drinks prices

Hi,

Going on Celebrity Equinox next month-- cannot seem to get a hold of up to date bar prices, so I can decide on PAYG or Drinks Package!!:confused:

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Hi,

Going on Celebrity Equinox next month-- cannot seem to get a hold of up to date bar prices, so I can decide on PAYG or Drinks Package!!:confused:

Regarding alcohol packages, the average rule of thumb would be 6 - 7 drinks per day every day is a rough break even to the cost of the package. Keep in mind this includes port of call days as well.

Regarding alcohol packages, the average rule of thumb would be 6 - 7 drinks per day every day is a rough break even to the cost of the package. Keep in mind this includes port of call days as well.

I think a better rule of thumb would be to get an idea of the prices of the drinks to break even. The Premium package for my cruise with my wife was $1300 for the both of us....this package include gratuities and is through Celebrity. This works out to $650 ea or $65 a day

My wife is a wine drinker...some wine is $14/glass. One with lunch, one in the afternoon by the pool, one at dinner and one on the balcony at night...those 4 glasses are $56 of the $65 I need to spend to break even....if I include the tip they will automatically add on, I an much closer to the $65. My package also includes soda, bottled water and specialty coffees.

The price of the package is $x.xx per day so the total cost is based on the length of your cruise. If you drink beer, you may want to do the math. If you are a martini/wine drinker, you may come out ahead...especially when you add the soda/water/coffee.

I think a better rule of thumb would be to get an idea of the prices of the drinks to break even. The Premium package for my cruise with my wife was $1300 for the both of us....this package include gratuities and is through Celebrity. This works out to $650 ea or $65 a day

 

My wife is a wine drinker...some wine is $14/glass. One with lunch, one in the afternoon by the pool, one at dinner and one on the balcony at night...those 4 glasses are $56 of the $65 I need to spend to break even....if I include the tip they will automatically add on, I an much closer to the $65. My package also includes soda, bottled water and specialty coff

The gratuity is automatically included in the price of individual purchased drinks as well as the package prices. Also - at least with RCI - most of the higher priced wines you refer to are not included in packages without a separate surcharge.

Not arguing your method - but all I was doing was a simple average with alcohol only which I believe is pretty accurate at least to the RCI packages.

The gratuity is automatically included in the price of individual purchased drinks as well as the package prices. Also - at least with RCI - most of the higher priced wines you refer to are not included in packages without a separate surcharge.

 

Not arguing your method - but all I was doing was a simple average with alcohol only which I believe is pretty accurate at least to the RCI packages.

I could be mistaken, but the way I understand it is this...and this is from reading the Celebrity boards

I buy a $10 drink and have not purchased a drink package, they swipe my card and $11.50 get's charged as a 15% tip is added.

Same scenario with a drink package, $0 is charged as the price of my package included all drink gratuities.

I could be wrong, but I do know with the package, tips are already included. I don't know how the RCI packages work but the Celebrity packages are Classic and Premium.

Classic covers drinks up to I believe $9 in price....if you get a drink not included in your package, the full price of the drink gets added to your card.

Premium package covers drinks up to $14 in price...if you select a drink over the $14, the difference is charged to your card

This is what I based my math on....the prices for drinks on the boat are higher than your everyday bar so the bill adds up much more quickly.