buckeyefrank Posted December 20, 2023 #26 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 2:24 PM, KsucAts said: This price is making it tough. I like to drink on a cruise and drink more than most. I miss the days when I could get it for around $50. I just checked and it is $88. I will keep checking daily & if it drops to $70 I will go ahead and buy it. I think a vastly underrated benefit of drink package is the fact that you don't have to keep track of the amount spent during the cruise. I usually select it, if I think it's going to be relatively close break-even wise. We may not come out ahead on a dollar basis, but I don't have to think about the amount I've spent and can more easily relax on vacation. Additionally it gives you the freedom to try different drinks that you wouldn't if you didn't have the plan. If you don't like it, don't drink it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KsucAts Posted December 20, 2023 #27 Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, buckeyefrank said: I think a vastly underrated benefit of drink package is the fact that you don't have to keep track of the amount spent during the cruise. I usually select it, if I think it's going to be relatively close break-even wise. We may not come out ahead on a dollar basis, but I don't have to think about the amount I've spent and can more easily relax on vacation. Additionally it gives you the freedom to try different drinks that you wouldn't if you didn't have the plan. If you don't like it, don't drink it. Agreed. My wife and I discussed that the other night and agreed we will buy it. Just going to keep watching the prices for a drop, but ultimately will end up buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asctony Posted December 20, 2023 #28 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 11/27/2023 at 3:07 PM, SoloAlaska said: NCL has Free at Sea (FAS) which gets you some wifi coverage, 50$ towards each excursion, some specialty dinning, and the drinks package and all you pay is the gratuity. Since you addressed NCL. Here is Princess Plus & Premium packages. Please look at what you get. These 2 are will within the $73 - $100 per day on RCI. PLUS the pkgs includes daily gratuities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdogworm Posted December 20, 2023 #29 Share Posted December 20, 2023 My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted December 20, 2023 #30 Share Posted December 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, hotdogworm said: My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. Would work just fine, after boarding Royal does not care who sleeps where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappySailer88 Posted December 21, 2023 #31 Share Posted December 21, 2023 14 hours ago, hotdogworm said: My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. Yes we have done this and once on board went to the desk and had it switched. No issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Baltic Posted December 21, 2023 #32 Share Posted December 21, 2023 18 hours ago, hotdogworm said: My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. No need to explain. What happens on vacation, stays on vacation 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingHogFan Posted December 21, 2023 #33 Share Posted December 21, 2023 20 hours ago, hotdogworm said: My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. Just call Royal and book a deluxe and a refreshment package per room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeOcean Posted December 21, 2023 #34 Share Posted December 21, 2023 21 hours ago, hotdogworm said: My best friend and I are considering booking our husbands together in 1 cabin with us in another and then switch cabins on the ship because while the deluxe beverage package makes sense for the husbands, it doesn't make sense for us. Is it possible to do this? We did it on Carnival some years ago, but have never cruised with Royal Caribbean. Thanks in advance. You can call and get the refreshment package or maybe even just the soda package for you, and the DBP for your husband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankmac Posted December 22, 2023 #35 Share Posted December 22, 2023 If there is a price drop and I cancel my booking, how long before I can re-book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 22, 2023 #36 Share Posted December 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, Frankmac said: If there is a price drop and I cancel my booking, how long before I can re-book? No time limit when to book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeOcean Posted December 23, 2023 #37 Share Posted December 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Frankmac said: If there is a price drop and I cancel my booking, how long before I can re-book? Immediately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngrund Posted December 23, 2023 #38 Share Posted December 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, GimmeOcean said: Immediately. But keep in mind that there can be a bit of a wait for the refund of the first purchase to be processed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankmac Posted December 23, 2023 #39 Share Posted December 23, 2023 12 hours ago, Frankmac said: If there is a price drop and I cancel my booking, how long before I can re-book? Got it sorted now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted December 24, 2023 #40 Share Posted December 24, 2023 @Beer Belly Keep checking. We also pulled the trigger on our March sailing at $69.99 pppd Now senior discount (65+) shows $64.99 pppd. Cancelled and rebooked at lower price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankmac Posted December 24, 2023 #41 Share Posted December 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, SUESEABE said: @Beer Belly Keep checking. We also pulled the trigger on our March sailing at $69.99 pppd Now senior discount (65+) shows $64.99 pppd. Cancelled and rebooked at lower price. Yeah that's the deal we go toot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Belly Posted December 25, 2023 #42 Share Posted December 25, 2023 15 hours ago, SUESEABE said: @Beer Belly Keep checking. We also pulled the trigger on our March sailing at $69.99 pppd Now senior discount (65+) shows $64.99 pppd. Cancelled and rebooked at lower price. 