O Life House Drink Package - Does it include champagne at lunch and dinner?

[Rebels82]

I know the O Life House Drink Package includes beer and wine at lunch and dinner. Does it include champagne at lunch and dinner? Thanks.

[arima22]

If you scroll down through the topics you will see the entire wine list.

 

 

[pinotlover]

Champagne is a sparkling WINE, from the French region of Champagne . Wines on the By the Glass menu are included in the package. A Champagne is normally included on the list. Sometimes other sparkling wines are also on the list.

[MaryNorCal]

From the website:

HOUSE SELECT+

Enjoy unlimited Champagne, wine and beer with lunch and dinner from $29.95 per guest, per day.

[honumaui]

We love lots of different red and white wines and got the basic beverage package. We were surprised on how many  good wines ( in our humble opinions) were included. We were very pleased with the beverage service too. Usually did not have to ask for refills. They were serving a champagne but we don't drink it so I don't know if it was a good one.

[Robjame]

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12 hours ago, honumaui said:

We were very pleased with the beverage service too. Usually did not have to ask for refills. They

I agree - the service by the “sommeliers” during meals was for the most part excellent. We made a habit of talking to them, getting to know them and asking their opinion for food/wine pairings. It is fascinating getting to know their background and training.

Say hello to “Zimbabwe” (his home country) on Riviera.

 

[DCGuy64]

Thank you for this. We are new to Oceania and are taking our first cruise with them in April. Still have to figure out the restaurant opening times, but I imagine that is discussed elsewhere on this site. 

[LHT28]

4 minutes ago, DCGuy64 said:

Thank you for this. We are new to Oceania and are taking our first cruise with them in April. Still have to figure out the restaurant opening times, but I imagine that is discussed elsewhere on this site. 

dinner  most open at 6:30  to 9 pm  some exceptions apply

[DCGuy64]

1 minute ago, LHT28 said:

dinner  most open at 6:30  to 9 pm  some exceptions apply

Thanks, do you know about lunchtime opening hours? BTW I see that the price to upgrade onboard has climbed to $69.95 (if going from Olife to Prestige-different thread, I know). I appreciate the information on the restaurants! 

[LHT28]

3 hours ago, DCGuy64 said:

Thanks, do you know about lunchtime opening hours? BTW I see that the price to upgrade onboard has climbed to $69.95 (if going from Olife to Prestige-different thread, I know). I appreciate the information on the restaurants! 

breakfast & lunch vary  but usually if the GDR is open  it is  about 12:30 to 2pm

Terrace 12 to 2pm 

Waves 11:30  to 4

You will not go hungry unless you choose to

 

The upgrade for the bev package is $30 pp pd  if you take the O life Bev package 

there  is another thread discussing  it

[basor]

The house select beverage package will also get you champagne/mimosas at breakfast and port at any meal besides wine and beer during lunch and dinner serving hours...

[JK300]

On 1/31/2023 at 7:11 PM, Rebels82 said:

I know the O Life House Drink Package includes beer and wine at lunch and dinner. Does it include champagne at lunch and dinner? Thanks.

Yes.

[DCGuy64]

10 hours ago, LHT28 said:

breakfast & lunch vary  but usually if the GDR is open  it is  about 12:30 to 2pm

Terrace 12 to 2pm 

Waves 11:30  to 4

You will not go hungry unless you choose to

 

The upgrade for the bev package is $30 pp pd  if you take the O life Bev package 

there  is another thread discussing  it

Thank you, I'll see if I can find that thread. I've looked around but can't find what I'm looking for. What I was told by Oceania is that the upgrade is $30 pppd if you take O Life Select and you upgrade before boarding. If you wait until you board, the upgrade is $40 pppd. It's not a huge deal really, but while buying the House Select package pre-cruise costs $39.95, they only 'credit' you $29.95 for it if you upgrade to Prestige.

 

9 hours ago, basor said:

The house select beverage package will also get you champagne/mimosas at breakfast and port at any meal besides wine and beer during lunch and dinner serving hours...

Really? This is a game changer for me. I thought I'd read that the House Select only covers those drinks at lunch and dinner. Didn't know breakfast counted, too. Thanks for this!

[pinotlover]

48 minutes ago, DCGuy64 said:

 

 

Really? This is a game changer for me. I thought I'd read that the House Select only covers those drinks at lunch and dinner. Didn't know breakfast counted, too. Thanks for this!

There seems to be several acts from untrained staff that I wouldn’t take as policy. Free drinks at breakfast is not policy so don’t expect it.

 

Reference port at dinner. A port is not always on the wine by the glass menu, so not always covered by the basic package. Oceania does usually try to have one dessert wine on that menu be it port, vin Santo, Auslese, or other. 

[DCGuy64]

1 minute ago, pinotlover said:

There seems to be several acts from untrained staff that I wouldn’t take as policy. Free drinks at breakfast is not policy so don’t expect it.

