JCC(C)6 - Drink Prices
Just a warning to let everyone know that RCI has upped the costs of
their drinks (probably because they're trying to get more people to buy
the packages?) so the prices from the drink menus that Hello, The Future! linked to on her latest cruise blog post are unfortunately no longer accurate.
Here's a link to a few of the more recent Freedom of the Seas drink menus from someone who just got off the ship last month - http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=47009927&postcount=52
In general, it looks like most of the frou frou drinks will probably start at $10 instead of
$7-ish, non-alcoholic/"All Aboard" drinks have been bumped up to $4, and
beers have gone up to $5.5/$6 from $4.75/$5.25 so folks should make the
adjustments to their budgets accordingly.
their drinks (probably because they're trying to get more people to buy
the packages?) so the prices from the drink menus that Hello, The Future! linked to on her latest cruise blog post are unfortunately no longer accurate.
Here's a link to a few of the more recent Freedom of the Seas drink menus from someone who just got off the ship last month - http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=47009927&postcount=52
In general, it looks like most of the frou frou drinks will probably start at $10 instead of
$7-ish, non-alcoholic/"All Aboard" drinks have been bumped up to $4, and
beers have gone up to $5.5/$6 from $4.75/$5.25 so folks should make the
adjustments to their budgets accordingly.
Comments
I just brought a growler of Rachel's Ginger Beer on to Jewel of the Seas for my RCI Alaska cruise this June (left from Seattle). I've also taken cases of water (before I learned to love the drink packages and sink water) on to Disney cruises at Port Canaveral. Worst part is lugging the darn things around until the cabin opened.
I recommend the Royal Refreshment package, personally.
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/faq/details.do?pagename=frequently_asked_questions&faqId=260&faqSubjectId=333
Essentially, they will not let you bring anything, alcoholic or not, except for two personal bottles of wine. They say they do not charge corkage.... If they don't, it's a change from JCCC3, where I heard from some snorks that they were hit with a corkage (snorkage?) charge.
They may hold the wine if it looks suspect, but you will get a call or notification to go someplace to claim the bottles. Fortified wine may or may not be allowed, depending on who checks it and how big the word "fortified" is printed on the bottle. Mead(e) may or may not be recognized to be wine by the person checking the bottles, but will likely be cleared when you go claim it.
You -may- be able to bypass the two bottle limit by carrying on two bottles at embarkation and having two bottles in checked luggage (cushion those bad boys!).
also, the tiny little 30 ml sample bottles of hard liqueur, can be easily brought on board in a purse or backpack (also works at airport, put in your quart sized plastic bag), they don't have fancy scanners, pretty much just old school metal detectors. Your mileage may vary, but those bottles are usually inexpensive enough to be no big deal in the off chance they are confiscated. Excellent to add an extra splash to your piña colada.