Gratituites on beverage packages

[Kfrech]

When are they applied? I'm assuming they are just added to your onboard account each time you buy a beverage (even if you have a package).

[RuthC]

If you purchase a beverage package, the service charge is added when the purchase is made. Then, when you buy a drink, there is no additional service charge. 

[Kfrech]

Thank you for the quick reply! Makes perfect sense.

[Shmoo here]

3 minutes ago, Kfrech said:

When are they applied? I'm assuming they are just added to your onboard account each time you buy a beverage (even if you have a package).

Do you mean one of the beverage cards?   When they take the cost of the drink out of it, the gratuities are also taken (from the card) at the same time.

[Kfrech]

No, I am specifically looking at one of the drink packages (not a beverage card).

[Aquahound]

34 minutes ago, Kfrech said:

No, I am specifically looking at one of the drink packages (not a beverage card).

 

I had the Signature Beverage Package on my last cruise (September on Eurodam).  The gratuities were included with the package.  Nothing was charged to my account.  

[CruiserBruce]

3 minutes ago, Aquahound said:

 

I had the Signature Beverage Package on my last cruise (September on Eurodam).  The gratuities were included with the package.  Nothing was charged to my account.  

Agree. Discussed here frequently. 

[Kfrech]

HAL OBC totaling $400 (since i can’t use to pre purchase):

  Gratuities (7 day cruise)

   Laundry for 7 days

   Misc (maybe one alcoholic drink per day for only one of us)

 

$355 OBC from TA - totally refundable

 

Quench package around $300 for 2 of us. I’d charge this to American Express, plus $200 in OBC in order to get to $500 ($100 statement credit from AE) Any unused OBC that I purchased would be refundable. 
 

Shore excursions will be booked independent of HAL 

 

[Kfrech]

Really wish a package that included alcoholic did not have to be purchased by both adults in the cabin. My DH hasn’t touched a drop in 16 years. 

[TAD2005]

20 hours ago, Kfrech said:

Really wish a package that included alcoholic did not have to be purchased by both adults in the cabin. My DH hasn’t touched a drop in 16 years. 

If you can get a doctor's statement that he cannot drink alcohol, you can get an exception to the "both must buy" rule for the beverage packages.