Drinks price guideline

I’ve just been on a call with a gentleman looking to book onto a NCL Jade cruise, but was asking about drinks packages and prices on board as he has a friend who quoted him $8 per pint of larger!!! I’ve been assured that this was including the taxes, but made me think about drinks prices on board – who is the best value for cruises 2011?

 Best value cruises for drinks have to be Yachts of Seabourn and Regent who have drinks included in the prices, but for the rest of the lines a rough guideline below:

NCL: Bottles of beer at $3.95, wines by the glass $6.95 soft drinks from $1.25 – If you buy a cruise with flights NCL offer free soft drinks for children ages 2-12 9This offer does not apply to cruise only or mini cruises)

P&O : Bottles of beer £2.35, wine by the glass from £3.35 and soft drinks start at 75p!! Not much on a cruise for less than a pound! They do not offer any packages at all, which is a shame.

Royal Caribbean: Bottles of beer for $5.50, wine by the glass from $5.50 as well, soft drinks from $1.95, but I always recommend the soft drinks packages, which start from about $6 per day for adults at $4.95 for children, these are great value and they get a special cup, but you don’t need to carry it around as a special sticker is put on to your sea pass!

Cunard: Bottle of beer $4.75 – wine by the glass at $5.75 and soft drinks from $1.95 – Cunard offer a soda package where you receive unlimited soft drinks in the restraints and bars price is $3.95 per day plus the 15% grats or taxes!

Fred Olsen: Bottles of beer at £2.20 wine by the glass from £3.25 and soft drinks from 70pence. No soda packages are available on these ships.


MSC: Bottles of beer from 3.90-5.75 Euros and wine by the glass starts at 3.00euros and soft drinks2.50euros. Packages for children start at 28euros for 5 soft drinks and 5 juices. A selection of adult drinks packages from 98euros per person per week.


If you would like any of the great value cruise deals 2011 please let me know.