Sadly, my wife and I are unable to drink alcohol. But we do enjoy a good non-alcoholic beer or red wine (or a GOOD red grape juice) at dinner and when socialising. But we always run into a problem finding drinks we like when on a cruise. We end up arguing with reception and, eventually, something might be found for us.
We do not want SUGARY "mocktails". There are lots of good quality zero beers and red wines available now. We particularily enjoy the new Guinness zero - which is really excellent - and Doom Bar ale.
But please - not the horrendous Becks Blue.
It is particularly disappointing and annoying to find literally dozens of different makes of alcoholic beers and wines for all tastes on a menu - then just one non alcoholic fizzy lager and probably no zero red wine.
It wouldn't cost much to add a few non-alcoholic beers and wines - and the profit would be high. Why don't Pubs, restaurants and Cruise lines stock more?
I mention MSC because we are booked on the Euribia in January. Whenever we contact a cruise lines' customer service desk on this topic we receive the same non-committal brush-off
ie:"some of the restaurants might stock a non-alcoholic wine - if available - and we do offer fruit mocktails and one non-alcoholic lager".
It shouldn't be like this - should it?
