Kolby Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 We are cruising the Harmony of the seas at the end of May and this will be our first Diamond cruise. I had a question about the Deluxe Beverage package cost. I know normally it is cheaper to purchase this on the cruise planner before the sailing, but do Diamond members receive better discounts for this package on board? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Welcome to the message boards! No drink package discount for Diamond, only Diamond Plus. If you are thinking about the drink package, buy it before boarding. I just made D+ on my last cruise. Once I made Diamond I stopped buying the drink package. Diamond happy hour starts at 4:30pm and runs until 8pm (some ships 5:00pm to 8:30pm). During that time the Diamond lounge has free drinks from a special happy hour menu. In most bars around the ship you get three drinks from the same Diamond Happy Hour menu. Between the two I get more than enough evening drinks. As a Diamond that tips the scale to make the drink package unattractive to me. I can buy a couple of beers and/or frozen something in the afternoon for $20-25. That gets me through to Diamond happy hour. I call this the modified drink plan - $25 per day and I'm set. Keep in mind there are one time BOGO or 20% off beer/wine coupons loaded on your SeaPass card as well. Here is the Diamond Happy Hour Drink Menu You can order mixed drinks, like a bloody mary, vodka tonic, martini, etc, but it will be New Amsterdam vodka. No frozen drinks. Bottled water is available and I sometimes grab one with each drink order to stock my room with bottled water. For me that's enough to live without the drink package. YMMV. Sweety, Al Horner, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 You can get club soda, tonic water and seltzer water if you don't drink. I don't drink and I always get club soda with lime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiel53 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Last cruise on Allure I purchased the alcohol package, but I won't be doing it again in all likelihood. I sailed with my sister and she is Diamond and I am Diamond Plus. I purchased the package online at 20% off even though if I did so onboard, it would have been 30% off, but it wasn't worth it to me to have to stand in line at guest services. I really didn't use the package enough for it to be worth it to me. We went to the DL and I had a couple of drinks nightly, and then had wine with dinner. I could have used my 3 free drinks at dinner as we used the Specialty restaurants all week and had dinner at 6:30 nightly. Rarely did I have a drink during the day. I did get a few bottles of water daily and could have gotten soda, which I don't drink with the package. I probably averaged a drink per night in the casino. Now, my next cruise is with my son and his family and they have only cruised once on Royal Caribbean. It may be worth more this cruise as I won't be going to the DL at all. I have to think it through and decide if it's worth my while or not. I know I won't be bringing bottles of water on the ship with me, so I will have to decide soon. I do like the flavored waters on the ship, but am too lazy to have to hunt down the machines that have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Gold_Coast Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hey, has anyone got up-to-date information whether Diamond members still get 30% on board? Booked Ovation for Easter last minute ))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Sam_Gold_Coast said: Hey, has anyone got up-to-date information whether Diamond members still get 30% on board? Booked Ovation for Easter last minute ))) No Diamond discount for Deluxe Beverage Package Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 How much are bottles of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, J_Keeble said: How much are bottles of water? $3-ish J_Keeble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blundeni Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thanks for the info on the Diamond and above happy hour. I am curious about the 3 drinks that you get from other bars. Is this in addition to the happy hour in the lounge, or as a replacement? Can you for example drink during the happy hour in the lounge, and then move to another bar where you can continue to drink using the 3 additional drinks? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Blundeni said: Thanks for the info on the Diamond and above happy hour. I am curious about the 3 drinks that you get from other bars. Is this in addition to the happy hour in the lounge, or as a replacement? Can you for example drink during the happy hour in the lounge, and then move to another bar where you can continue to drink using the 3 additional drinks? Cheers Yes, but those 3 drink coupons only cover the same time span as the Happy Hour, so take that into account. I will regularly get a glass of wine at the Happy Hour first thing, then go to dinner and use my coupons there. Blundeni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 14 hours ago, Blundeni said: Can you for example drink during the happy hour in the lounge, and then move to another bar where you can continue to drink using the 3 additional drinks? Yes, precisely. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 4/29/2018 at 11:00 AM, twangster said: No frozen drinks. Hi @twangster, I'm quoting your post from 2018. I read somewhere that frozen drinks are now offered during the Diamond Happy Hour. Is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: Hi @twangster, I'm quoting your post from 2018. I read somewhere that frozen drinks are now offered during the Diamond Happy Hour. Is that true? For diamond happy hour on some ships virgin frozen drinks are being offered. It's a recent addition as Royal's Crown and Anchor Society continue to improve the diamond and above happy hour benefits. It's unclear if all ships are participating but that is the hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Just now, twangster said: For diamond happy hour on some ships virgin frozen drinks are being offered. It's a recent addition as Royal's Crown and Anchor Society continue to improve the diamond and above happy hour benefits. It's unclear if all ships are participating but that is the hope. Cool! My sailing on the Oasis in May gets me to Diamond, so I could enjoy this perk on the Odyssey Inaugural in November. KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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