All good points. We have just come to like the convenience of knowing what your bill be without worrying about it. Not necessarily going hard the whole time, but a few specialty coffees, bottles of water or gatorades, a drink here or there, wine with dinner, drink at a show, and before you know it youve already spent the same as a day on the drink package. But never having been to Alaska, we aren't sure we will even breakeven, unless drink prices go up significantly.