Jayandar Posted June 4, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I love the convenience and selections of the premium alcohol package and found upgrading to it not too painful, when starting with a basic package. But on a 15-day transatlantic cruise, can anyone justify buying it from scratch? For two I calculated like $2300?? Yikes! Assuming there are still some Captains Club drink tickets coming (elite level)...Has anyone been in this dilemma? I guess drink pkgs were never part of the transpositioning cruises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted June 4, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 4, 2017 We did a few transatlantic cruise with the drink package, believe it was 2012 & 2013. We did a 15 day TA last October and we purchased the drink package paid the $2300 less the Elite+ discount. About 3 months before the cruise there was a 30% discount offered on "select" sailing and it was only available for a short time. The TA was included so I cancelled the original order and repurchased it at the discounted price. I couldn't use the Elite discount against the sale price but still it saved a ton of money. I didn't get a email & there was nothing about the discount under specials; someone on the roll call saw it when looking at the cruise planner. So keep checking your cruise planner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasset Posted June 4, 2017 #3 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Your right about repos never including any perks, but if you're Elite Plus you get a 10% discount. On the Silhouette 14 day transatlantic last April/May I waited to buy Premium until about three weeks before sailing and there was a 30% discount offered for four days only, so we got Premium for about $1500 for the 14 days. Another thing to consider. Liters of Evian water and all drinks in Baccio are also included. We figure even at full price we come out slightly ahead figuring the water, lattes Martinis and wine. I can't remember if I saw the 30% deal here or on the Celebrity site so watch them both daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayandar Posted June 4, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thank you both!! Not quite elite-plus yet, but will definitely watch for a 30% off sale. Hope it occurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted June 4, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I can justify what I drink with the package when it is given as a perk or upgrade because I drink more than I would because it is so convenient. When I don't have it I cannot justify the cost. I can get by with the beverages offered with the cruise fare and be satisfied with the free alcohol drinks that you get thru the parties, tastings, and etc. occasionally they will have happy hour prices such as BOGO or a bucket of beer sale. Ships water is ok and I can survive on their standard coffee, tea and etc. Without the package I also buy many drinks in the ports instead of on the ship. With the package I rarely purchase drinks in a port because I already paid for them on board. I also feel better when I wake up without the drink pack, 🤔 but it sure seemed as if I was having a great time while indulging. 🤗 Drink up 🍺🍷🍸🍹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare roxievegas Posted June 4, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 4, 2017 we did the transatlantic, did not purchase the drink package and at the end of the cruise, our beverage bill was under $100. my husband would order a glass of wine every other night, or get a diet coke. I had lemonde or water. When we get the drink package we still do not drink enough alcohol to cover the $55 each. We can only manage two glass of wine and then we get diet cokes. If the cruise is long enough, it pays for us to get the prepaid gratuities then the drink package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverenoughtime Posted June 5, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 5, 2017 We just did the transpacific on the Millenium. All drink packages were buy one get one the first three night of the cruise. Sometimes it pays to wait..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 5, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 5, 2017 If you feel your bar tab will be MORE than the cost of the package...by all means, buy it! That's a HUGE price tho....not sure, even with the inflated costs of booze, that we would spend that kind of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 5, 2017 #9 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I feel your pain. Now add on 35% for being Canadian. I'm really going to miss the martini bar on our Connie cruise but I'm not spending $3,000 on drinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHPcruiser Posted June 5, 2017 #10 Share Posted June 5, 2017 On our first Celebrity cruise (our first cruise too), before I was aware of cruise critic, we were able to choose 2 "perks". Knowing that my husband would not be happy with anything less than the Premium package, I did not choose the Classic package since I was not aware that you could upgrade once on board. I found out about upgrading a few weeks prior to sailing but too late to change the perks we had selected. It just about killed me to pay $1600 in our first few minutes aboard for the Premium package! We have never made that mistake again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted June 5, 2017 #11 Share Posted June 5, 2017 We just did the transpacific on the Millenium. All drink packages were buy one get one the first three night of the cruise. Sometimes it pays to wait..... That's a fantastic deal. For the Premium package that's $65 per day for two. Between specialty coffees, waters, sodas, wines by the glass and cocktails it doesn't take much to ring up a daily total of $32.50 per person per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted June 5, 2017 #12 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Thank you both!! Not quite elite-plus yet, but will definitely watch for a 30% off sale. Hope it occurs! Sign up on Celebrity's website to receive promo emails. We, too, got the 30% off promo on the April Silhouette Transatlantic thanks to an email I received. And it was only a 72 hour sale. