Bowen Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Hi! I'm trying to gauge what I ought to be aiming for as far as $$ for the deluxe beverage package. It's a December 2025 cruise, one week on Harmony. Currently at $70.99. Is that a good price? I've never bought it before and have no idea. Thanks! Quote
Ryan79 Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Personally, I’ve never paid in the $70’s. $62.99 for a 7-day Oasis class is my personal lowest, but I’m sure others have done better. But I very rarely ever buy beverage packages unless if the itinerary is sea day heavy or I’m going to be on the ship for at least 5 days due to the port schedule, so I don’t do much shopping for it. Remember, you can always buy now, and reprice later if the price drops. That locks you in just in case if $70.99 is the lowest the price ever goes. There is no guarantee it will go lower. Quote
Lucky Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 A few years back, I scored it for about $18/day. I haven't seen it that good since. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Currently for Symphony in May it’s $64.99 but has been as low as $48.99. Sometimes the price starts high but tends to go lower as time goes by. You do have 8 months to go and my guess is the cheapest price will be found during Black Friday sale which you will be lucky enough to take advantage of! Quote
Traveling Mike Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 You can use this calculator to see if it is a good price for you. Cruise Drinks Package Calculator (2025) Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 My next two cruises on Vision and Quantum have it currently at 67.99. My last two cruises on Brilliance and Freedom it was under $60 Quote
CHart Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 $70.99/day is what I paid for Harmony in February. It was well worth it for me as I had 126 over the course of the week. I also snagged a gift card for 20% off so it was like ~$56/day plus gratuities. Quote
Bowen Posted April 3 Author Report Posted April 3 9 hours ago, CHart said: $70.99/day is what I paid for Harmony in February. It was well worth it for me as I had 126 over the course of the week. I also snagged a gift card for 20% off so it was like ~$56/day plus gratuities. How do you get a gift card for 20% off? Quote
Matt Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 This article is about getting a discount, which could save a fair amount. Anything under $70 pp per day is a "good price". Anything below $60 pp per day is an excellent price. Anything before $50 pp per day you should shove your own kids out of the way to get. ImOnlyHereForTheInk, CHart and FoxboroCruiser 1 2 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Bowen said: How do you get a gift card for 20% off? It was an ill-conceived promotion RC offered last December that lasted less than a full day because so many people (myself included) bought thousands in gift cards to pay off cruises that were already booked. As much as I'd love to see it again, I highly doubt we ever will. ImOnlyHereForTheInk and Ryan79 2 Quote
Ryan79 Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 @Bowen There was a brief sale a few months ago that lasted a few hours where we were able to snag up some 20% off gift cards before RC shut down the promo prematurely due to it being a little more successful than anticipated! Many of us on here bought (self included) bought a small fortune in gift cards that day! LOL OCSC Mike 1 Quote
Bowen Posted April 3 Author Report Posted April 3 Nice! I like that you all got in on it! OCSC Mike 1 Quote
Lisa Y Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Hey Bowen. Can I ask when your package showed up to purchase? We are sailing in Feb and it isn’t there yet. We haven’t cruised in 15 years so this is new(ish) to me. Thanks. Quote
ImOnlyHereForTheInk Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 22 hours ago, Lisa Y said: Hey Bowen. Can I ask when your package showed up to purchase? We are sailing in Feb and it isn’t there yet. We haven’t cruised in 15 years so this is new(ish) to me. Thanks. Mine was available in the app as soon as my cruise showed up. Booked Black Friday 2024 for Aug 2025. Quote
Lucky Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 My 10-night sailing on Independence in 2026 is offering the DBP for $52/day. If I wasn't going to be diamond by that time, I'd definitely jump on it. OCSC Mike 1 Quote
SeaSunnedTraveler Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 Our upcoming cruises on Mariner in May, August and October all have prices in the $53-56/day range, but that's a 45% Diamond or above rate. Quote
MdFormula350 Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 for an oasis ship 70.99 is pretty good. I would buy it for now and reprice if lower. Quote
CruiseRoyalDad Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 If it's anywhere near the Christmas timeframe I doubt it'll get much lower than that. Nowadays, $70 is a "good" price for the Oasis class ship DBPs during peak cruise seasons. Grab it now and honestly, don't even worry about it until black Friday. Black Friday is when you get the best deals of the year. Of course black Friday will be within DAYS of your cruise so with dynamic pricing the way it is, I wouldn't bank on it being any lower then either. Grab it now while you can and as @MdFormula350said just reprice if you see it drop. Quote
Bazza Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 Current offers on Adventure for 6 nights in January (in GB £s) are around $80 Deluxe and $35 Refreshments. Maybe that includes some hidden new tariffs!! Interesting to know what it does show in $ for the majority of you?? Hopefully will drop a bit during Black Friday or other sales. There was a great deal (at least I thought so) for the Unlimited Dining Package of $200 but could not justify for the 5 of us to have Chops every night plus lunch on sea days! Quote
SeaSunnedTraveler Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 $54.99/d on our 5night cruise on Mariner in October. Quote
SeaSunnedTraveler Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 5 hours ago, Bazza said: Current offers on Adventure for 6 nights in January (in GB £s) are around $80 Deluxe and $35 Refreshments. Maybe that includes some hidden new tariffs!! Interesting to know what it does show in $ for the majority of you?? Hopefully will drop a bit during Black Friday or other sales. There was a great deal (at least I thought so) for the Unlimited Dining Package of $200 but could not justify for the 5 of us to have Chops every night plus lunch on sea days! One of my favorite treats on the UDP is Playmakers, if you are lucky enough to have one on your ship. $20 credit per day per person, great burgers, best onion rings at sea, pitchers of beer. It is our go-to upon embarkation when we sail on the Mariner. A great bar and great food. A great ice cream sundae before bed isn't a horrible thing. Neither are campfire cookies. OCSC Mike and Bazza 2 Quote
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