marc62 Posted October 20, 2007 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Hi All Could anyone let me know the price (approx) for a glass of champagne at the champagne bar, is it possible to buy a bottle (price also please) & take it with you into other bars? Only one week to go until our first ever cruise!:D :D Many thanks in advance Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircruisealot Posted October 20, 2007 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2007 You can buy a bottle but it stays in the bar. You can finish it later or another night. Prices are pretty steep for the quality. Grease the bartender early and he/she will take care of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted October 20, 2007 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2007 ..apart from on 2 Champagnes: Mumm Cordon Rouge, Reims Moet & Chandon, Epernay, NV Veuve Clicquot, Brut, Reims Taittinger, Brut "La Francaise" Perrier Jouet "Fleur de Champagne" Tattinger, Blanc de Blancs, Comtes de Champagne, Reims, V Dom Perignon, Epernay, V Sparkling Wines: Asti Spumanti, Martini & Rossi, Italy, NV Korbel Brut, Methode Champenoise, California, NV $29 Domaine Chandon, Brut, Napa, California, NV Codorniu Classico Blanc $38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted October 20, 2007 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2007 You can buy a bottle but it stays in the bar. You can finish it later or another night. Prices are pretty steep for the quality. Grease the bartender early and he/she will take care of you. That's unbelievable. :eek: You can buy your own bottle of champagne and they refuse to let you take it with you. I know RCCL has a strict alcohol policy but that's just insulting - what on earth do they think you're going to do with it :confused: ...Oh, I get it... get falling down drunk, give it to under 21's, throw the empty bottle off a balcony. :rolleyes: I nearly contributed to the recent 5 things you hate about RCCL but thought better of it - had I known this 'rule' it may have made me do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted October 20, 2007 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2007 We've never had any problem taking it with us. We usually purchase a bottle at the champagne bar and take it to our room for sailaway. We just did that in May on Serenade. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevSmith Posted October 20, 2007 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I can remember enjoying a split with some cavier/condiments...now they have gotten rid of the cavier...too bad...it was resonable...under 100 dollars for a nice repass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanineM Posted October 20, 2007 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2007 We went to the Champagne bar a couple of times in September. I paid about $9 for a moderately priced glass. There weren't many cheaper than that (maybe $7.50?). My friend had one of the more expensive brands and paid $14. You have to add the 15% gratuity to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 20, 2007 #8 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I went online to pre-pay/pre-reserve a bottle of bubbly to be delivered to our cabin the first day, all chilled down and ready for sailaway! :D Cheers! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresapink Posted October 20, 2007 #9 Share Posted October 20, 2007 My husband was a huge fan of the Veuve Cliquot on our last cruise and I think it was about 100 per bottle.....i had a price list some where.... oh, here is a list from the website... http://www.royalcaribbean.com/giftcatalog/category/home.do;jsessionid=0000Va6ytSTx4bWXK4FWJv-ksvY:12hbiodf7?catCode=WINE Cheers! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted October 20, 2007 #10 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The Veuve was $72 on the Radiance (we got a bottle for my birthday celebration). Although we elected to leave the bottle at the bar because he had a champagne stopper that would keep it from going flat, we could have taken it with us if we wanted to. I think the Domaine Chandon was the least expensive at $8.50/glass, about $45 for the bottle and the Moet was in the $62 range. The Veuve had IMHO the fairest markup - we pay about $35 on land, so that's just 2x retail. In contrast, we can get the DC for about $12, so paying 3.5X just bugs me. I don't buy Moet in the stores so I don't know how that compares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted October 21, 2007 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2007 That's unbelievable. :eek: You can buy your own bottle of champagne and they refuse to let you take it with you. I know RCCL has a strict alcohol policy but that's just insulting - what on earth do they think you're going to do with it :confused: ...Oh, I get it... get falling down drunk, give it to under 21's, throw the empty bottle off a balcony. :rolleyes: I nearly contributed to the recent 5 things you hate about RCCL but thought better of it - had I known this 'rule' it may have made me do so Have another drink and report back. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 21, 2007 #12 Share Posted October 21, 2007 It is unfortunate that only a few ships offer the Champagne card. I can't understand why this is not standard on all Royal ships. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresapink Posted October 21, 2007 #13 Share Posted October 21, 2007 The Veuve was $72 on the Radiance (we got a bottle for my birthday celebration). Although we elected to leave the bottle at the bar because he had a champagne stopper that would keep it from going flat, we could have taken it with us if we wanted to. I think the Domaine Chandon was the least expensive at $8.50/glass, about $45 for the bottle and the Moet was in the $62 range. The Veuve had IMHO the fairest markup - we pay about $35 on land, so that's just 2x retail. In contrast, we can get the DC for about $12, so paying 3.5X just bugs me. I don't buy Moet in the stores so I don't know how that compares. OOPs- I must have gotten the price wrong...I thought is was about 100 dollars---now 72 dollars seems reasonable! T:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungirl76 Posted October 21, 2007 #14 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I've also purchased a bottle of champagne for the bar and took it with us to the helipad. No one gave us any problems about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaileeh Posted October 21, 2007 #15 Share Posted October 21, 2007 No Champagne cards on the Jewel. I paid $9.20 for a bellini. After 1 taste I could tell that they didn't use peach puree. The bartender told me that it was a mango/papaya blend. IMO that is not a bellini...just a waste of money:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSprayTB Posted October 21, 2007 #16 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Does anyone know if they have the champagne cards on Explorer? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted October 21, 2007 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Veuve Clicquot was $14 a glass on the Radiance. Worth it though, it is a really good Champagne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelfirst Posted October 21, 2007 #18 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Do they have Champagne cards on the Vision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptravel Posted October 21, 2007 #19 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I went online to pre-pay/pre-reserve a bottle of bubbly to be delivered to our cabin the first day, all chilled down and ready for sailaway! :D Cheers! :) That's what we did, and will do it again....we walked around with our champagne glasses, and nobody said a word. Nice to have it in the cabin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01821 Posted October 21, 2007 #20 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Does anyone know if they have the champagne cards on Explorer? Thanks :) Yes , Explorer has Champagne cards, we got 2 in January.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandaneli Posted October 21, 2007 #21 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Were traveling on the Explorer in April of 09 and possibly the Jewel in 10/08. We really enjoy champagne so we are curious what the champagne card is. WE've always cruised on Disney where you can bring your own alcohol on board. IT sounds like drinking Champagne on RCCI could get expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armstrong677 Posted October 21, 2007 #22 Share Posted October 21, 2007 champagne cards? Can someone shed a little more light on what these are please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted October 21, 2007 #23 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I LOVE champagne:D They definitely didn't have them on the Splendour (we asked) so am pleased to hear they have them on the Explorer - hopefully the Voyager too, since they're the same class. We did have a bottle delivered to our room for sailway but that didn't last long ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janabelle61 Posted October 21, 2007 #24 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Others have asked what the champagne cards are. I'd like to know the cost so I can budget appropriately! ;) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSprayTB Posted October 21, 2007 #25 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Yes , Explorer has Champagne cards, we got 2 in January.:) Great news, thanks! I hope they still have them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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