on Dec 07, 2014

3 out of 5

Don't Buy the Ultimate Beverage Package

Sail Date: December 07, 2014

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Traveled As: Couple

Room Type: Balcony

Great cruise with lots of fun activities, but I do not recommend purchasing a beverage package. I made the mistake and feel it had a very negative impact on my cruising experience because I felt a strong desire to 'get my moneys worth' out of the package - basically I was always drunk or hungover. Which isn't what I was looking for or anticipating for this cruise.

Ship Quality
Food and Dining
Cabin / Stateroom
Service and Staff		Marciel who worked as a bartender at O'Sheehan's was excellent! Other bartenders seemed very slow with service.
Entertainment		Some really great shows!
Children's Programs		N/A
Onboard Activities		There were too many Bingo and Deal or No Deal games. Should have branched out more.
Destinations and Excursions		I felt like most of the excursions were too expensive and my ship skipped Great Stirrup Bay due to weather.

New York, New York
Port Canaveral, Florida	Cocoa Village was cute but much too small for a truely amazing visit. I would recommend splurging on one of the theme parks in FL.	0
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruiseline Private Island), Bahamas	Our ship skipped this port due to weather	0
Nassau, Bahamas

9 Comments

jleslie48 2 years ago

think about it, the UB is $120 a ROOM PER DAY. That's a log of alcohol especially if go out on the port days and you are not on the ship. Unless you really like to drink 10 drinks a day, you are better off ala carte on the alcohol. the $14 a day for the non-alcohol drinks (pepsi, juices, seltzer) is worth it for me however.

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noname111 2 years ago

Correct me if I am wrong but Norwegian requires all people staying in the same cabin to purchase UBP. I do not believe it is worthwhile with that requirement.

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Johngold 2 years ago

If this is the case all over, then I'm going to bow out of the package. I wonder if it's true that even after the cruise leaves, the bartenders and waiters try to sell you a pro rated package. If so, I would like to hear about the experiences from cruisers.

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HMDowney 2 years ago

With most companies and their packages you can buy them up to I think a couple days out from the end of the cruise - pro-rated of course.

But to the OP it is not the drink packages nor the cruise lines fault that you were drunk or hung over most the cruise. Yes YOU felt YOU needed to get your monies worth of the package and therefore YOU drank more than YOU normally would leaving you hung over. But at the end of the day it was YOUR fault. YOU didn't do your research prior to purchasing the package to see if it was worth it for what you would drink.

For some people the package is brilliant, for others pointless.

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Bubba54 2 years ago

My wife does not drink. With the requirement for everyone in cabin to buy a card, which I do understand this leaves me out. No way I could drink over $100 and stay married. ð

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