Wine package on the Star

[Cruise Raider]

We are debating on taking our own wine onboard vs purchasing a wine package -- any answers here might help us make our decision easier.

 

1) For the 10 night cruises on the STAR, are they offering the wine packages?

 

2) If so, does anyone have the current costs of the 7, 10 and 12 bottle packages and the per bottle price limits within each package? I saw it somewhere on this site and haven't been able to find it again.....so any help would be most appreciated? We would probably only be interested in the 7 bottle package for this length of a cruise but might go in on a 12 bottle package with another couple. I do understand they would have to charge it to one card and we'd split it up from there.

 

3) Are there any decent wines available in the lower priced package or is it worth it to purchase the higher priced package right off the bat? ie: decent being in the range of a KJ Chardonnay or a Clos du Bois Cabernet

 

4) If you get the lower priced package and purchase a bottle over the limit, do you pay the full price for the bottle of wine or just the difference?

 

5) Also, do they still have the happy hour in the wheelhouse bar at 3 PM on the Star?

 

If they are not offering these packages consistently, we would just prefer to pack our own and pay the corkage for any bottles over the first 2 that we can enjoy in our cabin.

 

thanks in advance for any and all help

[partybarbie]

Here's the current wine list for you (from another poster)

 

Largin posted a 2014 wine list last May.

 

2014 Wine List

 

We just disembarked the Crown yesterday and there was a newer wine list dated September 2014. There were maybe 10% changes and a lot of $1 to $4 price increases.

 

MAITRE’D SPECIALS

Off the List

Burgundy, Macon-Villages Laboure-Roi (Burgundy, FR) $34

Chardonnay, Simi (Sonoma, CA) $42

Pinot Gris, Adelsheim (Willamette Valley, OR) $42

Simi, Reserve (Alexander Valley, CA) $80

Mount Veeder, Reserve (Napa Valley, CA) $85

Premium sparking

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (Asti, IT) $27

Korbel Brut (CA) $27

Korbel Brut Rose (CA) $28

Villa Sandl Prosecco (Veneto, IT) $32

Domaine Chandon Brut Cuvee (Napa Valley, CA) $38

Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut Rose (North Coast, CA) $48

Dessert wine

Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc (Valle de Casablanca, Chile) $21

WHITE WINE

Sauvignon Blanc

Blackstone (CA) $28

Pouilly-Fume, Domaine Mollet-Maudry (Tracy-sur-loire, FR) $35

Sancerre, Roc de L’abbaya Domaine Molly-Maudry (FR) $44

Nobilo Regional Collection (Marlborough, NZ) $34

Puerto Viejo (Maule Valley, Chile) $27

Silverado Miller Ranch (Napa Valley, CA) $45

Riesling

Hogue (Columbia Valley, WA) $26

Jekel (Monterrey, CA) $29

Deinhard (Mosel, Germany) $28

Pinot Grigio

Danzante (La Venezie, IT) $32

Estancia (CA) $38

Adeisheim (Wilamette Valley, OR) $42

Blush/Rose

Les Fumees Blanches (Cotes de Gascogne, FR) $30

Woodbridge White Zinfandel (CA) $28

Chardonnay

Greystone Cellars, CIA (CA) $30

Chablis, Les Ecurles Seugbeyrue de Tanley (Chablis, FR) $36

Chamisel Stainless (Central Coast, CA) $39

Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $34

Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $29

Fetzer sundial (CA) $28

Chateau Chaintre Macon (Maconnais, FR) $34

Hayes Ranch (CA) $29

Puerto Viejo (Moule Valley, Chile) $27

Robert Mondavi Private Select (CA) $32

Silverado (Carneros, CA) $45

Simi (Sonoma, CA) $42

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28

Assorted Whites from the Old World & New World

Anthilla Donnafugata (Sicilia, IT) $36

Coppo Gavi La Rocca (Monterotondo di Gavi, IT) $34

Ruffino Orvieto Classico (Umbria, IT) $29

Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viagnier (Napa Valley, CA) $34

