erienetuser Posted February 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Are there complimentary refills in the main dining room? I assume not in any other venue, but maybe I'm wrong? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Sure...I usually deplete their entire stock of diet coke! 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted February 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, erienetuser said: Are there complimentary refills in the main dining room? I assume not in any other venue, but maybe I'm wrong? Thanks! If you have a “package “, then probably yes. If buying soda as you go, I believe it is in a can and not from the fountain, so no complimentary refills in main DR. correct me if wrong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted February 18, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, erienetuser said: Are there complimentary refills in the main dining room? I assume not in any other venue, but maybe I'm wrong? Thanks! I don’t understand why the MDR would give you free soft drinks they don’t give me free refills of wine 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erienetuser Posted February 18, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted February 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, memoak said: I don’t understand why the MDR would give you free soft drinks they don’t give me free refills of wine Soda refills are usually complimentary in the United States, while wine is charged by the glass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted February 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, erienetuser said: Soda refills are usually complimentary in the United States, while wine is charged by the glass. Cruise lines also charge an automatic tip if you buy by the drink not do on land. Ships and land are totally different 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erienetuser Posted February 18, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted February 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, memoak said: Cruise lines also charge an automatic tip if you buy by the drink not do on land. Ships and land are totally different Yes, but I tip anyway so it's the same for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted February 18, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, erienetuser said: Soda refills are usually complimentary in the United States, while wine is charged by the glass. In a restaurant in the USA yes,usually, complimentary soda refills. but I thought you were asking about on your cruise in the main dining room. So I guess you need to give us more information to answer your question. Pretty sure you said you wanted to buy soda individually and you wanted to consume it in the main dining room and you were wondering about free refills ? Edited February 18, 2023 by arizonaperson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey42 Posted February 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Rick&Jeannie said: Sure...I usually deplete their entire stock of diet coke! 😄 Please confirm that you have received unlimited refills of diet coke in the main dining room without a package. Is this all the time, usually, happened once? Do you also get unlimited refills in other locations? Obviously with a beverage package you get unlimited soda anywhere on the ship. But I don't think that is what the OP was asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted February 18, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, erienetuser said: Yes, but I tip anyway so it's the same for me? I have not been on a Princess ship for a while ,but I do believe a can of soda is around $2.50 to $3.00 plus the 18% not optional gratuity. Maybe that will help you figure out if you want to buy soda individually or buy a package, all depends on how much you drink soda or don’t drink soda . Of course your assistant waiter or waiter or server in the dining room ,it could happen that they just keep giving you soda refills with no charge for refills .without a package .but I’m sure that’s not how it’s suppose to go . Edited February 18, 2023 by arizonaperson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erienetuser Posted February 18, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted February 18, 2023 49 minutes ago, arizonaperson said: Pretty sure you said you wanted to buy soda individually and you wanted to consume it in the main dining room and you were wondering about free refills ? Yes! That's exactly what I wanted to ask. I'm used to buying a soda in a restaurant and getting free refills and I wondered if it was the same on the ship. I drink a few sodas a week so I thought I'd just buy one occasionally, and wondered if I would just get a can or a fountain drink (which I do like better) with refills. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted February 18, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2023 You getb a can if you don't have a drink package so obviously it's not refillable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erienetuser Posted February 18, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, cruzsnooze said: You getb a can if you don't have a drink package so obviously it's not refillable. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessLuver Posted February 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, erienetuser said: Yes! That's exactly what I wanted to ask. I'm used to buying a soda in a restaurant and getting free refills and I wondered if it was the same on the ship. I drink a few sodas a week so I thought I'd just buy one occasionally, and wondered if I would just get a can or a fountain drink (which I do like better) with refills. Thanks for your help! I always buy the unlimited soda package which is specifically for fountain drinks and in the MDR they keep bringing refills if I request. If I did not have the soda package they would bring me an individual can of Diet Coke and charge me. There would be no refill and if I wanted more it would involve paying for another can. At the bars you cannot buy just a glass of Diet Coke because there is no listed price… only listed prices are for cans of soda. Edited February 18, 2023 by PrincessLuver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Jersey42 said: Please confirm that you have received unlimited refills of diet coke in the main dining room without a package. Is this all the time, usually, happened once? Do you also get unlimited refills in other locations? Obviously with a beverage package you get unlimited soda anywhere on the ship. But I don't think that is what the OP was asking. Sorry, no. We always have a package 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye10640 Posted February 18, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2023 4 hours ago, erienetuser said: Soda refills are usually complimentary in the United States, while wine is charged by the glass. In a restaurant...yes. but not on the ship, in my experience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted February 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Fairly certain that when purchasing soda in the MDR the waiter will pour it from a can, with no refills. Second soda = 2nd can and 2nd charge. Ice tea, hot tea, coffee, lemonade are no charge. Lemonade may only be at lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye10640 Posted February 18, 2023 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, PrincessLuver said: I always buy the unlimited soda package which is specifically for fountain drinks and in the MDR they keep bringing refills if I request. If I did not have the soda package they would bring me an individual can of Diet Coke and charge me. There would be no refill and if I wanted more it would involve paying for another can. At the bars you cannot buy just a glass of Diet Coke because there is no listed price… only listed prices are for cans of soda. You can buy a glass of soda at a bar, actually, its like 1.95 for a glass of soda. A tip....the Lido/pool bars tend to use larger plastic glasses so if paying by the glass you will get more for your money if you get it there. Edited February 18, 2023 by Buckeye10640 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted February 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 hours ago, erienetuser said: Soda refills are usually complimentary in the United States, while wine is charged by the glass. Are you in the USA when on board a foreign flagged ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiagirl Posted February 19, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 12:26 PM, cruzsnooze said: You getb a can if you don't have a drink package so obviously it's not refillable. My experience was that I always received a fountain soda in the dining room. As a Diet Coke drinker there is a definite difference in flavor between fountain and canned Diet Coke. The servers didn’t bother to charge again for refills. Even with buying the soda package since the dining room glasses are so small and sometimes takes awhile for a refill I always ask them for Diet Coke no ice and a separate glass of ice only. I then combine them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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