Cruise ship drinks packages cannot be shared. The drinks package must only be used by the person who bought it. Any guests found to be sharing the package may have their package cancelled without any refund.
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All packages are for single guest use and cannot be shared by multiple people. Any guest wishing to purchase an alcohol... Are gratuities included in the Royal Caribbean beverage package cost? For most sailings, beverage package gratuities of 18% are added at final checkout and not included in the initial cost.
Your SeaPass® will have either a sticker or a printed verification of your package. The bar staff will request to see your SeaPass for verification prior to service, so keep it handy.
The Deluxe Beverage Package policy requires all guests wishing to purchase the Deluxe Beverage Package to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom. Was this content helpful?
If cruise ship crew suspect you are sneaking alcohol on board they will inspect your luggage in detail. They may check your wine bottles to see if it really is sealed as new and contains wine. They will confiscate it if found to contain spirits, and may even refuse you boarding.
In many cases, no. Several of the biggest cruise lines, including Carnival, Holland America and MSC Cruises, have a rule that if one adult in a cabin orders a drinks package, all adults in the cabin must order the package. This is to prevent two or more people in a cabin from sharing a single drinks package.
It's tempting, but no, you can't share drinks with a drink package. That's one reason cruise lines require all adults in a cabin to purchase if one person does.
If you're only going to use Cheers for the booze, then the break-even point is about 6-7 mixed drinks or 8-9 beers. Carnival limits Cheers to 15 alcoholic drinks per day. Also 15 drinks without the pkg. The water/other non-alcohol drinks DO NOT count toward your booze limit.
Applicable to guests 1-8 on the reservation for the entire length of the cruise. If 3-8 guest is under 21 years of age, Unlimited Open Bar Package does not apply, and soda package will not be given as a substitution. Packages may not be shared and are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Packages must be purchased for full length of voyage, cannot be shared, are non-transferable and are non-refundable within 3 days of sailing. Please note product offerings may vary on voyages departing from and returning to Australia and New Zealand.
Royal Caribbean's deluxe beverage package has no limit, but there are rules. You can buy only one drink at a time (although you can generally order a double or a mixed drink with a floater). Technically, you're supposed to wait five minutes between drinks, but that rule rarely comes into play as bartenders are busy.
If you buy a bottle of alcohol either on the ship or in port, you don't get to enjoy it right away. Instead, it's put in a sealed box. Your purchase will be held by the cruise staff and delivered to your room the last night of the trip.
The absolute best way to determine if a drink package is best for you is to get out that calculator and tally up how much you would spend without the package. In general, if you think you're going to order five or so alcoholic drinks a day during your trip, a package is worth considering.
To the delight of many passengers (or to the chagrin of those watching their waistlines), cruises offer no shortage of nibbles at all hours of the day. Although cruise midnight buffets are nearly extinct, several lines still offer a spread of snacks that are available into the wee hours of the morning.
Each adult assigned to the same cabin must purchase the same drinks package. Sharing is not permitted. Children can have the Refresh drinks package independently of their parents and can be purchased on board. There is no requirement for adults in the same cabin to also purchase a package.
If you wonder whether cruise ships have jails, the answer is yes. Jails are called brigs on a cruise ship and tend only to be used in serious circumstances when no other options are available. Cabin arrest is typically used before the brig is needed.
Most cruise lines don't allow guests to bring spirits on board. If you want to bring whiskey on board then you'll need to disguise it. Many people use a rum runner, a rinsed-out tinted bottle of mouthwash, or just decant whiskey into a wine bottle, where wine is permitted.