Wine tasting - can the fee you pay become a credit for wine?

[Carol51]

It used to be that there was a charge for the wine tasting, but the $10 fee (approx) could be used as a credit towards buying a bottle of wine to drink on the ship. You could order a wine that you liked at the tasting - or order from the wine list, and your bottle of wine was available in the restaurant anytime you want.

 

I haven't seen this done recently, and wondered if ANY cruise lines still do it? I miss it! Even the wine tastings themselves seemed to be better attended, and better staffed - lots of information for new wine drinkers without being boring for us wino's.

[Krazy Kruizers]

HAL usually has 2 wine tastings on the cruises. The first one is $15 -- regular wine tasting. The second is $35 for Premium wine tasting.

None of the fees go towards a bottle of wine anymore.

[cruiser429]

Radiance had wine tasting--free with a coupon for Diamonds. But in no way did anyone get a credit towards wine.