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Royal Caribbean guests wishing to purchase a drink package can do so either prior to their cruise via the Cruise Planner web site or once onboard their ship. Once purchased, you must pay for the package for the duration of your cruise.
To buy drinks on the ship you don't need cash or a credit card. In most cases you simply hand over your room keycard, which acts as a charge card for your onboard account. (Sometimes you simply give your room number and the staff charges your account that way.)
Boxed wine and other containers are prohibited. Guests who purchase alcohol bottles onboard, in a port-of-call, or bring more than the one permitted bottle on boarding day, will have their items safely stored by the ship. These bottles will be returned on the last day onboard for enjoyment once home.”
Pre-cruise: Purchase a beverage package online up to 72 hours before you sail via Royal Caribbean's Cruise Planner. Onboard: All packages are sold onboard for the first two days of the voyage and can only be purchased for the length of the voyage. On a two or three-night cruise you must purchase on the first day.
Regardless of what you do, you should not wait until boarding the ship to purchase any add-ons. Even though Royal Caribbean frequently offers a buy one get one 50% sale for the Deluxe Beverage Package on the ship, you will almost certainly end up paying more than if you purchased it in advance.
For all of these drinks, you may purchase each drink individually or purchase a beverage package that will give you either a set allotment of beverages or unlimited access onboard to them.
Royal Caribbean has always been strict in this aspect. Alcoholic beverages such as beer, seltzer, or hard liquor are not permitted to be brought on board, and any seized on embarkation day will not be returned.
Yes, there are two ways to buy a bottle of alcohol on a cruise ship: Buy a bottle from the duty-free liquor store on the cruise, but they hold it. Order a bottle of liquor to your stateroom anytime (more info in the next tip, #9)
Cruise ships do not accept cash onboard because all onboard purchases are charged to passengers personal cruise accounts. Cruise accounts are usually connected to a credit or debit card which is much easier for the cruise lines to process.
Cruise ship scanners usually have no problem detecting alcohol hidden in luggage. Liquid appears dark on an x-ray and the shape of bottles are easy to detect. If bottles, cans or other containers are detected on the x-ray scanner, port staff will open the bag to have a closer look.
Do I need cash on a cruise ship? Cash is rarely required on a Royal Caribbean cruise, as all payments onboard are made via your SeaPass account. Prior to your cruise, you'll connect your onboard account with a credit or debit card, and all payments will be charged to that card at the end of the cruise.
A 18% gratuity is automatically added to all beverages, mini bar items, and spa & salon purchases. Guests can pre-pay gratuities by calling 866-562-7625 before the sailing*. Guests booked through travel advisors, need to contact their advisor to add pre-paid gratuities to the booking prior to sailing*.
No, all packages are for single guest use and cannot be shared by multiple people. Our Deluxe Beverage Package Policy requires all guests wishing to purchase the Deluxe Beverage Package or the Deluxe Beverage Package and Internet (Sip + Stream) to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom.
There is no limit on a Royal Caribbean drink package in terms of how many drinks a guest may consume in a day or throughout the cruise. The only limit on a drink package is that you may only order one drink per order, per drink package.
Can I order multiple drinks at a time with Royal Caribbean's all-inclusive beverage packages? No. As this is a personal package, only one beverage per guest will be served.
There is no limit to how many drinks a guest may consume on any day, or during the cruise. However, you can only order one drink per transaction. Which means if you want to get a beer and another drink, you need to order each individually.
Any hard liquor, beer, other forms of alcoholic beverage, and non-alcoholic beverages, outside of the exceptions referenced above, are strictly prohibited (in both carry-on and checked luggage) and such items will be confiscated and discarded, and no compensation will be provided, states Carnival Cruise Line's ...
ALCOHOL POLICYEffective immediately on all sailings, the minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Royal Caribbean is as follows. The minimum age to consume alcohol on Royal Caribbean ships on sailings originating in North America or the Caribbean is twenty-one (21).
If you are caught sharing your Royal Caribbean Drinks package, it will be canceled, and you will not receive a refund. You will then have to purchase drinks individually for the remainder of your days on the cruise.
Cruise line drinks packages let you order as many drinks as you want while on a cruise for one flat fee. This takes the place of paying for drinks one at a time. At some lines, there are several tiers of drinks packages. Basic tiers often just include sodas and bottled water.