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Add an additional layer of convenience and flexibility to your voyage with one of our Drinks Options. Affording you the opportunity to cover your bar tab in advance, for a fixed daily price, our selection of Drinks Options includes most drinks served on board and start from as little as $10 per person, per day.

 

Adults | $69 per day

Our most comprehensive selection, the Beers, Wines & Spirits Option, includes most alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as a wide variety of speciality hot drinks up to $12 per serving, as well as all the benefits of the Premium Non-Alcoholic Drinks Option. Includes: > An incredible array of beers, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, and wines by the glass > Unlimited soft drinks and fruit juices, mocktails and small bottles of mineral water (500ml) > Unlimited speciality coffees, teas, and hot chocolates > 20% discount on any drinks not included in the Beers, Wines, & Spirits Option

 

Adults and Children | $29 per day

Enjoy unlimited refreshments from a range of soft drinks, small bottled waters, freshly squeezed juices, speciality hot drinks and non-alcoholic cocktails. Plus a 20% discount on any non-alcoholic drinks not included in the Premium Soft Drinks Option. Includes: > Unlimited hand crafted non-alcoholic cocktails, premium canned or bottled soft drinks and fruit juices, as well as draught soft drinks and small bottles of mineral waters > Unlimited illy speciality coffees, Tea Forté infusions and hot chocolates, including Godiva drinks where available > 20% discount on any non-alcoholic drinks not included in the Premium Soft Drinks Option.

 

Adults, Children and Infants | $10 per day

Enjoy unlimited draught soft drinks, selected fruit juices, squash and cordials. Includes: > Unlimited draught soft drinks such as Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, R Whites Lemonade, Britvic Indian Tonic Water and Soda Water > Unlimited selected long-life juices > Unlimited selected fruit squash and cordials

 

Adults and Children | $10 per day

Enjoy unlimited illy speciality coffees, Tea Forté infusions and hot chocolates. Includes: > Unlimited illy speciality coffees > Unlimited Tea Forté infusions > Unlimited hot chocolates

 

 

 

Soft Drinks Option - Terms and Conditions What is included: u Unlimited draught soft drinks, selected long-life juices, fruit squash and cordials. u 15% service charge for all included drinks. Package details and qualifications: u The Soft Drinks Option is charged per person, per day. u Each guest assigned to the same stateroom, with the exception of infants aged 3 years and under, must purchase the same Drinks Option. Sharing is not permitted. u The Soft Drinks Option applies to every day a guest is sailing other than day of disembarkation and is not offered on a per day basis. Partial / pro-rated packages or purchase for segments of a guest’s voyage are NOT accepted. For avoidance of doubt if the cruise is advertised as a 7 night voyage, then 7 shall be applied as the multiplier to the price of the Soft Drinks Option. u The Soft Drinks Option may be pre-purchased up to four days prior to boarding the vessel and is offered onboard on the first 2 days of your voyage. If you opt to purchase your Soft Drinks Option on day two, you pay only for the remaining nights of the voyage. u The Soft Drinks Option is STRICTLY NOT refundable or transferable once purchased onboard. If the Soft Drinks Option is purchased prior to the voyage, it is refundable no later than 3 days prior to departure. A full refund will be applied to the credit/ debit card used to make the original payment. u Only one drink at a time may be ordered. There is a minimum 10 minute wait time between ordering drinks. Sharing is not permitted. Guests or family members who would like to enjoy the Soft Drinks Option must purchase their own sticker. u The Soft Drinks Option is not available for Charter Cruises. u Any guest may purchase the Soft Drinks Option for themselves, regardless of age. Exclusions and limitations: u Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic beverages other than draught soft drinks, long-life juices, fruit squash and fruit cordials. u All drinks are served by the glass. u The Soft Drinks Option does not apply to any items offered in shops onboard. u The Soft Drinks Option cannot be used for Room Service or Mini-Bar items. Additionally, the package cannot offset the cost of, or be a substitution for, special or private events such as cocktail parties, wedding receptions or similar. u Excludes and is not combinable with other Programs, Promotions, Onboard Special Offers, or Events. u The drinks included in the Soft Drinks Option can be consumed in all bars, self-service buffet, main restaurants, and alternative dining venues. Availability of specific brands and flavours may vary by ship or venue on board. u Cunard reserves the right to introduce exclusions or limitations without prior notice. u The Soft Drinks Option is only available on voyages of five nights or more. For avoidance of doubt, the voyage element must be advertised as at least a five night voyage. u Pricing is subject to change without prior notice and price adjustments (up or down) implemented on the day of sailing will replace any previously advertised price. Drink Options purchased in advance may vary from onboard pricing due to timing, currency fluctuations and other factors. Guests will NOT incur additional charges, nor be issued any credits or refunds for such variances. u Local tax may apply for certain ports or itineraries which may be charged in addition to your Drinks Option. u Shipboard management also reserves the right to add additional restrictions and revoke or cancel the Soft Drinks Option at any point during a guest’s voyage for any reason without a refund, as appropriate. A guest’s Soft Drinks Option may be forfeited if they provide beverages to other guests or do NOT comply with the terms, conditions and limitations of the Drinks Option.

