The Wood Duck Posted March 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Not all people drink mixed drinks/cocktails, preferring beer or wine. Beverage packages should be tailored to allow beer or wine only. I f you want an odd cocktail then that could be covered by your account. Celebrity has a similar package that limits drink prices ($6us max), covers beer, wine by glass, soft drinks and well shots for $45us/p/pd. Currently one would have to drink 10 Heineken everyday to break even. Not too cost effective.:confused::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The beverage packages are offered to make money. Lots of money. They’re not there to save passengers money. The cruise lines are laughing all the way to the bank. More people don’t break even than do. If you look, there are already beer and wine packages. Unlike Celebrity, passengers on Princess can combine OBC from a variety of sources. It’s not unusual to start a cruise with $300-500 in OBC which would buy you a lot of beer and wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Princess offers a wine card and a bucket of beer for those who only want one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wood Duck Posted March 20, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I saw the bucket option, but prefer draught. My OBC is offered as free gratuities for our 21 day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted March 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm in the opposite camp. I would love to have a cocktails - only version of the PBP. Not a punch card but a package that operates like the current ones: say $40-45/day for up to 12 cocktails. Still required to purchase entire cruise, still no sharing. I don't drink coffee or fresh juices, rarely drink beer and can live without wine (though I did enjoy the Sangria at Alfredos). When I had the PBP on Royal I found myself ordering repeated refills when I had a soda just because I could. A liquor - only package would absolutely reduce both waste and sharing: eliminating the issue of one passenger buying the PBP "because my spouse doesn't drink" while they pass sodas and water to them because "it's not cheating if it's only a soft drink" Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I saw the bucket option, but prefer draught. My OBC is offered as free gratuities for our 21 day cruise.There’s a lot more OBC you can get. You can and should get OBC from your TA in addition to a promotion, shareholder OBC up to $250, military OBC up to $250, Future Cruise deposit (bought onboard) up to $150, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted March 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm in the opposite camp. I would love to have a cocktails - only version of the PBP. Not a punch card but a package that operates like the current ones: say $40-45/day for up to 12 cocktails. Still required to purchase entire cruise, still no sharing. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 12 cocktails/day for $45 = under $4/cocktail. Most cocktails are priced double plus that amount. Doubt very much this would ever be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm in the opposite camp. I would love to have a cocktails - only version of the PBP. Not a punch card but a package that operates like the current ones: say $40-45/day for up to 12 cocktails. Still required to purchase entire cruise, still no sharing. I don't drink coffee or fresh juices, rarely drink beer and can live without wine (though I did enjoy the Sangria at Alfredos). When I had the PBP on Royal I found myself ordering repeated refills when I had a soda just because I could. A liquor - only package would absolutely reduce both waste and sharing: eliminating the issue of one passenger buying the PBP "because my spouse doesn't drink" while they pass sodas and water to them because "it's not cheating if it's only a soft drink" Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk If Princes offered such an option, I suspect it would be more in the $50 to $60 per day plus gratuity. In other words it would not be much less than the existing package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted March 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 cocktails/day for $45 = under $4/cocktail. Most cocktails are priced double plus that amount. Doubt very much this would ever be considered. If Princes offered such an option, I suspect it would be more in the $50 to $60 per day plus gratuity. In other words it would not be much less than the existing package. Well of course if I'm making the rules I will give myself a bargain. But if the current PBP is $59.99 for up to 15 cocktails plus all the soda, juice, premium coffees, brewed coffee and tea, and milkshakes your bladder can stand--then 25% less cost for just cocktails (and fewer than 15) seems within reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobraman Posted March 20, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 20, 2018 We wait for the sip-n-sail promotion window, then book 3-4 itineraries and usually end up dropping one. We leave in a few days on the Hawaii/South Pacific 28 day, with said promotion. Its the only way the beverage package makes sense to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 20, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2018 We had the sip & sail last Fall on the South Pacific cruise. It worked great. Looking forward to having it again in May-July on the Pacific Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavelet Posted March 20, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Since Princess has changed the beverage pkg do you think they’ll have a sip n sail promo this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aknursemom Posted March 20, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 cocktails/day for $45 = under $4/cocktail. Most cocktails are priced double plus that amount. Doubt very much this would ever be considered. The idea of 12 cocktails a day makes my liver hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 20, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Since Princess has changed the beverage pkg do you think they’ll have a sip n sail promo this year? We can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 20, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Since Princess has changed the beverage pkg do you think they’ll have a sip n sail promo this year? It usually comes up in August or around there so we can only wait and see. Sure hope so, I don't mind paying for the package on a short cruise but would hate to pay full price on my usual 14-21 day cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobraman Posted March 20, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 20, 2018 It usually comes up in August or around there so we can only wait and see. Sure hope so, I don't mind paying for the package on a short cruise but would hate to pay full price on my usual 14-21 day cruises It would be pricey; two people for the 28 day itinerary totals $3,155.60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 20, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 20, 2018 It would be pricey; two people for the 28 day itinerary totals $3,155.60 True but if you average 8-10 drinks a day plus water and coffees then it is cheaper than paying ala carte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 20, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I booked two 7-day cruises next year under the Sip ‘n Sail promotion. I opted for $300 OBC per cruise instead for a total of $600. For me, that’s a far better value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobraman Posted March 20, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 20, 2018 True but if you average 8-10 drinks a day plus water and coffees then it is cheaper than paying ala carte Agreed; that's why we like the sip-n-sail promotion. It works for us, especially on longer cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 20, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 20, 2018 We love the Sip & Sail, but would never pay for the PBP. We drink enough for FREE to be good, but not enough to make it worth paying for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katwoman007 Posted March 21, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 21, 2018 We did the soda thing this last cruise and bought drinks with the BYGO offers, at times we happened to be in those areas or made a point to get over there. I know it was only 5 days, but it was a good test run on what to expect on longer cruises. Hopefully that route works again. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted March 21, 2018 #22 Share Posted March 21, 2018 We did the soda thing this last cruise and bought drinks with the BYGO offers, at times we happened to be in those areas or made a point to get over there. I know it was only 5 days, but it was a good test run on what to expect on longer cruises. Hopefully that route works again. lol Unfortunately the BYGO $1 promotion has gone away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted March 21, 2018 #23 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The idea of 12 cocktails a day makes my liver hurt! (y)(y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted March 21, 2018 #24 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Admittedly this is a) Drink more on vacation, b) Why not you have the Drink Package, c) We are two couples and both DH influence each other :D So back onboard we have two beers, before dinner two G&T, at dinner two wines, cocktail during show and nightcap to round off the day. Plus one water and one coffee. Package Evaluator says it is worth it - drop one of the G&T and it is NOT worth it. To me this says a moderate drinker does OK with the package. I also see that many would think this is excessive drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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