Tropiclady Posted December 21, 2010 #1 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Can someone please tell me what typical drinks cost on Oceania cruises. We are looking at booking the Marina in August 2011. Examples: Beer - Corona House Wine plus other wines Cocktails Can you bring wine or beer on board for your room? Thanks very much! Tropiclady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1 Posted December 21, 2010 #2 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hi TropicLady I am far from an expert on Oceania cruises (have not done one yet), but there was an excellent thread regarding wine not to long ago on this forum. Here is a link for it http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1305911 Hope it helps ~A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepawa Posted December 21, 2010 #3 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Here is some info that I posted on another thread in March 2010: 1 Tangueray Gin Martini - $9.44 2 Tangueray Gin Martinis at Happy Hour - $9.44 2 glasses of good red wine - $22. 42 2 glasses of house white at Happy Hour - $7.03 1 Corona beer - $5.61 1 bottle California Cabernet Sauvignon - $49.56 All prices include the 18% gratuity. If you have a bottle of champagne in your cabin, you may trade it in at no charge for a bottle of house red or white wine at any of the dining venues. Happy Hour is from 5 to 6 PM in Horizon, Martini Bar and GDR Bar. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 21, 2010 #4 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Can you bring wine or beer on board for your room? Thanks very much! Tropiclady Yes to both If you take wine to the dining venues there is a corkage fee I think it was $20. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 21, 2010 #5 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I would like to see Oceania consider a package similar to what Celebrity is offering. A per day price that would make the alcohol all inclusive(with some limitations.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 21, 2010 #6 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I would like to see Oceania consider a package similar to what Celebrity is offering. A per day price that would make the alcohol all inclusive(with some limitations.) They are very expensive unless you are a BIG drinker ;) Maybe a drink card like the mass market coffee cards or maybe just leave things as is:D Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted December 21, 2010 #7 Share Posted December 21, 2010 They are very expensive unless you are a BIG drinker ;) Maybe a drink card like the mass market coffee cards or maybe just leave things as is:D Lyn IMO those Celebrity "Beverage packages" are obnoxiously expensive. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 21, 2010 #8 Share Posted December 21, 2010 IMO those Celebrity "Beverage packages" are obnoxiously expensive. :mad: You would have to drink at least 5 drinks or 8 beers a day just to break even :D I would not be able to walk after that many drinks but then again I am a light drinker ;) Maybe they will copy Azamara instead :eek::D Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 21, 2010 #9 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The beauty of it is that it wouldn't add any cost to those that don't want to participate yet give those that like the option of not signing etc the experience they are looking for on Regent, Silversea and other AI lines. For heavy drinkers it seems to be a decent deal on X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropiclady Posted December 22, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Thank you very much! We are not big drinkers but do like our wine and an occasional beer. Cheers, Tropiclady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted December 22, 2010 #11 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I find the package approach interesting but agree that probably it won't be priced to my satisfaction! The fact is that I'm such a tightwad that I actually drink more wheen I'm at home than when I'm on board. We don't go to the bars because my husband, while not a teetoller, rarely drinks more than an occasional glass of wine. In fact, he's far more likely to take a sip of my wine and never has hard liquor. So at home I'll have a cocktail before dinner and wine with, but on board I pretty much limit myself to buying a bottle of wine a nursing it through 3-4 dinners. If there were a package that gives me something like one cocktail a day and a glass or two of wine with dinner, for what I consider a reasonable price (therein lies the rub) I probably would get it. When I moved to NYC in 1970 I went to a theater bar for cocktails ... many of my friends were regulars there, and so I joined them once or twice a week for a while. A tanquerary martini cost $.75 back then ....:D Gone are the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiesan Posted December 22, 2010 #12 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Now that sodas are included I will be bringing a bottle of citrus vodka on board to have my afternoon vodka and tonic in the cabin. I may also mix it up by grabbing a glass of OJ or cranberry juice and some lime wedges from the breakfast buffet and putting it in the cabin frig until afternoon cocktail time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karonius Posted December 23, 2010 #13 Share Posted December 23, 2010 If you have a bottle of champagne in your cabin, you may trade it in at no charge for a bottle of house red or white wine at any of the dining venues. Don Do you do this at anytime during the day or when you arrive for dinner? We will be bringing on our own wine for the cabin and would like to trade in our bottle of champagne for wine in the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepawa Posted December 23, 2010 #14 Share Posted December 23, 2010 We take the champagne to the GDR when going for dinner. The sommelier makes the exchange. On another point, if you do not finish a bottle of wine at one meal, the sommelier will ask for your cabin number and hold the bottle for your next meal at any of the dining venues. