WannaCruise 931 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I'm sure like a lot of you, I love talking about cruise stuff. Most of the posts these days are depressing with the current situation. So I thought I'd start a fun post. There is the common question "Are drink packages worth it?". We mostly cruise with our kids so don't purchase it, but DH and I have gone on a couple cruises on our own. On our last cruise we purchased the package for the first time. We have also purchased it for our summer cruise...if it goes as it was a good price (comparing to the standard rate). It's not generally worth it for me price-wise, especially if our kids are on the cruise, but I do enjoy the freedom of grabbing drink and if the price is right, that alone is worth it. DH can break even or make it worth it financially. So I thought for fun...I'd start a post of "what is your day like on a cruise in terms of drinks"? Royal has such fun ones, plus the usual wines, beers, hard liquor. I'll go first (based on the one time we had the package) morning coffee with baileys - grab after breakfast and walk viewing the ocean with it afternoon fun drink by pool or schooner's bar with trivia - mai tai or blue lagoon or some cocktail afternoon ice coffee (maybe) bottled water dinner drink - try a new wine or mojito evening fun drink (usually after the show so I'm not running to the washroom lol) - try something new from menu, or Kraken colada, etc. How about others? Can be with or without the drink package...with our without the suite/diamond lounge (not us). IRMO12HD, DJsMrs, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USFFrank 209 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 With the Refreshment Package, I always got the fresh squeezed orange juice at Windjammer at breakfast time. On Freedom of the Seas, I enjoyed watching them put the oranges into the that big juicer machine and getting the freshest tastiest orange juice ever. Never saw the juicers in action on the other cruises though, but I could tell the juice was freshly squeezed recently. PPPJJ-GCVAB, JLMoran, Ian T and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWDW1204 505 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 To always have one in my hand. LOL Pattycruise, Ray, Ogilthorpe and 10 others 8 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 931 Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, USFFrank said: With the Refreshment Package, I always got the fresh squeezed orange juice at Windjammer at breakfast time. On Freedom of the Seas, I enjoyed actually watching them put the oranges into the that big juicer machine and getting the freshest tastiest orange juice ever. Never saw the juicers in action on the other cruises though, but I could tell the juice was freshly squeezed recently. The fun drinks that I get tend to have a lot of sugar so wouldn't typically add freshly squeezed OJ, but our next ship if Freedom (where we got the package), so maybe I'll give it a try. USFFrank 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teddy 741 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 We will probably seem lame. We drink coffee, water, and whatever lemonade-type drink is available. It's boring but keeps our costs down. USFFrank, emmef, PRebecca and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 931 Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, teddy said: We will probably seem lame. We drink coffee, water, and whatever lemonade-type drink is available. It's boring but keeps our costs down. Nothing wrong or boring with that at all. That's us more often (with the excepting of the one time we got the drink package)...and will carry our own wine onboard. teddy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FionaMG 779 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 3 hours ago, teddy said: We will probably seem lame. We drink coffee, water, and whatever lemonade-type drink is available. It's boring but keeps our costs down. That's us too. At most we would maybe buy a soda or a beer at dinner time but as new diamonds on our last cruise we were able to eliminate that added expense. teddy, 4ensic and WannaCruise 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 1,236 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Typical day for me: 8-10 bottles of water (or equivalent amount of Vitamin Water from Freestyle machines) 2-3 soda package cups filled with Powerade Zero 2-3 soda package cups filled with diet soda of some sort 5-6 glasses of iced tea at lunch/dinner (it's not great iced tea, but it meets the need) 1-2 cups of coffee (might be more if the coffee on a particular trip is unusually good) 1-2 glasses of juice at breakfast A glass of scotch in either the Suite Lounge or Diamond Lounge A couple glasses of wine with dinner Whatever freebies or near freebies are offered at a liquor tasting, art auction, or Mimosa special in the casino on a sea day Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO, cruisellama and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyfsu21 951 