Jeff13 Posted September 2, 2020 #51 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 6:22 AM, drsel said: That's a good deal if you can use it well. So, how many alcoholic drinks would you and your partner together consume in 7 days? For $616 Last cruise I had between 12 and 17 per day. My wife had at least 8. Who drinks less when on a cruise? It's not like you have to drive home or anything! Start the day with coffee and a shot. So many other options. Bloody Mary's. Plenty of cream liquors for shots. Rum and coke to add some caffeine later. A couple glasses of wine with dinner. Some tasty shots like a B52. Sipping a shot of really good bourbon or rum. Ice cream drinks. Fruity Drinks. You paid for them, so why not tray a shot of everything behind the bar over the week to taste things you would not otherwise. It's not all 80 proof! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted September 2, 2020 #52 Share Posted September 2, 2020 42 minutes ago, Jeff13 said: Last cruise I had between 12 and 17 per day. Did you lose weight during the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denatravels Posted September 2, 2020 #53 Share Posted September 2, 2020 That's a good deal if you can use it well.So, how many alcoholic drinks would you and your partner together consume in 7 days?For $616 The nonalcoholic is $36 per day on my 12 day sailing. There’s no way I’m paying that! But for $8 more, I’d certainly be likely. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCruiser76 Posted September 2, 2020 #54 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Our May cruise is down to $53 today - booked it. Our July cruise still at $61 - will wait. Edited September 2, 2020 by CTCruiser76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cured Posted September 3, 2020 #55 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) On 8/28/2020 at 5:41 AM, twins_to_alaska said: As a person who drinks almost exclusively water and pre-Covid 1 alcoholic drink a week (now none as we don't go out for Happy Hour i.e. cheap appetizer dinner on Sunday) I always wonder how much folk are drinking, alcoholic or non-alcoholic to think even $44 a day per person is a great deal. 🙂 We rarely break even but consider the extra cost a convenience cost that we factor into the overall price of the cruise. It is just another cruise expense like an excursion to us. I want my cruise as mindless as possible with no bills at the end. That said, the 4 twenty-somethings with us will more than make up for what we don't drink 🙂 But with coffee, iced coffees, juices, water, smoothies, and everything else included, we do come close and probably do break even depending on the price. But I never look at it as a per drink expense, just as a convenience expense. That said, I am anal about checking a few times a day until our cruise planner closes to make sure we get the best price. Come on Oasis in July. I would love $44 a day since I will be purchasing 7 drink packages for 2 cabins. Edited September 3, 2020 by cured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted September 3, 2020 #56 Share Posted September 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Jeff13 said: Some tasty shots like a B52 LOL I don't think I've had one of those since the 80's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted September 3, 2020 #57 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) I scored my DBP package for my Hawaii on Serenade next May for $40 per day today! Great deal as far as I’m concerned. Edited September 3, 2020 by Tree_skier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denatravels Posted September 4, 2020 #58 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I scored my DBP package for my Hawaii on Serenade next May for $40 per day today! Great deal as far as I’m concerned. That’s an awesome price!! The discrepancy between ships and sailings is crazy. My cruise still has $36 for the nonalcoholic, which is not happening! But for $4 extra....Sent from my iPhone using Forums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKHOOKER Posted September 4, 2020 #59 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I bought the DBP for $42US for our 12 night Med cruise last year. A typical port day included morning coffee plus 2 bottles of water for the port. Late afternoon 2 cocktails. Dinner 2 glasses of wine. Showtime 2 spirits. Bedtime another bottle of water. Roughly $80. A typical sea day included morning coffee, a fresh juice & a bottle of water. 2 beers at lunch time. 2 cocktails mid afternoon. 2 wines at dinner. 1 spirit at the nightly show. Bedtime another bottle of water. Roughly $88. Also, I had two big nights out partying & in the casino where I had another 6 spirits or so. Summary port days 8 x 80 = $640 sea days 4 x 88 = $352 extra big nights 2 x 60 = $120 Total Value $1,112 Cost of DBP $504 Therefore I saved $608 plus tips by buying the package. I liked the convenience of ordering whatever I wanted knowing there will be no bill to pay at the end of the cruise. If my beer was warm, I just ordered another. I never skulled my last drink before heading to bed, most times I left it half full. Now... if I was paying for every drink as I went, I would’ve drunk the warm beer & skulled the last drink before bed, just to make sure I got my money’s worth. So..... the DBP is definitely a winner for me. Also, my wife tried just about every cocktail on the ship & if she didn’t like them, she just ordered a different one. Her costings would’ve been very similar to mine. Finally, based on my experience if the DBP is under $70US I wouldn’t hesitate in buying it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted September 4, 2020 #60 Share Posted September 4, 2020 15 hours ago, denatravels said: That’s an awesome price!! The discrepancy between ships and sailings is crazy. My cruise still has $36 for the nonalcoholic, which is not happening! But for $4 extra.... Sent from my iPhone using Forums Yeah I was surprised. It had bounced back and forth between $52 and $48 when it went on sale and I was planning getting at $ 48. I was very surprised to see it at $40. On an 11 day cruise with 6 sea days, I'll definitely get full value for that package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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