Beverage cards

[Grandma Gilly]

I have been following all the recent activity about these, including the change from wine cards to beverage cards. What I don't understand is why anyone would purchase a card for say $50 for the same value in drinks. The soda card I can understand as you get $50 worth of soda for $25. A TA gift is another matter

[KirkNC]

Because the $50 card cost $45 so you save 10%.

 

Kirk

[Krazy Kruizers]

for us -- it is just easier to keep track of the bills

on a 14 day cruise we bought 4 of the $100 cards -- saved $40

[kazu]

It's a matter of saving money and convenience. Not a lot of little slips to save & very easy. PLUS anything not used can be credited back to your onboard account. So, why not?:D

[CruiserBruce]

I believe the price for that $50 beverage card will be $45, and the $100 card will cost $90. So your drinks are ten percent off.

 

Its a sale price!

[tcook052]

I have been following all the recent activity about these, including the change from wine cards to beverage cards. What I don't understand is why anyone would purchase a card for say $50 for the same value in drinks. The soda card I can understand as you get $50 worth of soda for $25. A TA gift is another matter

 

I purchased mine not only for the 10% savings but to monitor how much I was consuming. I find if you're ordering and signing to your room account for alcoholic drinks it's a case of out of sight, out of mind and at the end of the week the bar bill is twice what you think it should be. With a card, I know if it runs out how much I've spent.

 

That's me and my view and others might vary.

[tcook052]

Why as the question twice? :confused:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1384216

[sapete]

I've always hated the "wow" bill at the end of a cruise. I have purchased a few cards since the first of the year and if my "guesstimate" is correct ,based on our normal on-board consumption, my bar bill should be already paid with a little left over for OBC (after the 10% deduction).

[sapete]

Someone check my math--I have a $100 card with $50 left at the end of the trip. I will only get $45 back, correct?

[bcd2010]

Can use use the non-alcoholic beverage card to purchase, say, a non-alcoholic pina colada or is just just for sodas and coffees?

[K2DangerGirl]

Someone check my math--I have a $100 card with $50 left at the end of the trip. I will only get $45 back, correct?

No, just $40. If the entire value of the card isn't used they will only give back up to the amount of cash spent on it. If you think you won't use an entire $100 card you are better of getting two $50s.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Someone check my math--I have a $100 card with $50 left at the end of the trip. I will only get $45 back, correct?

 

you will only get back $40 -- remember that you spent $90 for the card -- so you subtract from the $90

believe me -- the amount goes down pretty quickly on the cards

they also take out the 15% gratuity for the drinks as well

[jtl513]

If you think you won't use an entire $100 card you are better of getting two $50s.

Why? If you buy two $50s at $45 each, use all of one and $5 of the second you still get back $40.

[sapete]

No, just $40. If the entire value of the card isn't used they will only give back up to the amount of cash spent on it. If you think you won't use an entire $100 card you are better of getting two $50s.

Duh! I only paid $90 for the card!:D

[OVgirl]

Why? If you buy two $50s at $45 each, use all of one and $5 of the second you still get back $40.

Which means that you have spent $55 dollars off your cards and still get $40 back, rather than the other example of spending $50 and getting $40 back.

[Grandma Gilly]

Why as the question twice? :confused:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1384216

 

Sorry, must have pressed send twice - just like making spelling mistakes.

[bcd2010]

Can use use the non-alcoholic beverage card to purchase, say, a non-alcoholic pina colada or is just just for sodas and coffees?

 

Apologies for quoting my own question but I'm concerned it's getting lost! :) Does anyone know the answer to the quoted question?

[Bill B]

Does anyone know the answer to the quoted question?

Yes.

 

You can buy ANY beverage that does not contain alcohol with the Non-alcoholic Beverage Value Card. However, if you buy a soda with it, you will only save 10% as opposed to saving 50% if you bought it with the Soda Beverage Value Card.

[bcd2010]

Yes.

 

You can buy ANY beverage that does not contain alcohol with the Non-alcoholic Beverage Value Card. However, if you buy a soda with it, you will only save 10% as opposed to saving 50% if you bought it with the Soda Beverage Value Card.

 

Thank you. The issue is about my 2 adult sons trying to outdo each other by buying drinks for each other when one is indifferent to drinking (alcohol) and the other doesn't drink it at all - it may start with sodas but by the end of the trip, they're buying each other ever-fancier frozen concoctions without the alcohol. They don't drink enough for it to be a huge savings - it is just one more little "gifty thing" I can surprise them with! I'll probably buy them 1 or 2 of each.

[jtl513]

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