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| Expense Category |
Typical Luxury Cruise
Ship 3 Night
Cruise |
Traditional 4 Star Land Venue @ Hotel or
Resort |
Comments |
| Formal Dining or Alternative
Restaurants |
All Shipboard Meals Included
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$3,968
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Land Venue - 3 Breakfast & Lunch @$12
pp, + Dinner@ $40pp Total $124 PP / Day |
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Evening Entertainment |
Broadway-style productions included, with name
entertainment, variety acts, Casino, and much
more
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$2,400
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$25 PP
Per Day. Entertainment venues are NOT usually at the hotel; requiring
additional transportation & cost to participate.
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| Free Weekend & Meals for 2 |
Included
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No
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| Meeting Rooms - 2 Full
Days |
No Charge
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$2,000
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$100 per day |
| Two Nights Formal Dinners With Wine |
$640 (Wine Only) - All Shipboard Meals
Included |
$3,800
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$60 PP - At Hotel For 2 Nights |
| 90 Minute Reception - Heavy Hors D'Oevres -
Open Bar |
$300
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$1,000
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High
Service and substantially lower cost is a hallmark of value added
services of all cruise lines. |
| Personal Bar Tabs |
$660
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$1,060
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Flipchart, VCR, monitor, microphone, projector, screen,
coffee & snack breaks |
$0
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$2,000
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Most meeting support equipment is available aboard ship
at nominal or no charge |
| Meeting room Refreshments 2 Days |
$480
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$2,000
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| Accomodations - Hotel |
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$8,400
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Four Star Hotel Venue $175/Night per couple |
| Accomodations - Cruise |
$9,600
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Best Non-Peak Value Average starts at $100 per
night per person + Gov't Charges; 32 people |
| Receptions - Heavy Hors D'Oevres - Open Bar
& Hospitality Suites |
Lower shipboard labor, food, and beverage costs
reduce the reception expense
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Expensive
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Hotel charges range from $30 - $50 per
person |
| Formal Dinner Events |
Pre-Arranged by The Langhorne Group with
Cruiseline - Usually no extra charge
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Land Venue More Expensive
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When dealing with a hotel, catering & Banquet
details are always a hassle & espensive |
| Daytime Formal or Informal Breakfast and
Lunch |
Cruise ships offer a wide choice of free dining from
cafeteria casual to outstanding formal dining for all meals -
24 hours
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All Meals extra
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Shipboard meetings will save a couple at least $100 per
day in extra meal charges. |
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Personal Choice Evening
Entertainment |
Broadway-style productions included, with name
entertainment, variety acts, Casino, and much
more
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Not at hotel
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Land Venues usually require reservations plus taxi to
emtertainment. |
| Personal Bar Tabs |
Average beverage cost is $1 - $2 lower than land
venues. Ships offer a wide choice of lounges.
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Usually $1 - $2 higher per drink
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Personal Choice- Number & variety of lounges
in hotels is usually limited |
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Meeting & Breakout Rooms with sound and
AV |
No Charge for use of equipment -Nominal flat fee for
Hot & Cold beverages & Snacks
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$2,000
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Meeting space in hotels can be very expensive & each
piece of equipment at additional cost |
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Flipchart, VCR, monitor, microphone, projector, screen,
coffee breaks |
No Hassle Set Up Arrangements - Pre-Arranged by
Langhorne Group with Cruiseline - AV equipment is usually new
and technicians are always available
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Extra Charges
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In hotels, no-one ever knows if the AV equipment will
work; technicians are not always readily available |
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| Total Services Cost |
Shipboard
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Land - Hotel
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Meeting
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Meeting
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$19,440
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$34,108
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Compare the Savings - Shipboard Event vs. Hotel
- 16 People
