Do you purchase drink packages on cruises?

[RangerPooh]

On Disney Cruise Lines sodas are included, so no. We do bring on 1-2 bottles of wine in our carry on for enjoying on our veranda. When we cruised RCL, we purchased the soda package. We do not drink enough to make alcohol packages worth it.

 

[Deb]

This thread can include any cruise line since I'm assuming drink packages are the same or very similar. I just booked my very first cruise for July 2027 to Alaska on Princess. DH and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. I'm looking at the various drink packages available. My DH and I don't drink alcohol,so the Premier drink package is a definite no. Have any of you purchased the zero alcohol package? What did you think of it,and would you say it's worth it? Though I avoid sodas as much as I can, I plan on enjoying myself on the cruise. I'm looking at the soda package, but then what if I'm in the mood for hot chocolate every day?Please tell me your experiences with all drink packages from all cruise lines. Is it something you get everytime you go on a cruise? Or do you purchase them al la carte?

sit down and think about what a typical day might look like, both sea days and port days.

Will you want a specialty coffee each morning? Will you grab a couple of bottles of water to take off the ship with you? A frozen mocktail or two by the pool? Something with dinner? While you are watching the evening entertainment? a drink of some sort on your balcony before bed?

Then compare it to the daily cost.

Also, if you are the type person who purchases the meal plan at WDW so you don't have to worry about it, a beverage package may be the way to go even if you aren't sure you will drink more than you paid.