mduffles64 Posted March 29, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Hello - We will be on the Eclipse in June and have the classic drink package. I know we aren't able to get more than one drink (for fear of sharing with others) But if I want to go to the bar and get drinks for myself and my husband, and bring both of our cruise cards - will they allow me to get 2 drinks. (1 each). TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted March 29, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Just now, mduffles64 said: Hello - We will be on the Eclipse in June and have the classic drink package. I know we aren't able to get more than one drink (for fear of sharing with others) But if I want to go to the bar and get drinks for myself and my husband, and bring both of our cruise cards - will they allow me to get 2 drinks. (1 each). TIA Yes, if you take both cards with you they will serve you one drink for each card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted March 29, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Two cards = two drinks I even saw this take place in Café Al Bacio yesterday morning. A man came asking for two coffees and they asked him for two cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourmile.ranch Posted March 29, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 29, 2023 I watched this occur with some frequency at multiple bars. Shouldn't be a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbiker97 Posted March 29, 2023 #5 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Yep do that all the time. No issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted March 29, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Not a problem. I often bring two card with me to Al Bacio also. Often especially on longer cruises the bartenders and baristas get to know you and may not even ask for one card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted March 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Maybe I’m forgetful, but I don’t ever recall going to a bar and requesting a Jack and diet, and a vodka tonic and having them say “where’s your second card.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted March 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mark_K said: Maybe I’m forgetful, but I don’t ever recall going to a bar and requesting a Jack and diet, and a vodka tonic and having them say “where’s your second card.” The bartenders are accommodating. Again if I want two drinks I usually simply ask for a double - X pours heavy anyway- and usually don't drink Jack along with a vodka Tonic. Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted March 30, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Arizona Wildcat said: The bartenders are accommodating. Again if I want two drinks I usually simply ask for a double - X pours heavy anyway- and usually don't drink Jack along with a vodka Tonic. Yuck. Well, the vodka tonic was for my wife, much like the situation the OP was asking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PineappleTraveler Posted March 30, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 30, 2023 11 hours ago, mduffles64 said: I know we aren't able to get more than one drink (for fear of sharing with others) Novice here, sorry. I don't have a package and will be buying my drinks so I couldn't be sneaky sharing 'free' ones. Can anyone confirm, will they still only sell me one, if I want alcohol and a water? What happens? I get my martini and then get back in line to get a water after? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgeh Posted March 30, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, PineappleTraveler said: Novice here, sorry. I don't have a package and will be buying my drinks so I couldn't be sneaky sharing 'free' ones. Can anyone confirm, will they still only sell me one, if I want alcohol and a water? What happens? I get my martini and then get back in line to get a water after? I'm confused. If you're paying it's no problem to charge both of the drinks to one card in one go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted March 30, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I never had a problem getting two drinks at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted March 30, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 hours ago, PineappleTraveler said: Novice here, sorry. I don't have a package and will be buying my drinks so I couldn't be sneaky sharing 'free' ones. Can anyone confirm, will they still only sell me one, if I want alcohol and a water? What happens? I get my martini and then get back in line to get a water after? I'm confused. If you don’t have a drink package and you are paying for your drinks you can order as many as you want at a time and sign for them all. It’s the people with packages who are generally limited to one at a time or one per card at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted March 30, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Not a problem. I often bring two card with me to Al Bacio also. Often especially on longer cruises the bartenders and baristas get to know you and may not even ask for one card. Yes this has also been my experience, and they knew what I would order too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted March 30, 2023 #15 Share Posted March 30, 2023 7 hours ago, PineappleTraveler said: Novice here, sorry. I don't have a package and will be buying my drinks so I couldn't be sneaky sharing 'free' ones. Can anyone confirm, will they still only sell me one, if I want alcohol and a water? What happens? I get my martini and then get back in line to get a water after? I'm confused. No, if you order a drink you can also ask for a bottle of water at the same time. It is two drinks with alcohol, if using a drink package, at one time that is usually not permitted until the bartenders get to know you and that you have someone else with a drink package you are getting the drink for. