Included Drinks

[CRW916]

Hi, I have a few quick questions about the included drinks..
Are the included beers on draught or in tins/bottles?
Are "special" coffees, Latte, Cacappuccino etc included or are they at extra cost?

[twotravellersLondon]

2 hours ago, CRW916 said:

Hi, I have a few quick questions about the included drinks..
Are the included beers on draught or in tins/bottles?
Are "special" coffees, Latte, Cacappuccino etc included or are they at extra cost?

 

This might assist...

 

https://travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean/the-saga-experience/inclusions.aspx

[Windsurfboy]

Draught beers in bars plus some bottles, special coffees, premium spirits eg single malt whisky, good cocktails are all included  . OK wine, plus a good British bubbly included

 

Only if you want premium wine will you need to put hand in pocket 

 

 

[Medeba]

Here is the list of included drinks on our Discovery cruise in May.  Hope it's helpful.  Apologies for the fuzziness of the text!

 

Here is the list of charged drinks

[Windsurfboy]

Mediba thanks , good reading , a fine selection of included drinks.

 

I see their premium wines are still excellent value. The most expensive red is actually  slightly cheaper than UK retail. 

 

 

[lincslady]

I think you will find the included drinks are pretty much equal to those on the 'luxury' ships, like Regent and Seabourn nowadays.

[LondonLad60]

If you like cocktails, bar staff may be happy to mix you something that's not on the list. On our last cruise we got to know one particular barman, and my wife would ask him to mix her one of his 'specials'. She was never disappointed.

[Bloodaxe]

3 hours ago, lincslady said:

I think you will find the included drinks are pretty much equal to those on the 'luxury' ships, like Regent and Seabourn nowadays.

 

They certainly seem to be much better than Azamara, the included wines and spirits are very poor and the pay for ones are more expensive than Saga.

[CRW916]

Thanks very much for the information, I have to admit I am shocked to see what a great selection of included drinks are on offer!

Edited July 24, 2023 by CRW916

[Kohima]

The list of included drinks is not definitive. Among other cocktails, we often enjoy an espresso martini made free of charge. 

[Vivaldi]

On 7/24/2023 at 9:51 AM, Windsurfboy said:

I see their premium wines are still excellent value. The most expensive red is actually  slightly cheaper than UK retail. 

 

Just to add a little to that:  there is some variation in the price difference between Saga's Premium list and UK retail prices.

 

For example:

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc is £10 at Tesco and £14 on Saga.

The Hedonist is £14.99 at Waitrose Cellar and £17 on Saga.

Don Cristobel Malbec is £11.60 at Tanners Wines and £12 on Saga.

Taittinger Brut is £43 at Tesco (£36 for Clubcard holders) and £43.99 at Waitrose (down to £31.99 until the end of the month) but just £34 on Saga.

 

Even allowing for the fact that someone buying a premium bottle is unlikely also to be downing glasses of included wines at the same meal (!), the Saga prices range from fair to bargain. As Windsurfboy rightly says, excellent value.