Bec84

We booked a cruise with them last year. I checked the price on the Dutch site and the Australian one. For the Dutch site it came to $1200 AUD (800 Euro), for the Aussie site it was $2000 (1450 Euro). Crazy difference.

The drinks menus at the bars had a colour coded spot next to each one indicating if they were included in the packages. You just need to check those before you order, or ask the staff.

I haven't finished processing my photos yet, but I should have something. I'll post them here if I find any.

Thanks - we're living in the Netherlands now, so we booked through costacruises.nl

The ship is the NeoRomantica, cruise goes for 9 days/nights out of Amsterdam on July 29th.

Mum has had great luck with her cruise - every time she's seen a cheaper price or the drinks package being offered cheaper/for free she just contacts her travel agent who has arranged it for her - she's gotten a huge reduction on the fare and whatever drinks deal she managed.

I think we will get it, if our friend agrees. It's somewhat annoying that everyone in the cabin has to get the package, but I do understand as there would be a lot of people out there who would abuse it (that might be why they seem to be more expensive on other lines).

I think when I last cruised I spent about the value of this drinks package on drinks, maybe a little less, but I was aware of what I was spending, and we also took a carton of soft drink onto the boat and kept it in the fridge. I feel like it will just be easier to get it.

I'm pretty excited!

Hi all

We've just booked on a Costa cruise in July to Norway. I'm just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of the theme nights that we would be likely to have?

From my research I can also see that we would probably be best to get the drinks package? Is that what most people tend to do? Do Costa ever offer drinks package sales? (Mum has booked a cruise in September with another line and has received the drinks package half price on sale).

Any tips for essential (or definitely avoid) shore tours? Last cruise we went on we didn't book any tours, we just went it on our own (and loved it), but that was a Pacific Island cruise, which is a little different from Norwegian Fjords!

And any other suggestions? :) We've only cruised once before with P&O Australia 6 years ago, so it's been a while!

Thanks in advance!