flahagan Posted April 23, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Still trying to decide whether to purchase the Easy package for upcoming 25 nt transatlantic. Will not go to a higher package due to the already high cost of purchasing one for such a long cruise. I will mostly drink wine at dinnertime, probably 2 glasses, and possibly a before or after dinner cosmo. On seas days (13 of them) there might be a bloody mary or mimosa added late morning, plus bottled waters and the occasional soda. My fear is that the wines may be awful. I'm definitely not a wine snob and drink inexpensive wines here in the U.S. - $6 - $8 bottles, lol. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted April 23, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Difficult to say. In Europe $6 - $8 bottles are already middle level. I would call them drinkable as MSC free coffee, but nothing more. As you can choose between 6 or 8 you might find 1 or 2 you like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stockjock Posted April 23, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Depends on your definition of "decent". I've mostly done MSC sailings in Europe and only one out of Miami. Pretty sure they usually offer dfferent wines in the USA, but I'll mostly comment on the Easy wines out of Europe. Reds mediocre, generally a 3.0 to 3.5 on a 5 scale. Not "good", but drinkable/tolerable. Same goes for the white wines. Same scale and description. Sparkling wines aka Prosecco are better. More like a 3.5 to 4 rating. Perfectly decent/enjoyable. Blush/Rosé slightly wines better than the reds and whites but worse than sparkling wines. Wine choices improve with Easy Plus, but not by a lot. Edited April 23, 2023 by Stockjock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahagan Posted April 23, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted April 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Stockjock said: Depends on your definition of "decent". I've mostly done MSC sailings in Europe and only one out of Miami. Pretty sure they usually offer dfferent wines in the USA, but I'll mostly comment on the Easy wines out of Europe. Reds mediocre, generally a 3.0 to 3.5 on a 5 scale. Not "good", but drinkable/tolerable. Same goes for the white wines. Same scale and description. Sparkling wines aka Prosecco are better. More like a 3.5 to 4 rating. Perfectly decent/enjoyable. Blush/Rosé slightly wines better than the reds and whites but worse than sparkling wines. Wine choices improve with Easy Plus, but not by a lot. Thanks for the information! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted April 24, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 24, 2023 20 hours ago, perakcruiser said: Difficult to say. In Europe $6 - $8 bottles are already middle level. I would call them drinkable as MSC free coffee, but nothing more. As you can choose between 6 or 8 you might find 1 or 2 you like. They have a basic red and white. You can buy buy the bottle for $26.00 or $6.00 a glass. It's not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMsunset Posted April 24, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Just off Belissima in February, Grandiose in January,and in Nov-Dec Seascape to NYC the house wines are not very good...if you are much of a wine drinker...maybe splurge on some bottles or by the glass for something good while onboard. We drank in POC for very reasonable prices and was allowed to board carrying a bottle each...we bought onshore...no questions...was only $10usd bottles so we thought it was worth a try... Enjoy your cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted April 24, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2023 4 hours ago, IsanTom said: They have a basic red and white. You can buy buy the bottle for $26.00 or $6.00 a glass. It's not bad. But the retail prices of these wines are 3.50 to 4.00 €. The worst wine deal on the ship for sure. If you have the easy package, OK, but when BUYING I definitely would choose a 8 to 10 € a glass wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobber1967 Posted April 24, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I guess it comes down to if you believe that the more a wine cost the better it is. Good wine is wine that you like. Period. When you pay more for a wine you are paying for someone else's opinion of what a good wine should taste like. It's really as simple as that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted April 24, 2023 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2023 2 hours ago, perakcruiser said: But the retail prices of these wines are 3.50 to 4.00 €. The worst wine deal on the ship for sure. If you have the easy package, OK, but when BUYING I definitely would choose a 8 to 10 € a glass wine. I agree, but if your on a budget and on the Easy Package your choices are very limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted April 25, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 25, 2023 The wines aren't awful. It's it the nicest I've ever tasted, no but perfectly drinkable. Admittedly, I am no wine connoisseur and certainly no wine snob but I've made a lot of effort to try them in recent years and it's been fine 🙂 🍷🥂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Morgsmom Posted April 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I, personally, found them undrinkable. But that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistywoman35 Posted April 25, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 4/24/2023 at 12:15 PM, IsanTom said: They have a basic red and white. You can buy buy the bottle for $26.00 or $6.00 a glass. It's not bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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