Hello! I’ve just returned home from my 9-Night Greek Isles Cruise onboard Norwegian Viva with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and now that the post-holiday blues have officially kicked in, I wanted to gather my content, thoughts, and produce a few blogs that runs through the good, the bad, and the unbelievable!
In this blog, I want to cover absolutely everything about the COST holiday – how much we paid for the cruise, the cost of flights, transfers, excursion cost – everything.
How much we paid for our Greek Isles cruise
We booked our Norwegian Viva Greek Isles cruise on 28th August 2022, with the sailing date being 16th May 2024 – this gave us almost two years until our departure. Given the long wait, we wanted to splurge a little.
I want to create a dedicated blog post which breaks down how much we paid down to the penny — including additional onboard spend, in-port spending, and any hidden charges we faced. But that is going to take a while! So below is the breakdown of the cruise itself, flights, pre-cruise add-ons, and onboard spending.
The cruise cost:
The total price of the cruise itself was £4,762.40 for two people. This was for a Balcony stateroom, and with the NCL Free at Sea promotion.
The flights and transfer cost:
We booked our flights and transfers with NCL as soon as they were released. The flights were with EastJet and included a 23kg checked bag, and one small personal bag each. These cost: £641.78
Pre-paid gratuities:
To avoid any stress onboard, we wanted to pre-pay our gratuities and service charges. These cost: £216.00
Onboard spending
Even though we had NCL’s Free at Sea package which included drinks, some speciality dining, internet, and shore excursion credit, we still paid for additional things onboard. This included an up-charge for espresso martinis, Starbucks, mini gold (shocking that you pay $10 per person), spa, and service charges for room service. In total this came to: £268.08
So, all in all… We paid a total of: £5,888.26 for our 9-night Greek Isles cruise.
Do I think we got our money’s worth? And do I think it was worth it? Well… Yes and no. But you’re going to wait until the next blog for that!
Do you have a Greek Isles cruise coming up? Check out my packing list for all your essentials.
