hoytlakes

our ship was the pacificia, the service was slow, and the chocolate bar didn't offer up much info. after we ordered a small piece of chocolate and charged a large sum I asked why wasn't it part of the all inclusive and she just shook her head....so I asked if anything is part of the all inclusive and she said no....I guess we should have done our homework. as for having anything waiting for us or super good service, that didn't happen. I was ok w/ that having been warned. so anyone who had extra good service is very lucky. we had average at best.

ok the drink pkg is a good deal if you average 3 to 4 drinks per day. We had it for two adults and one kid. kid is only 8 euros /day. adult was abt double or more can't remember what I paid. we got it so we could enjoy drinks without care. here is my take... they don't know you have the drink pkg till after you order, they seemed to treat the pkg peeps as well as the pay by drink peeps. they are very very slow. and not just for the pkg peeps. so, if you really want your money's worth you have to order before you want it it takes abt 15 mins per order. the bartenders tend to fill the waiters orders before the peeps at the bar so you're usually quicker to flag a waiter. the drink pkg is very weird. example: do you have champagne w/ the drink pkg?? 'No" he replys. do you have sparkling wine? yes, prosecco. bingo we'll take two...next go to dinner. and they say no to procecco, asti, etc. only wine and only the house stuff (about a C-) and only filled glass one time for 2 hrs. You have to push for more. but if you push you'll get it eventually. different bartenders would say no to a drink because of the way we worded it. you get a brochure and basically they want you to point to the drink you want. if it's not there you'll get a run around. I wanted a salty dog. well it's just vodka and grapefruit rimmed w/ salt. wow. they said ok but acted uptight about it. same w/ a coffee drink. we couldn't get one but why? it's just a shot of liquor in coffee. the shot is included and the coffee is included so what's the problem. we'd get creative in how we ordered. you can get around their little silly rules if you put some thought into it. the prices all are around 6-8Euros per drink plus service/&tip. hope this helps.!.:confused::confused: