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I have emailed Royal Caribbean asking for specifics of what is included in the package. I will take that with me and fight any charges that they try to add on if it comes to that. Seems stupid for me to just pay more to avoid the hassle when I don't need/want the alcohol. Thanks for the help everyone.

We are sailing on the 30th on the Navigator and were considering the Replenish Package for the kids. I noticed that non-alcoholic cocktails were included but that more expensive packages included frozen drinks. Im curious if your sister was trying to get frozen mocktails as opposed to a non-alcoholic beverages.

She was trying to get virgin pina coladas, so frozen mocktails. I'm not sure what other type of mocktails there are other than the frozen drinks.

The premium package does include bottles of water.

 

 

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Should have clarified that I do like sparkling water and that's only available on the replenish. Still water is available on the premium.

My sister and her family (husband, 13 yo, 7 yo) went on the Navigator last week for Spring Break. My sister and bil bought the Premium Drink Package for them and the Replenish Package for the kids. The replenish package is suppose to cover sodas, juice, water and mocktails. However, the kids were never able to use their package for a mocktail without paying a $4 upcharge. My sister would have to use her card to get them one, but then would have to wait for awhile to get another drink for the other child (or herself). Also, for the first 5 days, the kids replenish package allowed them to have bottles of water. Then all of a sudden, they wouldn't give them water any more. My sister questioned all of this but they were just told that they were wrong and nothing else was done about it.

I am hoping this is still just them working out the kinks of the new ship, new packages, everyone getting back into the swing of work and that it was spring break, thus very crowded. But I am worried because DH and I are going on the same cruise in November. We really don't drink much and the Replenish Package would be perfect for us (mocktails taste just fine to me!). But if I am not able to utilize the package the way Royal says I should be able to, it will be a waste of money. My sister said to just get the Premium package and not worry about it, but that package doesn't include water and I think I will benefit from the bottles of water more than the alcohol.

Did anyone else experience this last week? What suggestions do you have for me on my cruise so that I can get the ship to honor what the replenish package states it covers? This will only be my 3rd cruise and the first 2 were 7+ years ago! Could really use some advice.

Here in the DFW area, the freestyle machines do have dr pepper and flavors. I think it all depends on the establishment and how much they want to pay for the products.

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I have a question about the cabin below yours. We are in 7688 (below you would be it's mirrored image 7388). Did you happen to notice if they had lounge chairs on their balcony? I've heard mixed reviews on this and wasn't sure if they were taken away during the dry dock. I've heard the rooms above can see into the balcony, so that's why I asked.

Are these the infamous gold sandals from your 2009 blog post? I'm trying to catch up on your blog but I'm only on December 2009. You are very funny and I love how you write.