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Planning to go on a Royal Caribbean cruise next year and wondering about cost of Refreshment Package ( We have sailed Celebrity more in last 7-8 years, but taking our 7 year old granddaughter along with her parents  who wanted to go too 😉 

 

1) Is cost on a per day basis?

2) Can you bring 2 bottles of wine onboard like Celebrity?

3) Would a latte count as a speciality coffee and can you get it at Starbucks if that ship has a Starbucks? We are leaning on Mariner of Seas for a less than 7 day trip.

 

We are getting close to Diamond Plus status, but won't make it on this cruise or even the next one.  Need 22 pts.  We are Elite Plus on Celebrity and like Celebrity.  Do think that some of Royals perks are better than Celebrity like the 4/5 drink coupons/day for Diamond/Diamond Plus. On other hand, I can bring 2 bottles of great wine on Celebrity.

 

Any tips would be appreciated for us who last sailed on Royal in 2016 ( I think)

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2 minutes ago, shipshape sam said:

Planning to go on a Royal Caribbean cruise next year and winding about cost of Refreshment Package ( We have sailed Celebrity more in last 7-8 years, but taking our 7 year old granddaughter along with her parents  who wanted to go too 😉 

 

1) Is cost on a per day basis?

2) Can you bring 2 bottles of wine onboard like Celebrity?

3) Would a latte count as a speciality coffee and can you get it at Starbucks if that ship has a Starbucks? We are leaning on Mariner of Seas for a less than 7 day trip.

 

We are getting close to Diamond Plus status, but won't make it on this cruise or even the next one.  Need 22 pts.  We are Elite Plus on Celebrity and like Celebrity.  Do think that some of Royals perks are better than Celebrity like the 4/5 drink coupons/day for Diamond/Diamond Plus. On other hand, I can bring 2 bottles of great wine on Celebrity.

 

Any tips would be appreciated for us who last sailed on Royal in 2016 ( I think)

You can add the item to your cart to get the full price. They are listed with the full day price prior to gratuities being added. If you put the item in your cart it will show the full cruise price with gratuities. I don’t believe Starbucks is included. 

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12 minutes ago, shipshape sam said:

Planning to go on a Royal Caribbean cruise next year and wondering about cost of Refreshment Package ( We have sailed Celebrity more in last 7-8 years, but taking our 7 year old granddaughter along with her parents  who wanted to go too 😉 

 

1) Is cost on a per day basis?

2) Can you bring 2 bottles of wine onboard like Celebrity?

3) Would a latte count as a speciality coffee and can you get it at Starbucks if that ship has a Starbucks? We are leaning on Mariner of Seas for a less than 7 day trip.

 

We are getting close to Diamond Plus status, but won't make it on this cruise or even the next one.  Need 22 pts.  We are Elite Plus on Celebrity and like Celebrity.  Do think that some of Royals perks are better than Celebrity like the 4/5 drink coupons/day for Diamond/Diamond Plus. On other hand, I can bring 2 bottles of great wine on Celebrity.

 

Any tips would be appreciated for us who last sailed on Royal in 2016 ( I think)

One bottle of wine per adult is allowed to be brought on board.

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26 minutes ago, Denversail said:

You can add the item to your cart to get the full price. They are listed with the full day price prior to gratuities being added. If you put the item in your cart it will show the full cruise price with gratuities. I don’t believe Starbucks is included. 

Thanks for info.  I need to see if there is even a Starbucks on Mariner.  Don't care about Starbucks, but I do like a latte in morning.

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10 minutes ago, shipshape sam said:

Thanks for info.  I need to see if there is even a Starbucks on Mariner.  Don't care about Starbucks, but I do like a latte in morning.

You can get Starbucks brand at the cafe. It's good on the speciality coffee.

 

It is not good at the few stand alone Starbucks. Oasis for instance has both. 

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You will have access to the Diamond Lounge which has a coffee machine. Someone who has been on Mariner can confirm, but usually it's a fancy machine that can make lattes - for free!

