1fifthavenue Posted April 15, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 15, 2017 hi all Just off the Grand Voyage from Abu Dhabi to Genoa, on to which I B2B'd a short 3 day cruise. The new drinks packages have launched hey are now a little more expensive When purchased onboard the standard is €26 and premium €50 per day. The premium package now has a few exclusions - very expensive rums, vodka and whiskies. Guests with premium packages can now have a 30% discount on wines and champagne by the bottle whereas previously this wasn't the case. The cocktail package is no longer available. There are new menus with a few different cocktails. Gives us something to explore later Gratuities have increased to €10 per day from the previous €9 per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted April 15, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 15, 2017 It's not so long ago that the gratuity on repos was €6 pppd. So an increase of 66% or thereabouts in a couple of years or so; and almost 43% increase on the original €7 pppd rate!! The way things are going I'll be a little reluctant to tip the crew extra, nor will the premium package be worth it to us, even though €50 is still great value. But DH doesn't avail of any of the premium extras so, in future, for the €48 pd we'll save, I'll just purchase as I go anything over and above what the basic package covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fifthavenue Posted April 15, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Hi Bea, just to clarify these changes came in after the repo, so on the 3 night b2b section... We found this time that we were really enjoying quality over quantity. Our waiter would bring a bottle of chablis every night, priced at €30, and a few 'select' cocktails we were still up on what we would pay, so despite the increase we will continue to go premium, if it were a case of just wanting a more premium spirit then we too would think twice about that and go instead for the standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted April 15, 2017 #4 Share Posted April 15, 2017 That is a lot more than the £31 per day we have booked for the premium package on the Divina next February! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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