Rdclfamily Posted November 29, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2017 What's the catch? I read that when you book a specialty dining package, you get 40% off wine if you buy it while you are in the restaurant. Do they offer different and more expensive wines in there or something? Seems like it makes sense to pay to dine and then save on wine. Like the cost of the wine savings would cover the cost of dining, no? Ex: If it is $20 per person to dine in a specialty restaurant and you purchase a $60 bottle of wine at 40% off. You save $24, which covers the cost of dining. There MUST be a catch! Help me before I do something stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 29, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2017 It's only a savings if you were already planning on purchasing that $60 bottle of done. It's 40% off bottles up to $100. 20% off bottles over $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdclfamily Posted November 29, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted November 29, 2017 It's only a savings if you were already planning on purchasing that $60 bottle of done. It's 40% off bottles up to $100. 20% off bottles over $100. Wine is $12 per glass. I definitely planned on having a glass or two a night. There is nothing cheaper than a $50 bottle of pinot noir and it compares to having 4 glasses. So if we buy the 5 dinners or lunches for $105, and then buy a bottle of wine or two per dinner, we'll have substantial savings over the duration of the cruise. I still feel like my math must be off or they must have a trick up their sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 29, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Wine is $12 per glass. I definitely planned on having a glass or two a night. There is nothing cheaper than a $50 bottle of pinot noir and it compares to having 4 glasses. So if we buy the 5 dinners or lunches for $105, and then buy a bottle of wine or two per dinner, we'll have substantial savings over the duration of the cruise. I still feel like my math must be off or they must have a trick up their sleeve. No tricks just huge markups on the bottles of wine. Even with the discount they still make money and you paid for the specialty restaurants as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrannyK Posted November 29, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 29, 2017 What's the catch? I read that when you book a specialty dining package, you get 40% off wine if you buy it while you are in the restaurant. Do they offer different and more expensive wines in there or something? Seems like it makes sense to pay to dine and then save on wine. Like the cost of the wine savings would cover the cost of dining, no? Ex: If it is $20 per person to dine in a specialty restaurant and you purchase a $60 bottle of wine at 40% off. You save $24, which covers the cost of dining. There MUST be a catch! Help me before I do something stupid... Does this 40% off wine apply when you buy the BOGO dining package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 29, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Does this 40% off wine apply when you buy the BOGO dining package? That only applies to the 3,4,5 night or Ultimate dining packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrannyK Posted November 29, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 29, 2017 That only applies to the 3,4,5 night or Ultimate dining packages. That makes sense to me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadofjessie Posted November 29, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Its the 40% off bottles of wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merly Posted November 29, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Do you pay the 18% gratuity on the full price or the discounted price.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted November 29, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Do you pay the 18% gratuity on the full price or the discounted price.? Discounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudydrms Posted January 27, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Wondering if they let you buy more than one bottle per night even if you don't drink it there...Inquiring minds want to know. Ha! Also curious if anyone has recently been on the Anthem and seen the 3 - 5 - 7 bottle of wine package offered. Yes, I like my wine, but I don't get the drink package. Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merly Posted January 27, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 27, 2018 We didn’t buy the wine package in the end when on Oasis last week. Instead we took our 2 bottles per cabin (3 cabins) on board and used them in the speciality restaurants. As one couple had the drinks package and we had our comp bottle that meant 7 bottles between 4 on a 7 night cruise. Using our 3 D+ vouchers ( 2 of us) if worked very well. In addition we weren’t charged the corkage fee at all so we came out wining all ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 27, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Wondering if they let you buy more than one bottle per night even if you don't drink it there.. ... No limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudydrms Posted January 29, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 29, 2018 No limit. Can I get a big Cheers and a Woo Hoo!! Thanks for the info. Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 29, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Can I get a big Cheers and a Woo Hoo!! Thanks for the info. Cindy Cheers, Woo Hoo, and you're welcome.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare L1211 Posted January 29, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hmmmm. I purchased the drink package but I'm really just a wine drinker. Also purchased a 5 night speciality dining package. Already planning on purchasing bottles at dinner because wine by the glass offerings are so limited. Not what I'd drink at home... may be better off just bringing a few bottles on and purchasing bottles nightly! Time to rethink the plan! Thanks all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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