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lovestx Never went in Blu (used our extra cash on the drinks package). What I can comment from the MDR is the guy on the next table had the Classic same waiter but the bottle was never left. His wife was not drinking though. However, he never waited for a drink.

I suppose it depends on the waiters but I feel sure that if the concern is that because you have a package they will slow down the service, I can only say that for us the service was almost too fast and we like a drink!

I recall from the wine list that there were much fewer wines available on the Classic than Premium

Hi Mutleytex. Two packages, sure you couldn't get away with 1 between 2. One thing I didn't mention is you can have bottled water at the same time as ordering a drink. We always ensured that we had two in the fridge back in the room and that stopped us having to use the one they charge for.

As for prices, well its certainly not a rip off, as it would be in The UK or France. Try skiing in France and paying $15 for a small beer!

The prices range from (and from memory here) about $6 for a basic up to 100's for a special whiskey. Cocktails are from 8 to 12. The measures are also large

Of course the very best thing about the package is that you don't have to worry about the price!!

As for juice and coffee, the machine in the buffet was far too much like liquid sugar for my taste and in the Cafe they also have a fantastic range of special teas, if that what you want

Just back from the Eclipse and for the Premium drinks package, it was one cocktail per card at a time, but you could drink one after the other if you wished or dared!

In the MDR our wine waiter ensured after he got our taste in wine he had a full different bottle on the table each night before we sat down (2 of us). He then explained his rules that was basically he would always leave a bottle for us and replace it as soon as we finished it. In fact I asked a glass of white one night and again the bottle was left in the cooler, so we had 2 bottles at a time.

We drank a lot at the molecular bar and the waiter is very cool there. He always ensured that we had a cocktail and if we sat down away from the bar came across right away. Its the same in the coffee lounge.

Never did we have anything other than outstanding service with the package. In fact we came to the conclusion that the waiters got 15% per drink to them directly and the more we drank the more they earned, so keen they were to serve us.

One important point on the premium package, is the quality of drinks. From the UK on an all inclusive we are used to either local drinks or a one or two brands, on the Eclipse its top notch stuff - Grey Goose, 12 year old whiskeys, aged Bacardi etc

Bottom line is as long as you want to drink fresh juice and coffee in the morning, and then enjoy a few cocktails in the afternoon, wine and then a scotch or other digestive after dinner it simply can't be beaten. You will have a sore head though!