kevinyork Posted November 9, 2015 #151 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Irrespective of what an all inclusive package would cost, if offered on P&O, Celebrity and Royal use it as a major incentive to book their cruises when they offer 'All Inclusive' cruises. Many non cruisers view cruising as expensive so attaching the label of 'All Inclusive' would take the worry out of it for new cruisers. The downside though is that since the other companies started offering these promotional perks, the onboard per drink prices have risen a lot mainly to make the drinks packages look better value and therefore make the prices during the promotional periods appear good value. As an example, we will be on Celebrity to the Baltics next May with a free drinks package (plus $300 on board credit) for £1450 pp in a balcony. So no extra charges onboard and some money towards speciality dining or excursions. At the same time with P&O the price was £1350 on a balcony saver fare. Celebrity's package covers speciality coffees and water as well as some wines, beers, spirits and cocktails. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCFC Posted November 9, 2015 Author #152 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Should I have said city centre. You have to be somewhere off the Beaton track to get £2.30. Not really, we pay £2.65 for a pint of a weekend in a busy city centre pub (if they have a green card deal its £2.20). P&O while slightly cheaper than a lot of cruise lines are still £3.95, not pub prices or cheap. Hotel prices yes, pub prices no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted November 9, 2015 #153 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Not really, we pay £2.65 for a pint of a weekend in a busy city centre pub (if they have a green card deal its £2.20). P&O while slightly cheaper than a lot of cruise lines are still £3.95, not pub prices or cheap. Hotel prices yes, pub prices no. You clearly do not drink in the city centre of Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebore Posted November 10, 2015 #154 Share Posted November 10, 2015 As a non gambling teetotaler who doesn't go on tours and finds the food in the MDR quite acceptable, apart from a few pounds spent on incidentals our on board spend is negligible. Cb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted November 10, 2015 #155 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We like our before dinner drinks and wine with our meal, but a drinks package would be expensive for us. Last two cruises, OH has either had a virus or gout! What a waste that would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Cruiser2 Posted November 10, 2015 #156 Share Posted November 10, 2015 You clearly do not drink in the city centre of Newcastle. £2.65, I doubt if even the Union Rooms has a pint that cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the english lady Posted November 10, 2015 #157 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Over the past 2-3 cruises our OBS credit has been over £1000. We tend to buy one wine package out of it..1 bottle =2 nights..I can't drink like I used to. Drinks throughout the cruise and grats. So really we are A.I. the OBS included shareholder and ex military. Would I prefer to get the drink and grats thrown in for free for booking early..not sure..we usually mange at least one ships excursion out of it as well. Edited November 10, 2015 by the english lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billybonds Posted November 12, 2015 #158 Share Posted November 12, 2015 P&O Cruises Australia are currently trialling an Alcoholic Drinks Package on board the Pacific Pearl which will include wines, beer, spirits, cocktails and soft drinks. These packages are following trend with many cruise lines like Celebrity. Royal Caribbean and Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Cruiser2 Posted November 25, 2015 #159 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Any news on a P&O Alcoholic Drinks Package being introduced yet ?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted November 25, 2015 #160 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Any news on a P&O Alcoholic Drinks Package being introduced yet ?:confused: Only in the minds of Internet forum users. I have not seen any indication that the company are even thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Cruiser2 Posted November 25, 2015 #161 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Only in the minds of Internet forum users. I have not seen any indication that the company are even thinking about it. Oh well,just have to hope the on board prices are as cheap as Union Rooms or The Ritz in Wallsend ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillo Posted November 26, 2015 #162 Share Posted November 26, 2015 You should be careful what you wish for, I have no doubt that P&O would introduce similar restrictions to bringing alcohol onboard as other lines if it had drinks packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florry Posted November 26, 2015 #163 Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) When I used the website last night I got a questionnaire pop up. It was asking about the website itself but also the usual questions around about formalities on board, dress, whether price is a deciding factor; but I think there was also a drinks package question unless my mind is playing tricks on me - which it might be [emoji15] Edited November 26, 2015 by Florry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCFC Posted November 26, 2015 Author #164 Share Posted November 26, 2015 You didn't imagine it, there were some quite interesting questions. It would appear they are looking at formal nights as well as all-inclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florry Posted November 26, 2015 #165 Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) You didn't imagine it, there were some quite interesting questions. It would appear they are looking at formal nights as well as all-inclusive. Ah so I'm not quite mad yet then [emoji6] those questions on dress have been standard for some time in the questionnaires. I think they ask them to identify changing trends to inform future strategy and ensure they can remain competitive, by providing the sort of holidays that the market demands. Edited November 26, 2015 by Florry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkey Posted November 29, 2015 #166 Share Posted November 29, 2015 .We only pay £1.80 a pint in our local. So you can imagine the shock when we go to our friends in Dorest:eek: I dont think P&0 will be offering AI in the near future. Wish they would but their onboard drinks are not badly priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCFC Posted November 29, 2015 Author #167 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I've asked the question to Mr Edgington on the upcoming Q&A session on Wednesday, lets see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted December 21, 2015 #168 Share Posted December 21, 2015 You should be careful what you wish for, I have no doubt that P&O would introduce similar restrictions to bringing alcohol onboard as other lines if it had drinks packages. I don't see the logic in that. If pax bring their own booze on board when they have a booze package, it is booze that P&O do not have coming out of their inventory. Why someone would bring their own if they had a booze package also seems illogical.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florry Posted December 21, 2015 #169 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't see the logic in that. If pax bring their own booze on board when they have a booze package, it is booze that P&O do not have coming out of their inventory. Why someone would bring their own if they had a booze package also seems illogical.:confused: It's great to be able to bring drinks onboard so you can have a glass of wine on your balcony, when getting ready for dinner or in the case of my OH an extra nightcap. Having said that you might also want a package; for when you are having dinner or using the bars etc. I think the concern in the post you quoted was that P&O might place some restrictions on what you can bring onboard, with the introduction of package deals - if this were to happen we would lose the flexibility of choice which many people value. In reality I find that even though we are able to bring alcohol onboard, we drink very little in the cabin, but that's just us. Also we don't actually know that they would introduce restrictions because they may calculate that it's a differentiator in the marketplace which probably has relatively little impact on their profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted December 21, 2015 #170 Share Posted December 21, 2015 It's great to be able to bring drinks onboard so you can have a glass of wine on your balcony, when getting ready for dinner or in the case of my OH an extra nightcap. Having said that you might also want a package; for when you are having dinner or using the bars etc. I think the concern in the post you quoted was that P&O might place some restrictions on what you can bring onboard, with the introduction of package deals - if this were to happen we would lose the flexibility of choice which many people value. In reality I find that even though we are able to bring alcohol onboard, we drink very little in the cabin, but that's just us. Also we don't actually know that they would introduce restrictions because they may calculate that it's a differentiator in the marketplace which probably has relatively little impact on their profit. I suppose it also depends on the price point of the package as to whether it makes the package a worthwhile purchase (BYO would then factor into that), given someone's drinking level. Obviously if the package was a promotional freebie then BYO makes little (monetary) sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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