Drink costs

[TULIP9]

Can anyone give me some idea of costs on AURORA of such drinks as Glass of wine, bottles of wine, fizzy drinks etc

[devondel]

the pricing policy is very strange - stella in the bar £2.20 pint, others as UK pub prices but for some reason wine is v expensive - approx from £14 per bottle in dining room. Gin for your room is £11/litre and is 47% proof!!! other spirits similar. BUT soft drinks/mixers/slimline are 75p/150ml, sprite is £1.10/330ml. when ashore we did not bring back spirits but diet tonic/coke etc. many passengers went straight t supermarkets to clear shelves of tonic etc. picked up 5l wines boxes in cape town and NZ. to be fair to P&O, compared to some US cruise line, never an issue on bringing any booze on board. enjoy, we did!

[TULIP9]

Thanks Devondel , I just had a note from P and O which confirms pretty well what you said. Measure of spirit (gin ,whiskey etc) at £2.00, Carlsberg £1.95. But a glass of house wine (175ml) is £2.35 better value seems to be 1/4 bottle at £2.70 The costs of reasonable wine seem a bit pricey so it all seems a bit odd. I suppose also they add on the 15%. Is bottle of wine at table from £14.00 (what type of wine?)

[TULIP9]

Devondel , one other question do they let you buy bottle of spirits at low cost and use it in your cabin, unlike most cruise lines which only let you have it when you disembark?

Regards

[LibraLass41]

No they don't - wine even delivered to your cabin is the same price, around £14-20 A BOTTLE, but they DO let you take onboard your own wine - unlike all other cruiselines FOR CABIN CONSUMPTION...as mentioned in another thread, I take on a winebox and it stores in the fridge, as we have a balcony cabin and its nice to sit out and enjoy the balcony and views with a glass of wine in the late afternoon before getting ready for dinner.

[LibraLass41]

Here are some drinks prices from May 2008:

 

DRINKS PRICE LIST MAY 2008 (Arcadia)

Sailaway Champagne £2.70 a glass

Pimms No1 £2.95

Champagne Cocktail £5.10

Single Gordons Gin £2.10

Sm Tonic Tin ``` £0.75

Sm can Lemonade £0.75

Cocktail of the day £2.50

Non Alc. Cocktail of day £1.70

Glass House White £2.65 175ml

Glass House White £3.65 250 ml

Glass Red Wine £2.80

Glass Chard. Neales £4.60 175ml

Pina Colada £3.95

 

Stella ½ pint £1.35

Stella pint £2.60

Bottle Grolsch £2.35

Budweiser £2.35

Magners Cider £3.45

Speckled Hen £2.40

Can Boddingtons £2.10

Bottle Pinot Grigio £13.50

Bottle Chardonney £16.50

 

Cappuccino £1.50 (café Vivo - Arcadia - free danishes/sweets with coffees -just ask)

Filter Coffee £1.00

[supered]

Thanks Devondel , I just had a note from P and O which confirms pretty well what you said. Measure of spirit (gin ,whiskey etc) at £2.00, Carlsberg £1.95. But a glass of house wine (175ml) is £2.35 better value seems to be 1/4 bottle at £2.70 The costs of reasonable wine seem a bit pricey so it all seems a bit odd. I suppose also they add on the 15%. Is bottle of wine at table from £14.00 (what type of wine?)

P&O don't add 15% to all drink prices. The price you see is the price you pay. :)

 

Eddie

[supered]

Devondel , one other question do they let you buy bottle of spirits at low cost and use it in your cabin, unlike most cruise lines which only let you have it when you disembark?

Regards

You can buy spirits cheap for in cabin consumption. An example is a 1 Litre bottle of Gordon's or Beafeater Gin for £10. They also do a deal of 12 for the price of 10 on mixers. All of this can be requested from your cabin steward when he introduces himself to you on emabarkation day. Otherwise you can fill out a chitty which he/she will fulfil for you.

 

I hope that helps.

 

Eddie

[EJNutz]

These were the prices on Artemis in November

 

Cocktails & Mixed Drinks

 

Pimms No 1 - £2.70

Pimms Misty - £3.05

Pimms Rose - £3.50

Pimms Turbo - £4.35

 

Bacardi Daiquiri - £3.00

Brandy Crusta - £3.00

John Collins - £3.00

Tom Collins - £3.00

Whiskey Sour - £3.00

 

Dry Martini - £3.10

Kir Classique - £3.10

Screwdriver - £3.10

White Lady - £3.10

 

Grasshopper - £3.25

Manhattan - £3.25

Sunshine - £3.25

Surfboard - £3.25

 

Black Russian - £3.45

Brandy Alexander - £3.45

Negroni - £3.45

Rob Roy - £3.45

Sidecar - £3.45

 

Bloody Mary - £3.75

Blue Lagoon - £3.75

Chi Chi - £3.75

Moscow Mule - £3.75

Snowball - £3.75

 

Kir Royale - £4.30

Mai Tai - £4.30

Oriana Peach Royale - £4.30

Yellow Bird - £4.30

 

Bucks Fizz - £3.25

(125 ml glass)

 

Champagne NV

 

Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial NV

 

Bottle - £34.50

1/2 Bottle _ £17.25

Glass (12.5cl)- £5.75

 

House Wine

 

Californian Red, White, Blush

Glass (12.5cl) - £1.95

Glass (17.5cl) - £2.55

 

Spritzer

 

Glass - £1.90

 

Whiskey

Bells, Famous Grouse - £2.00

 

De Luxe

J Walker Black Label - £2.30

J Walker Red Label - £2.30

Chivas Regal - £2.30

 

Malt

Glenfiddich - £2.30

 

