Rare Alphen Posted January 6 #1 Share Posted January 6 Found an updated Sommelier Suite listing of the wine packages. Do not know if wines have been changed, but prices have changed in some cases, not all. sommsuite_flyer.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 6 #2 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Looks like the selection on Cellar 1 is the same as we just had but the price has increased by $9 for the 8 bottle package ($219 to $228) and $5 for the 4 and 6 bottle packages. Since the price has been the same for several years the 4-5% increase is actually less than I expected it to be. Cellar 2 and 3 prices seem to have not increased and in some cases actually decreased slightly. Edited January 6 by Real NHDOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted January 6 #3 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Prices for us are still quite the deal.....especially with the 50% Mariner Discount..... Package one is $14.25 a bottle (8 bottle package) + 18% tip on $28.50 = $19.38 a bottle......That's less than $5 a glass (4 pours to the bottle).......(somebody double-check my math) Enjoy the journey....and the onboard wine prices! Edited January 6 by FlaMariner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Alphen Posted January 6 Author #4 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 16 minutes ago, FlaMariner said: Prices for us are still quite the deal.....especially with the 50% Mariner Discount..... Package one is $14.25 a bottle (8 bottle package) + 18% tip on $28.50 = $19.38 a bottle......That's less than $5 a glass (4 pours to the bottle).......(somebody double-check my math) Enjoy the journey....and the onboard wine prices! Deleted Edited January 6 by Alphen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 6 #5 Share Posted January 6 15 minutes ago, FlaMariner said: Prices for us are still quite the deal.....especially with the 50% Mariner Discount..... Package one is $14.25 a bottle (8 bottle package) + 18% tip on $28.50 = $19.38 a bottle......That's less than $5 a glass (4 pours to the bottle).......(somebody double-check my math) Enjoy the journey....and the onboard wine Agreed. The mariner’s discount makes it the best deal at sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwoman Posted May 31 #6 Share Posted May 31 Is there a discount for buying a Sommelier Suite wine package pre-cruise? I'd rather buy one onboard where I could find out for sure which wines are included, but only being a two star Mariner, I don't expect to get a discount onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted May 31 #7 Share Posted May 31 10 minutes ago, islandwoman said: Is there a discount for buying a Sommelier Suite wine package pre-cruise? I'd rather buy one onboard where I could find out for sure which wines are included, but only being a two star Mariner, I don't expect to get a discount onboard. There is no discount pre-cruise. Many if not most wait to buy onboard for (1) your reason, as wines are not guaranteed to be available, (2) to buy with OBC, including discounted OBC such as from AARP, and (3) the bartender or bar server or MDR steward will get some credit for selling the package. Here is a very recent Sommelier Suite listing: https://rogerjett-photography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sommelier-Suite-2024.pdf 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus20 Posted September 21 #8 Share Posted September 21 (edited) Did the sommelier wine packages go up again? I've found three internet postings of the prices this year (all 2024, with photos). April, August and as recent as September (Mr Jett, pretty reliable, is one of them). I'm cruising next week, and the prices listed online for my trip leaving next week (precruise), are all $25 or more higher than they were paying just three weeks ago. The 6 bottle packages, for example, are UP $31, $34, and $38 each. For the 3 cellars. Could it be that they recently added the tips into the price? Did I screw something up or is this a correct analysis? Edited September 21 by Icarus20 clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Alphen Posted September 21 Author #9 Share Posted September 21 1 hour ago, Icarus20 said: Did the sommelier wine packages go up again? I've found three internet postings of the prices this year (all 2024, with photos). April, August and as recent as September (Mr Jett, pretty reliable, is one of them). I'm cruising next week, and the prices listed online for my trip leaving next week (precruise), are all $25 or more higher than they were paying just three weeks ago. The 6 bottle packages, for example, are UP $31, $34, and $38 each. For the 3 cellars. Could it be that they recently added the tips into the price? Did I screw something up or is this a correct analysis? Just off a Dam ship today, had a Cellar One, 8 and 4 bottles packages and these prices were as expected, with the mariner discount and service charge at respective $154,87 and $ 