Drinks and more gone?

[AbbyCruiser45]

Is the Drinks and more package officially extinct? I was looking in my cruise planner and I didn't see it. I do see an option to do a stateroom bar upgrade for about $100, but I'm not sure if that is new or not. 

[jelayne]

It seems that Drinks and More has been discontinued.  Some had it showing in the cruise planner but when they attempted to purchase it they could not do so.

 

The bar set up has been available through Gifts by Celebrity for years.

[DCPIV]

It does seem to be gone. Between the logistics and the lukewarm reception, I'm not terribly surprised. While some folks enjoyed it, many were not happy with the liquor selection. 

[miched]

I think the issue is that some room attendants don’t know epwhat it is and the other is availability of the supplies.  On our cruise on the Summit there were no Pringles or Kind Bars.  The other issue was the wine tasting., some got the Around the World and others the standard that is offered free     to Captain Club memebers.  

 

The other is with the drink pack and all of the food choices on board does anyone really need it?   The main draw was on a short cruise the 

casino credit amounted to more than what the package cost. 
 

Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

[AbbyCruiser45]

44 minutes ago, jelayne said:

The bar set up has been available through Gifts by Celebrity for years.

Interesting! Does it include refills for the whole cruise or it a one time thing? I read the description and it was not clear. 

 

19 minutes ago, DCPIV said:

Between the logistics and the lukewarm reception, I'm not terribly surprised.

Yes, I like the package but there were definite issues. We were charged the first day and had to go to guest services to fix that. Our stateroom attendant had not heard of the package when we asked her about it. Then the mini bar wasn't refilled multiple days for the things we had used, such as water, wine, and snacks (pre-packed, so we took them on excursions). I don't care for liquor so that was never an issue. 

[jelayne]

The bar set up is a bottle of liquor, some mixer and if I recall we got some nuts or other salty mix.  It is a one time time thing, no replacing the liquor if you drink it all.

[D C]

Drinks and more was one of the topics of an "upgrade now" email I received today for a late Jan Reflection sailing. 

Edited December 1, 2021 by D C

[dazey]

We had the "Drinks & More" on Apex.  We took the two small bottles of wine home and played the $50 each and attended a standard wine class which we had done several times before.  Really not worth it and if available would not do again. The bars and chips were available but, as some say, who needs that on a cruise with all that is offered.

 

Gave it a shot.  Pretty much broke even if that.

[zitsky]

What some of us didn't like, is that you couldn't make any changes.  I was thinking about this before it was discontinued but I didn't like not having a choice.

[behtyas]

It's pretty dang confusing considering when I log into my planner, it still offers it as an upgrade option (though it gives an error if I actually try to buy it, including a few hours ago when I tried again for the heck of it!)

[zitsky]

I'm sorry that I broke the website.  All I did was ask for some whiskey.  I didn't think it would cause any problems.  😭