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCPIV Posted March 30, 2023 #16 Share Posted March 30, 2023 8 hours ago, PineappleTraveler said: Novice here, sorry. I don't have a package and will be buying my drinks so I couldn't be sneaky sharing 'free' ones. Can anyone confirm, will they still only sell me one, if I want alcohol and a water? What happens? I get my martini and then get back in line to get a water after? I'm confused. Until they know you, you may want to let them know that you know that you don't have a package. That will avoid them coming back and asking "do you know you don't have a package?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted March 30, 2023 #17 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I always get drinks for me and my wife , never a issue, last week I was asked if I wanted a double a couple of times . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted March 30, 2023 #18 Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, TeeRick said: Yes this has also been my experience, and they knew what I would order too. It is incredible how they remember. After a couple days they even remember my name which is amazing to me as I'm the worst for remembering names- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted March 30, 2023 #19 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said: It is incredible how they remember. After a couple days they even remember my name which is amazing to me as I'm the worst for remembering names- My wife and I ordered affogatos from Cafe Al Bacio which are no longer on their menu. After that one time every time we passed by the girls would wave and call out 'affogato' like carnival hawkers. Needless to say the sucked us in for a few more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted March 30, 2023 #20 Share Posted March 30, 2023 A drink card and a five will get you two drinks too, especially if you’re sitting at the bar. Pretty regular occurrence, especially on Celebrity. Never even tried personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searanger Posted March 31, 2023 #21 Share Posted March 31, 2023 If you order 2 drinks with a package and only have one card they will ask for your cabin number and get your drinks. Drink packages are a waste of money if you drink less then 6 per day. My wife and I averaged less then 3 per day each on our most recent 16 nighter. A big win for Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted March 31, 2023 #22 Share Posted March 31, 2023 12 hours ago, Searanger said: If you order 2 drinks with a package and only have one card they will ask for your cabin number and get your drinks. Drink packages are a waste of money if you drink less then 6 per day. My wife and I averaged less then 3 per day each on our most recent 16 nighter. A big win for Celebrity. I have to disagree. When you consider that the beverage package is good for things other than just beverages with alcohol, it can add up to quite a bit. I have at least two, often three, bottles of Vitamin Water a day, I will have at least two Diet soda's, we prefer bottle water, sometimes spring and sometimes sparkling, with our meals. Add to that a coffee or two at Cafe Al Bacio, we are having more than six drinks a day. Full disclosure we do sail in suites where we are paying for the DPB as part of our cruise fare so it seems more transparent to us than it does when paying for it separately but still, when we did not sail in suites in the past, I always purchased the beverage package. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted March 31, 2023 #23 Share Posted March 31, 2023 35 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: I have to disagree. When you consider that the beverage package is good for things other than just beverages with alcohol, it can add up to quite a bit. I have at least two, often three, bottles of Vitamin Water a day, I will have at least two Diet soda's, we prefer bottle water, sometimes spring and sometimes sparkling, with our meals. Add to that a coffee or two at Cafe Al Bacio, we are having more than six drinks a day. Full disclosure we do sail in suites where we are paying for the DPB as part of our cruise fare so it seems more transparent to us than it does when paying for it separately but still, when we did not sail in suites in the past, I always purchased the beverage package. The question is, is this what you normally would drink or what you drink to get your moneys worth from the drink package? The free drinks we get for being Elite Plus is actually more than we would normally drink. Years ago we had the drink package a couple of times and the number of extra drinks we had could be counted on one hand, for the whole week. Needless to say, no more packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teetoppz28 Posted March 31, 2023 #24 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) I always went to a bar or a server at my chair and received two drinks (the second for my wife, who also had the drink package) without ever being asked for a second card (or just my room number). I believe they can see that our stateroom has two people, each with the bev package. Edited March 31, 2023 by teetoppz28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted April 1, 2023 #25 Share Posted April 1, 2023 10 hours ago, grandgeezer said: The question is, is this what you normally would drink or what you drink to get your moneys worth from the drink package? The free drinks we get for being Elite Plus is actually more than we would normally drink. Years ago we had the drink package a couple of times and the number of extra drinks we had could be counted on one hand, for the whole week. Needless to say, no more packages. What I listed is what I normally drink. I usually have at least one or two glasses of wine with lunch, same with dinner, and three or four cocktails during the course of a day. We do not do a lot of shore excursions any longer so we spend a lot of time onboard during port days. So we may have one or two drinks more that folks who do not stay on board as much. I am not saying everyone needs to have a drink package, just that there are drinks other than those that include alcohol that need to be considered when deciding on whether or not you need a drink package on your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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