slo’s FRIDAY 8/15 poll - All Inclusive Resort

[tvguy]

We started cruising in 2001, and have seen a lot of cutbacks but we still enjoy it. I’ve not heard anything about starting to charge extra for shows though. That would be a bit much.

Cunard on one ship, the Queen Anne,

https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-owned-cunard-line-begins-charging-fees-for-select-shows/183672

https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Cunard-charging-entry-fees-Queen-Anne-entertainment
https://cruisefever.net/cunards-newest-ship-introduces-entry-fee-for-certain-shows/
https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/08/cunard-starts-charging-for-select-shows-onboard/

Also here, 6:50 into video.

 

[tvguy]

We started cruising in 2001, and have seen a lot of cutbacks but we still enjoy it. I’ve not heard anything about starting to charge extra for shows though. That would be a bit much.

Okay, apparently when the Star Princess starts sailing in October they will have a show that they charge extra for. $45 a person, but you do get beverages for that as well as the show.
https://www.princess.com/cruise-dining/spellbound

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

We've done two and we'd do it again

2013 Sandals in St. Lucia for our honeymoon
2023 Riu in Cancun for our 10th anniversary

Both we did excursions outside the resort. St. Lucia we did one that took us on a catamaran to Soufrière and from there a private car for a drive around the area. Cancun we did two excursions booked with Xcaret company. First one was to Chichén-Itzá and the second one was to their main Xcaret park. We also took a ferry to Isla Mujeres another day.

For Sandals they do have the advantage that you often can "stay at one play at another" so you get stuff to do. On St. Lucia that was 2 additional resorts we could and did go to for dining/pool/beach. For Riu under normal circumstances we had access to their sister resort next door (who would not have reciprocal access to ours) but as they were undergoing construction for a complete remodel of the sister resort which caused the sister resort to shut down during that time that was not the case while we were there.