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 No drink package necessary for me. I grab red stripes from either the Suite lounge, Diamond Lounge or casino bar for 7 straight days. By day 7 I swear off alcohol until the next voyage & I replace beer with the Peloton at home. WannaCruise, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Ogilthorpe and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leroyr55 214 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Excuse the legs. WannaCruise and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KathyC 1,033 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Hmmm had to think about this, if we have a pattern or not. On a sea day on a Royal ship when NOT sailing with friends: (water bottles throughout the day) My hubby will get a specialty coffee for breakfast - sometimes I will just cause I have the package, not that I want it. He may spike his, I don't. Later in the morning we'll have something refreshing by the pool/hot tub/solarium/on balcony. After lunch, there will be something frozen in the hot tub. Pre-dinner martini Hubby will have a whisky with dinner After dinner, we'll get beers in the pub or mixed drinks for the show. If we're hanging out in Schooner will be a mixed drink. Last of the evening is a Toasted Almond to settle the stomach before bedtime. On a Celebrity ship sea day: (water bottles throughout the day) Specialty coffee in the morning Martini Bar the rest of the day. (Maybe a specialty herbal tea in the afternoon.) Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pooch 546 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 So glad I’m not the only one starting my day with a little Baileys in my coffee!! PPPJJ-GCVAB, JLMoran, Pattycruise and 6 others 4 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonL 219 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 This has definitely changed over the years. Started out with free drip coffee and whatever flavored water,tea,lemonade was offered. Then I started adding in a couple special occasion evening drinks. The last couple cruises I pre-purchased a coffee card so we could get specialty coffees every morning and started getting whatever I wanted to drink in moderation. My next cruise(God willing) to Alaska I made my first DBP purchase and I'm excited to get loose 4ensic, PRebecca, WannaCruise and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoAnn Detor 2 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Afternoon drink by the pool. WannaCruise and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ogilthorpe 964 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 We start the day with a cocktail at lunch (or two ...) including specialty coffees at dessert. I didn't mention breakfast since it has been many years since we have been up for breakfast on a cruise!We take full advantage throughout the day with drinks at various venues and plenty of seltzer to go. More cocktails and wine at dinner and drinks at the clubs and the casino until the early morning, often with a nightcap at casino bar at closing. WannaCruise 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RickinSTL 497 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Wake up-- I need my Diet Dr. Pepper.. They had it on Harmony in the Freestyle Machines.. If not ill drink a few glasses of coke Mid morning (1000ish) I gotta have a few Tito's Bloody Marys.. Around twoish.. I guess its Bud Light time until Dinner.. After dinner... Tito's Dirty Martinis or Tito's and Cranberry.. Depending on the night.. Maybe a few shots of Patron mixed in Last year I made the bright decision after a nap to start the Afternoon with Tito's and Red Bull.. Drank those up until dinnertime.. Around 11pm i lost my wings and crashed hard.. Couldn't find our cabin (should have listened to my wife).. lol joshgates, Linda R, mdgwow and 9 others 1 1 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 6,964 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 For me, my days are pretty consistent: Breakfast - Fresh-squeezed OJ and a grande cappuccino from the cafe One or two days of the trip I'll follow that up with a jalapeño bacon Bloody Mary Another cappuccino around mid-day On embarkation day and port days I always get a reposado or añejo margarita for sail-away On sea days I might get one beer around lunch time, if the ship has a decent import option; if not, I'll get a lighter drink like "She's a Geisha" (sold only at Izumi) On port days I always get two bottles of water when I leave the ship At dinner - 2 glasses of wine (either bottles I brought with me, or if I bought the DBP then slightly more-expensive options that are mostly covered it) After dinner - A glass of Bailey's on the rocks with a shot of espresso mixed in; kind of a reverse Irish coffee And then I'll be drinking bottled or ship's tap water around all of that through the day. Ogilthorpe and mdgwow 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 931 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, JLMoran said: One or two days of the trip I'll follow that up