Deluxe drinks package

[Jarronwood]

We've just booked and we're able to take advantage of the free deluxe drinks package. I am a little bit confused because although we have this free package will we be charged the 18% gratuity for each drink.

[Trixie21]

No the drinks package includes gratuity.

 

 

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[Jarronwood]

No the drinks package includes gratuity.

 

 

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Many thanks Trixie, it is much appreciated.

[ColoradoGurl]

You got a free deluxe package??! Where did you find that offer?

 

 

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[chotton]

You got a free deluxe package??! Where did you find that offer?

 

 

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I bet it's a UK only promotion and not offered in the USA

[Jarronwood]

Yes it is/was a special promotion for the UK. I guess its all swings and roundabouts as I know that we had to pay £150 per person deposit which is not refunded but that USA you can re-book, cancel many times and not loose your deposit.

 

My colleague at work who is a die hard RCCL fan mentioned the offer (we were looking at other cruise lines for a Med cruise next year) and then another colleague at work (my husband and I have been away on holiday with them) said she was thinking about cruising having never cruised before and to cut a very long story short, we booked pretty much that day so as to take advantage of the special offer.

 

Sorry to hear that the USA customers did not get the promotion.

[Trixie21]

We have a cruise booked on navigator for next June . We booked in March this year pretty much as soon as the itinerary was released. The price now is about £1000 more than we paid - but now they are giving a "free" drinks package which wasn't available when we booked. My point being that the base price of the cruises is often adjusted just before promotions start . We don't drink very much so for us it is better to book early and get a lower base price and just pay for drinks as we go.

 

 

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[Jarronwood]

We have a cruise booked on navigator for next June . We booked in March this year pretty much as soon as the itinerary was released. The price now is about £1000 more than we paid - but now they are giving a "free" drinks package which wasn't available when we booked. My point being that the base price of the cruises is often adjusted just before promotions start . We don't drink very much so for us it is better to book early and get a lower base price and just pay for drinks as we go.

 

 

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I sort of gathered that, people tend to think they have got a good deal (its a marketing ploy) and generally one never knows which promotion will suit them.

 

The booking all happened so quickly - for us the price was right and within the budget and to have the drinks, wifi and OBC thrown in as well was a bonus. We usually tend to go to Spain in October to chill and play golf (our last bit of sun and comfortable golf before the UK winter sets in, however the golf courses are getting so over crowded in October and taking nearly 6 hours to even reach hole 13 is no joke. I know its no excuse but both my husband and I just didn't play very well at all - having to wait so long before taking your next shot caused us to loose "the zone of concentration" and my husband said that he didn't want to go away to Spain for golf in October ever again. I mentioned a cruise (we already had one this year - a 16 night from Bali up to Osaka in Japan on Azamara) and he said to look at the MED. Azamara was well out of our budget and Celebrity only seemed to do 10 days (due to work commitments we could only allow ourselves one week) and then RCCL was offering the special, that we booked.

 

We are not big drinkers but we do like a couple of cocktails round the pool, maybe a gin and tonic pre dinner, wine with dinner and a liquor after and maybe more if we go to the casino or a show. Last time we cruised with RCCL and Celebrity, our drinks bill was outrageous. This way with the drinks package and I believe we get all soft drinks and water and coffee too, thrown in, will save us that nasty bill at the end of the cruise

:)

Edited October 23, 2016 by Jarronwood

[Trixie21]

I sort of gathered that, people tend to think they have got a good deal (its a marketing ploy) and generally one never knows which promotion will suit them.

 

The booking all happened so quickly - for us the price was right and within the budget and to have the drinks, wifi and OBC thrown in as well was a bonus. We usually tend to go to Spain in October to chill and play golf (our last bit of sun and comfortable golf before the UK winter sets in, however the golf courses are getting so over crowded in October and taking nearly 6 hours to even reach hole 13 is no joke. I know its no excuse but both my husband and I just didn't play very well at all - having to wait so long before taking your next shot caused us to loose "the zone of concentration" and my husband said that he didn't want to go away to Spain for golf in October ever again. I mentioned a cruise (we already had one this year - a 16 night from Bali up to Osaka in Japan on Azamara) and he said to look at the MED. Azamara was well out of our budget and Celebrity only seemed to do 10 days (due to work commitments we could only allow ourselves one week) and then RCCL was offering the special, that we booked.

 

We are not big drinkers but we do like a couple of cocktails round the pool, maybe a gin and tonic pre dinner, wine with dinner and a liquor after and maybe more if we go to the casino or a show. Last time we cruised with RCCL and Celebrity, our drinks bill was outrageous. This way with the drinks package and I believe we get all soft drinks and water and coffee too, thrown in, will save us that nasty bill at the end of the cruise

:)

 

 

Yes , what really matters is that the price is right for you. We had a free drinks package this year on our harmony cruise and it was nice not to have to think about what a drink costs! Tried a couple of cocktails I might not have ordered otherwise. Enjoy your cruise.

 

 

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[normr]

I use FRS radios, they really came in handy while in port and part of our group got separated from us.

 

 

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