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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Royal Caribbean Rules for Deluxe Drinks PackageAll guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom and under the same stateroom booking number are required to purchase the same alcoholic beverage package. Royal Caribbean state: “cannot be shared by guests.”
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.
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.
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.
So in short, no they can't detect alcohol, but they can detect any liquid – and they're pretty vigilant about checking what that liquid is. Because whether it's alcohol or something more sinister that could be used to create an explosive, they'll want to know!
Consequences of Sneaking Alcohol on a CruisePassport or identification retention: Besides confiscating your alcohol, you may have to show ID for the cruise line to note your actions and keep them in the system. Asked to disembark from the cruise: In extreme cases, you may be asked to disembark the ship.
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.
Carnival requires that each adult in a stateroom purchase a drink package if one person does. So if a husband purchases the package but the wife doesn't drink, she must still purchase the drink package as well. Royal Caribbean requires adult passengers in a cabin to all purchase the package if one person does.
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.
Tips are therefore paid on the value of the package, and not per drink as you order. You're welcome to tip bartenders extra on a cruise, but keep in mind that a tip has already been added when you purchased the beverage package.
In some cases, it may lead to fatigue or dehydration that changes the concentration of alcohol in the blood. Even without a higher concentration, the boat can certainly make you feel more intoxicated and cause greater impairment than consuming alcohol on land. Drink plenty of water.
On embarkation day, each guest of drinking age may bring one (1) sealed 750 ml bottle of wine or champagne. Boxed wine and other containers are prohibited.
Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages as carry-on items on boarding day. Non-alcoholic beverages may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz.) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom. Milk and distilled water brought on for infant, medical, or dietary use are permitted.
The package is sold for the first 2 days of the voyage and can only be purchased for the length of the voyage. On a 2 or 3-night cruise, guests must purchase on the first day.
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.
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.
Water PackageThe bottles will be delivered to your cabin on embarkation day. If you don't want to pay for a Water Package, you can find drinking water at complimentary drink stations in the buffet area and often in other locations on Royal Caribbean ships.
The answer is yes, most cruise ships do have some form of detention facility on board, commonly known as a “brig”. These facilities are typically small rooms located in the lower decks of the ship and are used to detain passengers or crew members who have broken the law or violated the ship's rules and regulations.
Passengers ages 18 to 20, with the written consent of their parents or guardian, can purchase beer or wine for themselves only when the ship is sailing in international waters (except in Alaska and Hawaii, where you must be 21 years of age to consume or purchase alcohol or any kind).
If there is an item in your luggage that is prohibited or is believed to be prohibited, your bag will be taken to a screening location and will be inspected by our Security Team onboard.
Do they search for drugs on cruise ships? Cruise lines use a variety of methods to search for illegal drugs including x-rays, metal detectors, scanners and sniffer dogs. That said, the security team's main priority isn't to look for drugs, as they have other things to be concerned with.