Srp431 Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 The 10 drink card was available starting on Day 4 on Wonder for Christmas sailing (Dec 23 - Dec 30). Shari, cedricmr, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 Seems like it's been popping up on the back half of some cruises nowadays. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 Good to see it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 Haven't seen that since 2020! Interesting its back. I wonder if that means less people are paying the ridiculous drink package prices. Geezer Of The Seas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_Texas Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 This is great! I would purchase to augment D+ coupons in a heartbeat. Drop from $14 to $9 per cocktail plus gratuity is significant. Is it easy to direct wait staff / bartenders to use coupons first and dink card second? PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Vancity Cruiser said: Haven't seen that since 2020! Interesting its back. I wonder if that means less people are paying the ridiculous drink package prices. If I were a gambler, I'd put all my chips on YES!!! as the answer to the question. I'm thinking the add-ons such as drinks and specialty dining might be suffering the effect of the fare hikes. Last trip out on Mariner in November, there were employees of Jamie's and Chops making the rounds of the Windjammer soliciting individual night reservations. Kinda like the spa employees that all but do open field tackles of passengers in the corridor outside the spa entrance hawking treatments. Vancity Cruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Geezer Of The Seas said: thinking the add-ons such as drinks and specialty dining might be suffering the effect of the fare hikes. Last trip out on Mariner in November, there were employees of Jamie's and Chops making the rounds of the Windjammer soliciting individual night reservations. Wonder this morning day 5 at breakfast in Windjammer we were offer dinner at Mason jar as buy at 50% off. When I mentioned so just like my Pinnacle BOGO, she offer to let me use my BOGO at 50% off the 1st full price meal and 2nd one still free. Bummer because we are traveling with family and they are very picky eater and are not interested in the menu at all. Just my luck. Yes we are not going to abandon them. PPPJJ-GCVAB and DonR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 Good buy if you drink more than just beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 10 drinks total or 10 drinks a day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 minute ago, CrimsonCruiser said: 10 drinks total or 10 drinks a day? Its a punch card for 10 total drinks. CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 It's a punch card for 10 drinks AND you can share the drink card benefits! CrimsonCruiser and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrynight0154 Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Due to the elevated prices of cruise fare and drink packages, I think from now on my wife and I will start buying drinks a la carte or a 10 drink card. Our Wonder cruise in a few weeks will likely be our last drink package splurge($1,288), I booked it months ago and I’m not canceling. PPPJJ-GCVAB and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 We are doing a three day on Allure in a few weeks. This will be the first time we will forgo the drink package. $76.99 per person per day, plus taxes and tips? No thanks. I am a drinker, and I would really have to get after it to make that worth while. SpicyCherry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Please keep in mind that the 10-drink card is no guarantee, it can and will show up when they feel like it. foxrunner, CrimsonCruiser and USCG Teacher 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: Please keep in mind that the 10-drink card is no guarantee, it can and will show up when they feel like it. Sage advice above! I have never sailed with Virgin but I like the way the drink program works in theory. I wish Royal would presell the 10 drink card in the planner as well as offered the packages. CrimsonCruiser and USCG Teacher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rackham Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 While I can't see Royal cannibalizing DBP sales by offering a 10 punch, any drink card in the cruise planner, I could see them offering a 10 punch card good on glasses of beer and wine up to $10-11 each for around $60 ("SAVE UP TO 45% ON BEER AND WINE BY THE GLASS!") People who want cocktails will skip it, people who were wanting a beer and wine package will consider it, and light drinkers might bite since they don't know how much they'll actually drink aboard and don't want to commit the money to the full DBP (among a multitude of groups). foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilley Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Can the 10 punch card be purchased multiple times during the cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Rackham said: While I can't see Royal cannibalizing DBP sales by offering a 10 punch, any drink card in the cruise planner...... I'm still gnawing on Ampurp85's "now you see it, now you don't" observation. It suggests to me this card appears when drink package reservations and/or a la carte sales are in the crapper on a given trip and it's one of those revenue management tools to be used in case of emergency................. WAAAYTOOO and CrimsonCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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