Angelicious

I believe you will get the perks such as JR meal for boardwalk or bottle of wine with central park.
So far the only known perk that doesn't seem to come through RoyalUP is the extra C&A points when you upgrade from non-suite to suite, although some have reported success with that.

YES you will! Whether you get a boardwalk or Central Park balcony you’ll get the amenities.

The app is a work in progress.  I would not take what is stated in the app, especially this far out, as being accurate.
One day the app may be a great tool to use for a cruise.  It isn't there yet.  

I would check with your online cruise planner just to be safe, but my bet is on the app being wonky. It’s fairly notorious for having wrong information in there - esp when the sailing is far out. 

To me, it’s well worth the money! We only go on 1 big vacation a year ( I’m a single Mom) and I take that opportunity to absolutely spoil myself and my son! 

Actually, I was raised in Ann Arbor, but I’ve been in the South for 13 years! Northern born, Southern by default!? Go Blue!

Yes, every time you pass a bar or order a drink also get a bottle of water to take back to the cabin. 

My kids LOVE being able to have a pop (I'm from Michigan, it's NOT soda! LOL) whenever they want when on a cruise.   The two of you will have a great time!  Cheers!

@spiralqueen, I already plan to carry on my allotment of wine, so a 12 of water may be pushing it for me! Great suggestion though! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

I just wanted to let y’all know that I made the decision to get myself the refreshment package and my son the soda package! Thanks for your help and your kindness! 

What I did on the Oasis was got the refreshment package for me and the soda package for my Granddaughter.  With the refreshment package I was able to get all the specialty coffees that I wanted, all the bottle water that I wanted, soda, and several frozen N/A drinks. I did get the refreshment package on sale at $18/day so it was a win-win situation for us.

I know it's easy to get caught up in the drink package hype, but the reality is you do not need a drink package to have a great cruise.  Far from it, in fact. 
Drink packages exist to help sway folks who tend to drink a lot. Moreover, they also exist because it generates a lot of money for the cruise line.
Unless you are drinking 5 drinks covered with the drink package every day, I'd say skip it.  

@Angelicious We also drink the fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning...that's not included in the soda package.  We've never had the non-alcoholic drinks, however i did hear some of them taste great.

@Hoski that’s actually a very good idea! Thank you! Quick question though: can I stock up on bottled water this way?

I am pretty sure that is partially why my daughter likes it. lol.

My 12 year old daughter loves the mocktails.  She has her list of favourites.

With the refreshment package, I do this all the time.  Every time I go by a bar, I will ask for a bottle of water.  I stock them up in the room.  By the last day, Hubby says I need help and makes me stop.  lol

We tend to purchase the refreshment package.  We will normally drink a cup or two of specialty coffees per day, along with 1 or 2 drinks from the freestyle machine.  I tend to drink a-lot of bottled water to make up for remainder of our purchase.  We buy a drink card (When available) or get a glass of adult beverage when the desire hits us as the drink package is not worth it for us.

I would suggest the soda package for your son and the refreshment package for you and here is why.  The coffee card doesn't save that much as Royal seems to have changed their policy so it's 1 punch for a small, 2 for a medium and 3 for a large.  If it doesn't have to be Evian for you just bottled water you can get all the bottled water you want with the refreshment package.  I would think that would almost be cheaper for you instead of buying a soda package, a water delivery and a coffee card. 
We aren't Coke drinkers so we don't use the soda package.  My kids drink the free stuff including milk except at dinner the one gets a soda and I just pay for that.  When traveling with my husband I get the booze package because I tend to drink more with him.  For my mom and kids trip I'm not getting any package but will bring a 12 pack of Pepsi on with us and that will keep us happy.  I also am considering pre-ordering a water package for that trip because water and Pepsi will work for us.  I think the water on Royal is expensive compared to other cruise lines.

Personally, I don't think the beverage package is worth it; because, a person never consume the amount you pay for, on a daily basis. I myself don't drink sodas; however, if I did, I couldn't consume the amount to get my money worth...and keep in mind, the price you pay is daily for the duration of the cruise & you have to pay twice, because two to a cabin. I would strongly consider bringing your personal water on board(12 x 17oz bottles)…otherwise, they do have flavored water you can access anywhere, btw, paying for a drink or soda, every now & then is far more cost efficient than the package. It's like paying for unlimited data monthly, when you only use 5GB per month...know what I'm saying.