Hogue Gewurztraminer (Columbia Valley, WA) $29

Rex-Goliath Moscato (CA) $28

RED WINE

Pinot Noir

Estancia Pinnacles Ranches (Monterrey, CA) $34

Gevrey-Chambertin, Laboure-roi (Cote-de-Nuits, FR) $49

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $32

Wild Horse (Central Coast, CA) $40

Patz & Hall (Sonoma Coast, CA) $59

Merlot

Ancient Peaks (Paso Robles, CA) $36

Danzante (Le Venezie, IT) $34

Fetzer Single Peak(CA) $29

Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $29

Oberon (Napa Valley, CA) $40

Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $27

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $32

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28

Tangley Oaks (Napa Valley, CA) $98

Cabernet Sauvignon

Greystone Cellars, CIA (CA) $30

Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $34

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $31

Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $32

Don Maximiano (Valle de Aconcagua) $99

Errazuita (Valle de Aconcagua) $29

Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $32

Pacific Bay (Mendocino County, CA) $29

Pine Ridge (Napa Valley, CA) $79

Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $27

Robert Mondavi Reserve (Napa Valley, CA) $135

Sanctuary (Napa Valley, CA) $58

Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $65

Simi Landslide (Alexander Valley, CA) $48

Wente Southern Hills (Livermore, CA) $30

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28

Sangiovese

Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti bastiglioni (Toscana, IT) $32

Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva (Toscana, IT) $42

Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Rosso di Montalcino (Toscana, IT) $49

Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $46

Malbec

Decero (Mendoza, Argentina) $34

Diseno (Mendoza, Argentina) $29

Petite Sirah

Spellbound (CA) $38

Shiraz

Katnook Estate (Coonawarra, AUS) $32

Mcpherson (South Eastern Australia) $34

Zinfandel

Seghesio (Sonoma County, CA) $39

Sextant (Central Coast, CA) $34

Zen of Zin (CA) $29

Corvina

Zeni Amarone Dello Valpolicella Classico (Valpolicella, IT) $59

Zeni Valpolicella (Venezia, IT) $28

Nebbiolo

Giordano Barolo Tradizione (Piemonte, IT) $45

Carmenere

Tributo Caliterra (Valle de Colchagua, Chile) $35

Garnacha

Artazui (Navarra, Spain) $34

Palacios Remondo La Montesa (Rioja, Spain) $36

Red Blends

Estancia Meritage Reserve $39

Mondavi-Rothschild Opus One (Napa Valley, CA) $169

Overture (Napa Valley, CA) $109

Vail Ilach Embruix (Priorat, Spain) $44

Red Bordeaux Blends

Chateau Montcabrier Cotes de Bordeaux (Bordeaux, FR) $34

Phillippe de Rothschild Mouton-Cadet (Bordeaux, FR) $29

Red Rhone Blends

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Val de Rhone, FR) $38

De Aureo Spirito Cotes-du-Rhone (Val de Rhone, FR) $34

Super-Tuscan

Luce Della Vite (Montalcino-Toscana, IT) $115

Tenuta Dell’ornellaia (Bogheri-Toscana, IT) $240

[partybarbie]

And I believe this is the other post that you were looking for.

 

Wine packages are not shown on their website & here's the info for when wine packages are available (generally longer than 7 day cruises but haven't sailed the Diamond in Asia).

 

Note: A 15% gratuity is added to all package prices (like any other bar purchase).

 

Silver Package (wines up to $29 per bottle list price)

7 bottles -- $161 (average of $23 per bottle)

10 bottles -- $210 (average of $21 per bottle)

12 bottles -- $240 (average of $20 per bottle)

 

Gold Package (wines up to $45 per bottle list price)

7 bottles -- $217 (average of $31 per bottle)

10 bottles -- $290 (average of $29 per bottle)

12 bottles -- $336 (average of $28 per bottle)

 

You get a punch card which can be used at any of the dining locations.

 

You may choose any wine on on the regular dining room wine menu. If you want to buy a wine that costs more than what the package covers, you just pay the difference. For example, if you have a Gold package and buy a wine that costs $46, the charge for $46 will appear on your stateroom account, followed by a $45 credit.

