Pamela b Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 I am on the Independence July 1. I went online to prepay my drink package and it has a major price increase. it states 105.00 PP per day, with a pre-cruise purchase it' 85.00! That is 20.00 PP per day more than the same cruise I just took in March. Has there been a major increase? I haven't been able to find a posting about it on RCCL site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 You haven't heard much because it's normal. The price goes up and down until your cruise due to inflation and/or supply and demand and /or whim of the business. Either buy when you feel comfortable or pay per drink once you board. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 We paid $66/Day for the cruise we took last week. I purchased the drink package in late March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimension Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 I am booked on Explorer for the end of this October as with the sale that is going on right now Deluxe with Voom is $90.00/Day. I just paid $85.00/Day last week when I was on Mariner of the Seas. I booked 2 cruises while onboard last week for March and November 2023 and both of those are clocking in at $95.00/Day. I would have to say that Royal has really made a major price increase in the Deluxe packages since the restart. I am definitely having sticker shock since the restart for prior to COVID I was use to paying between $50-$70/Day. When Royal has its "sales" I have yet to see any price drop on any of my past 3 cruises or my up coming 3 cruises. My preferred drink is White Russians with Gray Goose. These were a cost of $11 plus gratuity which would bring the total up to $13 per a drink on my cruise last week. Doing the math for my upcoming Explorer cruise I would have to drink 7 drinks a day to break even. On a 6 day cruise that is a lot of drinking especially since 3 of those days are port days. If the prices continue to go up I will have to give up drinking for drinking to get my moneys worth will turn out to be a burnout in drinking. I would be drinking to just be drinking and not really enjoying myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Patterson Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 I saw the prices for "pre-cruise" purchases fluctuate quite a bit in the past. I'm not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinJ Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 The trouble I'm having is they seem to be only doing this by one get one 50% package lately. My wife can't drink, so I always have to call and purchase DBP for me and the refreshment package for her. This process makes it a bother to "reprice" the DBP. With the 50% deal it's difficult to figure out what the single prices would be. It also means a single purchaser isn't getting any deal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 18 minutes ago, KevinJ said: With the 50% deal it's difficult to figure out what the single prices would be. It also means a single purchaser isn't getting any deal at all. When purchasing in advance the price shown online is always going to be the discounted price. Solo sailing I have booked Different sailing with the old style cruise planner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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