senior lady Posted July 3, 2015 #426 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You never pay an extra gratuity on the drink pkg. Ít's included in the "'per day "" cost. When I got it for my Mexican cruise there was a sticker on my card so all the staff knew I had bought it. I thought it was very convenient for that cruise. On a port intensive cruise it wouldn't be practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGIN Posted July 3, 2015 #427 Share Posted July 3, 2015 So you do not have to pay gratuity on that bottle of wine you bought at 40% off, correct? Wine before gratuity $50, your cost, $30 correct" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 3, 2015 #428 Share Posted July 3, 2015 So you do not have to pay gratuity on that bottle of wine you bought at 40% off, correct? Wine before gratuity $50, your cost, $30 correct"I wonder if that is correct. Wine by the bottle is not included but rather discounted. I suspect you might pay gratuity on the bottle purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior lady Posted July 3, 2015 #429 Share Posted July 3, 2015 not sure Larry, I didn't purchase any bottles. we just ordered by the glass at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kinkacruiser Posted July 3, 2015 #430 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Evaluating a cruise in a similar way would be an interesting exercise. Huge effort here and very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted July 10, 2015 #431 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This spreadsheet is excellent. Thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 10, 2015 #432 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This spreadsheet is excellent. Thankyou! I agree, and a lot of work to put together. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted July 20, 2015 #433 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Here is my initial rev of a beverage package evaluator - if you see items that are incorrect/missing, please let me know so I can improve this spreadsheet. All of the soda/water/juice prices are estimates for now, I can't seem to find current actual prices. Hope this is useful! With regard to the wines by the glass, are the selections the same in the bars/lounges as in the MDR and specialty restaurants? Or is there a more extensive by the glass selection in the restaurants? Also, with the beverage package, do you still sign a receipt or have they streamlined the process to make it no longer necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior lady Posted July 20, 2015 #434 Share Posted July 20, 2015 not all bars carry the same wine. Depends on the receipts. I've found if the waiter gets to know you then you usually don't have to sign. Not a big deal either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 20, 2015 #435 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) With regard to the wines by the glass, are the selections the same in the bars/lounges as in the MDR and specialty restaurants? Or is there a more extensive by the glass selection in the restaurants?There is a standard list of wines by the glass for the DRs, specialty restaurants and bars but there may be reduced availability in some bars. If the ship has a Vines it will have an expanded listing of wines by the glass. Have also seen expanded choices at the bar at La Patisserie on the Island and Sabatini's on the Royal and Regal has an expanded list of Super Tuscan wines. Edited July 20, 2015 by IECalCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grego Posted July 20, 2015 #436 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Up until now we have opted out of the beverage package but with the BTB voyages next year in the Baltic and TA back to New York it is included in the price. Should work to our advantage with all the sea days sailing back to the US unless they change the drink prices to $10.01 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crochetcruise Posted July 20, 2015 #437 Share Posted July 20, 2015 When I sail in November 2016, I'd be happy to get the details of the Australian prices from all the bars and the International Café in Australian $$$. If this is acceptable, when it's closer to the cruise date, I'll ask for contact details, so I can send a Word Document with the details. I do know how to do an Excel spreadsheet so far as data entry, it's the formulas that tend to get me muddled-don't use Excel as often as I need to keep my skills up :D Quite comfortable about sitting with a notepad and pen, and writing everything down line by line-more time to enjoy a soda, Mocktail or planned Cocktail. Not a coffee drinker, but more than capable of copying information from a board or menu for others to have the information for their benefit. I did think about taking photographs, but not real confident my photography skills would be good enough-still at the point the camera, press the button and hope for something you recognise in the photo stage :eek: Limited vision isn't much of a help but I do have a good magnifying monocular lens which always travels with me, which brings my normal sight of 10% vision up to 100% vision and 2 rows further down the testing chart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefBoats Posted July 20, 2015 #438 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Very interesting. But I could not drink $300.00 plus in drinks on our normal 7 day cruises. The DW only drinks tea/water and I only drink fresh brewed/ some specialty coffee with maybe one/two other bar drink per day. That's why we only purchase coffee cards which covers our daily drinks. Neither one of us drink very many soft drinks since we don"t like Coke products (maybe if they had Mr. Pibb we would drink more soft drinks). Thanks for doing this spreadsheet. ______________________________________________________ Island Princess 2008 Alaska, Island Princess 2009 (B2B) Alaska, Royal Princess (Old) 2010 Alaska, Golden Princess 2011 Alaska, Coral Princess 2012 Panama Canal, Star Princess 2012 Alaska, Island Princess 2013 Alaska, Crown Princess 2013 Western Caribbean, Caribbean Princess 2013 Western Caribbean, Royal Princess 2014 Eastern Caribbean, Royal Princess 2014 New England, Emerald Princess 2014 Western Caribbean, Ruby Princess 2015 Alaska Edited July 20, 2015 by ChiefBoats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jetswdo Posted July 20, 2015 #439 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Let me start this way: We just came off a 7 day Celebrity cruise which included all beverages- not the premium stuff but good enough for us. I had maybe 4 fruity drinks, my dh mabe 5 harder stuff, the entire cruise. The rest of the time, just water and decaf diet coke or sprite zero, which Celebrity carries. I only brought on board with me one 12 pack of diet gingerale, and Crystal Light packets, and 1 12 pack of small can low sodium v8 juice. We used this cruise as a "trial