UBP - Must try cocktail/drink list!

You are welcome. Had the Lemon drop martini in Spinakkers, enjoyed it so much i ordered a second, then regretted it bleh!!! Tasted awful!!! Loved the lavender one and french raspberry

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Whilst I agree that some of the prices are just plain silly there would appear to be plenty within the $15 range to try. And as someone who has never had a drinks package before, I intend to make it my mission to try as many as possible 'hic' :eek::D:D

Whilst I agree that some of the prices are just plain silly there would appear to be plenty within the $15 range to try. And as someone who has never had a drinks package before, I intend to make it my mission to try as many as possible 'hic' :eek::D:D

And thats exactly what i did, missed a few so will have to go back lol

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And thats exactly what i did, missed a few so will have to go back lol

 

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I'll be leaving on the Jade soon for a transatlantic - just wondering if you remember if the "Rebellious Fish" and the "Dark and Stormy" and some of the other classics were above the UBP threshold.

Also, wondering if the drinks you posted (like the rum cake or Espresso Martini) could be "brought under the threshold" by requesting a lower quality Vodka or rum.

Any more pics out there?

Thanks!

Last month on the Breakaway I had both the Dark and Stormy and Rebellious fish and both were included.

Last month on the Breakaway I had both the Dark and Stormy and Rebellious fish and both were included.

thanks for the info - remember if the chocolate martini or liquid marijuana made it? Getting pretty hyped up - my first transatlantic and my first UBP

I'll be leaving on the Jade soon for a transatlantic - just wondering if you remember if the "Rebellious Fish" and the "Dark and Stormy" and some of the other classics were above the UBP threshold.

 

Also, wondering if the drinks you posted (like the rum cake or Espresso Martini) could be "brought under the threshold" by requesting a lower quality Vodka or rum.

 

Any more pics out there?

 

Thanks!

Rebellious Fish was on the UBP. didn't try the D&S. at one bar I asked for a 1/2 size and they obliged but at another, it was sorry no can do. Quite a few drinks came in under $15

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Mudslide was included

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MMMmmmm... Mudslide..... looks good....:D

I just caught myself staring at that mudslide photo a bit too long. I'm half-way tempted to print it out and post it in front of my treadmill - giving me something to work toward for the next 39 days.

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MMMmmmm... Mudslide..... looks good....:D

Mudslide is good... Can't wait to have these again, bushwacker was really good too!

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Way to go ncl lets give away free ubp packages then increase drinks prices so nothing is covered

 

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Was on the Breakaway 9/18-9/25

there are PLENTY of drinks covered under the UBP

You also sound like someone that has complained about paying the $90 gratiuity for the FREE UBP package

Way to go ncl lets give away free ubp packages then increase drinks prices so nothing is covered

 

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Looking at recent prices as seen on this forum I would disagree with your statement. There are plenty of drinks available. However, if you only like the high end drinks then you are probably correct.

Found lots of things in the package. Lots of cocktails, many martinis but not all of them.

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I recommend the Moscow mule

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one more FAV I completely forgot...

 

DARK AND STORMY:

2 ounces Gosling's or Myers's dark rum

5 ounces ginger beer

Lime wedge

Love that one too! Is it "covered" with the UBP???

Chocolate martini was, no longer. I believe it was a $2.95 upcharge. Oh but so good

Safe sailing

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Love that one too! Is it "covered" with the UBP???

According to the latest menu I've seen, dated 7/16, the D&S is $17.95. So it would cost $2.95 + 18% gratuity on the UBP from everything I've read on here.

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Pretty spewing that a Cosmo isn't included in the UBP. Long Island ice tea it is ;-)

Pretty spewing that a Cosmo isn't included in the UBP. Long Island ice tea it is ;-)

Did I miss where it said that cosmos were not included?

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I think I'm beginning to understand - a few of these drinks now have "standard recipes" per NCL that use top level liquor that would currently (I think) not be included on the UBP. Something tells me that if I ask the bartender to make a, let's say, a chocolate martini with "well vodka", Godiva liqueur, and cream (or half and half) the cost of those ingredients would put it under the 15.95 cost threshold. Or, a "Dark and Stormy" without the top shelf rum. It wouldn't be the recipe on the menu. If they tell me "we are supposed to make it ONLY the way the menu says", after suppressing a little internal anger at NCL'S CEO, I would slip the bartender a $1 bill, and tell her or him "I'd rather pay you a dollar than 2.95 to NCL. I'm sure you can make me happy. "

I'll be leaving soon on the Jade for a Transatlantic - so I'll post back here mid-November with a report, but I'm sure someone else will post before then.

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Regarding the Dark & Stormy...

Love that one too! Is it "covered" with the UBP???

According to the latest menu I've seen, dated 7/16, the D&S is $17.95. So it would cost $2.95 + 18% gratuity on the UBP from everything I've read on here.

The following was posted in another thread, although I haven't seen it verified yet...

Get this, Dark and Stormies are now back and included in the UBP but no other drinks made with Goslings. Apparently Bermuda put up a stink about it and NCL made an exception for the Dark and Stormy. I had them in September. Also Grey Goose is included but not the flavored Grey Goose Vodkas(strange).

Source:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2414118&highlight=Goslings&page=2

I want to thank everyone for all the drink recommendations and posts :) I have printed the pdf for my upcoming cruise!!!

I'm not sure what all of the complaints are about with the UBP. Every cruise line has a maximum drink price and exclusions for these beverage plans. Honestly, I have shopped around and the NCL weekly charge of less $100, with what is included, is by far the best deal in the industry right now given their cabin prices.

Carnival's cabin prices are cheaper but the drink package is an add on. The rest of the cruiselines, that are picking up on NCL's success with Freestyle choices, are offering "free" drink packages but their cabin pricing is greater. This is still a great deal :D

Yes, unit pricing changes over time. But that happens everywhere in order for businesses to profit. I remember when my kids were babies and I was buying diapers in bulk. Every two or three months, the diaper count in the bulk package would decrease to keep the prices stable. That is what is happening here.

i asked john at the atrium bar on the BA to make a banana banshee. he said it took him back to years past and had to ask the other guy how to make it. so if you want to challenge them, ask for one :)

Reporting back from my Transatlantic on the NCL Jade - many bars had "premade" giant carafes for certain cocktails, and I was only rejected once on the cruise to a "please stick to the menu" request by a bartender at the martini bar when I asked for the "cagney's speakeasy martini" on a particularly busy night at the martini bar. I did not have a "prior relationship" with that bartender, though, so if I really really wanted to I could have taken the elevator up 6 floors or so to the "star bar" which is right next to cagney's and could have got one - or I could have found my "favorite waiter" Phillip in the upstairs lounge (who I made sure to grease with an extra dollar the first few days each time I ordered a drink) and I am sure he would have accommodated me.

Some of the premade stuff isn't bad - mostly in the frozen sweet drinks. But to avoid it elsewhere, I found no premade carafes in ..... the casino, of course. The bartenders there were knowledgeable and made stuff fresh when I was there. I am also sure that prior greasing of a specific bartender would (most likely) get you the drink you want.

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