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted June 5, 2017 #13 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Great info about the beverage package on long cruises. That is a lot of money if there is not a promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted June 5, 2017 #14 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Would you be happy buying a few days or week into the cruise? You might start no package and purchase later. Or have they changed that option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadwickx16 Posted June 6, 2017 #15 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thank you both!! Not quite elite-plus yet, but will definitely watch for a 30% off sale. Hope it occurs! Hi Jayander, Looks like they are having a 20% off sale this coming weekend on most pre-cruise packages. Not the 30% you were hoping for, but its still better than Full Price. http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/General_Info/Special_Offers/17057128_CEL_72hour_Sale.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 7, 2017 #16 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Hi Jayander, Looks like they are having a 20% off sale this coming weekend on most pre-cruise packages. Not the 30% you were hoping for, but its still better than Full Price. http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/General_Info/Special_Offers/17057128_CEL_72hour_Sale.pdf Thanks so much for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleymal Posted June 7, 2017 #17 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Hi Jayander, Looks like they are having a 20% off sale this coming weekend on most pre-cruise packages. Not the 30% you were hoping for, but its still better than Full Price. http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/General_Info/Special_Offers/17057128_CEL_72hour_Sale.pdf Can we use this online, or do we need to go through our travel agent for this? Thanks in advance. Heading out on the Summit this weekend. Also this is my first post. Hey everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 7, 2017 #18 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Can we use this online, or do we need to go through our travel agent for this? Thanks in advance. Heading out on the Summit this weekend. Also this is my first post. Hey everyone You should be able to do it online through your cruise planner but if you're going to be away you could ask your TA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted June 7, 2017 #19 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Recently back from a 16 day TA. I reluctantly splurged on the PBP. Got it repriced during a 72-hour sale, so that took a little of the sting away. At the end of the day, I'm not sure if I saved money or not - probably pretty close. However, it was nice to order whatever I wanted and not to have to deal with signing receipts. Would I do it again on a TA? Not so sure. Maybe if there was another 30% off sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eby Posted June 7, 2017 #20 Share Posted June 7, 2017 My Nov 4 trans has 5 ports the first 7 days .My plan is to buy the pbp day 8 and have 7 days to enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayandar Posted June 7, 2017 Author #21 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks all. Eby, that's my cruise. Interesting plan. I would love to hold out for a 30% off sale but don't know if it'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cawags Posted June 7, 2017 #22 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks all. Eby, that's my cruise. Interesting plan. I would love to hold out for a 30% off sale but don't know if it'll happen. Buy it at 20% if it goes to 30% cancel and rebuy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayandar Posted June 9, 2017 Author #23 Share Posted June 9, 2017 This weekend there's a big sale....found the package at 50%! Anyone interested should check their cruise planner this weekend! Not sure of the cruise date parameters for the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvcrusn Posted June 9, 2017 #24 Share Posted June 9, 2017 This weekend there's a big sale....found the package at 50%! Anyone interested should check their cruise planner this weekend! Not sure of the cruise date parameters for the sale. Great idea, but here's my problem. I got the email this morning. I clicked the link in the email. It takes me to a page that no longer exists. Okay, not a biggie I think. I decide to try clicking on X website, signing into my account. I go to My Reservations. I click on the reservation I want to book, and Manage My Reservation. The page loads.....partially, then freezes, it says X not responding. I click Recover webpage and am locked out for 20 minutes "for my protection!" I wait. I try again after clearing cookies and cache. Same thing. Okay, I wait again and try a different browser. Same thing. I've tried Chrome, IE, Edge and Firefox. I've cleared cookies and cache on each. Sorry for the rant, but as you can tell, I'm a bit frustrated! I know I can call Captains Club or Cruise Enhancements desk, but I'd like to view what I'm buying and use OBC and any applicable Captains Club discounts (if combinable with the sale). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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