As you can see, cruise lines define “all-inclusive” differently. When you cruise with Regent, you make one payment (a large payment) to the cruise line and you basically don’t have to worry about spending any more money on your vacation. Other cruise lines throw in a lot for free, but you’ll still have to spend money, most notably on your transportation to and from the port of departure. So, the essential takeaway is that “all-inclusive” is a slippery term. In general, it doesn’t literally mean “everything is covered,” but this doesn’t mean it’s an empty term, signifying nothing. It is significant that you won’t have a huge bar tab at the end of your Silversea cruise, for example, or that you don’t have to worry about paying extra to keep your kids entertained on Carnival. These lines do offer “all-inclusive cruises,” just not in the same way Regent offers “all-inclusive cruises.” And remember that regardless of whether a cruise line invokes the term “all-inclusive” in their marketing efforts, a lot is in fact covered by a cruise fare. In short, every cruise line is all-inclusive, but some are more all-inclusive than others.