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexsarasota Posted December 23, 2010 #15 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Interesting comments on the Celebrity drink package. We are sailing on the Eclipse in January and are buying the Premium drink package for $56 per person per day (includes gratuity). This package includes all drinks (not to exceed $12 per) on the ship (special coffees, smoothies, specialty waters, etc.). On previous cruises we drink cocktails before dinner, wine with dinner, after dinner liquers and maybe an occasional beer by the pool. We feel that it is worth it for the convenience alone (we are on vacation and breaking even is a "win" for us). Now, that being said, we are planning a Med. cruise next fall on Oceania. Do they have a similar drink package? If not, we are considering a cruise line with an all-inclusive package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted December 23, 2010 #16 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Interesting comments on the Celebrity drink package. We are sailing on the Eclipse in January and are buying the Premium drink package for $56 per person per day (includes gratuity). This package includes all drinks (not to exceed $12 per) on the ship (special coffees, smoothies, specialty waters, etc.). On previous cruises we drink cocktails before dinner, wine with dinner, after dinner liquers and maybe an occasional beer by the pool. We feel that it is worth it for the convenience alone (we are on vacation and breaking even is a "win" for us). Now, that being said, we are planning a Med. cruise next fall on Oceania. Do they have a similar drink package? If not, we are considering a cruise line with an all-inclusive package. Oceania does not offer such a package. Perhaps this is because they are affiliated with all inclusive Regent Cruise Lines which offers similar itineraries (particularly in Europe). http://www.rssc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 23, 2010 #17 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Interesting comments on the Celebrity drink package. We are sailing on the Eclipse in January and are buying the Premium drink package for $56 per person per day (includes gratuity). Since Oceania does not charge extra for soft drinks, bottled water, coffees, milkshakes, smoothies etc... it is hard to compare. Also looking at X package you have to purchase the package for the whole cruise even though it is listed Per DAY rates. I agree with J & S maybe check Regent AI cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby Posted December 23, 2010 #18 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I have always found that the prices for cocktails on Oceania are less than the prices for the same drinks at fine restaurants/resorts on land. In most cases they are cheaper on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 24, 2010 #19 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Since Oceania does not charge extra for soft drinks, bottled water, coffees, milkshakes, smoothies etc... it is hard to compare.Also looking at X package you have to purchase the package for the whole cruise even though it is listed Per DAY rates. I agree with J & S maybe check Regent AI cruises Although this is the Oceania board allow me to make one more observation on that. You don't have to take it for the whole cruise, but you do have to take it for the remainder of the cruise once you opt for it. The cutoff is the second to last day of the cruise. So, you could be on a 12 day cruise, choose to add the package on day 8 (or 10) and just have to pay for the remaining days. Now back to Oceania :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 24, 2010 #20 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I have always found that the prices for cocktails on Oceania are less than the prices for the same drinks at fine restaurants/resorts on land. In most cases they are cheaper on board. Well, they are cheaper than where you live, not so much than where I'm from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 24, 2010 #21 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Although this is the Oceania board allow me to make one more observation on that. You don't have to take it for the whole cruise, but you do have to take it for the remainder of the cruise once you opt for it. The cutoff is the second to last day of the cruise. So, you could be on a 12 day cruise, choose to add the package on day 8 (or 10) and just have to pay for the remaining days. Now back to Oceania :) Good to know not that I will be sailing on X to find out I guess the point I was trying to make (but failed) that you cannot just buy the package for day 2 & day 5 ...once you commit you pay for the rest of the cruise as you have confirmed I think most people would take it earlier in the cruise if they like to have the option of not paying per drink but that is just my opinion :D What ever works best for you Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted December 24, 2010 #22 Share Posted December 24, 2010 There was a time not so long ago when drinks on hips were a tiny fraction of what they cost on land, before cruise lines began viewing them as a profit maker instead of a service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby Posted December 25, 2010 #23 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Well, they are cheaper than where you live, not so much than where I'm from. I do live in San Francisco which is far from a 'cheap' city, but I find it also true at any 5 star resort around the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannaknow Posted December 26, 2010 #24 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Now that sodas are included I will be bringing a bottle of citrus vodka on board to have my afternoon vodka and tonic in the cabin. I may also mix it up by grabbing a glass of OJ or cranberry juice and some lime wedges from the breakfast buffet and putting it in the cabin frig until afternoon cocktail time. Can you bring hard liquor on board? I was not aware that any cruiseline allowed that. I live in CA and the drink prices posted above are lower than the good restaurants here using the "house" liquor. I wonder if it will stay that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted December 26, 2010 #25 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Can you bring hard liquor on board? Yes, you may. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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