the cruise is cheaper through cruise.com and get free tips included and obc
This is really the key statement. The podcast cruise is a private group. You can take the cruise on your own but you won't be part of the group. We're not cruising just for the heck of it. We're cruising specifically to be part of the DIS experience.Of course if you choose to book through someone other than Dreams Unlimited Travel you WILL NOT be allowed access to any events or activities we throw as part of this special group.
I just looked into adding the Coke Freestyle beverage package to my account and they charge a gratuity. For what? I don't mind paying gratuities for services rendered, but if I'm taking my reusable mug to the machine and filling it myself (after washing it myself), for what service am I paying the gratuity?
Unless they've changed things....
A crew member from one of the bars or lounges or restaurants has to fill your mug.
Yes, with a Coke Freestyle machine, you serve yourself. That's the whole point. So there wouldn't be a crew member involved, hence nobody to tip.Isn't the point of a freestyle machine to be able to make different flavor combinations?
Yes, with a Coke Freestyle machine, you serve yourself. That's the whole point. So there wouldn't be a crew member involved, hence nobody to tip.
I haven't looked. How much is the Coke package? On other cruises we've taken, the soda card was always ridiculously priced unless you drank a ton of soda. I think on our last cruise, I would have needed to drink at least 3 sodas a day to make it worthwhile.
Not worth it to me personally. I'll drink one, maybe 2 sodas per day. Cheaper to pay as I go. And I don't like Dasani. Can't stand when they add stuff to water to "enhance" the flavor. If I want water, I want plain water, not water with other stuff added.It's $6.50 per person per day + 18% gratuity (for serving yourself). It's a little more expensive than getting the Freestyle at the movie theater. I'll have to drink more soda than I'm used to, but I like that I can get Dasani water (which is, presumably, the base for all of the drinks, so I'm happy about that), too.
Not worth it to me personally. I'll drink one, maybe 2 sodas per day. Cheaper to pay as I go. And I don't like Dasani. Can't stand when they add stuff to water to "enhance" the flavor. If I want water, I want plain water, not water with other stuff added.
George, I guess the true answer is "because they can". BTW, your soft drink package is valid at bars, restaurants and on deck as well as using it at the freestyle machine.It's $6.50 per person per day + 18% gratuity (for serving yourself). It's a little more expensive than getting the Freestyle at the movie theater. I'll have to drink more soda than I'm used to, but I like that I can get Dasani water (which is, presumably, the base for all of the drinks, so I'm happy about that), too.
It's $6.50 per person per day + 18% gratuity (for serving yourself). It's a little more expensive than getting the Freestyle at the movie theater. I'll have to drink more soda than I'm used to, but I like that I can get Dasani water (which is, presumably, the base for all of the drinks, so I'm happy about that), too.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I consider plain Dasani to be flavored water because it isn't just plain water. It's water with other things added. I personally don't like that. I'm a tap water guy myself. I don't believe in buying bottled stuff.I thought I would be able to get plain water. If it's all flavored, I won't want that, either.
Ah, that makes sense and explains the gratuity.your soft drink package is valid at bars, restaurants and on deck as well as using it at the freestyle machine.
It's been a couple years since we did RCCL. At the time, they officially forbid even sodas and water to be brought on board. Has that policy changed back to allowing soda and water?