section.", "verify": "Dec 2026. PROVENANCE CORRECTION, NOT A PRICE CUT — was pct 20, bare, no appliesTo and no source, stamped only 2026-06, which the September sweep established is the marker for \"never investigated\". That 20 is Princess's US rate (the `princess` record sources it to princess.com own Service Charge Policy) carrying an Australian label. RESOLVED THE SAME DAY it was raised, and the route matters: the first attempt used a guessed URL that geo-redirected and 404ed, and was recorded as a failed route rather than an absence. The terms document then named the real page, and that page carries the carve-out quoted in `source`. NOTE THE MISMATCH, do not \"fix\" it here: the AU page says 18% while the `princess` US record holds 20%, sourced Aug 2026 to princess.com’s own Service Charge Policy. The AU page is quoting the older rate; either way Australia is excluded from it, so this record is unaffected. NARROW REMAINDER: the sentence sits in a beverage-package pricing footnote, so an à-la-carte bar tab onboard an Australian sailing is still not explicitly priced. That is why pct is null and not 0. An onboard folio from an Australian sailing would close it for good." }, "verified": "2026-09-03", "figuresWithheld": { "fields": [ "wifi.perDay", "wifi.range", "specialtyDining.range" ], "reason": "Princess lists Wi-Fi in US dollars only and prices specialty dining by ship. Figures held for these items could not be traced to a first-party Australian source, so they are not published." } }, "celebrityAu": { "name": "Celebrity Cruises (AU)", "segment": "Premium", "currency": "AUD", "gratuities": { "included": true, "chargeBasis": "in_fare", "note": "Staff service charges are in the fare on sailings from Australia or New Zealand (Celebrity's Australian FAQ and its Australian Booking Conditions, effective 1 January 2026). No AUD amount is published. Celebrity says sailings from other countries \"may have additional service charges added\". Do not use the US-dollar daily amounts shown on the same celebritycruises.com/au path: they are global text.", "source": "celebritycruises.com/au/faqs/while-on-board (and /au/faqs/all-faqs), \"Gratuity Policy\", \"What is Celebrity's service charge policy?\", read 2026-10-20 in the rendered page from a Norway connection and again by fetch from a US address (identical text; the page fetched from Sydney on 2026-10-19 is the same URL and the same length within 7 characters), verbatim: \"For sailings from Australia or New Zealand, service charge is already included in the fare.\" ... \"All pre-cruise purchases, including beverage packages, are inclusive of service charges. Any beverages purchased onboard have service charges included in the listed price. Sailings from other countries may have additional service charges added.\" Also celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/primary-country-of-residence/, verbatim: \"The Cruise Ticket Contract and/or Booking Conditions applicable to your cruise with Celebrity Cruises is based on YOUR PRIMARY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE ... This applies to each guest on a booking on an individual basis.\" And celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/australia-english/ (Booking Conditions - Australia), clause 22, \"Effective date:1st January 2026\". Corroborated by the New Zealand site FAQ, celebritycruises.com/nz/faqs/gratuity-program (\"All Australian and New Zealand bookings include service fees for stateroom attendants and dining room staff in the fare\"), screenshot and rendered re-read 2026-10-19. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Scope settled 2026-10-20: the departure country decides (Australian FAQ); the governing contract is chosen by the guest's country of residence (guest-terms). The earlier \"effective 14 June 2022\" was the old PDF; the live conditions are effective 1 January 2026.", "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "surcharge": { "pct": null, "appliesTo": "drinks, mini bar, spa and salon. On a sailing from Australia the charge does not show separately: Celebrity says it is included in the listed price, so the listed price is what counts. On an overseas sailing a charge of 20% is presumed, as for any other guest (decision of 2026-10-20; Celebrity says only that other countries may add service charges)", "source": "celebritycruises.com/guest-terms/australia-english/ (effective 1 January 2026), clause 22, verbatim: \"An 18% service charge will be automatically added to beverages, mini bar items, spa and salon purchases.\" versus celebritycruises.com/au/faqs/while-on-board \"Gratuity Policy\": \"All pre-cruise purchases, including beverage packages, are inclusive of service charges. Any beverages purchased onboard have service charges included in the listed price.