Is the Soda pkg worth it?

[Carnevale]

First Celebrity cruise now booked and we are wondering if the Soda pkg is worth it.  Try as we might, we have not found a copy of a bar menu for Infinity so we don’t know what the price is if purchased one at a time.  Can anyone share this info?  Thx!

[Muushka]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure if it is $2.00 or $2.50 per soda.  Either way, my husband finds the soda package is worth it for him, but he drinks a lot of soda.  He likes that they will give him unopened cans that he can bring back to the cabin.  He does not drink alcohol (that's my job!) so it is a small price to pay to make him happy.

We are in a suite in Nov so he will not buy it because it is served in Michael's Club.

[mike72ss]

For the $9.00/day price after 3 or 4 you'll be better off.   Are you allowed to bring purchased soda back on board after an excursion? 

[acesneights99]

You can bring 12 half liter containers with you on embarcation per cabin. AFAIK, After an excursion, you may run afoul of the no food off the ship, no food onto the ship rules.

[cruisestitch]

I don’t know where the notion of the limitation of 12 1/2 L containers came from. As far as I know there is no limitation on the size or number of soft drink containers that you can bring on board Celebrity. Maybe on some other lines?

[dkjretired]

17 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

I don’t know where the notion of the limitation of 12 1/2 L containers came from. As far as I know there is no limitation on the size or number of soft drink containers that you can bring on board Celebrity. Maybe on some other lines?

 

Agree, first time ever saw that...

[Fishkillbill]

28 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

I don’t know where the notion of the limitation of 12 1/2 L containers came from. As far as I know there is no limitation on the size or number of soft drink containers that you can bring on board Celebrity. Maybe on some other lines?

 

I don't know if Celebrity changed their policy. You used to bring as much soda as you wanted to. We cruised with Royal a few months ago. They had a 12 can restriction.

[wrk2cruise]

On 3/24/2019 at 9:40 PM, Muushka said:

I'm sorry, I'm not sure if it is $2.00 or $2.50 per soda.  Either way, my husband finds the soda package is worth it for him, but he drinks a lot of soda.  He likes that they will give him unopened cans that he can bring back to the cabin.  He does not drink alcohol (that's my job!) so it is a small price to pay to make him happy.

We are in a suite in Nov so he will not buy it because it is served in Michael's Club.

 

Those are quite old prices.  It is at least $3.00 but maybe $3.50 now.  We've been in suites recently so haven't bought one in the last 4 years but it was at least $3 last time I did buy.

[LMEEE06]

Following, would like to see current soda prices...

[wpgcycler]

The menu in OceanView Cafe from January shows $3 for a soft drink...

 

https://www.thepreismans.com/edge_19_menus.htm

[bEwAbG]

They were $3 in January +18% service charge for each one, so $3.54 total.  They've been that price for a year or two, I believe. 

 

The soda package is worth it if you drink more than three a day.  Also worth investigating the non-alcoholic package if you drink other non-alcoholic stuff.  It also includes the sodas.

Edited March 26, 2019 by bEwAbG

[acesneights99]

Royal Caribbean has updated its non-alcoholic beverage policy for guests, beginning on September 1st, 2018. ... Specifically, non-alcoholic beverages brought onboard may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom.Aug 28, 2018

[Gonzo70]

1 hour ago, acesneights99 said:

Royal Caribbean has updated its non-alcoholic beverage policy for guests, beginning on September 1st, 2018. ... Specifically, non-alcoholic beverages brought onboard may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom.Aug 28, 2018

 

Different cruise line. 😉

[Fishkillbill]

1 hour ago, acesneights99 said:

Royal Caribbean has updated its non-alcoholic beverage policy for guests, beginning on September 1st, 2018. ... Specifically, non-alcoholic beverages brought onboard may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom.Aug 28, 2018

 

We have been on three cruises with Celebrity. One with Royal Caribbean, three months ago. I think the soda package is OK with Celebrity. You can get as many cans of soda you want, to take back to the room. Royal was a disaster. Their stupid cup thing. More expensive on Royal too. 

[acesneights99]

Just now, Gonzo70 said:

 

Different cruise line. 😉

I know, I was apologizing for posting about the 12 bottle limit on Celebrity when it was actually RCCL.