 

 

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23 hours ago, shipshape sam said:

Thanks for info.  I need to see if there is even a Starbucks on Mariner.  Don't care about Starbucks, but I do like a latte in morning.

You can use diamond drink vouchers (if you wish to) or just use the refreshment package and get unlimited lattes at Cafe Promenade all cruise long.  As someone else said, there is usually a machine in the diamond lounge where you can get free lattes and other specialty coffees (machine made) for free.  The diamond lounge was out of order on the Oasis a couple weeks ago, so they had us getting free specialty coffees at the Vitality Spa instead (just had to show your sea pass)

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6 minutes ago, Russ Lomas said:

You can use diamond drink vouchers (if you wish to) or just use the refreshment package and get unlimited lattes at Cafe Promenade all cruise long.  As someone else said, there is usually a machine in the diamond lounge where you can get free lattes and other specialty coffees (machine made) for free.  The diamond lounge was out of order on the Oasis a couple weeks ago, so they had us getting free specialty coffees at the Vitality Spa instead (just had to show your sea pass)

That was due to construction for the new non smoking casino room. Should be completed by now.

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They charge a corkage fee if you have them open it in the dining room. I think its's like $25.00 or so. 

If you really like coffee I would suggest that you purchase the "Coffee Card" for $31.00 and it gets you 15 coffees at "Cafe Promenade". That way you can save your "Drink Vouchers" for the more expensive drinks (alcohol, etc..) For RCCL a drink is a drink. You just need to let the waiter/bar tender know that you want to pay for the drink (ex. water, soda, etc.) and not to use a "Voucher" for it. Much better deal if you do it that way.

 

Yes, the cost of the drink packages is per day... 

Typically there is no corkage fee if you open the bottle yourself in your cabin. Just bring you own corkscrew and ask for a couple of wine glasses from either your cabin steward or at any bar.

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3 hours ago, GEORGIEGIRL said:

They charge a corkage fee if you have them open it in the dining room. I think its's like $25.00 or so. 

If you really like coffee I would suggest that you purchase the "Coffee Card" for $31.00 and it gets you 15 coffees at "Cafe Promenade". That way you can save your "Drink Vouchers" for the more expensive drinks (alcohol, etc..) For RCCL a drink is a drink. You just need to let the waiter/bar tender know that you want to pay for the drink (ex. water, soda, etc.) and not to use a "Voucher" for it. Much better deal if you do it that way.

 

Yes, the cost of the drink packages is per day... 

Typically there is no corkage fee if you open the bottle yourself in your cabin. Just bring you own corkscrew and ask for a couple of wine glasses from either your cabin steward or at any bar.

Corkage fee has absolutely nothing to do with who actually opens the bottle - it is a charge made for bringing a bottle of wine to a venue where it is normally sold, just like in a restaurant. Having said that, I have yet to read a report of anyone actually having incurred the charge in the dining room. 

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4 hours ago, GEORGIEGIRL said:

If you really like coffee I would suggest that you purchase the "Coffee Card" for $31.00 and it gets you 15 coffees at "Cafe Promenade".

I don't drink coffee, so could be totally wrong, but I thought the coffee was free at Cafe Promenade (unless it was a specialty coffee).

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On 4/16/2023 at 10:12 AM, GEORGIEGIRL said:

They charge a corkage fee if you have them open it in the dining room. I think its's like $25.00 or so. 

If you really like coffee I would suggest that you purchase the "Coffee Card" for $31.00 and it gets you 15 coffees at "Cafe Promenade". That way you can save your "Drink Vouchers" for the more expensive drinks (alcohol, etc..) For RCCL a drink is a drink. You just need to let the waiter/bar tender know that you want to pay for the drink (ex. water, soda, etc.) and not to use a "Voucher" for it. Much better deal if you do it that way.

 

Yes, the cost of the drink packages is per day... 

Typically there is no corkage fee if you open the bottle yourself in your cabin. Just bring you own corkscrew and ask for a couple of wine glasses from either your cabin steward or at any bar.

 

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