Onboard Discounts for Beverage Packages?

olookasquirrel

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• Jul 27, 2016

• #1

Hi guys! My husband and I took the plunge for a RCCL 2nd honeymoon cruise, this will be our first one.

I want the unlimited beverage package. They are offering a 20% discount if I pre-book it (so $44 a day plus fees). Does anyone know if there are generally better deals onboard on embarkation day? I've done the math on the current cost and it's worth it, but I'd hate to get onboard and realize the discount was even better had I waited...

 

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annacali

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• Jul 27, 2016

• #2

Last month on the Explorer we could not find any beverage pkg discounts at embarkation or any other time during the cruise.

 

DnA2010

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• Jul 27, 2016

• #3

Honestly- doubt it!

 

sam_gordon

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• Jul 28, 2016

• #4

Grab the 20% while you can.

 

ukintheus

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• Jul 28, 2016

• #5

From what I've read (our first RCI cruise is next month) the onboard deals typically show up around mid-cruise and are "x-amount" of drinks for "x-price" for the remaining days of the cruise. The 20% pre-cruise deal was offered on our cruise and we took it. We have 2 at sea days up front, and then 3 port days back-to-back, so it works out better for us, even if the on-board deal ends up being cheaper per-drink.

 

Alexle2007

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• Jul 28, 2016

• #6

How far out can you book the drink packages? We aren't sailing until April 2017 and they wouldn't even come up on my reservation so I could check out the prices.

 

TravelandLeisure

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• Jul 28, 2016

• #7

Alexle2007 said:

How far out can you book the drink packages? We aren't sailing until April 2017 and they wouldn't even come up on my reservation so I could check out the prices.

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We are sailing the Oasis in March 2017 and I was able to book the package with the 20 percent discount a couple of weeks ago.

 

DisMommyTX

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Mar 7, 2015

• Jul 28, 2016

• #8

No, there are NO discounts for the beverage packages onboard. If you want it, book before you leave, but wait until the last couple weeks. I received the first offer of 20% off beverage packages exactly 30 days before our cruise. Before that, I had only received discount internet package offers.

 

olookasquirrel

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• Jul 30, 2016

• #9

Thanks all! I pulled the trigger! Now to fantasize about the delicious drinks....