Stitchman Posted September 1, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Much to a lot of people's upset, RCI have removed the deluxe drinks package from the 2 and 3 nights sailings from the UK. Does anyone know the real reason for this, and why they are still available on American sailings for 2 and 3 nights. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 1, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Much to a lot of people's upset, RCI have removed the deluxe drinks package from the 2 and 3 nights sailings from the UK. Does anyone know the real reason for this, and why they are still available on American sailings for 2 and 3 nights. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Drunken bachelor / bachelorette parties, or whatever you guys call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 1, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Drunken bachelor / bachelorette parties, or whatever you guys call them.No MM ....... that's not the real reason .....And that's certainly not the excuse they gave everyone. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 1, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted September 1, 2018 We call them stag and hen parties. And there were only a couple on our sailing (28th of August). But I still don't understand why it's still available from the USA .... Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 1, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 1, 2018 No MM ....... that's not the real reason .....And that's certainly not the excuse they gave everyone. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app So if you know the reason then why did you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpydev Posted September 1, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I assumed the reason was people were staying on board and drinking, so RC actually lost money on the drinks packages (or at least didn't make as much money as they'd like) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Soccer hooligans [emoji848] Low returns Drunken brawls Who knows. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 1, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted September 1, 2018 So if you know the reason then why did you ask? You misunderstand me. I said reason, not excuse. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 1, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 1, 2018 You misunderstand me. I said reason, not excuse. Sent from my iPad using Forums Well since none of us on here work at Royal and are not privy to the real reason the only 2 things we can do is accept the reason that they stated or we can hypothesize as to what the reason was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted September 1, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 1, 2018 You misunderstand me. I said reason, not excuse. Sent from my iPad using Forums You call it an excuse and they call it a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullytheBFG Posted September 1, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 1, 2018 No idea, really annoying. Maybe because they think we are piss heads and cost too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 1, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 1, 2018 No idea, really annoying. Maybe because they think we are piss heads and cost too much?Numbers dont lie, if it is not a money maker, it goes. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted September 1, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Much to a lot of people's upset, RCI have removed the deluxe drinks package from the 2 and 3 nights sailings from the UK. Does anyone know the real reason for this, and why they are still available on American sailings for 2 and 3 nights. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Making money from drunk Brits?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #14 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Well since none of us on here work at Royal and are not privy to the real reason the only 2 things we can do is accept the reason that they stated or we can hypothesize as to what the reason was. You could have fooled me ! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #15 Share Posted September 2, 2018 The actual reason they gave was ........ People complained about the time it took queueing for drinks at the bar. In all my years cruising with Royal Caribbean , I have never had a problem getting a drink on a short cruise. Yet it's still being offered on American ships. That seems discriminatory to me. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #16 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Making money from drunk Brits?:confused: Brits are no different to yanks ......... Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #17 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Has anyone seen the YouTube drunken brawls on carnival ships in the Caribbean ? No Brits involved there ! Sent from my iPad using Forums Edited September 2, 2018 by Stitchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BekkaW Posted September 2, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 2, 2018 The actual reason they gave was ........People complained about the time it took queueing for drinks at the bar. In all my years cruising with Royal Caribbean , I have never had a problem getting a drink on a short cruise. Yet it's still being offered on American ships. That seems discriminatory to me. Sent from my iPad using Forums An Australian perspctive - I went on a 3 nighter from Sydney in February. I had the deluxe package as I usually do and the lines were crazy! Genuinely much longer waits than on the 7+ night cruises. I think pretty much every adult on that ship had a package, and many were drinking hard (because most people can for 3 days yeah). So I could see people complaining about that. I think Aussies and Brits have a different drinking culture than Americans do, but not sure why they have stopped it in UK but not here. Mind you, they were selling deluxe for USD82 onboard so maybe they felt they still made enough profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted September 2, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 2, 2018 The actual reason they gave was ........People complained about the time it took queueing for drinks at the bar. In all my years cruising with Royal Caribbean , I have never had a problem getting a drink on a short cruise. Yet it's still being offered on American ships. That seems discriminatory to me. Sent from my iPad using Forums[/quote I would think it's because they don't make money on them on the short UK cruises. Too well used !! I think with RC it's all about the bottom line. Maybe it will go change to no DP on the short cruises everywhere on their network soon ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #20 Share Posted September 2, 2018 An Australian perspctive - I went on a 3 nighter from Sydney in February. I had the deluxe package as I usually do and the lines were crazy! Genuinely much longer waits than on the 7+ night cruises. I think pretty much every adult on that ship had a package, and many were drinking hard (because most people can for 3 days yeah). So I could see people complaining about that. I think Aussies and Brits have a different drinking culture than Americans do, but not sure why they have stopped it in UK but not here. Mind you, they were selling deluxe for USD82 onboard so maybe they felt they still made enough profit. Hi bek, the queues on the Royal ships out of the U.K. Were never crazy, I'd never seen any trouble on board and the only reason people had trouble getting to the bar, was because the stools are fixed to the deck (so if you try to get between 2 fellas with big elbows, you're bugggered ). They usually have more trouble on P&O ships , and they "don't " offer drinks packages. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted September 2, 2018 The actual reason they gave was ........ People complained about the time it took queueing for drinks at the bar. In all my years cruising with Royal Caribbean , I have never had a problem getting a drink on a short cruise. Yet it's still being offered on American ships. That seems discriminatory to me. Sent from my iPad using Forums[/quote I would think it's because they don't make money on them on the short UK cruises. Too well used !! I think with RC it's all about the bottom line. Maybe it will go change to no DP on the short cruises everywhere on their network soon ..... And the Dollar is the bottom line. I have one more short cruise booked, then I'm going to go back to P&O for my shorties. The drinks are just pub prices, they have adult only ships and the sailaways are legendary. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodgem Posted September 2, 2018 #22 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Has anyone seen the YouTube drunken brawls on carnival ships in the Caribbean ? No Brits involved there ! Maybe the possible drunken brawls are the reason RCI has stopped the drinks packages. Injuries to crew and follow passenger could cost RCI thousands if not millions in law suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchman Posted September 2, 2018 Author #23 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Maybe the possible drunken brawls are the reason RCI has stopped the drinks packages. Injuries to crew and follow passenger could cost RCI thousands if not millions in law suits. So what is any different on a four night cruise then ? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted September 2, 2018 #24 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Just let it go....all your whining is not going to change a thing!:rolleyes: Obvioulsy they think they can make more money getting Brits drunk - than Yanks....so be it! (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodgem Posted September 2, 2018 #25 Share Posted September 2, 2018 So what is any different on a four night cruise then ? I don't know only RCI can answer your question. Hi bek, the queues on the Royal ships out of the U.K. Were never crazy, I'd never seen any trouble on board and the only reason people had trouble getting to the bar, was because the stools are fixed to the deck (so if you try to get between 2 fellas with big elbows, you're bugggered ).They usually have more trouble on P&O ships , and they "don't " offer drinks packages. I guess I must be unlucky because I have had to queue for drinks, no matter the length of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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