cementhands Posted December 23, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2019 My daughter married this past September but could not get away for a honeymoon. Wedding Friday night and back to work Sunday. Medical field and such is life. So she booked a 8 nights RCL early 2020 but the drinks package is like $1,100.00 for the 2 of them. Cost prohibitive. I’ve yet to see any discount. Like $59.00 pp plus fees. My wife and I are diamond my daughter is gold level rewards program. Any chance of discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted December 23, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) I am pretty sure there will be no discount. However, keep an eye on prices and they might go down? However $59 seems pretty low nowadays. Edited December 23, 2019 by vacationlover_mn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cementhands Posted December 23, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Just now, vacationlover_mn said: I am pretty sure there will be no discount. However, keep an eye on prices and they might go down? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 23, 2019 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2019 If they won’t drink much just pay as they go, but till then check back every day or so to look for any discounts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted December 23, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Don’t forget, they can take a couple bottles of wine onboard, and usually get drinks cheaper in port. If they are not each drinking 4-5 drinks each per day onboard, it is probably less to pay as you go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted December 23, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, cementhands said: My wife and I are diamond my daughter is gold level rewards program. Bummer your daughter wasn't living with you and 18 or younger as she would be diamond and her husband would be diamond by marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted December 23, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) They can also bring a 12 pack of water or soda onboard, if they are under 17 oz each Edited December 23, 2019 by vacationlover_mn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptroxx Posted December 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Our cruise in early 2020 just had 60.00 a day and half off second. keep checking. Like day after Xmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted December 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted December 23, 2019 If you drink 4 or 5 drinks a day it pays to get package which also includes bottled water. We normally book ASAP but keep checking price , no problem canceling and getting cheaper price if it goes down. Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdGuyMG Posted December 23, 2019 #10 Share Posted December 23, 2019 44 minutes ago, cementhands said: ....... she booked a 8 nights RCL early 2020 but the drinks package is like $1,100.00 for the 2 of them. Cost prohibitive. I’ve yet to see any discount. Like $59.00 pp plus fees. Any chance of discount. A deluxe beverage package for TWO that is discounted to $59pp per day for an 8 night cruise with the 18% Gratuity added will come to $1113.92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptroxx Posted December 23, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 23, 2019 This was our deal a few days ago Justin keep looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cementhands Posted December 24, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Many thanks for all your advice. I totally forgot about bringing the 2 bottles of wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 24, 2019 #13 Share Posted December 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Ptroxx said: This was our deal a few days ago Justin keep looking. @Ptroxx - you misunderstand the ad. The $60 IS the price of buy one get one half off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted December 24, 2019 #14 Share Posted December 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Ptroxx said: Our cruise in early 2020 just had 60.00 a day and half off second. keep checking. Like day after Xmas. usually that $60 price with 50% off 2nd is $120 total as $60pp is usually the price after the fake discount. YMMV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBlackDress Posted December 24, 2019 #15 Share Posted December 24, 2019 This isn't really drink package related... But if they have the cruise listed as a honeymoon, they should be invited to the Wedding and Honeymoon gathering/party event. They offer wine/champagne and other refreshments ( I don't remember if they had beer or any mixed drinks) Cake, Chocolate covered Strawberries and some petit-fours and door prizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDiamond22 Posted December 24, 2019 #16 Share Posted December 24, 2019 59 is a decent price, i grabbed ours at 55 while others in the group caught a 48 that never came back (sailing in 2 weeks). as others said watch the price and book it at the price you think you can get the value from. just keep in mind if you see a better price you can cancel and re-book it but it usually takes about 10 days to get the refund from the first one so i would put it on a CC if you cant have both those payments withdrawn at the same time ! hope they have a wonderful time on their honeymoon sailing 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted December 24, 2019 #17 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Drink package...? Wouldn't they want room service and a sock on the door 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thjeepster Posted December 26, 2019 #18 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 10:08 PM, LilBlackDress said: This isn't really drink package related... But if they have the cruise listed as a honeymoon, they should be invited to the Wedding and Honeymoon gathering/party event. They offer wine/champagne and other refreshments ( I don't remember if they had beer or any mixed drinks) Cake, Chocolate covered Strawberries and some petit-fours and door prizes Is this offered on every ship? or is it only on a certain amount of day cruises? We are doing a back to back and the first cruise is our wedding and the second is our honeymoon. Thanks for the info and help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted December 26, 2019 #19 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Price varies, but it isn't cheap. If you consider purchasing and the rate goes down- royal will adjust- remember not only alcohol, but bottled water, special soda's and coffee's also included. If they go to any special island- drinks also included. Go with your budget of course! Or if you can give them cruise credit that can be used towards drinks, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted December 26, 2019 #20 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Great idea, give them some OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted December 26, 2019 #21 Share Posted December 26, 2019 The Buy One Get One 50% off is 25% off each package. It is based on whatever onboard price they say, which may or may not be factual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted December 26, 2019 #22 Share Posted December 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Cruise a holic said: Price varies, but it isn't cheap. If you consider purchasing and the rate goes down- royal will adjust- remember not only alcohol, but bottled water, special soda's and coffee's also included. If they go to any special island- drinks also included. Go with your budget of course! Or if you can give them cruise credit that can be used towards drinks, etc. Just to be clear, Royal will NOT "adjust" the price. You can cancel your higher priced package and re-purchase it at the lower rate. And while any OBC used to buy will be refunded immediately, the part paid on your credit card can take some time to be refunded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBlackDress Posted December 28, 2019 #23 Share Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 7:50 AM, thjeepster said: Is this offered on every ship? or is it only on a certain amount of day cruises? We are doing a back to back and the first cruise is our wedding and the second is our honeymoon. Thanks for the info and help!! I believe it is... Best Wishes and Congrats!! Are you getting married on the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thjeepster Posted December 28, 2019 #24 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, LilBlackDress said: I believe it is... Best Wishes and Congrats!! Are you getting married on the ship? Thank you so much!! yes, we are getting married on the last day during the sea day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainerRN92 Posted December 29, 2019 #25 Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 8:50 AM, thjeepster said: Is this offered on every ship? or is it only on a certain amount of day cruises? We are doing a back to back and the first cruise is our wedding and the second is our honeymoon. Thanks for the info and help!! I just had my honeymoon on Harmony Dec 1 sailing, and had honeymoon listed on special occasions on the reservation, and we never heard anything about any such event, nor saw any mention of similar on the cruise compass 🤷♀️ hopefully they have it on yours! Congratulations and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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