We just got off Adventure of the Seas and had the Premium ($55/day)
Package included wine by glass to $14 and $12 for cocktails. All beers included (except Fosters Oil Can)
Here are prices from the price list (Departure 8th May 2014)
(* This is the heading on each page)
*Royal 'ritas from $9.45 to $10.50
*Tropical Treasures from £7.25 to $10.00
*Frozen Fun (frozen cocktails) $8.00 to $9.75
*Martini Madness $9.50 to $12.00
*Teas & Lemonade (Alcoholic) $7.25 to $10.75
*Bubbles & Bloodys $6.75 to £8.90 (Alcohol free Bloody Mary (Bloody Shame) $2.60)
House bubbles from Champagne bar $8.00
*After Dinner $7.00 to £9.50
*American Premium Beers $5.50 to £6.00 (not fosters oil ($8))
*Beers of the world $5.50
Wine:
*Chardonnay $9 to $18/glass
*Pinot Grigio £10/glass
*Sauvignon Blanc $11/glas
*Adventurous Whites $9 to $14/glass
*Blush $8/glass
*Pinot Nior $10 to $11/glass
*Merlot $11/glass
*Shiraz $8/glass
*Cabernet Sauvignon $10 to $12/glass
*Malbec £10/glass
Non Alcoholic Cocktails $4.50
Diet coke (can, or I think glass too) $2.50
Most of what we drank during our cruise was around $8 a drink.
On a port day we would consume perhaps:
2x diet coke; 2x blush wine (at dinner); 4 assorted drinks during the evening
On a sea day it would be more:
2x diet coke; 2x alcohol free cocktails; 2x blush wine at dinner; 4 assorted drinks in evening.
Port day = $53 + 15% tip
Sea day = $62 + 15% tip
So on average, IMO, if you have around 6 alcoholic drinks and some soft drinks per day you will get your moneys worth.
If you are on a package and you order the cocktail of the day ($7.50) you don't get the glass and are therefore not charged for the glass. I'm sure if you want one they will give you it and charge accordingly.
As a side note. In the MDR they come round and offer you an after dinner drink in a special glass. If you are on a package the glass will cost you $4.50 for the shot glass.
We only saw them twice on our 15 nighter!
Thank you for the great information, that's very helpful. I was just thinking of booking a drink package for our September cruise. All things considered I think we will manage (somehow !!) to get our money's worth. We are not heavy drinkers but going by your calculations that is about the same as us. Even if I would probably drink a few more non alcohol cocktails around the pool than my husband . We are on splendour of seas in September with a group of friends , so will be spending a lot more time in the bars than we normally do .
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Thank you for the great information, that's very helpful. I was just thinking of booking a drink package for our September cruise. All things considered I think we will manage (somehow !!) to get our money's worth. We are not heavy drinkers but going by your calculations that is about the same as us. Even if I would probably drink a few more non alcohol cocktails around the pool than my husband . We are on splendour of seas in September with a group of friends , so will be spending a lot more time in the bars than we normally do .