Our Cruise Cost so far...

Budget friendly vacation is always my top priority. But I have never been the type who can totally stick to the budget. Hence, I'm really attracted to cruising since the cost is pretty much fixed. Unless, we go on a shopping spree at the port or have $100 meal. Typically, I don't really budget on how much we want to spend on vacation. For this trip, I will be happy if we can keep it under $3000. Let's see what is the cost so far:

Carnival Cruise cost for 2 adults and 2 children : $2,012.40
Port Excursion - Grand Cayman (Stingray City Tour) : $132.00
Port Excursion - Orcho Rio (Bamboo Club) : $168.00
Port Excursion - Cozumel (Chankanaab National Park tickets) : $48.00
Transportation in Cozumel approx. : $20.00
Food and shopping : $120.00

So I think this will be the first time that I will have rough idea of our vacation budget. So far if I can keep everything in this range we will come under budget by $500. Not bad for a 7 days vacation in the carribean for a family of 4!