More expensive drinks - quick question

[ACorgan]

I’m positive this is probably discussed several places in this forum, but having trouble locating it, so just starting this thread.

How is HAL currently handling drinks that are more expensive than what’s included in HIA? Last August, when we last cruised with HAL, anything that exceeded the package drink price was charged full price (eg, if limit was $11 and you ordered a $15 drink, you were charged the full $15). At our time of cruising, I remembered hearing that select sailings were doing a soft test of just charging the difference is price (eg, would have only paid $4 for that same drink). 

Did they end up rolling out the “just pay the difference in price” to the whole fleet or are more expensive drinks still charged full prices?

[3rdGenCunarder]

It's now just pay the difference. 

[Seasick Sailor]

20 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

It's now just pay the difference. 

 

Plus 18%. My Cosmo costs me $1.18 extra.

 

[3rdGenCunarder]

3 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Plus 18%. My Cosmo costs me $1.18 extra.

 

 

Right, it does make for funny amounts.

[HollDoll]

What’s funny is cosmos used to be covered by SBP.

[boeckli]

1 hour ago, HollDoll said:

What’s funny is cosmos used to be covered by SBP.

 

It is on Noordam 🙂

[oakridger]

9 hours ago, ACorgan said:

Did they end up rolling out the “just pay the difference in price” to the whole fleet or are more expensive drinks still charged full prices?

 

From what I have read here on CC, it's on all the ships now.

 

~Nancy

[Florida_gal_50]

6 hours ago, HollDoll said:

What’s funny is cosmos used to be covered by SBP.

I had several cosmos on the koningsdam and they were all covered.  

[HALcruiser2001]

Richard and Ronaldo on Nieuw Statendam make awesome Cosmos and Smoked Old Fashions.

 

Cosmos were in HIA.   Anything > $11 was diff in price.

 

Ian in Sea View was great server.   Ady in MDR and Cabana.  Dewa in cabana.

Edited March 8, 2023 by bdd123

[KroozNut]

12 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Plus 18%. My Cosmo costs me $1.18 extra.

 

 

Based on some of the other responses, sounds like you got bamboozled on your Cosmo.. 😄

[AFNavigator]

41 minutes ago, KroozNut said:

 

Based on some of the other responses, sounds like you got bamboozled on your Cosmo.. 😄

Perhaps a special vodka was requested?  The drink prices are based on the spirits used so the vodka used must have been priced at $12.

[Hllb]

8 hours ago, AFNavigator said:

Perhaps a special vodka was requested?  The drink prices are based on the spirits used so the vodka used must have been priced at $12.

This is my assumption as well. On any drink you can upgrade your liquor and that could surpass the $11 charge.

[HollDoll]

Nope just off Rotterdam with SPB the Cosmo was an additional $1.18. Previous cruises it was always covered.  Did not call a vodka.