Latkebabka

Different bartenders have been charging different prices for same drink. Although varies only by $1, there is no rhyme or reason.

Now that’s sad.

Sorry but I am not understanding what you are asking. What does “racing to the drink limit” mean?

I will garner a guess that, based on the OP’s signature travelling exclusively all-inclusive luxury lines, he/she/they would not be bothered by a dollar or two. Having also sailed a couple of those lines, it’s really just more of an annoyance to have to take out your card each time for it to be swiped rather than having glasses is wine or another cocktail seamlessly poured.

If you are only ordering one serving of alcohol per day, then yes, it is only a dollar or two. I don’t think the OP was asking that. I suspect that those ordering several drinks will incur a price of much more than a dollar or two a day. The price of a drink should not be priced at the whim of the bartender - unless of course, the bartender is lowering the drink, but I bet that never happened. Changing prices on a whim - for anything in any business - is not acceptable by any standard - unless you think, for instance, the HAL can market one price for a cruise but change they when you book the cruise at the whim of the HAL cruise agent. The menu is a contract - a legal representation of what the ship will charge you and not subject to the whim of the bartender. But again you are only ordering a drink a day and so that is why you are not concerned with a dollar or two. The prices on the menus constitute a contractual agreement - an expectation of what to expect - not subject to whims of employees to cha he that. I suspect HAL makes more revenue by virtue of a dollar here, three dollars there, for every passenger every day on each ship. Having bartenders change it at their whim is unacceptable and a devious business practice. But again it doesn’t bother you because you only order one drink a day.

I am guilty of this. I don’t plan on falling asleep anywhere outside my cabin, but I have. And I know I snore. Sorry. Please don’t berate me. You are welcome to tap me until I awake and “offer” that I might be more comfortable in the bed in my cabin.

Your devices - phone, watch, pad - will also change to whatever the local time is. At least they do on Apple.

Very easy to sign out on one and sign onto another. No problem, and can’t use two devices at same time anyway.

I hope you yield to runners.

Thanks. I’ve never been in an inside cabin or had an obstructed view, so I will admit to having made assumptions. I thought some cabins are fully obstructed and that’s what I was thinking about.

I plan on bringing water bottle (Hydroflasks) and refilling at water stations, but I do like the water dispensed from those machines. Not everyone does. So that allows me 3 more alcoholic drinks based on your orders 🙂

Not my taste.

I don’t know, but I think an inside anywhere is better than an outside that might look out at lifeboats. At least you know what your “view” will be, so unless position on the ship matters, inside GTY sounds good. I booked a specific suite and so you might be lucky and even with an upsell, you might get an even better suite than I paid $$$$ for.

I have bags from other cruise lines. I will take one of those so don’t need this one.

Seems counterintuitive that someone who booked the same class of cabin would be upgraded before someone who selected a specific cabin, presumably paying more than the GTY.