ginway1010

On 7/7/2023 at 9:35 AM, bluer101 said:

Yep, every time we go we get an over the water cabana and have always brought us food from snack shack plus basically as much as you want from the beach club. We sail again on Wonder in October and can’t wait as coco cay is our first stop this time. Gets the vacation started with a relaxing day at the cabanas. 

It's our first stop this time too.  Thanks for the info!

On 7/5/2023 at 7:30 PM, OCSC Mike said:

Absolutely (and not weird at all). We had a bunch of snack shack food delivered last year (and some this year in a beach club cabana, not otw) and my young niece with both food allergies and extreme pickiness had her standard hot dogs.

FWIW, the funnel cake is far better than any of the Beach Club desserts, IMO.

Doubtful unless you ask for something ridiculous. The apps are brought for the cabana without ordering (some of everything). Everyone in my family ordered 2 entrees plus the snack shack food. Then the desserts are brought similarly to the apps, some of everything.

Last recommendation... try the coconut crusted lobster sandwich. Everyone in my family who eats lobster preferred it to the plain lobster.

Thanks!  And I am super excited about the lobster sandwich!

Hi all,

I see that the cabana attendants will serve you food from the Beach Club menu if you reserve the overwater cabana.

And this is going to sound weird but... will they bring you the stuff from the standard area too?  haha.

My dad is going to love the fancy stuff and will probably devour two lobster entrees on his own.  But I know he's going to want just a good ol' hot dog to go along with it.

And are there limits to the number of dishes you can order?

TIA!

4 hours ago, Xaa said:

Congrats @ginway1010.  One day at a time.

I' don't have much to add beyond what @WAAAYTOOO has said about the non-alcoholic beers being out of the refreshment package.

I'll hit 30 years without a drink this November but I never got into the non-alcoholic beers, I just moved to soft drinks.  I drink the hell out of soda and I enjoy specialty coffees.  Mocktails are fun here and there.  Those you should be able to get in just about any bar as long as they have the equipment (if it's frozen).

Enjoy your cruise!

Congrats on 30 years!

8 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Congratulations on your recovery !  It's a long, hard road but so worth it.

Non-alcoholic beer is, unfortunately, not included in the Refreshments Package.  It is still considered "alcohol" so it's not covered.  I truly do not know if there are any non-alcoholic wines.  I don't know of any.  Even if there were, I'm sure they would not be included in the Refreshments Package, either.

The availability of certain beverage choices is very random.  I think it's fair to say that you would NOT be able to find O'Doul's just anywhere.  As a non-beer-drinker, I don't have first hand knowledge of the potential whereabouts of any particular brand, but I know enough to say that you would have to hunt and peck to find what you're looking for, most of the time.

Again, Congratulations !!

Thank you!  And... that blows my mind that non-alcoholic beer isn't part of the refreshments package when mocktails are.

Sigh - guess that just means that these cruise lines have some evolving to do still when it comes to catering to non-drinkers.  Thanks for the info!

Hi all,

This will be my first time on a cruise since the invention of drink packages where I will NOT be buying the deluxe drink package; sticking with the refreshments package.  I had not admitted I was an alcoholic and gotten help prior to my last cruise.

I know that mocktails are included in the package and I've seen 5 of them listed on the Fleetwide menu but necessarily on specific menus.  Are all items on the Fleetwide menu literally available anywhere on any of the ships in the fleet?

I've also seen O'Doul's and Heineken 00 listed as non-alcoholic beers on the Fleetwide menu, but not listed at every place that serves drinks.

I'm going to be on the Wonder of the Seas for the 7/16 sailing.  Do I have to go specifically to Playmakers if I want the non-alcoholic beers? Or are they everywhere because I see them listed on the Fleetwide menu as well.

Anyone know if they have dealcoholized wines on the ships?  Rather than make wine without alcohol, which tastes like juice, dealcoholized wines have the alcohol removed after making the wine so they are actually quite tasty and complex.

How about some of these specialty cocktails?  Some sound great and only have one type of liquor in them (some have more) and I'm wondering if anyone has had success asking for that cocktail and having them hold the liquor.  

As someone in recovery that has gone 27 months without a drink as of sail time, it's great seeing expanded options for non-drinkers who still want the cruise vibe.  Just wondering how I can expand on the very limited mocktail and beer options.

TIA!

Hi all,

I'm going to be celebrating 11 months of recovery time while on The Wonder of the Seas on 7/20.  I know the meetings are self-led but does anyone know if the ships provide chips for the meeting for those that are celebrating anniversaries?

Thanks, everyone!  Really appreciate the info!

It seems like it might ship-specific?  Does anyone have personal experience with Harmony?

Hey everyone,

Quick question!  We are going on the Harmony in a couple weeks and we did the drink package.

My father insists on having everything linked to his account so he can pay, because he's a great guy.

Question: we did the deluxe drink package.  Does a sale show up on the invoice at the end of the cruise for every time we buy a drink, even if it's "free"?  Or does nothing show up unless we decide to add additional gratuity?

Thanks in advance for your help!