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 | $3,968 | Land Venue - 3 Breakfast & Lunch @$12 pp, + Dinner@ $40pp Total $124 PP / Day |
| Evening Entertainment | Broadway-style productions included, with name entertainment, variety acts, Casino, and much more | $2,400 | $25 PP Per Day. Entertainment venues are NOT usually at the hotel; requiring additional transportation & cost to participate. |
| Free Weekend & Meals for 2 | Included | No | |
| Meeting Rooms - 2 Full Days | No Charge | $2,000 | $100 per day |
| Two Nights Formal Dinners With Wine | $640 (Wine Only) - All Shipboard Meals Included | $3,800 | $60 PP - At Hotel For 2 Nights |
| 90 Minute Reception - Heavy Hors D'Oevres - Open Bar | $300 | $1,000 | High Service and substantially lower cost is a hallmark of value added services of all cruise lines. |
| Personal Bar Tabs | $660 | $1,060 | |
| Flipchart, VCR, monitor, microphone, projector, screen, coffee & snack breaks | $0 | $2,000 | Most meeting support equipment is available aboard ship at nominal or no charge |
| Meeting room Refreshments 2 Days | $480 | $2,000 | |
| Accomodations - Hotel | - | $8,400 | Four Star Hotel Venue $175/Night per couple |
| Accomodations - Cruise | $9,600 | - | 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 | Expensive | Hotel charges range from $30 - $50 per person |
| Formal Dinner Events | Pre-Arranged by The Langhorne Group with Cruiseline - Usually no extra charge | Land Venue More Expensive | 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 | All Meals extra | Shipboard meetings will save a couple at least $100 per day in extra meal charges. |
| Personal Choice Evening Entertainment | Broadway-style productions included, with name entertainment, variety acts, Casino, and much more | Not at hotel | 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. | Usually $1 - $2 higher per drink | Personal Choice- Number & variety of lounges in hotels is usually limited |
| Meeting & Breakout Rooms with sound and AV | No Charge for use of equipment -Nominal flat fee for Hot & Cold beverages & Snacks | $2,000 | Meeting space in hotels can be very expensive & each piece of equipment at additional cost |
| 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 | Extra Charge | 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 Meeting $19,440 | Land - Hotel Meeting $34,108 | |