Used to be 5 Nights or more, with ability to purchase within 2 days of Boarding,  see my post #2 above with links to Complete Cruise Solution web pages showing details.

1 hour ago, ToxM said:

is there a number of days restriction on buying a drinks package? For example the P&O package is not available on cruises of less than 7 days duration. I am on the 4 day Scotland cruise by cruise in March next year (covid willing) so the drinks package may not be available. 

Only you can be the judge of that.

The drinks package when bought in the first two days includes the 15% Service Charge whereby buying from the menu 15% is added)

see

https://ask.completecruisesolution.com/help/ext/cunard/life-on-board/drink_cost

and 

https://ask.completecruisesolution.com/help/ext/cunard/life-on-board/drinks_package

3 hours ago, keeven said:

The problem for me is P&O has not issued the FCC for me yet although I phoned P&O once and my TA contacted P&O twice. I can't rebook until the FCC is issued. However the TA said they can book for me even the FCC is not issued, they can handle with that later. I do want to rebook asap in afraid of the price might go up further (although it is already high for next summer) 

I will phone P&O again

I suggest contact P&O Directly, If you have any FCC available  or Future Cruise Deposit (FCD)  it should be recorded against your P&O Peninsular Club number. P&O will be able to look up your "cancelled" Voyage reference and cross reference it. With their Complete Cruise Solution booking engine.

See here from You Tube for QM2 and QV,  Off the Jurassic Coast  in Weymouth Bay (UK)  today. Posted by Sky_High_Photography today.

Here is the latest You Tube Video of QV and QM2 in Weymouth Bay (UK)  ,  The Jurrasic Coast. Posted on  You Tube by Sky_High_ Photography  on 2nd June 2020.

On 5/24/2020 at 12:17 PM, bluemarble said:

It ought to be an especially good day for ship spotters in Weymouth today. I think this may be the first time there have been as many as seven cruise ships at the anchorage since the shutdown, if ever. We almost had that many at the same time last week but Ventura left shortly before Britannia arrived on that occasion. For the record, here are the seven cruise ships at Weymouth/Portland Anchorage now.

 

Queen Victoria

Aurora

Britannia

Arcadi

Azura

Ventura

Oceana

Here is the You Tube Video of them if allowed (as P&O Ships) 

Taken a few days ago of QV  (and Silversea," Silver Spirit" )  leaving Southampton for a run along the South Coast,

from You Tube.  

It was ages ago that a poster had discovered that the Name Queen Anne had been registered by Cunard for their 4th Ship,  and informed us on this forum.   Everyone more or less agreed that it would not be name used at the Christening ceremony.     

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_District_Energy_Scheme

Southampton also has its own District energy scheme, which also supplies Carnival House and West Quay Shopping Centre and the Council Offices and more.

I still reckon that from when we started to get more aware of COVID-19  back in March and to Cruise lines suspending cruising, to now in May 2020 is a Completely different scenario. 

Who would have expected the UK  Government to be paying the wages of over 6million workers  in May 2020 ? 

With the present 6ft social distance recommended and many people scared to travel on Public Transport when restrictions get lifted until a possible vaccine is available, I think many things will be changing , From Possible Suitcase delivery,  arriving in the terminal building, to getting on board  and once on board to what they used to be , before Cruise ships start sailing again .

What those measures will be are  known only  to the bosses and staff who will get trained for the eventual start of cruising. What "used to be" will be in memory and a new style will know doubt be put in place with major changes and tweaks . 