\" and the global drink-package answer on the same site: \"a 20% gratuity will be added to all drink page prices at checkout\". Celebrity's Global Purchase Terms and Conditions (last updated November 2, 2023, applying to all guests whatever their country of residence) say posted prices do not include gratuities except where law requires them in the posted price, \"e.g., the EEA, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand\". All read 2026-10-19 and 2026-10-20.", "verify": "Basis applied 2026-10-20, kept simple. Australian sailing: no separate bar charge appears; the rate inside the price is not published (the live Australian conditions say 18%, Celebrity's global text says 20%), so the price shown is what counts and no percentage is stated. Overseas sailing: 20% is a presumption, not a Celebrity statement. Null, not 0: a charge exists, its Australian rate is not published. A bar bill or a dated Australian bar menu would settle it.", "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "verified": "2026-10-20" }, "mscAu": { "name": "MSC Cruises (AU)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "AUD", "gratuities": { "included": true, "chargeBasis": "in_fare", "note": "The hotel service charge is stated to be an integrated part of the total Holiday Package price for new bookings made from 15 January 2024, for passengers over 2 years old at departure, and is not discretionary: MSC will not reduce, cancel or refund it as a separate component, subject to the Consumer Laws. NO AUD amount is published, and the per-night grids on msccruises.com.au are in EUR and US$ for named regions with NO Australian or Pacific row, so what an Australian-departure sailing carries is NOT established. Do not convert from the EUR or US$ grids.", "source": "msccruises.com.au/terms-conditions, clause 5.7 HOTEL SERVICE CHARGE, rendered DOM, Australian connection (Sydney) 2026-10-19, verbatim: \"For all new bookings made from 15 January 2024, a hotel service charge will be included as an integrated part of the total Holiday Package price for Passengers over the age of 2 years old at the time of departure. Payment of the hotel service charge by the Passenger is not discretionary ...\" and msccruises.com.au/manage-booking/before-you-go/hotel-service-charge (EUR and US$ per-night grids by region and effective period, no AUD row). Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Re-read from an Australian connection. The question that matters and is open: the per-night amount for Australian departures. An Australian booking confirmation or invoice would settle it. Do NOT fill it from the EUR or US$ grids or from the 2016 forum reply of A$16.", "verified": "2026-10-19" }, "verified": "2026-10-19" }, "nclAu": { "name": "Norwegian Cruise Line (AU)", "segment": "Mainstream", "currency": "USD", "gratuities": { "included": true, "chargeBasis": "in_fare", "note": "Per NCL's Australian and New Zealand Guest Ticket Contract (clause 14), for bookings made on or after 1 July 2022 the onboard service charge for stateroom attendants and dining room staff is INCLUDED in the voyage fare. For bookings made on or before 30 June 2022 it was not in the fare EXCEPT for Australian and New Zealand guests on departures from Australian and New Zealand ports, for whom it was included. Beverage service, concierge, butler and youth counsellor staff do not share it. NO AUD amount is published; the contract's per-person daily US-dollar amounts for Club Balcony Suites and below and for The Haven and Suites (\"accurate and correct as of 1 January 2023\") apply to the older bookings that were NOT in the fare, so they are not this record's charge and are not stored.", "source": "ncl.com/au/en/terms, Guest Ticket Contract for Australia and New Zealand, clause 14 \"Is there a service charge (gratuities)?\", print of the rendered page 19/10/2026 19:36 (Australian number 1300 255 200), verbatim: \"For Bookings made on or after 1st July 2022 Onboard service charges relating to services provided by stateroom attendants and dining room staff are included in your voyage fare.\" and \"(For Australian & New Zealand guests on departures sailing from Australia and New Zealand ports, service charges are included in the cruise fare).\" Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. Re-read from an Australian connection. Not established: which currency the inclusion is expressed in (the fare is AUD for Australian bookings; the contract does not say), and any AUD amount. Do NOT store the US$ daily amounts from clause 14 as this record's gratuities: they belong to bookings made on or before 30 June 2022.", "verified": "2026-10-19" }, "surcharge": { "pct": 20, "appliesTo": "spa and salon services, beverage purchases, specialty restaurant dining and entertainment-based dining", "source": "ncl.com/au/en/terms, Guest Ticket Contract for Australia and New Zealand, clause 14, print 19/10/2026 19:36, verbatim: \"For all spa and salon services, beverage purchases, specialty restaurant dining and entertainment-based dining, there will be an additional 20% service charge added to the total cost of the service.\" Stated for bookings on or after 1 July 2022 and repeated, with the same 20%, for bookings on or before 30 June 2022. Evidence on file", "verify": "Dec 2026. The contract also lists, in US dollars, room service convenience charges of US$9.95 (not in The Haven or Norwegian Suites) and a room service breakfast fee of US$4.95 \"at our discretion\", \"prices are subject to change\"; recorded here, not modelled.", "verified": "2026-10-19" }, "verified": "2026-10-19" } } }