Hopefully Celebrity will follow RCL - RCL adding ability to buy and look at prices of Drink Packages to APP

[Jim_Iain]

https://www.thestreet.com/travel/royal-caribbean-makes-passenger-friendly-beverage-package-change

 

Now, the cruise line has found a way to offer passengers a way to check the price and book its various beverage packages on the app. It's not a super-intuitive process, but people are likely to stumble upon it.

To access booking drink packages, login to the app, then click on the icon in the upper left-hand part of the page that looks like a boat. That takes you to a page that lets you check on all sorts of onboard activities and at the bottom of that the cruise line has added a banner that says "Beverage Packages." Click on that and you go to a page that shows you the Deluxe Beverage Package and has a tab for non-alcoholic beverage packages.

 

If you want to book a package, click on it and a page showing the price comes up. That gives passengers a very quick way to check prices if they're tracking their options before booking. If you do want to book, there's a "reserve now," button which takes you to a page to verify who you are buying for (Deluxe packages must be purchased for any adults in the room, if you are booking via the app).

After selecting the guest(s), you get taken to a page to close the sale. If your credit card is already on file, it does not need to be added in again. Overall, it's a very easy process once you find where to get started on the app.  

 

 

[LB_NJ]

I am actually happier buying things through the website.  To each his own.

[Tierun]

This is a big deal for RCL simply because of their dynamic pricing structure. Otherwise, a convenient feature, but nbd tbh

[Jeremiah1212]

The Celebrity app will do the same thing. Eventually there will be more functionality in the app that mirrors the Cruise Planner/My Celebrity Cruise. I agree that the drink package issue is a non-event on Celebrity. On the Royal board it seems people have a full time job checking drink prices. 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2022 by Jeremiah1212

[prmssk]

It's already showing on my Celebrity app for my May cruise.  I just wish you could upgrade between drink packages from either the website or the app.

[wrk2cruise]

And apply the appropriate CC discount.

[prmssk]

1 hour ago, wrk2cruise said:

And apply the appropriate CC discount.

It really shouldn’t be difficult.

[Jeremiah1212]

19 minutes ago, prmssk said:

It really shouldn’t be difficult.

 

Purchases with applicable discounts and applying the CC one-category upgrade during booking have been on their wish list for quite a while, but it's apparently like many things that 'should' be easy, it's extremely expensive to implement. 

[KatieDub]

Booking beverage packages on the app doesn't make a difference since it's easy to do on the website.

I'd really like to be able to upgrade without having to make a phone call...

[Ex-Airbalancer]

Sometimes it looks like everyone that cruises are alcoholics with all the threads alcohol 

I wonder if where something the put in the HVAC systems because I can go a month at home with have a drink but on a ship I need drink in my hand it I am awake  🤔🤣🤣

[h20cruzer]

Jim I haven’t seen a live review from you in a while, did I miss it? If not when is your next one?

I did a TA on a Princess ship in Oct-Nov and really liked it. I was surprised. I was looking at the Sky Princess and the Silhouette. What made me pick Princess was I could get a business class ticket SFO-LHR FOR $1120.00 while Celebrity ticket was in the neighborhood of $3000.00.

looking forward to hearing from you.

Norma