Will Queens Grill on Cunard or MSC Yacht Club ever be the same again ?

It will be very interesting to hear the changes from those travellers venturing into the unknown world of Cruising with COVID-19 around us. When the ships start taking passengers again.

Will be interesting  to see the Embarkation changes to be made due to the COVID-19 situation . Obviously the only people to know  what the procedure will be when cruising starts are the staff on board each ship and I am sure even that will get tweaked as time and situations present themselves.

It all depends what one wants from the Hotel  in Southampton and if you wish to Travel on to your Cruise ship.  Do you want inclusive car parking whilst away , a Boutique Hotel or a Cheap Basic. Southampton has them all, from  Leonardo Royal Hotel Grand Harbour,   not the same company  as  The Harbour Hotel Ocean Village , The Holiday Inn, The Pig in The Wall, Ennio's and The White Star Tavern. ? All different 

Actually received, possibly for some time to come, my last Carnival share dividend last week . 

1 hour ago, PORT ROYAL said:

 

Unlimited Comprehensive Cover with no excess for each guest for deliberate travel to a Country with a potential infectious disease.  Think the premiums would be unacceptable to the Cruise Line bean counters,

 

34 minutes ago, Solent Richard said:

 

Actually Saga do just that with both their cruises and shore holidays:it's included in the  headline price.

 

When I book with them I usually decline their insurance and they give a reduced price. 

 

I've just extracted my last invoice for a suite on Saga's Spirit of Discovery last December for 16 nights and my wife and I were credited £98.00 each for declining their insurance.

 Saga from 6pm  13th March   have now  excluded COVID-19 caused by or relating to. ! some other company policies like AXA will still cover if you get ill  through COVID- 19 though as long as you are not travelling against Foreign Office Advice here in the UK.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please not, from 6pm on 13th March 2020, any new Saga Travel Insurance policies will not provide cover for any claim caused by or relating to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please note, from 6pm on 13th March 2020, any new Saga Travel Insurance policies will not provide cover for any claim caused by or relating to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

9 minutes ago, Alanxx said:

If I was in charge of Marketing for Carnival the first thing I would do to get business is to offer free comprehensive cruise insurance on all my ships for 2021 cruises...….they may need to add to the basic cruise price but they should have the fire power to get a good deal off the insurance companies so that prices do not increase too much.

May be a good idea for some, but not those with Annual Travel Insurance policies who have already paid the premium. Some annual policies once you are in will not allow an opt out, for you to rejoin the scheme one was in, again !

1 hour ago, Solent Richard said:

Dead Easy to answer...

 

When cruise lines once more start their operations.

 

It ain't rocket science.

 

It may not be as easy that, if you go against your government's travel advice, then one will not be insured. Which really would be stupid thing to do !

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-70s-and-at-risk-brits-advised-against-travelling-on-cruise-ships

57 minutes ago, ann141 said:

That table suggests to me that Cunard are not taking bookings to the end of July rather than them having cancelled bookings until that date??

Just a play on words,  🙄

Cunard appear to have now cancelled  bookable cruises up to August.

4 hours ago, Pennbank said:

They take your deposit, then you have to pay the final payment, they cancel the trip  24hrs before and issue you with a FCC.   Just playing poker with your finances to get cash.

Although Presently Cunard have deleted all possible cruises up to Aug 2020 

Yes but before COVID-19 when you passed someone smoking or expelling loads of vapour you just held your breath and walked passed. What I am asking does COVID-19 now make a Big difference to smoking in open spaces. Should it now be banned  because of this extra hazzard?.

Perhaps smoking will be banned completely together with the electronic devices that send clouds of vapour into the air.

Would anyone really wish to see and  breath in  the smoke after it has been in  someones mouth whilst COVID-19 is in existence.

You will find that QV is presently berthed on Berth 44 which is were Titanic sailed from whilst Britannia is on Berth 46 

http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/admin/content/files/PDF_Downloads/Southampton Map 2014.pdf

On 4/10/2020 at 1:56 PM, Trevor33 said:

Seems unusual that cruise lines are still advertising so many cruises for sale that are departing in the not too distant future. Whilst we all have our opinion and judgements about this, one can assume that you could in reality book them and pay your deposit. What happens after who knows?

They take your deposit, then you have to pay the final payment, they cancel the trip  24hrs before and issue you with a FCC.   Just playing poker with your finances to get cash.