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Should You Buy a Drinks Package for Your Cruise? Here's the Truth!

Adrian The Cruise and Travel Guy
Adrian The Cruise and Travel Guy
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👁️ 15K views📅 3 years ago⏱️ 11:02
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
Other · Winter · 7 nightsVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

the value of a drinks package is really in the freedom that it provides

drinks packages can cost anywhere up to 165 dollars per day as was the case on my Ovation of the Seas Crews last November

I generally do not buy Standalone drinks packages at the end of all of my cruises

where it's a no-brainer though is with Princess Cruises they're princess plus and Premiere packages are bundled offerings

Creator's Tips & Advice

Consider the cruise itinerary and how much time you'll spend on board
Think about your personal stamina for drinking throughout the cruise
Compare the package cost to your actual bar bill from past cruises
Monitor cruise planner prices for sales and rebook if prices drop

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Break-even anxietyDon't calculate how many drinks you need to break even; just consume what you want

Questions This Creator Answers

QShould I buy a drinks package for my cruise?
QIs a drinks package worth the cost?
QWhen is a drinks package a no-brainer?

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Join my private Facebook group for cruise deals, tips and advice - the more members we have, the better we’ll get! www.facebook.com/groups/CTGdeals Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/thecruiseandtravelguy www.instragram.com/thecruiseandtravelguy Support the channel with a slogan tee: https://thecruiseandtravelguy.myshopify.com Head to my website for great cruise and travel deals: www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au Should I Buy A Drinks Package? It's a question I receive all the time, and for good reason. Drinks Packages can be very expensive additions to the fare of a cruise and they're not always good value. In this video, we'll cover some of the questions you should ask yourself before you just assume that a drinks package is going to give you the best value for your dollar. We'll cover things like: The Cruise Itinerary Your Drinking Endurance Break Even Anxiety Who Exactly Benefits from the Package Loyalty Status and Perks What's Included Dynamic Pricing Plus, I'll give you a real example from a recent cruise I sailed on that might help you get some context into whether a drinks package is the right choice for you, or not. Let me know in the comments below, how do you feel about a drinks package? Is it something you automatically purchase or do you prefer to go it alone? Thanks for watching! Image credit: Passenger Cruise Liner Fair Princess at Darling Harbour - John Ward, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons