moonglum Posted February 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Does anyone have a current up to date drinks pricelist? Going on the Solstice to New Zealand in November and at the moment they are asking for almost £1019 for the Classic Drinks package for 2 people for a 12 night cruise. Including the compulsory 18% that is working out at £42.45 pppd which sounds ludicrousry overpriced. I have had drinks packages before but not at this price and would like to see individual prices before purchasing. I also remember on the Eclipse that despite purchasing the Classic drinks package this did not cover the cost of most cocktails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted February 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 12, 2016 for a cruise in November it's probably too early to make your decision, drink prices do fluctuate, and of course, the conversion rate will fluctuate as well. A price list generated today may not be accurate come November. And as you note, on the Classic package, if you order a drink priced above the allotted limit, you will be charged full price, not just the difference. You might be better off to wait until you are on board and buy the package then after you have a look at what is on offer at that time, especially because if you buy the package now, you must pay for it now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The drinks price lists are different for the Australia/NZ cruises as the prices are inclusive of the 18% gratuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted February 13, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2016 That's a good point. The price you are seeing now on line for that cruise may be inclusive of the gratuity, rather than needing to add the 18% on top of the advertised price. Be sure you know what system you are seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sollan Posted February 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2016 For what I have learned the website price never has the gratitude incliuded from beginning. It's added when(if) you buy it. And I do think the price /drink has been raised to match the package prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_T Posted February 13, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The OPs comment on the price is correct that it includes the gratuities... The classics package listed on the uk site is showing roughly £38 pppd plus the tips so that would round up to what they quoted... As for if its worth it I guess only you can decide... There is quite a decent post with full menus on so I will try to find it! Personally we always have the premium package as we like the higher prices martinis & molecular/world class drinks, now it's also important to consider all the other drinks included in the packages other then alcoholic drinks! As mentioned we do like the cocktails but we don't drink a huge amount but with the soft drinks & coffees included we do get our money's worth... Yes it's a huge outlay in advance but getting off with a very small onboard bill is better in my opinion! [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_T Posted February 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) This is a link to a recent Equinox cruise with lots of info on the menus etc http://www.thepreismans.com/equinox_ta_1.htm Edited February 13, 2016 by MR_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneymag Posted February 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Does anyone have a current up to date drinks pricelist? Going on the Solstice to New Zealand in November and at the moment they are asking for almost £1019 for the Classic Drinks package for 2 people for a 12 night cruise. Including the compulsory 18% that is working out at £42.45 pppd which sounds ludicrousry overpriced. I have had drinks packages before but not at this price and would like to see individual prices before purchasing. I also remember on the Eclipse that despite purchasing the Classic drinks package this did not cover the cost of most cocktails. Hi Moonglum Not sure if you have already booked this cruise but new bookings booked via UK has free classic drinks package included - deal is available for new bookings if booked before end of Feb If you've already booked it may even be worth cancelling, lose your deposit and rebook if it works out cheaper overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted February 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Sollan wrote: "For what I have learned the website price never has the gratitude incliuded from beginning. It's added when(if) you buy it." This is not quite true. It depends on where the cruise is saying. If you are cruising out of Southampton England, or out of Australia, the gratuity is included in the quoted price. For other places, the gratuity is added to the quoted price when you check out. The total is the same, regardless. As an example, if sailing from Miami, for instance, you might see a price of $100, and when you chose it, you'll see the 18% added to make a total of $118. When sailing from Australia, you'll see the price as $118 with nothing further added at checkout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sollan Posted February 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Sollan wrote: "For what I have learned the website price never has the gratitude incliuded from beginning. It's added when(if) you buy it." This is not quite true. It depends on where the cruise is saying. If you are cruising out of Southampton England, or out of Australia, the gratuity is included in the quoted price. For other places, the gratuity is added to the quoted price when you check out. The total is the same, regardless. QUOTE] Seems true. It's quite confusing however, we have bought the premium package before and have the 18 % added when check out. Now when I have a closer look it looks like that the gratitude IS included on the price -before checking out ( we ae leaving from Australia). The web site isn't very clear abour this however.... It's good to have the knowledge of CC members to fall back on...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted February 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) This is a link to a recent Equinox cruise with lots of info on the menus etc http://www.thepreismans.com/equinox_ta_1.htm Thanks so much for the link which includes the drink and food menus. Looks like I will be upgrading my classic beverage package during my upcoming cruise in July. :cool: I have lots of OBC do this this. I loved the pictures of the MDR food offerings. I know I will never go hungry on a Celebrity cruise:D Edited February 13, 2016 by Azulann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonglum Posted February 18, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hi Moonglum Not sure if you have already booked this cruise but new bookings booked via UK has free classic drinks package included - deal is available for new bookings if booked before end of Feb If you've already booked it may even be worth cancelling, lose your deposit and rebook if it works out cheaper overall. Thanks for that information. I cancelled the cruise today and rebooked it to get the drinks deal. I had paid a deposit of £300 so rebooking and getting the package actually saved me £740. Again this is what annoys me with booking early. I have no problems being a loyal customer and booking early but loyalty need to work both ways and if an offer comes on later then it should be given to those who have booked early as a reward. Common sense though tells you that that will never happen. Thanks to all those who replied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisfinch Posted February 20, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks for that information. I cancelled the cruise today and rebooked it to get the drinks deal. I had paid a deposit of £300 so rebooking and getting the package actually saved me £740. Again this is what annoys me with booking early. I have no problems being a loyal customer and booking early but loyalty need to work both ways and if an offer comes on later then it should be given to those who have booked early as a reward. Common sense though tells you that that will never happen. Thanks to all those who replied. I couldn't agree more - this happened to me but unfortunately I had paid the full fare so was unable to make a cancellation and to wear it on the chin and book Premium D/P at an extra cost. As you say - not being loyal to those who are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohaaloha Posted February 20, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The free drinks package promotion is for selected cruises only, which sadly does not include our 15 night TA from Southampton to the USA. Like the OP said, we are looking at over £1000.00 for a drinks package for two. Does anyone know if Elite members get a discount on drinks packages or is just Elite Plus? TIA Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicdock Posted March 14, 2017 #15 Share Posted March 14, 2017 So if one does not want to buy a drinks package, how much is a double scotch going to cost me on the Eclipse ?.:whiskey-glass::whiskey-glass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixerDave Posted March 15, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks so much for the link which includes the drink and food menus.Looks like I will be upgrading my classic beverage package during my upcoming cruise in July. :cool: I have lots of OBC do this this. I loved the pictures of the MDR food offerings. I know I will never go hungry on a Celebrity cruise:D The only problem with these menus is they are from a cruise that was 18 months ago - hopefully someone has more current ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galbran Posted April 12, 2017 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A May 19th, 2017 Silhouette Baltic Cruise CC member posted this on our Roll Call (from a November 2016 TA crossing). It's the most recent price list I've been able to find. http://www.thepreismans.com/silhouette_ta_16_menus.htm#ensemble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromvest Posted April 12, 2017 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Galbran: Thank you for posting this. Very helpful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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