De Luxe malts

Laphroaig - £2.50

Scapa - £2.50

Glendronach - £2.50

Glenmorangie - £2.50

 

Boubon

Jim Beam - £2.05

 

Canadian

Canadian Club - £2.05

 

Irish

Jameson - £2.05

 

Premium Bourbon

Jack Daniels - £2.20

 

Gin

Gordon's - £2.00

 

Premium Gin

Bombay Sapphire - £2.20

 

Vodka

Smirnoff - £2.05

 

Premium Vodka

Absolut Red - £2.25

Stolichnaya - £2.50

 

Rum

Bacardi Carta Blana - £1.90

Lamb's Navy - £1.90

Bacardi reserva - £2.05

 

Aperitifs/Madeira/Port/Sherry

 

Cinzano - £2.00

Martini - £2.00

Campari - £2.00

Pernod - £2.00

 

Cognac - £2.00

 

Cognac V.S.O.P. - £2.55

 

Hine Antique - £4.25

 

Hennessy XO - £5.25

 

Remy Martin XO - £5.50

 

Calvados - £1.95

 

Armagnac - £2.30

 

Taylor's Vintage Port - £4.15

 

Liquers & Speciality Spirits

 

Drambuie - £2.25

Baileys - £2.25

Cointreau - £2.25

Grand Marnier - £2.25

Tia maria _ £2.25

Archers - £2.25

Southern Confort - £2.25

Tequila - £2.25

 

 

Beers & Lagers

 

Becks non-alcoholic 330ml - £1.85

 

Becks 330ml - £2.25

Grolsch 330ml - £2.25

Stella Artois 330ml - £2.25

Budweisser 33oml - £2.25

 

 

Ale & Bitter

 

Bass Pale 330ml - £1.75

 

Boddington's Draught 440ml - £2.00

Caffrey's Irish Ale - £2.00

John Smiths Extra Smooth 440ml - £2.00

Newcastle Brown Ale 440ml - £2.00

Marstons Pedigree 500ml - £2.25

 

Guiness Draught Can 440ml - £2.30

Strongbow Cider 440ml - £2.00

Draught Bitter Pint - £2.25

Draught Lager Pint - £2.50

 

Bitter Shandy Pint - £2.15

Lager Shandy Pint - £2.40

 

Underberg Bitters - £0.60

 

Bacardi Breezer 275 ml - £2.50

 

 

all measures 25 millilitres

 

Soft Drinks

 

Orange juice 330ml - £1.35

Ginger Beer 330ml - £1.10

Fruit Juices 330ml - £1.20

Apple drinks 330ml - £1.35

 

Diet Sprite 330ml - £1.10

Diet Fanta 330 ml - £1.10

 

Cranberry Presse 250ml - £1.35

Elderflower Presse 250ml - £1.35

 

Perrier Sparkling 330ml - £1.30

Still Mineral Water 330ml - £0.95

 

Still & Sparkling 1 1/2 litre - £1.55

 

Coke 150ml - £0.75

Mixers 150ml - £0.75

 

Soda Water 250ml - £0.40

 

lemonade & Lime 250ml - £1.15

[TULIP9]

Thanks to all, very useful

[fue-fue]

very useful thanks

[miss-heli]

You can buy spirits cheap for in cabin consumption. An example is a 1 Litre bottle of Gordon's or Beafeater Gin for £10. They also do a deal of 12 for the price of 10 on mixers. All of this can be requested from your cabin steward when he introduces himself to you on emabarkation day. Otherwise you can fill out a chitty which he/she will fulfil for you.

 

I hope that helps.

 

Eddie

I have sailed with P&O before but never knew you could buy spirits cheap for cabin consumption.

Can anyone remember what spirits are available...we are normally Rum/Bacardi drinkers and would be glad to buy from the steward if available

[feebee_71]

Mis Heli,

 

Bacardi is available for in cabin consumption and costs about £11/litre with offers towards the end of the cruise with bottles as cheap as £8.

 

Other spirits can be as low as £6:50 - Smirnoff Red 1L.

 

Feebee_71 :p

[TravelOwls]

I note that an earlier thread says it is ok to take some own wine on board - is this still the case? Celebrity allow 2 bottles per cabin only. Is there a limit on P & O?

[LibraLass41]

Yes its fine in moderation. I packed 2 x 1litre cartons of white wine in my case and that was ok.

Obviously someone struggling up the gangplank with cases of wine/beer may be questioned, but in moderation no problems. Also, I took a small bottle of lemonade to go with room service orange juice, as they only sell mixer tins those little ones like tonic tins for 75p each.

[cottonbuddas]

I have sailed with P&O before but never knew you could buy spirits cheap for cabin consumption. Can anyone remember what spirits are available...we are normally Rum/Bacardi drinkers and would be glad to buy from the steward if available

 

In your cabin there's an info book - long, thin, greeny-blue, ring binder. In the section called something like "tickle your palate" is a price list of everything that's available in drinks and tobacco sales. There's also a sales desk somewhere ????? (perhaps outside the theatre on Ventura) with printed lists and order forms. Your cabin steward should have put some order forms behind the kettle. These you fill in, hand to him and he sends a runner. Frequently back within the hour :D

[terry99]

Hi EJ,

 

Thanks for taking the time to set out that comprehensive price list.

 

Much appreciated!

[Northbankboy]

would anyone be able to tell me how much cigarettes are on board ? can you buy in 200's or single packs ?

[cottonbuddas]

would anyone be able to tell me how much cigarettes are on board ? can you buy in 200's or single packs ?

 

I think you can get single packs from the bars or a carton from your cabin steward. Superkings were about £25.00 a carton.