happy4al Posted January 31 #1 Share Posted January 31 Quick question, are you limited to ordering drinks that are only on the menu for that particular bar, eg Billboard? Or can you order any standard drink, eg an old-fashioned or whiskey sour, even if it’s not on the menu? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 31 #2 Share Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, happy4al said: Quick question, are you limited to ordering drinks that are only on the menu for that particular bar, eg Billboard? Or can you order any standard drink, eg an old-fashioned or whiskey sour, even if it’s not on the menu? Thanks. You can order any drink, at any bar, as long as the bar tenders have the necessary product. Although we have seldom seen a problem with typical cocktails, there can be outages (at various bars) of certain brands of spirits (especially the premium items. Also keep in mind that if you order something that costs more than what might be allowed on a particular beverage package, you should only be charged the difference between your beverage package allowance the cost of the specific drink That being said, on our recent 42 day cruise we were overcharged 11 times (some of these overcharges were in excess of $10). On HAL we think it is wise to check your onboard account on a daily basis as their system does seem to have problems. In about 600 days of HAL cruising, we have never been undercharged for anything. Overcharges have been an ongoing issue which seems to happen with beverage packages and alternative restaurant charges. Hank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 31 #3 Share Posted January 31 You can definitely order different than what’s on the menu. I’ve even done it with wine. the bar tender knew I had HIA and always offered me something within the limit (and better than what was on the menu for me). I check my account daily but I can honestly say that on 5 cruises, I was never over charged or had an issued with drinks (Oosterdam, Koningsdam B2B2B & Rotterdam). But, I do check daily to a) stay on top of things and b) make sure there are no surprises that need to be corrected 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted January 31 #4 Share Posted January 31 We are often regulars at the Ocean bar and have asked them to stock a particular wine, a request they have always honored. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted February 1 #5 Share Posted February 1 Yes. It always helps to know the recipe for what you are ordering. The bartenders have recipe books, but many drinks have multiple variations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted February 1 #6 Share Posted February 1 In MDR, I ordered and received a drink from the Tamarind bar. Server said they sent someone up to get it. I intended to order it another time from the Ocean Bar to see if they could/would make it, but always ended up ordering my usual, but next time I'm going to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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