dandi799

This is exactly what I'm afraid of! I don't want him to realize that I'm paying for drinks for him, so I really want to be sly about it and not have it be a big scene. I will just try to make fast friends with some of the bartenders. Haha.

I think they plan to pay for gratuities (and excursions, etc.) in advance, so maybe I will just sub out my own credit card at the beginning. I definitely would not want the bartender to think I'm being shady, so that is helpful. Also, would not mind just taking a trip to Guest Services. Any chance I could buy him a "bucket of beer" or whatever they are so that he could take them to his room? Sorry, I'm so new to all of this! The last thing I want him to be doing is pinching pennies for himself when he's splurging for the rest of us!

Thank you so much for the wealth of information here!! My parents are taking my family and my brother's family on a cruise next summer, and we are beyond excited and grateful. They are insisting on paying for everything and also insistent that we (my brother and myself and our spouses) get the deluxe beverage package. My parents don't drink much (my mom will get by with the bottles of wine that we will bring), but my dad will likely have several beers a day. Is there a way for my brother and I to purchase these for him? He will fight with us about it, so I want to do it on the sly (or letting him believe that we just got them for him for free), but I'm not sure how to make it happen. If I have the beverage package, can I also purchase a beer in addition to my own order? I'm not trying to cheat or steal or anything like that, but I don't know if my credit card will be attached to my sea pass card (since my dad's name is on everything). He only drinks beer, and I don't see that as an option for being delivered to the room prior to boarding. Any advice? Thank you!!