Add up, for every guest in the cabin: taxes and fees, the daily gratuity for every night, any fare the offer doesn't cover (guest 2 on a "fare for 1" offer), the deposit or fee, and your own travel. On a 7-night cruise for two, a $20 gratuity alone is $280. FreePlay and onboard credit are casino play and credit, not cash, so this tool shows them next to the total instead of taking them off it.
What each offer leaves you paying
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What these totals don't include
The totals are only what you typed and the gratuity rate per night. They leave out:
- Spending on board. Drinks, specialty dining, Wi-Fi, excursions and the spa, and the 18% or 20% most lines add to those purchases.
- Travel you didn't enter. Flights, a hotel, parking and transfers often cost more than the taxes.
- Charges a line may add later. Fuel surcharges a line hasn't announced, and any tax or fee that changes between the offer and your booking. The amount on your booking confirmation is the one that counts.
- A value for the comps. The tool doesn't put a dollar figure on the free fare, the cabin or the FreePlay, and doesn't say which offer is better. It only says which one costs less out of pocket.
- The play behind the offer, unless you enter it. The cheapest offer to sail can be the most expensive to earn. See the cost of the play.
- Taxes on winnings. See cruise casino winnings and taxes.
Gratuity rates are filled in from each line's published rate as listed in gratuities and costs by line (the same figures as what you still pay), checked October 21, 2026. Lines change them, and prepaying can lock in a rate, so edit the rate if yours differs. The Norwegian and Margaritaville fees are optional because they don't apply to every offer or ship; the Norwegian example starts with the Points to Paradise admin fee ticked, because that offer charges it. Before you choose, also check how each deposit comes back, the book-by date and overlapping bookings: comparing offers you hold.
A casino offer is only worth having if you'd take that cruise anyway. Set a budget before you board. If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Sources
- Slots at Sea — Gratuities and costs by line (each line's official gratuity page, accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- Slots at Sea — Casino offers compared: what you still pay (taxes, deposits and fees from each line's offer terms, accessed Oct 21, 2026)