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Absolute no no. Drinks packages rare personal to the guest
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On up to about 7 or 8 day cruises - it definitely works (so long as you would normally spend the $50 each in the casino). At some point (9 days?) it becomes expensive (unless you think the convenience of the mini bar is worth the extra cost).
Remember the D & M has to be taken pre cruise (cannot up grade to it on the ship).
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Yes agreed - I assumed both passengers in the cabin would take the D & M package (and so get 2 x benefits )
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Can’t remember- but think it’s about an extra $7 per person per day (on top of the basic upgrade to Premium of $12 per person per day) but you get $50 per person casino credit as well as the extra benefits of the “Drinks & More” package (upgrade to Premium / bottles of wine in cabin / mini bar stocked free of charge on a daily basis / wine tasting event).
On cruises up to about 8 days, the extra benefits received exceed / equal the additional costs (over and above the premium upgrade). Once you go above 10 days or so, as the $50 casino credit does not increase, the costs of the extra upgrade (extra $7 per person per day) begin to exceed the monetary value of the extra benefits received.
Hope the above makes sense - go on the website and check the daily rate for the upgrade to Drinks & More and do the calculation
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Agree that upgrade to premium will be $84 per person (for the 7 nights).
Might get it slightly cheaper prior to boarding - keep an eye on online offers - but these are rare.
As it’s 7 nights - should also consider upgrade to Drinks & More package which is good value on a short cruise (8 days or less).
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Didn’t understand the reference to the Chanel islands ? Please explain
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It was $20 per bag (not a very large bag) on our TA in November 2019 (15 nights)
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Please explain how the 20% vat reduction works ?
The prices on the ship look a little cheaper than UK anyway - but interested in how I could save some vat as well ?
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Can you reprice if you have booked via a travel agent or is it just if you have booked direct with X ?
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Hi Noreen
Really enjoying the Review. We did the transatlantic on the Silhouette back in October / November and had been due to go on it again in Early May (we are based in the UK)...............maybe one day.
We usually take a balcony cabin and the take / buy all the perks (to get the wifi / premium drinks etc) and also more often than not, eat in the Speciality Restaurants. Think we did 10 / 11 nights out of the 15 nights on the Transatlantic in the speciality restaurants in October as preferred these to the MDR.
Do you know where I can find a listing of what extras you get with when you book a suite rather than a balcony as if for example the speciality restaurants are included free with the suite fare, it may be worthwhile our considering a suite next time (rather than paying the add on each evening for the restaurants - love Murano and Tuscan). Also be interested as to any other extra you get when booking a suite.
At first glance the suites can seem a bit expensive but if many of the add ons are already included...……......the added space may not be that much more (and we are on holiday) !
Keep going with the review - brings back many happy memories and ideas for next time ........................whenever that may be.
Did you get engaged or have honeymoon on a cruise ship?
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Honeymooned on SS Norway as well (Caribbean cruise out of Miami) in 1992 - our first cruise (great introduction). Met a lovely couple from Atlanta, Georgia (we are from Liverpool, UK) - they were on their second cruise - became friends for life ! Since taken about 20 more cruises - looking forward to the next - whenever that may be !
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