Drink Package with Kids

[buelah111]

So, my husband and I aren't drinkers, but we are toying with the idea of the Quench Non-Alcoholic Package for our upcoming Thanksgiving cruise, mainly so we can just relax on vacation and not have to worry about thinking in the moment whether a coffee, soda or mocktail is really worth the cost.  We will, however, have our 3-year-old son with us (and our 5-year-old daughter in my sister's room next door) and they definitely do not need $148 beverage packages.  I know it says everyone in the cabin must book a package, but I wanted to double-check whether that includes young children?  If so, we'll just go the per drink route.  My husband and I (and my sister) would be able to get our money's worth out of the package but we'd be upside down for sure if we had to buy two for our kids,, as well.  Has anyone been able to avoid buying the package for young children?

[fatcat04]

When we took our 2 year old daughter with us and we had purchased onboard the Elite Beverage Package, dd was not required to get a drink package which was good as she did not drink anything but water, milk, and apple juice. To this day, and she is almost 5, she has only branched out to chocolate milk (also included free, get it at the Lido ice cream station, we stocked up a few in our mini fridge from there) and pineapple juice if she is feeling adventurous. She hates soft drinks, doesn't like the carbonation, fine with us as we don't care for them either. She has the HIA package on our cruise this month just like us simply because that is how the cruise was sold but the Quench pkg would be a total waste for her even now. If I had a child that only ever drank the "free" included beverages, I would specifically ask that they not be required to buy a package as they simply will not use it and health wise, soft drinks are bad for kids. 

Edited September 11, 2022 by fatcat04

[buelah111]

Yeah, our kids will be happy with milk and lemonade most of the time, with maybe a shared virgin pina colada a couple of times during the week.  They would never drink enough to make it worth even considering getting them a package.  It frankly will be close to not being worth it for us adults, but there is something nice about a more all-inclusive experience, so if we can avoid the kids we'll probably do it.