Drink Package Upgrade

[bookitdanno]

How much is it to upgrade from the standard drink package to premium?

Thanks

[Jim_Iain]

A simple google search returned the following.

 

How much does it cost to upgrade celebrity drinks package?

 

 

The upgrade charge will be $12 per person per day which includes the beverage gratuity. Guests may not purchase a beverage upgrade before final payment when they book Always Included. Alternatively, guests may also upgrade their beverage package from Classic to Premium once onboard the ship.

[Guindalf]

As stated above, $10/day plus %20 gratuity for a total of $12/day. Must be bought for the remainder of the cruise (not just one day at a time) and, I think, can only be purchased up to two days before the end of the cruise.

 

The good thing is, if you only want to upgrade one person, you can if you do it onboard, unlike others who make all people in a stateroom upgrade.

[gerelmx]

In order for the Captain's Club discount on upgrades to the drink package you have to call, this discount is not reflected if you make the upgrade directly in the cruise planner

[PTC DAWG]

Upgrade on board at a bar you like…bartenders get a cut, and remember it.  
 

Worth much more than a small discount…

[maggie.1008]

I am on the Apex now and have the premium package. I have not been able to get my favorite Mer Soleil Chardonnay as they don’t seem to have it anywhere. 
Also no more buying Caymus Cabernet by the glass, bottle only. Not sure if premium package is worth it as we have been served wine from the classic menu. Maybe they think we don’t know the difference. 

[PTC DAWG]

Just now, maggie.1008 said:

I am on the Apex now and have the premium package. I have not been able to get my favorite Mer Soleil Chardonnay as they don’t seem to have it anywhere. 
Also no more buying Caymus Cabernet by the glass, bottle only. Not sure if premium package is worth it as we have been served wine from the classic menu. Maybe they think we don’t know the difference. 

Everyone upgrades for different reasons..I do it for the BOURBON and Martini Bar..

 

sorry about the wine..

[bikerunner]

26 minutes ago, maggie.1008 said:

I am on the Apex now and have the premium package. I have not been able to get my favorite Mer Soleil Chardonnay as they don’t seem to have it anywhere. 
Also no more buying Caymus Cabernet by the glass, bottle only. Not sure if premium package is worth it as we have been served wine from the classic menu. Maybe they think we don’t know the difference. 

Supply chain is not in good shape on having the products.  I have it for my cruise in a week or so will see, but mostly for Martini Bar and few other things  But I like the ease of just having it and not worrying and have to sign things.  Do Celebrity come out ahead on me probably 

[drakes2]

2 hours ago, maggie.1008 said:

I am on the Apex now and have the premium package. I have not been able to get my favorite Mer Soleil Chardonnay as they don’t seem to have it anywhere. 
Also no more buying Caymus Cabernet by the glass, bottle only. Not sure if premium package is worth it as we have been served wine from the classic menu. Maybe they think we don’t know the difference. 

I wonder if just on Apex or all the ships. Was planning on buying a few glasses of Caymus.  

[kelib]

3 hours ago, PTC DAWG said:

Upgrade on board at a bar you like…bartenders get a cut, and remember it.  
 

Worth much more than a small discount…

If you have OBC, can that be used to purchase package onboard. 
Thanks for the tip on upgrading onboard. 

[Ken the cruiser]

I upgrade to premium every time as I don’t even want to think how much my triple Baileys with no ice would cost that I order before going into the theater to watch the evening show as it’s not covered under the Classic. And then there are my 2+ glasses of premium Riesling Kabinett I have at dinner which is much tastier than the cheaper version available with the Classic. 😎

 

[Dwarfbunny]

Can you still get the Captain's Club discount if you book on board? Or is that only available pre-cruise?

[drakes2]

2 minutes ago, Dwarfbunny said:

Can you still get the Captain's Club discount if you book on board? Or is that only available pre-cruise?

Its the Elite discount which is 10% only available pre cruise and you have to call them. 

[jelayne]

3 hours ago, maggie.1008 said:

I am on the Apex now and have the premium package. I have not been able to get my favorite Mer Soleil Chardonnay as they don’t seem to have it anywhere. 
Also no more buying Caymus Cabernet by the glass, bottle only. Not sure if premium package is worth it as we have been served wine from the classic menu. Maybe they think we don’t know the difference. 

 

We were able to get Caymus by the glass in Luminae on the Edge 2 weeks ago.

We did find that many things were only available in 1 or 2 places.  Cattier champagne wasn't available on the 1st leg in Luminae, the Retreat, Martini Bar or Sunset.  Just before the end of the cruise we discovered that there was Cattier in Eden.  2nd leg only stocked in the Martini Bar and Eden.   Limited supply may be why they don't have some things in every bar.

Edited November 10, 2021 by jelayne

[sallyb]

If i want a drink not included in classic, do i just pay the difference? I would like to get a few drinks at the martini bar.

