Current Drink Pricing Weirdness

[roger001]

Just thoughts on the inconsistent NCL drink pricing.   Recently off the Jade.  Whiskey shots, Bulleit was $13, Gentleman Jack $20, and Woodford Reserve a ridiculous $23, and Makers Mark an even more ridiculous $26.  Of course with the drink package it is a who cares until you pass the $15 mark.    Now, down in the ship's store, the Bulleit 1L bottle is $45 but the Gentleman Jack is $13 under it at just $32, totally backwards from the bar prices.    One and a half shots of Gentleman Jack pays for a complete 1L bottle.    On the plus side, some of the mixed drinks prices have plummeted since last cruise.   Previously, a Dark and Stormy was priced beyond the $15 limit at $18.   It is now down to just $11.  Quite a few others similar.   Here's some current bar prices.  The last picture is a NINE DOLLAR cup of Belikin beer at Harvest Cay.  I was pulling out a five to hand her when she said nine.  I almost choked.  Won't be drinking one of those there again.    Another ridiculous inconsistency is the sodas included with the drink package.  My wife MUST have a Diet Pepsi in a can when she gets up in the morning...like me and my coffee.   Now, at the bars if you ask for a Diet Pepsi many of the bars just open a can and pour it into a cup for you.  However, if you ask for it in the same can it is now almost $4.   I recognize that but have to buy them regardless.  The issue is an appearance, negative one for NCL.  It's silliness to do that.   (Fortunately, I found a bar server at one of the bars that felt ashamed charging me for a can that he could have poured from for free.  So for the cruise, he would quietly give me two unopened cans at a time, no charge.  Nice guy!).  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pauser]

I can't see any of your photos - ??

[roger001]

7 minutes ago, Pauser said:

I can't see any of your photos - ??

Ya got me!   They are showing up ok for me .   Mysteries of this stuff.   

[cruisingcasinos]

12 minutes ago, Pauser said:

I can't see any of your photos - ??

neither can I . Weird!

[lorif]

I tried in firefox and chrome, and I couldn't see the images in either

Thanks for the heads up on the pricing.

[roger001]

12 minutes ago, lorif said:

I tried in firefox and chrome, and I couldn't see the images in either

Thanks for the heads up on the pricing.

Not sure why, but here's a link I made for them.  

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8Nx21GruUSnzProS9

 

[Pauser]

Thanks for the link - that worked. 

[davy jones]

9 bucks for a Belikin that I recently purchased for 2 dollars at the Belize City port.  Wow!  Was that at the Margaritaville?

[roger001]

1 hour ago, davy jones said:

9 bucks for a Belikin that I recently purchased for 2 dollars at the Belize City port.  Wow!  Was that at the Margaritaville?

No.  One of the other bar/food places right near the light house.  

[TiiiSailor]

When the drink prices jumped up in January I went to a local liquor store to try and reconciliate the prices being charged.  Yeah.  The very high end drinks were expensive in the store.  The only way I could rationalize the prices charged before the recent reduction had to be based upon the onboard demand.  The drinks that suddenly jumped above the $15 limit of the UBP must have been asked for a lot.

[splintz]

From your pictures it looks like they brought the price of grey goose back down to $14.95 so it will be covered under the plan. That’s good. People were posting before that grey goose was now an insane $21 a drink

[NLH Arizona]

4 hours ago, roger001 said:

No.  One of the other bar/food places right near the light house.  

I thought all of the restaurants, bars and shops are owned by Belizeens, so are you saying that NCL sets the pricing at Harvest Caye and not the owners?

[steveweese]

Along with the inconsistencies in pricing , then you add inconsistent drink making it is starting to make me avoid the drink packages. 

[ThewTheMaster]

Thanks for the menu pics. I'm glad to see the Dark & Stormy has dipped below the $15 mark. The last menu I saw with that on it displayed a $17 price.