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OK, I can definitively state that Patron, Don Julio, Corazon and a host of other tequilas ARE included in the premium package. So if the agave is your drink of choice, go for it.

Well, we sail tomorrow on Allure. I will post my experience to see if there is consistency across the board.

Thanks to those who have replied. :D

Thanks.

And get familiar with Don Julio. If DH likes Patron, he'll love Don Julio. :cool:

I've seen conflicting info, with some saying if it is $12 or under it is included, and another list of premium spirits that are not included. Any recent travelers that can attest one way or the other?

Royal keeps the difference.

 

Also, if the inside/OV stateroom has gone up in price beyond what you paid, you would have to pay the difference.

Sounds like a great program! Sign me up. :D

Oh, thank goodness. Now I can leave my maid at home. :D

You can wait until the 123GO specials are over, and then watch the prices come down. We'll be on the Reflection departing 12/13 and booked a SkySuite 1 late, after final payment and without a 123 special for $1300/pp all-in ($2600 for the cabin) and we're getting $275 in OBC, for a net of $2325 for the cabin. Now the OBC will cover our gratuities, and we decided to buy the premium alcohol package (which we get a 10% discount for since we have the Celebrity Signature VISA card), so add in around $825 for that, and our total cost for a SkySuite 1 with grats paid and the premium alcohol package is around $3400, or $1700/pp. Helluva deal in today's dollars if you ask me.

If I wanted to book the exact same cruise the exact same week next year with the 123GO attached, it would cost me $4300 right now, or an extra $900.

Discounts on Rumrunners? :rolleyes:

One drink at a time, so no bucket of beer allowed under the package.

I have a serious beer drinking friend for whom a bucket IS considered one drink. :rolleyes:

Dude, let us all know how it goes!!! :cool:

Or do both and then you have 4 bottles lol

At almost any other time of the year I would suggest the RCI ship simply because there would be more kids for your kids to hang out with, but over Xmas week the Celebrity line certainly will have it's fair share of teens and tweens.

Our boys have been on both Royal Caribbean (nothing newer than Voyager class) and Celebrity (Horizon, Summit and Equinox) ships. We prefer Celebrity overall as it is a more refined and elegant experience...not by leaps and bounds, but just enough to make a difference. We feel the food is generally better. We've also cruised Princess and HAL, but would rank them 3rd and 4th, so you are definitely fishing in the right waters with RCI and Celebrity.

Freedom of the Seas will offer more bells and whistles in terms of ice rink, and wave rider (I think) as the two major amenities I can think of offhand, but I am not sure the price difference justifies it, especially when you factor in the possibility that you are going to be paying for soda cards for 4 children, excursions for 6, etc. etc. We are traveling on the Reflection December 13th, and part of the reason we chose that ship was due to how much we enjoyed the Equinox 2 years ago, and both are sister ships of the Silhouette.

I don't think you can go wrong either way. We have done a few Caribbean cruises over the years and frankly none of the itineraries excite us anymore; for me and my wife it's all about trying to sneak in one more family trip before the boys (24 and 20) are out on their own and scheduling such a trip becomes next to impossible. That being said, if I was itinerary driven I would take St. Kitt's over Labadee.

Best of luck moving forward and have a great time!