Beverage Package.

[packer99]

In late 2015 bookings on the Escape, you got to choose 2 different perks no matter which type of accommodations you had. This is still true for balconies and above. Because of the higher percentage of people having the SDP, sometimes people have been shut out completely getting a reservation for certain specialty locations. This has been reported on the boards repeatedly. It is better to be forewarned and have your reservation reserved before you disembark then have your heart set on a certain restaurant and drag your feet and assume it will be no problem obtaining a reservation. The Allure and Oasis changed how things operate on the new mega ships and the Escape is just following suit.

 

 

We were on the Escape in February. The people in our group who went to the specialty dining places never had a reservation. Never had a wait to get in either. They were a party of 2-3 so maybe that was why.

[bjcruiser]

OK so there is 8 of us ladies in 2 cabins. When we booked we chose the beverage pkg for the first 2 in each cabin and the 3rd and 4th sail for free. A previous poster is correct the 3rd and 4th passengers do have the soda pkg but we are wanting to upgrade them to the full beverage pkg.

 

Thank you to everyone who tried to help answer my question.

 

Bobbie

[hawkeyetlse]

I hate to point it out but if you had added the UBP for passengers 3&4 when you booked (early 2015), it would have cost $54/day + 15%. Now it's going to cost you $79/day + 18% :(

[js]

That's because you didn't purchase them - you received it as a promo. For the umpteenth time, gratuities have always been charged on the purchase price of the UBP ever since NCL first introduced it.

 

Correct again :)

[bjcruiser]

I hate to point it out but if you had added the UBP for passengers 3&4 when you booked (early 2015), it would have cost $54/day + 15%. Now it's going to cost you $79/day + 18% :(

 

Ya we know... :( but no funds for it at that time.

[js]

Ya we know... :( but no funds for it at that time.

 

Have a great cruise!

[Big Al B.]

I think they applied the service charge to our promo package at final payment. It wasn't listed when we booked, but later. Also, maybe because your cruise is in 2017, they are waiting to see if it gets higher.

[SNJCruisers]

I think they applied the service charge to our promo package at final payment. It wasn't listed when we booked, but later. Also, maybe because your cruise is in 2017, they are waiting to see if it gets higher.

The gratuity is based upon the going rate when your cruise was originally booked, so any subsequent increases in the price of the drink or dining packages will not have any effect on the dollar amount gratuity wise that is due. We made our Escape reservations in December for January of 2017. Since then there have been increases to both the UBP and the SDP, but our gratuity amount was locked in last December and the subsequent increases will not have any effect on the monies that are due.