Drink Package Price

[rhino7176]

We have been waiting to buy our ultimate drink package for awhile.  It has sat at 20% off for a 4 night cruise, which is $68 per person.  We are about a week and a half away from boarding.  Any chances this goes down, or should I purchase now?

[Coralc]

A week and a half? Probably not. 

[Jim40]

Buy now if it goes down cancel and repurchase . Drink package is never sold out .

[poocher]

$68 is a good price right now.  Probably my upper limit of comfort but still good.

[rebeccac]

And the "20%" off is meaningless, just base your decision on the actual bottom line price.  

[4774Papa]

Drink Packages =  TOOO DA-N MUCH  $$$$

[lcpagejr]

I chuckle at people who are complaining about the Drink Packages being so high.... You have options...you don't need to buy it!  Seems to me its the small % of moderate/heavy drinkers who are who are complaining even though they have 7-10 drinks daily! I buy it out of convenience and knowing what my costs are up front. Do I lose out a little?? Perhaps on Port intensive itineraries....but its my choice  just like its your choice to buy drinks individually!

Edited October 16, 2022 by lcpagejr

[smokeybandit]

$68 is about as cheap as it gets anymore

[RandomUser123]

Yeah as others said in these current times that is probably the best you will get.

[Mum2Mercury]

8 hours ago, rhino7176 said:

We have been waiting to buy our ultimate drink package for awhile.  It has sat at 20% off for a 4 night cruise, which is $68 per person.  We are about a week and a half away from boarding.  Any chances this goes down, or should I purchase now?

I'm surprised it's that low.  

Do consider that $68 is really $80.24 once you add on the mandatory 18% gratuity.  

[rudeney]

With current onboard cocktail prices at $14, you only need to drink 5 a day to make $68 for the DBP a better value.  Of you are like me and drink mixed drinks, choose the top-shelf liquor, you're looking at around $12/drink, so 6 a day at this price.  And that doesn't count any soft drinks, bottled water, fresh juice, etc.  If those numbers meet your expected beverage consumption, then $68 is a good price.  

[poocher]

Seems to me that the DPB is always designed for a 5ish drinks per day break even point.  No scientific evidence, just my observation.

[nasa1974]

11 hours ago, Jim40 said:

Buy now if it goes down cancel and repurchase . Drink package is never sold out .

According to the poster on this thread they can't purchase a drink package because it is sold out.

 

[ATSEAMYLIFE]

$68 is a good price, buy it! 

[coaster]

Prices vary as others have stated. Got it for $63 on Grandeur 9 nighter from Miami next month.

[scubaslayer]

On 10/16/2022 at 9:02 AM, rudeney said:

With current onboard cocktail prices at $14, you only need to drink 5 a day to make $68 for the DBP a better value.  Of you are like me and drink mixed drinks, choose the top-shelf liquor, you're looking at around $12/drink, so 6 a day at this price.  And that doesn't count any soft drinks, bottled water, fresh juice, etc.  If those numbers meet your expected beverage consumption, then $68 is a good price.  

 

And if you do drink a lot of sodas, bottled waters, fresh juices and fancy coffees subtract the cost of the refreshment package and re-figure the number of alcoholic drinks to see if it is a good price. If you are 1-2 drinks a day it probably isn't worth it but for many it is a good deal for their vacation and no worries about the bill at the end.

[expatcruiser88]

We got it for $65.99 for a 5 night cruise on Grandeur in January 2023. I've noticed that promotions tend to get weaker the closer you get to the sailing, so $68 is probably the best you'll find.

[exercisemama]

Right now for our voyager cruise the price is $70 and buy one get 1/2 price. So I’m thinking $55 each which sounds cheap but by the time they added in the tip and all the charges it still came out to $1100.

[rudeney]

55 minutes ago, exercisemama said:

Right now for our voyager cruise the price is $70 and buy one get 1/2 price. So I’m thinking $55 each which sounds cheap but by the time they added in the tip and all the charges it still came out to $1100.

 

I think $70 is the per-each price after the BOGO50.  

[HaveWeMetYet]

4 minutes ago, rudeney said:

 

I think $70 is the per-each price after the BOGO50.  

Plus 18 percent so 83 per day.

[rudeney]

1 minute ago, HaveWeMetYet said:

Plus 18 percent so 83 per day.

 

Yep, we paid $65, so the total bill was close to $1,073.80 for a 7-night cruise.

[exercisemama]

1 hour ago, HaveWeMetYet said:

Plus 18 percent so 83 per day.

Thank you that makes more sense!! I went through the whole process until I saw the total and then I didn’t do it!! 

[rudeney]

Based on checking Cruise Planner each...and...every...day from when we booked in March until our cruise on Voyager Oct. 2nd, $65 is as low as it went, so $70 is mot too bad, especially since they just recently raised most all onboard drink prices by $1 each.   

[Phils01]

There’s a current deal going around for us UK People and I managed to my drinks package for £43.18 pppn on my 11 night - that’s only about 3.5 cocktails a day to break even - happy days 😁😁

[gogo65]

2 hours ago, Phils01 said:

There’s a current deal going around for us UK People and I managed to my drinks package for £43.18 pppn on my 11 night - that’s only about 3.5 cocktails a day to break even - happy days 😁😁

Similar for Australia.

$95aud (approx $60USD) inclusive of gratuities, with cocktails currently at $15USD (inclusive of gratuity), 4 drinks and you’re in front.