Jedi_Mky

Thank you, and too bad they don't make decisions like this universal.

I'm confused by this because we've got folks confirming that the milkshakes are included with the deluxe package, but the brochure on RCCL's site doesn't even mention them.

I also think it will probably be easy to hit the $27 difference since we're sailing for my parent's 50th anniversary along with my two brothers and their wives. @SpeedNoodles, that is also part of my logic in that some of our excursion are only about 4 -5 hours. Thank you all for your input.

Greetings all, I've read all the great commentary so far, but I'm still struggling to make up my mind. My wife and I are booked for the 7-day/5-port Caribbean cruise on Freedom later this year. Even though we're planning an excursion at each of the five ports, I'm still thinking that the deluxe package would be reasonable because the (current sale) price difference between the deluxe and refreshment packages is $27/day/person. My wife is thinking it may not be economical if we're getting off almost everyday, but I know that at dinner we may have 2-3 glasses of wine, and then have a cocktail or two going to a show, club or other activity in the evening. I think that based on the pricing some of you have graciously posted about individual drinks, I believe the $27 would be made up for rather quickly. If any of you have done this trip before (or something similar in days and ports), I'd love to hear your input. Thank you

I don't know about that one in particular, but when I called RC with some additional questions for our upcoming trip (Aug 4-11 on Freedom), they told us there were two formal nights.