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Which is exactly why I didn't promote it on a public board...

The loophole I discovered doesn't cost you (or any fellow cruiser) to see the price of your drink package increase as I don't use for unintended purposes. Would you agree that there are many viable and justifiable reasons why one person in a cabin would like to purchase the drink package and another wouldn't (like, perhaps, a medical condition that prevents a spouse from drinking alcohol)? I'm not taking advantage of the loophole to extort 'free' drinks from RCCL; merely finding a way around what I (and the OP) find to be an unfair policy. I'd be willing to bet that if you found yourse

OP -- check your private messages. I discovered what I think is a pretty easy loophole to resolve your issue...

Have you previously stayed in a suite on a Oasis Class ship and had access to Coastal Kitchen? If not, you may wish to reconsider the UDP and plan to have most of your dinners in Coastal Kitchen. We were in a crown loft suite on Symphony back in September and had originally purchased the Ultimate Dining Package. We were convinced by a few on this board to drop it in favor of Coastal Kitchen (it was our first time in a suite on an Oasis Class ship) and, in hindsight, we were glad we did. We found the dining in Coastal Kitchen to be superb and, in fact, had most of our breakfasts and dinners