with a jalapeño bacon Bloody Mary Can't say I've ever heard of that...sounds um...interesting....and really different! Sounds like a neat twist on a Bloody Mary. Ogilthorpe, mdgwow and RickinSTL 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanelli56 151 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Bloody Mary for 1st breakfast Irish Coffee for 2nd breakfast VRB (vodka redbull) for the lull Long island iced tea for 1st lunch pina colada for 2nd lunch (water... lots of water) Coconut mojito lava flow for the down time Wine with first dinner beer with 2nd dinner ask bartender to surprise me before entertainment (water.... lots of water.... and more water) old fashioned gatorade sleep.... shower... repeat. CHEERS! kadmgs, Floski, WAAAYTOOO and 10 others 7 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 6,964 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, WannaCruise said: Can't say I've ever heard of that...sounds um...interesting....and really different! Sounds like a neat twist on a Bloody Mary. When the ship has the Bloody Mary bar set up in the atrium, they have a half-dozen or so ingredient options besides the choice of vodka. Jalapeños, bacon, possibly Old Bay, I forget what else. I saw the bacon and jalapeños that was just IRMO12HD, WAAAYTOOO, USCG Teacher and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melmar02 1,284 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 We always get the DBP, and I like to think we take advantage of it. Mostly we like not having the big bill at the end of the cruise. Sea days look like this: DH gets me coffee from the suite lounge in the morning, and I usually only have one cup a day, so no benefit there. Fresh squeezed OJ at breakfast (sometimes) Bottle of water Bloody Marys in the casino mid morning Bottle of water Water, soda, or lemonade at lunch A Lava Flow (or two) by the pool Bottle of water Jalapeno Grapefruit Daiquiri at the Schooner Bar with trivia Bottle of water Lemon drop in the suite lounge (no benefit again) Glass of wine at dinner Bottle of water IRMO12HD, Ogilthorpe and WannaCruise 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ditchdoc 226 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hummm ..... Morning Coffee Coffee Coffee Afternoon Perhaps a beer or some frozen concoction Evening Before dinner drink Wine with dinner After dinner drink Throughout the day Water Diamond perks usually cover the cost of drinks Ogilthorpe and WannaCruise 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monctonguy 1,807 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 I cant list all my drinks in a day.....it would clog up this thread...its a long long list.......... But it averages around 20-25 per day, more on the first few days, less on the last few days...a couple of those are water or poweraede though.....lol........ Linda R, PRebecca, Lovetocruise2002 and 14 others 6 9 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy & Sheryl Unwin 160 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Oh my, this could get interesting.... Thinking about our last time on Navigator First thing is morning coffee, OJ and fruit delivered to the JS. out to the balcony More coffee with second breakfast in the MDR, down to the R bar, for Bloody Mary then stroll around the walking track Back to the R bar, jack and coke takes me through to lunch Glass of wine with lunch in the MDR Back to the R Bar to let lunch settle and wash down with another Jack and Coke Mini Golf Back to the R Bar - more jack and coke Change for dinner Dinner in the MDR- 2 glasses of wine Showtime - Jack and coke Back to the R bar - Jack and coke or two or three Sleep time Just to see how the drinks package worked out, we kept a real count on Navigator. Remember there were two of us contributing here not just me Monday☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆14 × 13 = $182Tuesday☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆16 x 13 = $208Wednesday☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆20 x 13 = $260Thursday☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆8 x 13 = $104$754 Consumed $432 Drinks package $322 Balance in our favour WannaCruise, Pooch, PRebecca and 5 others 5 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRebecca 339 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 speciality coffee first thing in the AM, with a bottle of water. then colada's by the pool, or whatever the drink is around the pool that day, several! I'll try anything more specialty iced coffee, and water around lunch time I like to go to a couple bars and ask them to make me whatever they like to make- whether it's their speciality drink or just some fun new drink they enjoy or whatever, it's a "surprise me" moment and they seem happy to comply. more iced coffee and water on the rocks drinks with dinner; again either specialty frozen or anything on the rocks my drinks are all virgin, and i have a blast trying new things! WannaCruise 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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