Crystal Cruis es. Unlimited beverages are included. Water: None Juice: See below. Beer: None Liquor: None. Alcohol can be ordered in advance by calling Disney Cruise Line. Liquor: None. Holland America Line. Norwegian Cruise Line. Wine: See below. Online or by phone, email, or fax, for the duration of the cruise. Call Reservations at Princess Cruises. Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Royal Caribbean International. We looked at five ocean cruise lines and found that it rarely makes sense to splash out on a pricey drinks package.
Instead, staff will hold your purchases until you disembark. If you do have your heart set on a drinks package, negotiate the price while booking your cruise - rather than waiting until you set sail - to avoid being ripped off. Most cruise lines list their bar prices online, so do the maths beforehand to see if you will get your money's worth from a drinks package. Drinks packages are often heavily discounted or even thrown in for free to entice early bookings, so start planning your cruise as far in advance as possible.
Another option is to choose an all-inclusive cruise line, like Which? Otherwise check if you can bring your own alcohol on board.
Customer score. A tipple on an ocean voyage never comes cheap. We reveal the cruise lines with the best value drinks packages and the rip-offs to be wary of. W Which? Editorial team. The priciest cruise lines for drinks packages We looked at five ocean cruise lines and found that it rarely makes sense to splash out on a pricey drinks package.
If you're brand-loyal to a premium spirit or wine, expect to pay out of pocket for that drink. You also will pay for specialty cocktails and other items, such as Celebrity Cruises' famed martini flight, that surpass the dollar limit of what's included. Sail on luxury lines such as Viking Ocean Cruises or Azamara, and chances are, you won't feel the need to get a beverage package.
These cruises usually serve complimentary house wine, beer and soft drinks, but offer beverage packages for those who wish to splurge on premium offerings. Some river cruise lines have similar beverage options. If you're content with what's included, there's no need to pay extra for the package. Most cruise lines let you bring at least one to two sometimes more bottles of wine onboard with you at embarkation. Others allow a certain amount of soft drinks, like water, soda and juice.
While you'll be responsible for a corkage fee when you consume the wine onboard, you might find that what you're able to bring onboard will suffice your needs for the duration of your sailing.
What Is a Corkage Fee on a Cruise? If you're on a port-intensive itinerary with limited sea days, it's important to consider how much time you'll spend off the ship. You can't use your beverage package in port -- unless you're on a cruise line private island that allows it -- so all that money spent on per-day drinks goes to waste unless you plan on knocking back five or six drinks every evening.
Or at least is not a big drinker. Some cruise lines impose the stipulation that if one adult in a cabin purchases a beverage package, all other occupants 21 and over must purchase one as well. Cruise Critic members suspect the rule is in place because many have been known to "share" packages in order to save money. Nevertheless, if you sail with a cruise line that enforces this, and your cabin mate doesn't drink much, you're far better off paying for drinks individually.
Staying loyal to one cruise line comes with many benefits -- among them is free drinks, often in the form of cocktail parties and vouchers. You'll be limited in what you can drink at the cocktail parties, but if you don't mind house selections and basic draft beer offerings vary by cruise line , you can savor the perks and put the money you otherwise would have spent on a beverage package toward shore excursions or spa treatments.
Cruise Line Loyalty Programs. Be aware of alcoholic beverage packages that don't include non-fountain sodas. We've heard stories of passengers trying to order a gin and tonic with slimline diet tonic, only to be told they'd have to pay full price because the cocktails covered in their beverage package cover only fountain soda. The same goes for any other drink mixed with a specialty soda.
Note: The ginger beer used in cocktails such as the Moscow Mule and Dark and Stormy is considered a mixer and therefore is generally covered under beverage packages.
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