Current Prices of Wine by the Glass

[cruisestitch]

1 hour ago, natshala said:

Interesting. I just disembarked Beyond 12/1 and was not charged extra (we had premium pkg). We drank many glasses of Decoy.

The price just changed.  You got in under the old pricing.

[natshala]

25 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

The price just changed.  You got in under the old pricing.

That is REALLY irritating. You buy the premium drinks thinking you’re covered, then they nickel and dime you. I hope they don’t do this with martini and WCB cocktails.

[gordiej]

Just reinforces my decision to go a la carte. I can decide what to drink and when and not worry about the math I did when I booked the package. And I'd much rather buy bottles for dinner anyway, will use the 20% Elite discount, there still seem to be some decent values of higher-end wines on the menu (yes, i get that the app prices may not be current, see my second sentence). Also, I can make sure the wine is at the proper temperature before drinking, reds are always served way too warm.

[markeb]

2 hours ago, natshala said:

Interesting. I just disembarked Beyond 12/1 and was not charged extra (we had premium pkg). We drank many glasses of Decoy.

It’s still $14 in the app (Equinox current sailing) and not listed in the paper menus posted in this thread. 

[RedIguana]

16 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

It was the first time I had seen caymus by the glass.  But the bottle was $175.  We opted to go by the glass and each had three good pours (don't judge 😂) over the course of our meal.  So the bill was around $110.

Princess had Caymus at $28 per glass this year. Their premier package covered up to $20. Net $8 ($9.60 with grat). I have no problem polishing off 5-6 glasses between 5 pm and midnight. Had enough OBC they still mailed me back a check for over $300.

I am assuming with the wines on the premium package being raised to $17 the premium limit is being raised to match that? Guess I find out in a few weeks.

[zitsky]

3 hours ago, natshala said:

Interesting. I just disembarked Beyond 12/1 and was not charged extra (we had premium pkg). We drank many glasses of Decoy.

How was that Decoy?  Because I just tried a Decoy Pinot Noir which was really sub par.  Over on Reddit they say I should try Decoy anything else and/or Duckhorn.

[Whinenowine]

3 hours ago, natshala said:

That is REALLY irritating. You buy the premium drinks thinking you’re covered, then they nickel and dime you. I hope they don’t do this with martini and WCB cocktails.

Not to pour salt in the wound, but I wish it were nickels and dimes rather than $3s and $5s. (gallows humour)

 

[Bejay219]

4 hours ago, natshala said:

That is REALLY irritating. You buy the premium drinks thinking you’re covered, then they nickel and dime you. I hope they don’t do this with martini and WCB cocktails.

On the Ascent, not sure about the Martini Bar, but World Class prices have gone up. Several that were on the Premium Pkg. are now 2 to 5 dollars more. 

[Georgia_Peaches]

7 minutes ago, Bejay219 said:

On the Ascent, not sure about the Martini Bar, but World Class prices have gone up. Several that were on the Premium Pkg. are now 2 to 5 dollars more. 

Yes, we noticed that as well!

[cruisestitch]

2 hours ago, RedIguana said:

Princess had Caymus at $28 per glass this year. Their premier package covered up to $20. Net $8 ($9.60 with grat). I have no problem polishing off 5-6 glasses between 5 pm and midnight. Had enough OBC they still mailed me back a check for over $300.

I am assuming with the wines on the premium package being raised to $17 the premium limit is being raised to match that? Guess I find out in a few weeks.

No you assume incorrectly.  The premium price limit is still $17

[Bejay219]

1 hour ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

Yes, we noticed that as well!

Also, the Eden Bar, used to be most of the drinks were on premium package, now only one (maybe two). 

[FolsomMike]

18 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

Here you go as of December 5 2023 with the new pricing

Considering that the $12/glass Riesling retails for less than $10/bottle, those prices are pretty outrageous.  
 

[RedIguana]

12 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

No you assume incorrectly.  The premium price limit is still $17

If it is up to $17 all is good.  I thought it was at $15 a year ago. Granted I am going from memory and it may have been $17 last year but the Decoy cab was only $15.

[PTC DAWG]

19 minutes ago, FolsomMike said:

Considering that the $12/glass Riesling retails for less than $10/bottle, those prices are pretty outrageous.  
 

I don't understand comparing the cost of a wine at your local store to the price on a ship...that's just me.

 

Walk into a local nicer restaurant and price some wines buy the glass.  🙂

Edited December 6, 2023 by PTC DAWG

[tfred]

53 minutes ago, FolsomMike said:

Considering that the $12/glass Riesling retails for less than $10/bottle, those prices are pretty outrageous.  
 

that is pretty much standard pricing for wine at any restaurant. The per glass pricing is generally the same retail cost for the bottle 

[zitsky]

46 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said:

I don't understand comparing the cost of a wine at your local store to the price on a ship...that's just me.

 

Walk into a local nicer restaurant and price some wines buy the glass.  🙂

And that’s exactly what I do…….

[zitsky]

14 minutes ago, tfred said:

that is pretty much standard pricing for wine at any restaurant. The per glass pricing is generally the same retail cost for the bottle 

We must eat at different restaurants then.

[markeb]

39 minutes ago, zitsky said:

We must eat at different restaurants then.

You must. Most of your $10 a glass wines retail for $10 a bottle. Not usually true for higher priced wines  $100/bottle will probably be $30-35 a glass. 

[Whinenowine]

3 hours ago, zitsky said:

We must eat at different restaurants then.

I tend to eat at BYO restaurants as I've already got the cellar and I cannot stand the mark ups at my nicer local places.

[drakes2]

5 hours ago, zitsky said:

How was that Decoy?  Because I just tried a Decoy Pinot Noir which was really sub par.  Over on Reddit they say I should try Decoy anything else and/or Duckhorn.

Just off the Silhouette last Thursday. Was gifted a bottle of Decoy cab which I took to the MDR.  It was excellent.

[barbels]

So there are no longer any "premium wines" in the premium package.  The Elegance Cab which I drank last January for $11 is now priced at $19.  The other wines I was looking forward to trying at no extra cost are now all above the premium package.  Celebrity is making a mistake for the sake of 2 to 5 bucks a glass.  I will pay this on my two booked cruises but they are likely to be the last cruises I book with them.  Their bookings are strong now but how long will they stay strong when passengers find out that they don't get the experience they paid for?

[bikerunner]

I really like seeing the Penner Ash in the Elevated area.  I would easily pay the 21 a glass for that, if I read that right.  I have premium for my TA in April and would do that all day for that wine.  Paying 4.80 extra a glass would be an ideal, The Kendall Jackson Pinot is okay but the Penner Ash is another level

[bikerunner]

6 hours ago, zitsky said:

How was that Decoy?  Because I just tried a Decoy Pinot Noir which was really sub par.  Over on Reddit they say I should try Decoy anything else and/or Duckhorn.

Yes completely trust any Social Media type of site as they are always the best words of advice

[phoenix_dream]

5 hours ago, PTC DAWG said:

I don't understand comparing the cost of a wine at your local store to the price on a ship...that's just me.

 

Walk into a local nicer restaurant and price some wines buy the glass.  🙂

I priced Decoy by the glass at Gibsons in downtown Chicago.  An expensive restaurant in an expensive city. $15 a glass. Now on Celebrity $19 a glass.  Prices are going up everywhere but Celebrity is out of control with this! When I can buy a bottle of wine for less than $20 it is ridiculous that it would be $19 per glass on Celebrity,  and now over the Premium package limit. And it's a good, but certainly not superior or special wine.  I am not a wine fanatic by any means but if buying or using the Premium package means I am stuck with low quality and low priced (on land) wines this may very well be the last straw for me.

[NMTraveller]

It does seem like the hikes are excessive.

 

I am looking at a bottle of wine that sells for $12 at the store and the by the glass price is now $17.  It used to be $12 by the glass.