15 hours ago, Frankmac said: Yeah that's the deal we go toot. Still have another year to go till that comes around 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsupharm77 Posted December 25, 2023 #43 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 11:22 AM, buckeyefrank said: I think a vastly underrated benefit of drink package is the fact that you don't have to keep track of the amount spent during the cruise. I usually select it, if I think it's going to be relatively close break-even wise. We may not come out ahead on a dollar basis, but I don't have to think about the amount I've spent and can more easily relax on vacation. Additionally it gives you the freedom to try different drinks that you wouldn't if you didn't have the plan. If you don't like it, don't drink it. We contemplated not getting it on our cruise on Wonder in February at $72.99 pppd. Right about $1,200 for the 2 of us. We were on Virgin in May and had $900 bar tab to start our cruise($300pp from Virgin, plus another $100 from them on pre purchase of $200) We went over it by $20. Virgin doesn’t add taxes or gratuities so the same drinks on Rcl would be at least $1,085(plus the average was $12 so it would have been more) For us the biggest thing is the drinks we wouldn’t do if we were paying for them separately. With drink package we have 2-3 mimosas with breakfast and in the morning in a hot tub or by the pool. On the Virgin cruise we didn’t do that. We also try different things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKarenE Posted December 31, 2023 #44 Share Posted December 31, 2023 So is they price they show on the web site for the alcohol package include the tax and gratuity or do you have to add that to the price shown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggerontheseas Posted December 31, 2023 #45 Share Posted December 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, iKarenE said: So is they price they show on the web site for the alcohol package include the tax and gratuity or do you have to add that to the price shown? The price shown is before gratuities. An 18% gratuity will be added at checkout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankmac Posted December 31, 2023 #46 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 hours ago, iKarenE said: So is they price they show on the web site for the alcohol package include the tax and gratuity or do you have to add that to the price shown? When I booked recently there was a 10% tax and 18% gratuity added to the advertised price. So the advertised price of $64.99 per day ended up at $83.19 per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilaryC Posted January 1 #47 Share Posted January 1 On 12/7/2023 at 9:00 AM, deliver42 said: I'm Diamond and the 4 drinks a day are good for me. If I want more, i just pay it. I was trying to get some clarification on the Diamond policy... is it 4 drinks up to $14 each per Diamond member, per day? I'm not a drinker, but could I get a mocktail or sparkling water with my drink tickets? I haven't cruised for almost 10 years... so all of the rules have changed! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted January 1 #48 Share Posted January 1 9 minutes ago, HilaryC said: I was trying to get some clarification on the Diamond policy... is it 4 drinks up to $14 each per Diamond member, per day? I'm not a drinker, but could I get a mocktail or sparkling water with my drink tickets? I haven't cruised for almost 10 years... so all of the rules have changed! Thanks. Definitely. Even bottled water or a fancy coffee. For me, I don’t drink juices, soda or coffee and have no problem with tap water so the 4 alcoholic drinks per day are just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelCMTX Posted January 2 #49 Share Posted January 2 On 12/6/2023 at 1:24 PM, KsucAts said: This price is making it tough. I like to drink on a cruise and drink more than most. I miss the days when I could get it for around $50. I just checked and it is $88. I will keep checking daily & if it drops to $70 I will go ahead and buy it. We're with you there. We used to just roll with it and figure "At that price we'll just buy it and not have to get nervous about what tab we're running up" which I expect is what RC wants us to do; but the last one was a 13-nighter and I never saw the package go below $72 a day. For the both of us that was $1872 plus gratuities and taxes. We already had the Suite Lounge and figured between that, our permitted wine we could bring aboard, and our Diamond drinks we ought to be-- and were-- perfectly fine. So for the next one, not even bothering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKarenE Posted January 3 #50 Share Posted January 3 On 12/31/2023 at 3:59 PM, Frankmac said: When I booked recently there was a 10% tax and 18% gratuity added to the advertised price. So the advertised price of $64.99 per day ended up at $83.19 per day. Just when you think they are giving you a discount you end up with a surprise additional cost!! Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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