If you don't have a package, can you get free bottled water from the bars? Are these the smaller water bottles that would be convenient to take back to the room or carry off the ship?
I'm normally picky about my water but I found the free "tap" water tasted pretty decent.
If you want "worth it" then you might want to consider this - book a GS or higher. The price is going to be high, but it gets you into the lounge where you get real coffee in the morning and as much as you can drink every day during serving hours. You also get a ton of other benes with this.Trying to decide if I should get a package. I thought I read that they include drinks up to $10, but now I can't find it. I'm from the DC area so going out, the average drink price is right around $10 if not more. So I'm thinking we would need to order 5-6 alcoholic beverages a day to make the package worth it. Is this right? How much does the average wine or beer cost and how much does the average cocktail cost, providing you request top shelf liquor. We are only going for 3 days to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, so I can easily see us drinking 5-6 a day, but no more than 8 a day. Also, can you bring the bottles of water off the boat with you?
Just in case I want to get the ultimate package for my husband, how much is the coffee and juice? Is it worth an extra ten dollars a day if he would only have one cup of each?
That's a good tip!You can buy a beverage package onboard up until you have 4 days left on the cruise. So if you're unsure you can pay cash for a day or two, add up how much you've spent and figure out if the package is a better deal. That's what DH and I did on our last cruise and it turned out that we spent less than the package would have cost so we didn't buy it.
Oh wow! That would be nice. I don't see it on my cruise planner, so I guess we're not one of the chosen ones!just a heads up that royal is currently having a sale on some of their beverage packages. 20% off certain packages (mostly the high-priced alcohol ones) on certain sailings - you have to log into your reservation to see if your sailing has it. if you've got a cruise booked and are considering a package, it may be worth taking a look.
Now if only they had a Ben&Jerry's package for DS.
Just kidding. Very tasty ice cream every day and I think his bill came in at $40? $50? Not bad, considering that each individual time he went there it just seemed soooo expensive.
(he can't have the free ice cream or soft serve on any cruise line, b/c of the ingredients, but we know the B&J ingredients and most are fine for him...therefore, an ice cream budget is important!)
Oh wow! That would be nice. I don't see it on my cruise planner, so I guess we're not one of the chosen ones!
The juice that's covered by Replenish and ULtimate is the fresh squeezed OJ in Windjammer (and maybe MDR) in the *mornings*. It's a solid $4 at least, for a glass of it.
The espresso drinks (aka "specialty coffee) is an average Starbucks-type of price. Not NYC Starbucks, but a middle of the road cost.
Yes you can take the included still water (that's the normal spring water in a bottle) off the ship. Doubt sparkling can be taken off.
http://media.royalcaribbean.com/content/shared_assets/pdf/menus/beverage_packages.pdf
The still water is going to be something like Crystal Geyser with the packages that include water, and it's 500ml bottles. If you get a WATER package, then THAT is Evian and it's either 750ml bottles or 1L bottles (we got 1L, but we were told on the ship that we should have gotten 750ml, so who knows?). With the water-only package, they deliver the boxes to you first day and they are yours to do with what you will.
Good tip! I'll keep checking.if your cruise is a ways off, keep checking. it sounds like for now it might be for closer-in cruises (like my may 15 allure cruise has it), but maybe they'll extend it if it increases drink package sales.
We are doing the 12 day Mediterranean cruise and I'm hoping you can help me. I believe that we are doing the $19 Replenish package (we enjoy bottled water, juice, coffee and soda). Can you tell me about milk? My DD's are teens but still drink a lot of milk. I see Replenish includes juices, so that's great, but what about milk? TIA
Thank you! We've cruised with DCL twice, but this will be our first RCCL vacation.milk and chocolate milk are free (well, included) on royal cruises. you can get it in the MDR and from room service, and the buffet in the morning (not sure about buffet at other times, but someone else may know). also not sure where else you can get it, like bars, but i'm sure someone will know that, too. but rest assured, it's available.