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No matter who you are travelling with drinks packages can be a hit or miss with different cruisers. Some absolutely love them and others don’t drink enough to make it worth while, hopefully this helps make a decision.

The drinks packages offer fixed prices per person, per day. If you are just soft drink lovers or you prefer wine with dinner there is a drinks package to suit your taste. Being able to use these in restaurants, bars and cafes on board, gives you a wide range of flexibility to put your feet up and relax.

No matter where you are onboard your ship there is 4 packages to choose from to give you the ultimate cruise experience. The four packages are:

Deluxe drinks package has every drink on the menu throughout the ship, from mouthwatering cocktails, prosecco, wine to costa coffee and more. At £54.95 a day you’ll be paying around £384.65 for a weeks cruise per person.

Classic drinks package this offers everything the Deluxe package has to offer without the luxury of extended range of cocktails, 50ml spirits, 250ml wine or Craft beers and perfect serves. This is priced at £44.95 which costs you £314.65 per person. This is only £70 difference.

Alcohol-free package offers everything from the Refresh drink package as well as, Costa Coffee (small), hot chocolate, non-alcoholic beverages (Heineken 0%), a choice of still or sparking waters (small) and a range of non-alcoholic cocktails and soft drinks. £24.95 each day will land you £174.65 each for 7 nights.

Refresh package is the perfect package for children, this only includes your go to soft drinks such as, Lemonade, Pepsi and a range of juices. This costs £10.95 per day creating a total of £76.65 for 7nights each.

These packages are perfect for families to load on soft drinks, or couples who enjoy a bottle of wine at dinner. With the Alcohol-free packages they are not limited to age, children can have these to enjoy the added bonus of Costa, as well as a range on non-alcoholic cocktails too. If you purchase the Deluxe or Classic drinks package and you are in the same cabin with anyone 17 and under, their package is included without charge.

When booking the drinks package it is super easy and straight forward. You can just log in to your booking page and click on the drinks package link, then select which package you want to choose, hit check out. If you have a Peninsular member discount you can get a further 10% off at check out.

Having been on lots of cruises myself, I have learnt the benefits as well as the negatives to purchasing a a drinks package. Being young when i first started we always had the refresh package, as we went through soft drinks like crazy however, now i travel on my own or with my mum I don’t get purchase drinks packages anymore. I am not a drinker other than a glass of red wine at night or an odd soft drink in the day. Adding this up i would loose money if i purchased any drinks package. Another negative is that if i wanted to buy the Deluxe package, I would then have to get my mum the same, she couldn’t get a different package as we share a cabin. Lastly if you both buy a Deluxe package, you have to use each cabin card when buying an drink that’s included, I wouldn’t be able to get 2 glasses of wine on my card even though we both have the package, I couldn’t also buy a drink for any friends i meet onboard either.

As i said at the beginning, drinks packages are different for everyone, my advice is to always make sure you will drink what’s included, and work out how much you’ll need to consume to get your monies worth. Do your research! Its never to late to book your drinks package even a day before your dream getaway or even onboard.