Moeve Posted April 4, 2012 #276 Share Posted April 4, 2012 We do one Celebrity and at least one RCCL every year. Guess what - we tend to spend LESS at RCCL because they don't offer a decent package than we do on our Celebrity cruises..... That might be something to bear in mind RCCL! By the way I like the option of purchasing a decent NON alocoholic package tooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted April 4, 2012 #277 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just booked LOS after many years away from RCI to give another try after a bad 1st time experience. I was surprised to see with the exception of wine - it appears we will not be able to call room service for cabin use beer -or- booze. EVEN sedate Princess has this service with "beer packages/small bottles of liquor" promptly delivered to your cabin. And - what's with my wife & I having to dublicate an order - just because we are both in the same cabin??? Do I have this right - only I can consume the beer (not my wife) in the same cabin??? does not make sense if this service is not available in the first place. What happens when we go to a bar? - do we each need to place separate drink orders? Is this a "we don't trust issue"- don't understand". Frankly - from all that I have read, heard - news reports - I expected RCI to be a bit more laid-back on restrictions .. I may have this all wrong - but trying to catch-up on RCI policy/practices .. that does not seem to be the case. We are really excited about our recent RCI JS hump booking - but ... surely what I'm reading can not be true - is it? Any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevygirlgonecruizin Posted April 4, 2012 #278 Share Posted April 4, 2012 :D Definately YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsmon1 Posted April 4, 2012 #279 Share Posted April 4, 2012 YES YES AND YES we are going on the mariner of the seas june 16,we are from england and our beer prices are not the cheapest but the ship prices or more like vegas prices because we was in vegas last june.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthomp06 Posted April 4, 2012 #280 Share Posted April 4, 2012 RCL...since I know your reading....here's an idea.....calculate the average amount a passenger spends on booze per cruise....add 20%....then make that the booze package price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehogsters Posted April 4, 2012 #281 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yes this is a great idea! I had a friend that smuggled on a bottle of Crown and vodka. His wife only had 2 drinks a day from the bar. Bar tab was still over $400 for the two. This makes allinclusive resorts a better deal for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeve Posted April 5, 2012 #282 Share Posted April 5, 2012 They know how it works - have had packages on Celebrity for 3 years now. They are not cheap but good value for both the line and the guests. It isn't like they are having to reinvent the wheel you know. In the case of RCCL I agree they would have to make everyone in the cabin have one - however leave the option between alcoholic and non alcoholic ones. I don't drink much alcohol but my partner does enjoy a drink or two while on vacation.Offer him the alcoholic and me the a good non alcoholic (with the foos and the coffees) and I couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armywifefisher Posted May 3, 2012 #283 Share Posted May 3, 2012 YES YES AND YES AND did I say YES There is 3 adults that always go with us and we all LOVE the to see a alcohol package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_ski Posted May 3, 2012 #284 Share Posted May 3, 2012 YES YES and YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakk Posted May 3, 2012 #285 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoosh21 Posted May 3, 2012 #286 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I would love the option! I went on Celebrity last fall and took advantage of the package and loved the convenience. Celebrity is fleet wide and you would think RC should be able to figure it out since they are owned by the same company. I believe it is about demographics. Celebrity skews older and more 'upscale'. I have a feeling that there would be a worry about to much over-drinking and the problems it causes. I admit that I did not see any problems of excessive drunkeness on Celebrity, so I can't claim that this would cause problems on Royal, but I do know many more 20-somethings travel on Royal so I can understand the fear of a problem. I didn't buy the package because there was no way I was going to drink $49 worth of Alcohol a day, every day of the cruise (7 nights). Maybe a compromise would be to only offer it on sailings of 7 days or more. That way, you could be sure that those 3 and 4 night sailings wouldn't turn into drunkfests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkhornne Posted May 3, 2012 #287 Share Posted May 3, 2012 :) Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimajo Posted May 4, 2012 #288 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmecompute Posted June 4, 2012 #289 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Yes, I believe there should at least be a choice in the matter. I have no problem paying the cork fee and bringing my own wine on board for the cabin, but they have taken that away too. I don't mind paying and being "legal" about it, just offer it. Until then, shampbooze is a wonderful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseTobey Posted June 4, 2012 #290 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Yes, I believe there should at least be a choice in the matter. I have no problem paying the cork fee and bringing my own wine on board for the cabin, but they have taken that away too. I don't mind paying and being "legal" about it, just offer it. Until then, shampbooze is a wonderful thing. Typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StlGal Posted June 4, 2012 #291 Share Posted June 4, 2012 We are cruising in Europe this fall on RCCL and will be taking advantage of this program... not because we'll probably "drink our worth"... In fact RCCL will probably make a lot of money off of us. We are doing it because we know how much to budget and we don't have to worry about anything. I wish they would spread the program throughout the entire fleet. YES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcool Posted June 4, 2012 #292 Share Posted June 4, 2012 but of course YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEELYNCRUZER Posted June 4, 2012 #293 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I vote no. The cruise lines count on booze sales to augment the price of the cruise. I appreciate everybody that drinks for helping to keep the cruise price down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdia43 Posted June 4, 2012 #294 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Three yeses here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaBaci4 Posted June 4, 2012 #295 Share Posted June 4, 2012 NO NO No Way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmcphillipsjr Posted June 4, 2012 #296 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingoncruiser Posted June 4, 2012 #297 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Not as far as I could tell... it was rather vague and brought up two completely different issues. They seemed to be referring to Carnival's Bon Voyage ordering system that lets you order bottles of alcohol for anywhere from $50-100 per bottle. They also seem to be referring to the all inclusive drink packages (which run about $60/person per day or $120 per room minimum since everyone must participate) on some of the ships with typically older demographics than the caribbean sailings. WOW, you guys drink that much a day?:eek: I think I will stick with my sole Pina Colada per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWing50 Posted June 4, 2012 #298 Share Posted June 4, 2012 yes please yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dz9yvr Posted June 5, 2012 #299 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Nope, no way, Please don't ... There's no way this won't lead to excessive drinking and I don't really like to be around drunks. There's no way this package makes any sense unless you are drinking to excess. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forschreiber Posted June 5, 2012 #300 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yes....from an AI veteran going on 1st cruise. Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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