Cheap tricks to avoid alcohol charges?

Just read a “tip” from a cruiser on another board that he recommends suite guests bring a kitchen funnel to refill their two bottles of wine from the concierge/suite lounge supply daily. And that a $1 tip goes a long way so the lounge staff won’t say anything. Do people really do this? I am happy to pay for the alcohol package instead of having to resort to this kind of embarrassing behavior. Or is it just me who thinks this is pretty outrageous? Maybe it’s no big deal.

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Just read a “tip” from a cruiser on another board that he recommends suite guests bring a kitchen funnel to refill their two bottles of wine from the concierge/suite lounge supply daily. And that a $1 tip goes a long way so the lounge staff won’t say anything. Do people really do this? I am happy to pay for the alcohol package instead of having to resort to this kind of embarrassing behavior. Or is it just me who thinks this is pretty outrageous? Maybe it’s no big deal.

 

 

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We've done many cruises where we went into the lounges, and have never, ever, seen someone filling their own bottle of wine.

Why someone would suggest that is kind of odd, IMHO. It's not as if there's a shortage of wine during an evening.

We've done many cruises where we went into the lounges, and have never, ever, seen someone filling their own bottle of wine.

 

 

 

Why someone would suggest that is kind of odd, IMHO. It's not as if there's a shortage of wine during an evening.

I think he wants to be able to drink wine in his cabin or refill from there throughout the day instead of buying drinks outside of the lounge.

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Wow that's a new one. The epitome of cheapness.

I've never seen such a thing but, hey, there are all kinds of cheap tacky people out there.

LOL, that's going to take at least a $20 tip for me to pretend I didn't see that.

I would hopefully think the person making that comment was joking. If the person were serious, it just goes to prove that having money (or at least enough to pay for a suite on a cruise) doesn't equate to having class.

I think he wants to be able to drink wine in his cabin or refill from there throughout the day instead of buying drinks outside of the lounge.

 

 

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It's a lot cheaper to stay drunk if you just stay at home.

Or find the events where you can maintain a buzz with free drinks.

Or cruse so much that you get 3 bottles of free wine in your cabin- that plus the two you bring on, the evening free drinks, etc- and you can be buzzed the entire cruise.

I would hopefully think the person making that comment was joking. If the person were serious, it just goes to prove that having money (or at least enough to pay for a suite on a cruise) doesn't equate to having class.

I wondered the same thing, because I couldn’t believe what I was reading, but the tone was serious and “trying to be helpful” tips for someone who had recently booked a suite for the first time.

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It's a lot cheaper to stay drunk if you just stay at home.

 

 

 

Or find the events where you can maintain a buzz with free drinks.

 

 

 

Or cruse so much that you get 3 bottles of free wine in your cabin- that plus the two you bring on, the evening free drinks, etc- and you can be buzzed the entire cruise.

Exactly. It’s kind of bizarre.

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Just read a “tip” from a cruiser on another board that he recommends suite guests bring a kitchen funnel to refill their two bottles of wine from the concierge/suite lounge supply daily. And that a $1 tip goes a long way so the lounge staff won’t say anything. Do people really do this? I am happy to pay for the alcohol package instead of having to resort to this kind of embarrassing behavior. Or is it just me who thinks this is pretty outrageous? Maybe it’s no big deal.

Have never seen or heard of this.

Just read a “tip” from a cruiser on another board that he recommends suite guests bring a kitchen funnel to refill their two bottles of wine from the concierge/suite lounge supply daily. And that a $1 tip goes a long way so the lounge staff won’t say anything. Do people really do this? I am happy to pay for the alcohol package instead of having to resort to this kind of embarrassing behavior. Or is it just me who thinks this is pretty outrageous? Maybe it’s no big deal.

 

 

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Just when you think you have heard everything i read this.

It has to be a joke just like the brilliant thread,

I Do Flaunt My C&A Status.

I would actually pay to see this *IF* I could film it and put it up on youtube. I'll bet "cheap funnel drunk" would get a lot of views.

Obviously it was not a Royal Caribbean ship because the wines in the Suite lounge are not very drinkable. :D

It must be a gold member who sneaked into the lounge when the door was open.

Obviously it was not a Royal Caribbean ship because the wines in the Suite lounge are not very drinkable. :D

That's what I was thinking. Every free wine I've had on any RCCL ship is 5.00/bottle crap at best. One would be stooping really low to go out of their way to "steal" it. Pretty sad and desperate if true.

I thought my son in law was the cheapest man on earth. Whoever did this (if it actually occurred) has him beat. We would have dragged my son in law out by his feet if he had tried this. Fortunately, all he did was gulp down drink after drink for the duration of period the Diamond Lounge was available.

The hangover from downing an entire bottle of the "lounge" wine would be enough to keep it from happening more than once. ;)

This has got to be a joke. If you can afford the suite, you can afford the alcohol.

It must be a gold member who sneaked into the lounge when the door was open.

You must have seen the link on the Flaunt thread;)

Ewww. I can appreciate people being frugal. But that lacks integrity.

I usually just make a funnel out of my paper plate and fill up my water bottle with Zinfandel when no one’s looking.

I thought my son in law was the cheapest man on earth. Whoever did this (if it actually occurred) has him beat. We would have dragged my son in law out by his feet if he had tried this. Fortunately, all he did was gulp down drink after drink for the duration of period the Diamond Lounge was available.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was my brother in law,its typical of their money saving tricks.

You must have seen the link on the Flaunt thread;)

You will see a lot of my posts on that thread.

You will see a lot of my posts on that thread.

Yes, you are in the lead with over 200 posts in that thread alone.