84,31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted September 21 #10 Share Posted September 21 (edited) Prices the same but selections on this new list are quite different from the Noordam in both March to April and September, plus from the N Amsterdam in July and now the Konignsdam is showing on my App as the same prices but the prvious selctions. Edited September 21 by SilvertoGold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxThrusters Posted September 22 #11 Share Posted September 22 After doing a few sailings with the wine packages as they were at the time (7 years+ ago!) we decided that for our next cruise we would just book whatever package on board that had wines we like (and get the mariner discount) or if we didn't like what was on offer just go by the bottle. This is because the wines on offer for the packages in advance were almost never actually available on the ship! From what I read others saying, that has not changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSR Posted Sunday at 10:50 PM #12 Share Posted Sunday at 10:50 PM 21 hours ago, MaxThrusters said: After doing a few sailings with the wine packages as they were at the time (7 years+ ago!) we decided that for our next cruise we would just book whatever package on board that had wines we like (and get the mariner discount) or if we didn't like what was on offer just go by the bottle. This is because the wines on offer for the packages in advance were almost never actually available on the ship! From what I read others saying, that has not changed. Isn’t the Mariner discount only for the packages but not single bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted Sunday at 10:57 PM #13 Share Posted Sunday at 10:57 PM 2 minutes ago, PSR said: Isn’t the Mariner discount only for the packages but not single bottles? Correct. Sommelier Packages get the Mariner discount.....No discount for single bottles. We "upgraded" to package #2 in April 2024 (Oosterdam) and they had all that was published and they were great.....On another previous cruise, we purchased package 1 and three were not available but the substitutes were from higher packages (w/no additional fee). Running out of the Sommelier listed wines is not necessarily a bad thing for us. We are not picky/knowledgable wine people though...but we certainly enjoy drinking wine! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxThrusters Posted Monday at 01:00 AM #14 Share Posted Monday at 01:00 AM 2 hours ago, PSR said: Isn’t the Mariner discount only for the packages but not single bottles? Yeah, I didn't mean to imply it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSR Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM #15 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM 23 hours ago, MaxThrusters said: Yeah, I didn't mean to imply it was. No problem...just wanted to clarify. Would be nice if they did have a Mariner discount on the singles!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxThrusters Posted Tuesday at 10:39 AM #16 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:39 AM 10 hours ago, PSR said: No problem...just wanted to clarify. Would be nice if they did have a Mariner discount on the singles!!! Imagine if they did though; we'd all likely order by the bottle haha. I guess that's why they don't! Another question comes to mind, but this might not be the thread for it. You know how at certain Mariner levels we get a discount for the in-stateroom minibars? I'm wondering how that works now (I have not sailed for the past 7 years), because now it seems my upcoming cruise in a category V cabin only has a mini fridge, not a 'no-host mini bar' which seems to be only in Vista suites and above now. Maybe I can ask my stateroom attendant to load it up? How does that even work now? I don't use mini-bars often when I travel, but I do like when they are there but even hotels seem to be cutting back on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM #17 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM 1 hour ago, MaxThrusters said: because now it seems my upcoming cruise in a category V cabin only has a mini fridge, not a 'no-host mini bar' which seems to be only in Vista suites and above now. Maybe I can ask my stateroom attendant to load it up? How does that even work now? Wondering if this is very, very new? In April/Oosterdam, the mini bar in our balcony and inside (B2B cruises, changed cabins) was stocked full of stuff to buy.....We actually do the opposite and have been known to ask the room attendant to take out the stuff in the fridge so we could use it. I hope others who have cruises since April can pipe in about what's in the fridge now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted Wednesday at 08:01 AM #18 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:01 AM My May Zuiderdam veranda cabin had a stocked refrigerator. ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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