OK, thanks for the advice. We will be doing lots of excursions with a lot of walking, so I can't see getting hammered at breakfast every day, regardless. I will say that given this is by far the most expensive cruise we've ever done, we were hoping for more reliable information from the cruise line, but it's not to be. They've told us it HAS to be done onboard, not before, and that there's no pro-rating, meaning that if we wait until day 2 of the cruise, we'd be on the hook for the entirety of the cruise, aka 10 days. So frustrating. At this point I won't be upgrading at all. It's very port intensive, no sea days at all IIRC. I can't see getting my money's worth, but we are very excited about the cruise itself. 😊

[LHT28]

48 minutes ago, DCGuy64 said:

OK, thanks for the advice. We will be doing lots of excursions with a lot of walking, so I can't see getting hammered at breakfast every day, regardless. I will say that given this is by far the most expensive cruise we've ever done, we were hoping for more reliable information from the cruise line, but it's not to be. They've told us it HAS to be done onboard, not before, and that there's no pro-rating, meaning that if we wait until day 2 of the cruise, we'd be on the hook for the entirety of the cruise, aka 10 days. So frustrating. At this point I won't be upgrading at all. It's very port intensive, no sea days at all IIRC. I can't see getting my money's worth, but we are very excited about the cruise itself. 😊

You do not have to take any beverage package 

Pay as you drink  or take some bottles  of wine  aboard  then pay the corkage fee  to take them to the dining venues

Go to Happy hour  before dinner & get  2 for 1  drinks

 

Sometimes the phone reps  do not know what happens on the ships

JMO

[DCGuy64]

59 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

You do not have to take any beverage package 

Pay as you drink  or take some bottles  of wine  aboard  then pay the corkage fee  to take them to the dining venues

Go to Happy hour  before dinner & get  2 for 1  drinks

 

Sometimes the phone reps  do not know what happens on the ships

JMO

Thank you! We chose the O Life Beverage package because it seemed a better value to us than the other offers. I like the convenience of the beer/wine/champagne at mealtimes. I'm aware of the happy hours and the ability to bring stuff aboard, it's more about being able to get a cocktail any time of day. We'll figure it out. We know this will be a memorable vacation and are really excited about trying Oceania. Everyone raves about the food. We can't wait. 🙂

[LHT28]

40 minutes ago, DCGuy64 said:

Thank you! We chose the O Life Beverage package because it seemed a better value to us than the other offers. I like the convenience of the beer/wine/champagne at mealtimes. I'm aware of the happy hours and the ability to bring stuff aboard, it's more about being able to get a cocktail any time of day. We'll figure it out. We know this will be a memorable vacation and are really excited about trying Oceania. Everyone raves about the food. We can't wait. 🙂

Enjoy  the cruise

[cruisemom42]

10 hours ago, LHT28 said:

Go to Happy hour  before dinner & get  2 for 1  drinks

 

Tell me more about Happy Hour?  Where and when is it held? Or does it differ daily?

 

What's included in the 2-for-1? 

[LHT28]

49 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said:

 

Tell me more about Happy Hour?  Where and when is it held? Or does it differ daily?

 

What's included in the 2-for-1? 

Daily 5-6 pm   some exceptions apply  & 10:30-11:30 pm in Horizons

usually in Martinis  Casino bar & Grand bar

look at the back of the Currents  for times/locations  sometimes they have other things going on so HH may not be available  in the same location

Not included are usually  top shelf Scotch & Cognac Drink of the day if they still have those

the drinks need to be the same 

2 glasses of wine/ 2 rum/coke  etc..

 

[loriva]

14 hours ago, LHT28 said:

 

the drinks need to be the same 

2 glasses of wine/ 2 rum/coke  etc..

 

 

Do the drinks at HH need to be drunk by the same person?  DH and I--at most--will drink one cocktail apiece before dinner and a glass of wine with dinner, so not planning on buying the beverage package.  We plan to bring on some wine and pay the corkage to drink that at dinner (and have O save the remainder for another night) but interested if O allows us to split the HH cocktails or not.

[basor]

5 minutes ago, loriva said:

 

Do the drinks at HH need to be drunk by the same person?  DH and I--at most--will drink one cocktail apiece before dinner and a glass of wine with dinner, so not planning on buying the beverage package.  We plan to bring on some wine and pay the corkage to drink that at dinner (and have O save the remainder for another night) but interested if O allows us to split the HH cocktails or not.

Yes - we have ordered 2 of the same drink and each had one, not a problem

[LHT28]

2 hours ago, loriva said:

 

Do the drinks at HH need to be drunk by the same person? 

It depends on the waiter

We have both had the same  glass of wine  & shared the 2 for 1 pricing  but other times  they have brought 1 glass each  then another  before we sign the chit   so we just take it to dinner (or they carry it into the GDR room for us  )  😉

 

[honumaui]

When we have ordered the same drink we got both for the price of one. It has never seemed to matter if it was for one or both of us. If they were different we got two of each for the price of two.

[terrydtx]

On 1/31/2023 at 12:51 PM, pinotlover said:

Champagne is a sparkling WINE, from the French region of Champagne . Wines on the By the Glass menu are included in the package. A Champagne is normally included on the list. Sometimes other sparkling wines are also on the list.

I see that O has a very extensive and nice-looking list of wines by the drink. Last year while in Venice we did an all-day tour of the Prosecco Hills and learned so much about our favorite sparkling wine. Good to see a Prosecco on the list. The Prosecco region produces more bottles of sparkling wine per year than the French do. 

 

We are new to Oceania with our first cruise booked in 2025, we chose to take the Bev package with our O Life booking after reading about it on CC.