[IECalCruiser]

We are debating on taking our own wine onboard vs purchasing a wine package -- any answers here might help us make our decision easier.

 

 

 

1) For the 10 night cruises on the STAR, are they offering the wine packages?

 

 

 

2) If so, does anyone have the current costs of the 7, 10 and 12 bottle packages and the per bottle price limits within each package? I saw it somewhere on this site and haven't been able to find it again.....so any help would be most appreciated? We would probably only be interested in the 7 bottle package for this length of a cruise but might go in on a 12 bottle package with another couple. I do understand they would have to charge it to one card and we'd split it up from there.

 

 

 

3) Are there any decent wines available in the lower priced package or is it worth it to purchase the higher priced package right off the bat? ie: decent being in the range of a KJ Chardonnay or a Clos du Bois Cabernet

 

 

 

4) If you get the lower priced package and purchase a bottle over the limit, do you pay the full price for the bottle of wine or just the difference?

 

 

 

5) Also, do they still have the happy hour in the wheelhouse bar at 3 PM on the Star?

 

 

 

If they are not offering these packages consistently, we would just prefer to pack our own and pay the corkage for any bottles over the first 2 that we can enjoy in our cabin.

 

 

 

thanks in advance for any and all help

1) They should offer the wine packages on the 10 day cruise but sometimes they don't.

 

2) I believe the Silver packages are $161 plus gratuity for 7 bottle, $210 for 10 bottle and $240 for 12 bottle. You can select any wine up to $29. I don't remember the Gold package costs because I have only purchased the Silver package.

 

3) Make your own decision from the wine list.

 

4) You just pay the difference. Actually you are charged for the bottle of wine without gratuity added and then credited $29.

 

5) Don't know about the Star but on the Crown two weeks ago there was a Happy Hour from 3:00-4:00 in the Wheelhouse Bar and later from 11:00-12:00 in Skywalkers. The Crown's Wheelhouse Bar is much larger than the Star's. I hope they use a different venue on the Star because the Wheelhouse was totally full around 3:30 on the Crown.

[oskidunker]

I find the winepackage not worth the hassle. They guve you a paper card. If you lose the card you are out of luck. I am rolling on a wine carrier for the Star 4/19 out of San francisco. But i live 20 minutes from the port

[lvmy2boys]

We were on the Star last week. The wine package is available and we briefly considered it but they could not guarantee the wines that were listed were in stock. So we had the chance of buying the package with certain wines in mind but they were possibly not available. There was a happy hour everyday from 3 - 4, but not always in the Wheelhouse. It was always listed in the patter where happy hour would be that day.

[Cruise Raider]

And I believe this is the other post that you were looking for.

 

Wow...thanks! Yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. :)

[Cruise Raider]

1) They should offer the wine packages on the 10 day cruise but sometimes they don't.

 

Don't know about the Star but on the Crown two weeks ago there was a Happy Hour from 3:00-4:00 in the Wheelhouse Bar and later from 11:00-12:00 in Skywalkers. The Crown's Wheelhouse Bar is much larger than the Star's. I hope they use a different venue on the Star because the Wheelhouse was totally full around 3:30 on the Crown.

 

I hope they have something available. While we live close to the pier, we plan on packing light as there has been some reported problems with the porters and we may just take the BART train and walk the rest of the way. So, a package vs paying the corkage might take us to a break even point ... or a little less.

 

We were on the Crown in December and you are correct....it was so crowded shortly after it opened. Fun but crowded.

[Cruise Raider]

I find the winepackage not worth the hassle. They guve you a paper card. If you lose the card you are out of luck. I am rolling on a wine carrier for the Star 4/19 out of San francisco. But i live 20 minutes from the port

 

Do you know if you can bring any of the bottles to your room???

[IECalCruiser]

Do you know if you can bring any of the bottles to your room???

Yes. Get an extra bottle and take it opened or unopened to your cabin.