Comparing Cruise Line Drink Packages

Cruise line drink packages come in all flavors. All six lines that cruise out of Port Everglades offer some sort of all-inclusive beverage package. Most cruise lines offer by-the-day packages, while Carnival only does bulk sales.

A couple cruise lines place a price limit on the type of cocktails and other beverages included in the package. Those price limits generally force you to consume house-brand wine and spirits. If your package is priced per day, you must purchase the package for the length of your voyage.

Remember, prices do change. Click on the cruise line to get up-to-date pricing information.

Royal Caribbean

This cruise line offers multiple all-inclusive drink packages. The beer-and-wine package runs $39/day per person. For $10 more per day, you can add in unlimited cocktails. The deluxe package, for $59/day per person, adds unlimited coffee, tea, water and juice. The coffee-tea-water-juice deal on its own is $19/day per person. Unlimited soft drinks will run you $6.50/day per person.

Carnival

This cruise line offers 28 bulk-drink packages. The basic water package, which includes a case of bottled water and two large bottles of water, costs $25. The smaller water package, with half the case, costs $19. The Party Pack, a 12-pack of soda and a 12-pack of water, runs $35. A bottle of brand-name liquor and a six pack of soda costs between $85 and $110, depending upon the type of spirits you choose.

Celebrity

This cruise line offers multiple all-inclusive drinks packages. The premium alcohol package costs $59/day per person, and includes all drinks priced less than $13 aboard ship. The regular alcohol package, which runs $49/day per person, features beers under $6, alcoholic drinks under $8, and wine-by-the-glass under $9. The line’s non-alcoholic package runs $16/day per person for soda, juice, coffee, tea and water; $20/day per person if you want Red Bull and premium water.

Princess

This cruise line offers an all-inclusive package, which includes beer, wine, soda, juice and water drinks that retail onboard for less than $10, for about $55/day per person.  A six-pack of beer goes for about $28. The unlimited soda package runs about $5/day per person. In addition to soda, you can get juice, ice-cream shakes and floats for about $8/day per person. Onboard coffee cards, which entitle the holder to 15 espresso-based specialty coffees or specialty teas, costs $31.

Norwegian

This cruise line offers multiple all-inclusive drinks packages. Here’s the rub: Everyone in your state room has to purchase a package. Kids must purchase the soda package, which runs $4/day per person. The top-of-the-line package features beer, wine, spirits, cocktails and soda – all by the glass – for $49/day per person. It’ll cost you $5 more to book the deal onboard. The beer-and-wine package will run you $22/day per person, and unlimited soda is about $6/day per person.

Holland America

This cruise line offers one all-inclusive drinks packages. For about $45/day per person, you can consume as many as 15 beverages each day. But you can order just one drink at a time, and they must be at least five minutes apart. The package, which is limited to beverages priced $7 and less, includes beer, wine, spirits, cocktails, soda, coffee and tea. Mini-bar beverages are not included in the package.

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