cawade2174

Thank you for your review. We booked our anniversary cruise in May on Oct 28. Hopefully, they will have all the bugs worked out by then. Just last night we were looking for a stay and cruise hotel. Your recommendation for the Hampton Inn Coco Beach was much appreciated. 

Is anyone else going? If I missed the thread please redirect me.

We just returned from Brilliance. There were water dispensers at every bar throughout the day. Orange juice, apple juice, tea, coffee, and water were available at several locations inside the cafe. 

We did the math before we purchased the drink package and decided that worst case we would break even. Beers average $7, mixed drinks were $10.50, frozen drinks were $12-13. When you add 18% gratuity that brings the cost to about $8.25, $12.40. and $14. Our drink package was $59 each including gratuity. If you are a beer drinker exclusively you break even at about 7 beers. If you like margaritas or wine with dinner your break-even is closer to 5 drinks a day p/p. Adding in energy drinks, sodas, and specialty coffees will also change the equation. I had about 5 beers a day plus 2 glasses of wine with dinner and a whiskey on the balcony in the evening; so about $60/day. My wife, on the other hand, doesn't drink beer so 4 margaritas/day covered her package. Anything extra, Red Bulls/coffees in the morning, maybe a soda, and wine with dinner, were essentially "free".

Other things to consider are how much time you will spend on shore and will you drink more because its "free".