cruiser01 Posted October 14, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I know one of the suite perks is a bottle of sparkling wine. Can I ask this the be replaced for a regular bottle of white wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechick Posted October 14, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I know one of the suite perks is a bottle of sparkling wine. Can I ask this the be replaced for a regular bottle of white wine? Yes. But beware the house white, Tisdale Chardonnay, is awful. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted October 14, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2013 This depends on the ship and hotel director. I saw a guy in an owner suite get turned down on Epic to switch his sparking wine for ANY other bottle of wine. The butler said no, the bar manager of the Epic Club said no but he kept fighting all the way to the hotel director and they finally agreed to switch. However, I have read on other ships this is not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechick Posted October 14, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2013 This depends on the ship and hotel director. I saw a guy in an owner suite get turned down on Epic to switch his sparking wine for ANY other bottle of wine. The butler said no, the bar manager of the Epic Club said no but he kept fighting all the way to the hotel director and they finally agreed to switch.However, I have read on other ships this is not a problem. Wow! And in an OS you actually get champagne, not sparkling wine! It just goes to show, you never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanDreaming2 Posted October 14, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I know one of the suite perks is a bottle of sparkling wine. Can I ask this the be replaced for a regular bottle of white wine? We were just on the Dawn and it was no problem to switch the sparkling wine to the house white. Twice it was Santa Catalina (which is worse than Tisdale - hard to believe :eek: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkygirl Posted October 14, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2013 We call the concierge ahead of time and have the champagne switched to a non alcoholic variety or sparking cider. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeIRL Posted December 29, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I DO want champagne, that's what I'm confirming. If I preorder this "House Sparkling Wine" do you think I'm going to end up with an asti or super sweet wine? Or am I going to likely get a brut or prosecco bottle of bubbles? I can wait and do it on the ship but it's much easier to do before. The cheaper champagne WILL sell out by the bottle on this cruise guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitlions Posted December 29, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I was given a sparkling wine and a chadeney in my suite I just gave it away. The butler gave me a weird look when I asked if I could get something else. So I just said forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marelind Posted December 29, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We do not drink sparkling wine. We have made requests to the pre-concierge, concierge and butler for the last few years to have the sparkling wine/champagne replaced with a regular wine and each time we were told those exchanges are no longer being made. Prior to the last few years we were able to get the exchange made. Possibly they would substitute a non-alcoholic beverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryarger Posted December 29, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I've asked the pre-cruise concierge twice to do exactly this - our preference is a Riesling. In 2014 on the PoA, the switch was made. Two weeks ago on the Breakaway it was not. I think none of our pre-cruise requests made it to the butler as we had to ask our other requests of him. I didn't bother to ask him to switch the wine since it was already in our cabin. We just gifted to the steward as part of her tip. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted December 29, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I DO want champagne, that's what I'm confirming. If I preorder this "House Sparkling Wine" do you think I'm going to end up with an asti or super sweet wine? Or am I going to likely get a brut or prosecco bottle of bubbles? I can wait and do it on the ship but it's much easier to do before. The cheaper champagne WILL sell out by the bottle on this cruise guaranteed. Are you talking about the free sparkling wine you get in your suite? Only owner suites and Garden Villas get Champagne. (I have seen in this forum that even the owner suites sometimes get a cheap sparkling wine which I should never accept.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted December 29, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We just give away our two bottles of sparkling wine (one for the suite, one for platinum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdsted Posted December 29, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We just leave them in the wine bucket and head for the nearest bar. Awful stuff. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boopsahoy Posted December 29, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I DO want champagne, that's what I'm confirming. If I preorder this "House Sparkling Wine" do you think I'm going to end up with an asti or super sweet wine? Or am I going to likely get a brut or prosecco bottle of bubbles? I can wait and do it on the ship but it's much easier to do before. The cheaper champagne WILL sell out by the bottle on this cruise guaranteed. Ive always been giving a brut.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rjm11 Posted December 29, 2016 #15 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On the Gem last month we asked the butler to switch our two bottles of sparkling wine (one for suite, one for platinum) to wine- the house red is a little better than that Tisdale Chardonnay- that stuff really is terrible. He made the switch no problem. This was on the Gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted December 29, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Are you talking about the free sparkling wine you get in your suite? Only owner suites and Garden Villas get Champagne. (I have seen in this forum that even the owner suites sometimes get a cheap sparkling wine which I should never accept.) There were some reports mid-year for the rooms that are supposed to get the Champagne they were getting sparkling wine. Not any feedback recently but we did get Moet a couple weeks back on Gem so all was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted December 29, 2016 #17 Share Posted December 29, 2016 There were some reports mid-year for the rooms that are supposed to get the Champagne they were getting sparkling wine. Not any feedback recently but we did get Moet a couple weeks back on Gem so all was good. Im glad to here that. If we ever cruise in any of the suites which should get Champagne I will bring proof to what they say is included, Champagne, just in case they try to give me something else!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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