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Hi Guys, i was thinking of buying a couple things on cruise planners but not sure if its a better deal to buy onboard:

 

Cafe Select Coffee Card (its $35 Dollars on Cruise Planners)

Evian Water ($25 for 12 bottles of 1L)

Couple Spa ($239)

 

Thanks for the help!

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31 minutes ago, luisc25 said:

Hi Guys, i was thinking of buying a couple things on cruise planners but not sure if its a better deal to buy onboard:

 

Cafe Select Coffee Card (its $35 Dollars on Cruise Planners)

Evian Water ($25 for 12 bottles of 1L)

Couple Spa ($239)

 

Thanks for the help!

The coffee card and Evian Water are the same prices onboard as in cruise planner.  I know the spa prices can be higher unless you catch them running a special; which is not always guaranteed to work with your scheduled activities.  

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I know from experience Wifi and the drink packages are significantly higher on board than on cruise planner, cruise planner had Voom wifi 1 device for 14.50 daily if purchased in advance and when I got on symphony and it was almost double that amount on the ship. Buy everything in advance if possible...

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I always buy cafe card in advance just to have it when I check it.

You can bring your own case of water alot cheaper than buying from rcl.  Just treat it like luggage and put luggage tag taped ontop of sealed case of water

Easy enough to pick up at stores near port.  Or if you are casino prime you can get free bottles of water in casino and store in your mini fridge

Spa I always wait till onboard as you can get 20% off on port days or use other specials they run.

Have fun!!

 

 

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1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I always buy cafe card in advance just to have it when I check it.

You can bring your own case of water alot cheaper than buying from rcl.  Just treat it like luggage and put luggage tag taped ontop of sealed case of water

Easy enough to pick up at stores near port.  Or if you are casino prime you can get free bottles of water in casino and store in your mini fridge

Spa I always wait till onboard as you can get 20% off on port days or use other specials they run.

Have fun!!

 

 

 

Pretty sure you can’t check water as luggage anymore...but you can carry on a 12 pack of standard bottles - not 1L bottles. 

 

One last thing to consider is what currency you are paying in... 

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11 minutes ago, luisc25 said:

Thank you all for the response, now i'm debating if the drink package is worth it.

it's not hard to break even even if we don't drink much 

 

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Anthem charges more than that for a beer; I would guess that Allure does too, based on the higher price for the coffee card.  (it has been $31 on all ships for a very long time; if Allure is charging more.........watch out for ALL the prices! 😲 )  Depending on what kind of cocktails you want to drink, you may find many at $13, $14 or more.  Decent wine is more, too.

 

Gratuity is 18%, not 20.  

 

I am not trying to support or dissuade you - Just giving you some more information.

 

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1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Anthem charges more than that for a beer; I would guess that Allure does too, based on the higher price for the coffee card.  (it has been $31 on all ships for a very long time; if Allure is charging more.........watch out for ALL the prices! 😲 )  Depending on what kind of cocktails you want to drink, you may find many at $13, $14 or more.  Decent wine is more, too.

 

Gratuity is 18%, not 20.  

 

I am not trying to support or dissuade you - Just giving you some more information.

 

☺️

 

 

Thank you,  and i didn't add fresh squeeze juice in the morning easily drink 1 everyday any idea of how much is each fresh juice?

 

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8 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said:

Between $8.50 and $8.75 on Anthem. I can't remember the exact amount. 

for a Fresh Orange Juice? OMG you are right, found this video online and it shows $7.25 on Allure.

 

 

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I think I'm buying the Beverage Package; My wife and I like green juice in the morning and fresh juice.

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3 minutes ago, luisc25 said:

for a Fresh Orange Juice? OMG you are right, found this video online and it shows $7.25 on Allure.

   I ordered it at  breakfast in the MDR. It was on the menu. I know it was over $8. I had the refreshment package which I paid $18 plus grats a day. One OJ, a sparkling water and a frozen coffee and I was just about even for the day before noon.

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7 hours ago, luisc25 said:

Thank you,  and i didn't add fresh squeeze juice in the morning easily drink 1 everyday any idea of how much is each fresh juice?

 

 

Our experience has been around $4-$5.

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2 hours ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Remember, you can also carry on 2 bottles of wine.  Note, I’m not trying to push you in one direction either- until we turn diamond, we will be buying the drink package 🙂

Even after turning Diamond we buy the drink package. The diamond benefit is just too limited on availability and selection to be a viable alternative for us. 

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Okay another question? 
I bought the UDP for 189/person; $379.66 total? Do you guys think it’s worth it or I should buy the 3 dining for $107/person?

 

I want to book an specialty dining because it’s our anniversary. 
 

My cruise have 1 day cruising the rest are port. 

 

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2 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Even after turning Diamond we buy the drink package. The diamond benefit is just too limited on availability and selection to be a viable alternative for us. 

We’re going to try going sans drink package our first diamond cruise... but if it doesn’t work for us, we’ll go back to getting one 🙂

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1 hour ago, luisc25 said:

Okay another question? 
I bought the UDP for 189/person; $379.66 total? Do you guys think it’s worth it or I should buy the 3 dining for $107/person?

 

I want to book an specialty dining because it’s our anniversary. 
 

My cruise have 1 day cruising the rest are port. 

Personally, I’d asses the restaurants onboard, and take a look at their menus to see if you truly want to eat in them every night.  We did UDP on Symphony, and since we love hooked and playmakers and wonderland, we would do it again on that ship.  However, we wouldn’t do it on a ship like Radiance, since we don’t love those restaurants as much.

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