. Details Fourteen nights' all-inclusive from £2,079pp, including flights from Birmingham and tips, departing on January 4, 2024 (tui.co.uk) Oceania Cruises has revamped its fare inclusions with Simply More, an almost-all-inclusive deal that gives you dining in all the speciality restaurants on board (for which the line has won multiple awards), wi-fi, shore excursion credit and — new for this cruise line — a choice of wines, beers and champagne with meals. You'll still have to pay for bar drinks, and crew tips are added to your account at £14pp per day. Put it to the test on a ten-night journey in January, sailing on the 684-passenger Sirena from Miami to Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Details Ten nights' full board from £3,274pp, including flights, £630 per cabin shore excursion credit, drinks with meals and wi-fi departing on January 25, 2024 (oceaniacruises.com) Porto Timoni beach o){kind=link}
More and more cruise lines are offering all-inclusive packages either as standard or as an optional upgrade to the base fare. They can look pricey, but offer tremendous value, covering things such as bar drinks, wi-fi, crew tips and even transfers and excursions so you can just get on with enjoying your holiday. But do read the fine print carefully – each line has a different definition of what all-inclusive means, especially when it comes to drinks. Whether you’re looking for no-holds-barred luxury or just want the basics covered, here are ten of the best all-inclusive cruises you can book right now.
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Marella’s Brit-friendly, mid-sized ships may be older but they pack in value: a 14-night Asia cruise on the adults-only Marella Discovery 2 including flights, booze and food for under £155 a day is a good deal, all the more so given that you visit Singapore, where there are two overnights, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The 1,836-passenger ship has two pools, a spa and seven places to eat (some of which cost extra).Details Fourteen nights’ all-inclusive from £2,079pp, including flights from Birmingham and tips, departing on January 4, 2024 (tui.co.uk)
Oceania Cruises has revamped its fare inclusions with Simply More, an almost-all-inclusive deal that gives you dining in all the speciality restaurants on board (for which the line has won multiple awards), wi-fi, shore excursion credit and – new for this cruise line – a choice of wines, beers and champagne with meals. You’ll still have to pay for bar drinks, and crew tips are added to your account at £14pp per day. Put it to the test on a ten-night journey in January, sailing on the 684-passenger Sirena from Miami to Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.Details Ten nights’ full board from £3,274pp, including flights, £630 per cabin shore excursion credit, drinks with meals and wi-fi departing on January 25, 2024 (oceaniacruises.com)
Several cruise lines have recently put up the prices of their all-inclusive upgrades but Princess Cruises claims to have thrown more in to justify it. You can buy a Princess Plus deal for £50 per person per day (which the line claims is actually worth £110) which includes wi-fi, crew tips, drinks up to £12 each, two “premium” desserts, two fitness classes to wipe out those desserts and two meals in the less fancy speciality restaurants. As with all these all-inclusive packages, everybody in the cabin has to opt in, and for the whole cruise. Still, it’s decent value; a seven-night cruise from Athens to Barcelona comes in at £185 a night, all-in. You’ll visit Corfu, Kotor, Messina and Naples along the way.Details Seven nights’ all-inclusive from £899pp, including tips and wi-fi, departing on September 7, 2024 (princess.com). Fly to Athens