Cocktail Prices

[FLAHAM]

Washington Post reports that, in the D.C. area, $14 is now the “average” price of a cocktail, with many pushing $20 in such places as hotel bars.  We may all be paying the excess over the NCL Free at Sea $15 limit for drinks in the near future.

[uneamie]

4 minutes ago, FLAHAM said:

Washington Post reports that, in the D.C. area, $14 is now the “average” price of a cocktail, with many pushing $20 in such places as hotel bars.  We may all be paying the excess over the NCL Free at Sea $15 limit for drinks in the near future.

Possibly....and if that happens it may cause people to not choose the FAS beverage package. If that happens it may make them raise the limit. Who knows. I select the Free At Sea beverage option but I don't drink enough to go over board with my $$$ ordinarily at home so I wouldn't do that on a cruise either. I would likely skip the the FAS option and just buy a few drinks here and there outright. 

[FLAHAM]

11 minutes ago, uneamie said:

Possibly....and if that happens it may cause people to not choose the FAS beverage package. If that happens it may make them raise the limit. Who knows. I select the Free At Sea beverage option but I don't drink enough to go over board with my $$$ ordinarily at home so I wouldn't do that on a cruise either. I would likely skip the the FAS option and just buy a few drinks here and there outright. 

Very sensible.  However, I recall reading on CruiseCritic, in the pre-FAS days, quite a number of posters bragging that their bar bills exceeded their cabin fares.

[mjkacmom]

Drink prices on cruise ships have always been cheaper than local places for me. House wines start at $12, cocktails $12, beers $9. I’m a big fan of byob restaurants for this reason.

[CILCIANRQTS]

2 hours ago, FLAHAM said:

Very sensible.  However, I recall reading on CruiseCritic, in the pre-FAS days, quite a number of posters bragging that their bar bills exceeded their cabin fares.

The braggarts are still here.

Now they brag about how much they tip their steward or butler, or how much they paid for a cabana on the private islands…