Fountain Soda Package - buy before you board?

[natjimmer]

Hi, I am after some advice...

I want to buy a fountain soda package for my 10 night cruise in May, on my online account it is showing at approx £43 for one person. I think this is a

good deal but I have $100 on board credit so may wait until I board. Does anybody know how much it is once you have boarded?

Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks.

[Merion_Mom]

Same price.

 

The only way to use the OBC, though, is to wait until you board.

 

But you can always use the OBC for your gratuities.

[Puffinater]

Please be careful if you purchase the package. I just read a thread that informed me that soda can be very harmful to your teeth:D. Actually rots them and they fall out.:eek:

[CincinnatiGal]

Royal Caribbean wins RFID Journal Award for soda package

 

http://www.*****.com/2011/04/14/royal-caribbean-wins-rfid-journal-award-soda-package

 

 

Royal Caribbean won a 2011 RFID Journal Award for Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service. The award was for Royal Caribbean's use of RFID technology to enable guests to prepay for unlimited soft drinks, and to then serve themselves fountain beverages without having to wait on a service bar line.

Royal Caribbean's RFID readers are built into the soda fountains that have antennas installed in the drip trays.

Royal Caribbean's director of fleet beverage operations Bob Midyette claims each beverage container has a built-in near-field EPC Gen 2 RFID inlay from Alien Technology. Back-end software confirms the guest's ID number and allows the fountain to dispense a 16-ounce drink.

"The system allows us to improve service to our guests," Midyette explains, "and enhance sales with something that feels like magic."

[Luv2CruiseRCL2]

Same price.

 

The only way to use the OBC, though, is to wait until you board.

 

But you can always use the OBC for your gratuities.

 

That is correct!

[cb at sea]

There is no price advantage to buying in advance.....

[activeac]

You will not be charged tax if you wait to purchase once you are out to sea - that saves a little - oh wait, that may not apply if you are sailing out of a European port...so never mind...