Liquor packages

I'm looking for a Christmas 2017 cruise and have baulked at the Colombo to Zanzibar SilverSeas offer due to price. It is on one of their explorer/discoverer vessels.

This morning I looked at the Singapore to Singapore Windstar offering and it is seemingly half the price. Not the same itinerary but not a bad alternative.

The most obvious difference (to me as a newbie to Windstar) is the fact that SilverSeas include all normal drinks (by that I mean not including premium wines) and WindStar offer a drinks package.

Can someone tell me roughly what this drinks package would be per person?

If anyone want to point out any differences I am happy to learn as we have yet to try WindStar.

Thanks in advance.

Tony

I looked at that cruise and the price is very attractive. Unfortunately for me the price of air was more than the cruise so we did not book it.

I also believe WS is offering a promotion "free perks" for this cruise where you have the choice to include the beverage package for free. Otherwise, the package is $108 per cabin per day plus 15% gratuity.

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Daily gratuity may be an additional consideration if Silversea include gratuity.

Edit: Whoah! Massive difference in price anyway!

We were booked for the Caribbean but getting there and back has proved too problematic.

I have just booked that Windstar Singapore/Singapore.

Back on the topic of alcohol.

I see the price for the package (maybe a bit up by now).

Can any soaks like us remember what the Legend is likely to charge for:-

A beer

A glass of wine

A glass of champagne

A cocktail.

I read one can decide on the boat if one does it within twelve hours - but if anyone can put some rough figures on the above list I would still be interested now.

Tony

We were booked for the Caribbean but getting there and back has proved too problematic.

 

I have just booked that Windstar Singapore/Singapore.

 

Back on the topic of alcohol.

 

I see the price for the package (maybe a bit up by now).

 

Can any soaks like us remember what the Legend is likely to charge for:-

A beer

A glass of wine

A glass of champagne

A cocktail.

 

I read one can decide on the boat if one does it within twelve hours - but if anyone can put some rough figures on the above list I would still be interested now.

 

Tony

The Beverage Package info is here:

https://d2xks5907lvzsh.cloudfront.net/media/plan_your_voyage/17-0230_bev_ackage_flyer_v11083117.pdf

The flyer has a list of wines that are in the lower wine package which includes 20 wines under $8.50 per glass and the higher package which covers wines up to 11.50 per glass so that gives you an idea of the cost by the glass. I think cocktails were in that range too, but I didn't pay much attention as we are light drinkers and it all fit in our OBC.

Generally, it takes about 4 or 5 drinks per day for a person to break even.

Thanks.

I have read the flyer but it does not give me any guidance to the prices of the items in my list.

Any other topers around?

Tony

The previous poster provided the guidance...which is wine prices between 8.50 and 11.50 per glass. Cocktails are in a similar price range and beer is generally less. If you are a “toper” then you would be better off taking one of the drink packages and individual “by the glass” prices should be less important I would assume.

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Sorry folk. I read the flyer too quickly.

The right hand column did mention beers, spirits and fizz.

Now I know what to do.

It must be quite tricky for the crew when they get a group of people sitting at a table when some are on packages and some buying per glass - but it does get away with this awful system of buying 'rounds' which stifle one's ability to move from group to group.

Tony

The crew knows very quickly who you are, what you like to drink, and who has a drink package.

Thanks 6 rugrats.

Tony