It's per person so you'd multiply by 2 for the first 2 in the cabin.
It's not the total points per se that is the issue but IMO, the cash compared to points. Generally you're looking at $6-7 a point return compared to the early booking discount rates.
So, even if we rent out our points, we are still ponying up some major cash..The thing is we are a family of 5- so we have to go with the most expensive room options..
Maybe we will just not cruise as a family...Heck, I am 33 and never been on a cruise, why the heck do my kids need to go on one
As noted, DCL does tend to be a fair amount more expensive than comparable cruises. I generally compare to RCL and it's roughly 30% more in many situations. Cruising in general can be expensive compared to other vacations though they don't have to be depending on your usual vacation style.
We did the September south-bound Wonder repositioning cruise on the West Coast. The Wonder itineraries are cheaper, and 5 nights was a good way for us to test the waters (3 nights sounded too short, 7 was a little too long to fit into the rest of the trip we had planned). If we're lucky we'll get to do the same cruise again in 2013 ... just waiting on those Wonder itineraries to come out. The 2012 one we booked as a dummy to move to 2013 was approximately the same price (6 nights, 3 people, just a hair under $1700 with the re-booking discount on the inside stateroom).