[Ken the cruiser]

32 minutes ago, sallyb said:

If i want a drink not included in classic, do i just pay the difference? I would like to get a few drinks at the martini bar.

Yes. I have premium and I had to pay $1 plus $0.20 tip for a $16 glass of wine. However, I don’t know what the cutoff is for Classic.

[PTC DAWG]

34 minutes ago, sallyb said:

If i want a drink not included in classic, do i just pay the difference? I would like to get a few drinks at the martini bar.

Yes…you pay the difference…

[disfan123]

On 11/10/2021 at 10:53 AM, Jim_Iain said:

A simple google search returned the following.

 

How much does it cost to upgrade celebrity drinks package?

 

 

The upgrade charge will be $12 per person per day which includes the beverage gratuity. Guests may not purchase a beverage upgrade before final payment when they book Always Included. Alternatively, guests may also upgrade their beverage package from Classic to Premium once onboard the ship.

Just to add, you definitely can upgrade online once final payment is made, which we did for the equinox 11/19/21 cruise. In fact they have been pestering us to upgrade again to the drinks & more package, but I don't see the value in it.

[killsport]

If you play in the casino, the drinks and more is a reasonably good deal (on 7 day or shorter cruises), IMHO.

Assuming both people in the cabin do the "& More", for the additional $9/pp/pd (incl tip) you each get:

• $50 each in casino promo chips  (worth $50x2 to me, since both my wife and I play)
• 2 really crappy bottles of wine (worth $0 to me and my wife)
• wine tasting (worth $5x2 to me and my wife, since it is a fun way to spend an hour)
• in-cabin mini bar (worth between $0 and $100 depending on who wants the pringles and diet coke in the morning)

So basically we get $110 worth of value, plus the minibar. On a 5 night cruise, it is a no-brainer.

Cost: $9x2x5 = $90

Value: >$100

Decision: BUY, BUY, BUY!

 

On a 7 night cruise it depends on your value on the convenience of the minibar.

Cost: $9x2x7 = $126

Value: $110 plus minibar

Decision: hmmm, one diet coke and a pringles and I'm basically "even". BUY, BUY, BUY!

[Stem to Stern]

On 11/10/2021 at 4:36 PM, drakes2 said:

Its the Elite discount which is 10% only available pre cruise and you have to call them. 

So just to clarify please.  Am I understanding correctly that if I want to upgrade from classic to premium, I can do it on board but I WON'T receive the Elite discount?

[JezzaC]

4 hours ago, killsport said:

If you play in the casino, the drinks and more is a reasonably good deal (on 7 day or shorter cruises), IMHO.

Assuming both people in the cabin do the "& More", for the additional $9/pp/pd (incl tip) you each get:

• $50 each in casino promo chips  (worth $50x2 to me, since both my wife and I play)
• 2 really crappy bottles of wine (worth $0 to me and my wife)
• wine tasting (worth $5x2 to me and my wife, since it is a fun way to spend an hour)
• in-cabin mini bar (worth between $0 and $100 depending on who wants the pringles and diet coke in the morning)

So basically we get $110 worth of value, plus the minibar. On a 5 night cruise, it is a no-brainer.

Cost: $9x2x5 = $90

Value: >$100

Decision: BUY, BUY, BUY!

 

On a 7 night cruise it depends on your value on the convenience of the minibar.

Cost: $9x2x7 = $126

Value: $110 plus minibar

Decision: hmmm, one diet coke and a pringles and I'm basically "even". BUY, BUY, BUY!

 

Noticed also the package on Cruise Planner. Am travelling solo in single cabin. I would assume that in that case I would get minibar included since I can be the only paying person in the stateroom. 🙂 Anyone has experince?

[neverlaysup]

On 11/10/2021 at 4:36 PM, drakes2 said:

Its the Elite discount which is 10% only available pre cruise and you have to call them. 

You can upgrade online and get the discount. 

[SNJCruisers]

On 11/10/2021 at 4:36 PM, drakes2 said:

Its the Elite discount which is 10% only available pre cruise and you have to call them. 

There is a Captain's Club discount of 5% for those who have not reached Elite status.

[SNJCruisers]

19 hours ago, sallyb said:

If i want a drink not included in classic, do i just pay the difference? I would like to get a few drinks at the martini bar.

It would be worth it to just upgrade to premium if you're going to have at least two drinks per day at the martini bar.  

[kaprin02]

1 hour ago, JezzaC said:

 

Noticed also the package on Cruise Planner. Am travelling solo in single cabin. I would assume that in that case I would get minibar included since I can be the only paying person in the stateroom. 🙂 Anyone has experince?

I can't answer this specifically, but @JamieLogical might be able to in a few days.  I believe she was planning to upgrade to Drinks & More on at least one leg of her current Solo B2B on the Summit.  You can check out her live thread here: 

 

Edited November 13, 2021 by kaprin02