2019 Drink Prices

[MDnOH]

I noticed that the drink packages went up as of Jan. 1st, does anyone know if individual drink prices went up also?

[Clarea]

No reports of individual drink prices after Jan 1, 2019 as yet.

[tcneal]

The package for my cruise on the Symphony in March has not changed.   It was the same before and after the 1st.  It has been fluctuating between the same 2 prices for 2 months except a brief Black Friday sale.

[Milwaukee Eight]

What are the range of pricing cruisers are seeing for UDP. I know it varies by ship. 

[ramja96]

For my upcoming Anthem cruise in April '19, I'm currently seeing $52 (+ grat) per day for the Deluxe Drink Package.

[Clarea]

12 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

What are the range of pricing cruisers are seeing for UDP. I know it varies by ship. 

 

I've seen $38 to $62.

[Milwaukee Eight]

3 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

I've seen $38 to $62.

We have ZERO cruises booked at this time so can’t see the prices. What ship/cruise has $38. Our last two were in the $50’s range but on Harmony. I expect to pay more on the newer ships. 

Edited January 3, 2019 by Milwaukee Eight

[Clarea]

11 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

We have ZERO cruises booked at this time so can’t see the prices. What ship/cruise has $38. Our last two were in the $50’s range but on Harmony. I expect to pay more on the newer ships. 

 

I don't recall what ship/sailing had $38, I just remember someone reporting that number in the last year or so.

[ramja96]

The lowest I have personally seen the DDP was $42/day on my Allure sailing last December. It was on sale at that price Memorial Day weekend. $38 seems like it would be a pretty rare occurrence. 

[MDnOH]

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/beverage-drink-package-products

 

My Jan. charter on the Majesty also just changed the Deluxe package to $70.

[aring75]

We paid $39 plus gratuities for our Oct 2018 cruise on Anthem, but it's currently showing $52 plus for our Med/Greek Isles cruise on Vision in June. Pretty big difference. 😕

[tcneal]

For our March Symphony cruise, it has been bouncing between $52 and $56.   It's currently at $56.   The only difference was the Black Friday when it was BOGO.   With Symphony being a new ship, maybe that's why we're not seeing the lower prices.

[katiel53]

For our June sailing on Allure, it's been $56 daily for a while now and that is supposedly 20% off.

[kag19]

For our March sailing on Oasis it went up from $52 a day to $56.  Glad I booked during their last non-sale.  I actually just like booking early and getting it out of the way.  Guess it paid off this time!

[tcneal]

I booked at $52 when it dropped from $56.   Sometime around Christmas, it went back to $56, where it sits now.   I check frequently just in case it drops below $50, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

The BOGO deal on Black Friday was a very good price if you needed 2 packages but I only needed one.

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, Host Clarea said:

 

I don't recall what ship/sailing had $38, I just remember someone reporting that number in the last year or so.

 

I remember several people reporting $38 on the Grandeur last year. I thought my $42 on Liberty in Nov was a good deal.

[Milwaukee Eight]

3 hours ago, ramja96 said:

The lowest I have personally seen the DDP was $42/day on my Allure sailing last December. It was on sale at that price Memorial Day weekend. $38 seems like it would be a pretty rare occurrence. 

I haven’t seen UDP in the $30’s for a long time. At least 3 years. But it’s ship/location dependent. Last few cruises was mid $40’s 

[Milwaukee Eight]

2 hours ago, tcneal said:

I booked at $52 when it dropped from $56.   Sometime around Christmas, it went back to $56, where it sits now.   I check frequently just in case it drops below $50, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

The BOGO deal on Black Friday was a very good price if you needed 2 packages but I only needed one.

Do you sail solo?

[Milwaukee Eight]

2 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

I remember several people reporting $38 on the Grandeur last year. I thought my $42 on Liberty in Nov was a good deal.

I remember $38 on MJ 3 night in June 2017. 

[ONECRUISER]

3 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

I remember $38 on MJ 3 night in June 2017. 

I saw $38 last yr on one my Serenade cruises, might been Dec2017

Edited January 3, 2019 by ONECRUISER

[Milwaukee Eight]

10 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

I saw $38 last yr on one my Serenade cruises, might been Dec2017

We had $38 on Serenade in November 2016. 

[ONECRUISER]

1 hour ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

We had $38 on Serenade in November 2016. 

And I might have wrong date. Was also on Serenade in 2016, did the Oct Repo, into Nov and Dec. Hoping do a World trip in few yrs, this was test see if I even liked being on ship for couple months at a time and really want to...

Edited January 3, 2019 by ONECRUISER

[Ilovesailaway]

I just booked my deluxe drink package for Adventure OTS. 7 night sailing in Feb 19. Cost was $50 per day plus 18% gratuity, total $413. My cruise planner said that is a 20% savings vs. paying for the package on the ship.

[Milwaukee Eight]

26 minutes ago, Ilovesailaway said:

I just booked my deluxe drink package for Adventure OTS. 7 night sailing in Feb 19. Cost was $50 per day plus 18% gratuity, total $413. My cruise planner said that is a 20% savings vs. paying for the package on the ship.

I think that’s $60 onboard pricing which seems about right. Have seen onboard pricing as high as $62. 

[dpostman]

Right now, the Deluxe Pkg for our 12 night Baltic on brilliance next Aug is $65.50 CAN (About 48.50 USD).  That is the same it's been for months except for the black friday/Cyber monday week sale where it dropped to a whopping 🙄 $61.50 CAD ($45.60 USD).

 

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