run" for our upcoming Princess cruise. In the past I got the soda and more package and coffee card. So we figured that since Princess doesn't have decaf diet soda onboard and based on past cruise which I never really used the "and more" part. We are cheapest off: coffee card, soda card for at lunch time- just no caffeine after 3:00--and just paying for any alcoholic beverage. Passengers really need to do the math---On Princess, we bring about 24 bottles of arrowhead water, 12 cans diet gingerale, and 12 cans of sprite zero, the low sodium v8 juice and crystal light packets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly94942 Posted July 21, 2015 Author #440 Share Posted July 21, 2015 When I sail in November 2016, I'd be happy to get the details of the Australian prices from all the bars and the International Café in Australian $$$. If this is acceptable, when it's closer to the cruise date, I'll ask for contact details, so I can send a Word Document with the details. I do know how to do an Excel spreadsheet so far as data entry, it's the formulas that tend to get me muddled-don't use Excel as often as I need to keep my skills up :D Quite comfortable about sitting with a notepad and pen, and writing everything down line by line-more time to enjoy a soda, Mocktail or planned Cocktail. Not a coffee drinker, but more than capable of copying information from a board or menu for others to have the information for their benefit. I did think about taking photographs, but not real confident my photography skills would be good enough-still at the point the camera, press the button and hope for something you recognise in the photo stage :eek: Limited vision isn't much of a help but I do have a good magnifying monocular lens which always travels with me, which brings my normal sight of 10% vision up to 100% vision and 2 rows further down the testing chart! Absolutely, I'd be happy to do an Australian version as well. I would be surprised if the math came out much different (need ~6 drinks a day to break even with the package), but it may help some folks to have the Australian prices! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted July 21, 2015 #441 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Comparing the individual drink prices from the spread sheet with the prices of the cocktails on celebrity I would have to say that I probably wouldn't purchase a drink package on Princess. The prices are reasonable and it would probably be more cost effective if I just purchased the soft drink package and purchased alcohol as we go like I have done in the past. I did purchase the drink package on Celebrity. This was before they were running the promotions. With the high prices for individual drinks including soft drinks, water, and specialty coffee it wasn't difficult to spend $50 a day just on beverages. My wife and I probably drank an entire bottle of Prosecco every night at dinner. Edited July 21, 2015 by Iamcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabes Posted July 22, 2015 #442 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Do they make you pay for the last day even though its almost impossible drink on the last day? The Spreadsheet should take into consideration that you are not drinking anywhere near the predicted amount on the last day. Also, I can't figure out why the "qty per sea day" field reduces the price so much? Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 22, 2015 #443 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Do they make you pay for the last day even though its almost impossible drink on the last day? The Spreadsheet should take into consideration that you are not drinking anywhere near the predicted amount on the last day. Also, I can't figure out why the "qty per sea day" field reduces the price so much? Kyle Disembarkation day, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnycruise Posted July 23, 2015 #444 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Do they make you pay for the last day even though its almost impossible drink on the last day? The Spreadsheet should take into consideration that you are not drinking anywhere near the predicted amount on the last day. Also, I can't figure out why the "qty per sea day" field reduces the price so much? Kyle On the last day, you can still get fresh squeezed orange juice or a specialty coffee with your card. Remember, on a 7-night cruise you are paying for seven days but the card is valid on parts of eight different calendar days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSuzie Posted July 29, 2015 #445 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Here is my initial rev of a beverage package evaluator - if you see items that are incorrect/missing, please let me know so I can improve this spreadsheet. All of the soda/water/juice prices are estimates for now, I can't seem to find current actual prices. Hope this is useful! Very, very impressive....wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDcruiser66 Posted July 29, 2015 #446 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Here is my initial rev of a beverage package evaluator - if you see items that are incorrect/missing, please let me know so I can improve this spreadsheet. All of the soda/water/juice prices are estimates for now, I can't seem to find current actual prices. Hope this is useful! Thank you. We are doing a 3 day from Vancouver to LA and this is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurse Susie Q Posted September 13, 2015 #447 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thank you. This is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 13, 2015 #448 Share Posted September 13, 2015 hi,ive read somewhere that you now have to pay fullprice on any drink over 10 dollars instead of just the difference.if this is true it makes this package a waste of space.also does the 10 dollars include gratuity,cheers,brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurse Susie Q Posted September 13, 2015 #449 Share Posted September 13, 2015 hi,ive read somewhere that you now have to pay fullprice on any drink over 10 dollars instead of just the difference.if this is true it makes this package a waste of space.also does the 10 dollars include gratuity,cheers,brian. I called Princess and they said you just pay the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted September 13, 2015 #450 Share Posted September 13, 2015 hi,ive read somewhere that you now have to pay fullprice on any drink over 10 dollars instead of just the difference.if this is true it makes this package a waste of space.also does the 10 dollars include gratuity,cheers,brian.The cost is before gratuity. Unlike some other cruise lines, there are only a few Bellini's, a few whiskies and a few wines by the glass at Vines that cost more than $10.00 so that limit is not a significant issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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