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Does everyone in a room on a cruise have to buy a drink package?

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?



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Does Everyone in the Cabin Have to Purchase the Beverage Package? Often yes, if one person in a cabin buys the package, all adults will need to as well. That said, the rules do vary depending on the cruise line you sail. Carnival requires that each adult in a stateroom purchase a drink package if one person does.

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Everyone of drinking age is technically required to purchase the package. In order to get an exemption, the others would have to purchase the refreshment package.

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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.

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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.

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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? Thank you for helping us improve our website!

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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.

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What Happens if I'm Caught Sharing a Drinks Package on a Cruise? If you are caught sharing a drinks package on a cruise the most likely thing to happen is that you'll be given a warning or told off. If it happened again it's likely that your drinks package would be cancelled and you wouldn't receive a refund.

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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.

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Note that if one person in the stateroom purchases either the Royal Refreshment or Classic Soda Package, not everyone else is required to do so; however, if anyone other than the assigned individual wants to order soda with the package, they will be required to get their own.

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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.

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You can purchase the Carnival drink package individually. Sorry folks, but just like other cruise lines, every person 21 and older in the same stateroom must purchase the CHEERS package. So if you and your roommate are at odds over whether or not to get it, one of you will have to concede this battle.

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As you'd probably expect, the CHEERS! drink package is only available to those 21 and over. Also, if one passenger in a stateroom wants to purchase the package, any other guests over the age of 21 who share the same cabin must buy it.

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Many regular cruise rooms, also called cabins or staterooms, can sleep up to four people. All rooms have two twin beds that can be pushed together to form a queen or king; additional sleeping spots might be a pullout sofa or upper bunks that fold down or pull down from the wall or ceiling.

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Cruise ship workers are not supposed to hook up with passengers, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It is rare though – most crew follow the rules because they know they'll lose their job if they're caught. You won't be surprised to hear that cruise lines ban crew from having sex with passengers.

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Typically, a five-berth cabin will feature a double sleep sofa and one pull-down bunk; six-berth cabins have two pull-down bunks plus the sofa-bed, so five-person families can put each kid in a separate bed.

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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.

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In general, expect prices to be in the $7-9 range, before gratuity. With gratuity, expect to spend about $8-10.50 per beer.

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Guests are not allowed to bring beer or hard liquor onboard for consumption or any other use. Alcoholic beverages (beer, seltzer, or hard liquor) seized on embarkation day will be returned at the end of the voyage provided that they are in the original sealed package.

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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.

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THREE OPTIONS Or go all out with unlimited alcoholic beverages and 40% off select bottled wine on top of everything else when you purchase a Deluxe Beverage package for your cruise. served inside licensed Starbucks® stores.

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