Royal Caribbean wine list for European cruise

[rihallix]

We're going on the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas cruise leaving from Southampton and going to the Canaries in mid June for 12 nights.

 

We're discovering:

- there are no wine packages !!!

- there are some stupidly priced drinks packages (offering undefined unlimited glasses from what appears to be the budget wine list for $42/day!)

- we would probably get 1 bottle/day for up to $50 (bringing 2 bottles of our own) but don't want/need the pressure of the cruise line's silly daily packages

 

Does anyone know / have a copy/photo of a typical Royal Caribbean wine menu from a relatively recent sailing in Europe?

 

I can imagine paying $30-$50 for a good bottle. We live in California (near wine country) where we're spoiled and know what's good/bad, but unfamiliar with European varieties (apart from a good Cote de Rhone).

 

What might we expect to pay / what type of wine might we get on this European cruise?

[blackshirt]

I don't have a list but if you go to your reservation and go to the "gifts" section of the cruise planner, you can see a list of wine available for purchase. You can even pre-purchase and select the dining room as the destination for delivery.

[rihallix]

@blackshirt - spot on. Was able to browse the wines. Some very ho-hum. Just what I was after!

 

THANK YOU.

[fragilek]

OK from a wine lover

 

Europe has some of the best wines in the world.

 

A few name to look out for

French- (REDS) chateauxneuf du pape, Touraine, Corbier, Fitou (WHITES)- Chablis, Vouvres (need a good one)

 

Spanish - RED My favourite wine - Rioja- a good one of these cannot be beaten - very different to any other red wine and by far one of the smoothest tastes you will get. White - Cava - Needs to be good - there are some cheep try FREIXENET. Also white Rioja - ok but not a patch on the red

 

Italian- Red- Barolo, Chanti (needs to be Reserva). White = pino grigio (light and Fruity

 

Also on the ship you may get New Zealand - white Malborough - savingon blanc- My favourite White- especially if its Cloudy Bay (or Oyster Bay as a close 2nd)

[PompeySailor]

Here is a link to the RC euro wine list

 

As to its accuracy and what ship has what we know may differ;)

 

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/en_US/pdf/European_Wine_List.pdf

 

Happy Days!

[rihallix]

Was able to extract the wine list from the HTML dropdown source code. Excluding wines over $55 here are the ones that look borderline interesting:

 

Arboleda, Carmenere, Chile $43.70

Malbec Bodega Norton $40.25

Merlot, Mont Gras Reserva $40.25

Zinfandel, Cline, California $41.40 << always dependable

 

Here's the rest:

 

Ruffino, Moscato D'asti 40.25

Domaine St Michelle Brut , California 33.35

Domain Chandon, Brut, California 49.95

Wolf Blass Yellow Label Merlot 40

Cabernet Castle Rock 31.05

Estancia, Pinnacles Ranches 44.85

Bodegas Sierra Cantabria Rioja 51.75

Merlot Clos Du Bois, Sonoma 44.85

Caliterra Tributo Cabernet 40.25

Shiraz, Rosemount Estate, South Eastern Australia 40.25

Merlot,Wolf Blass,Yellow Label 40.25

Zinfandel, Ravenswood 40.25

Merlot Baron Herzog (Kosher) 41.4

Sauvignon Blanc Kim Crawford 44.85

Chardonnay Castle Rock 31.05

Viognier, Cline 41.4

Barons De Rothschild, Lafite 44.85

Chatreau St. Michelle Riesling 33.35

Chardonnay, Penfold's, South Eastern Australia 40.25

Sauvignon Blanc, Caliterra, Valle Central, Chile 33.35

Pinot Grigio, Danzante, Italy 37.95

Chardonay Baron Herzog(Kosher) 41.4

Edited March 22, 2015 by rihallix