Hi Guys, I’m glad that FINALLY someone is blogging about this unacceptable situation that Celebrity has forced upon their passengers. We were on the Beyond in January (met Jon & Joyce. They love you guys.) the drinks even with the premium package were not all covered either. I think it’s disgusting having to pay an up charge plus 20% gratuity on wines or cocktails that were included just last year on our Solstice cruise. We left Princess a few years ago just after reaching Elite status to go with Celebrity as they had just introduced their wonderful drinks package. It’s too late to cancel our cruise on the Summit in May, but we looked at what Princess is offering now and we are jumping ship (so to say 😂) and going back. On their Premier package , Princess offers gratuities, high speed wifi, free room service, two specialty dinings, a photo package, all drinks including service charges, fitness classes and reserved theatre seating all for a lesser price than Celebrity’s premium drinks package alone! Shall I say “no brainer” Enjoy the rest of your cruise. Cheers 🥂 Keith & Lorraine

@TropicLuv

4 ай бұрын

As you said, it’s an absolute no brainer! 👏👏👏

@blazek7864

4 ай бұрын

❤ YES! Take a look at the new Sun Princess especially as a much better option.

You can order any cocktail you want with the lower shelf liquor at the classic price, it’s just not on the menu. We just got off the Ascent. We had premium but my sister had classic and she had all kinds of cocktails, frozen cocktails and they even made her a martini at the martini bar using a bottom shelf vodka which surprised us.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear they made her a martini! But yes- we share the list at the end of the video of liquors that you can get with the classic! At least it does provide some options!

I like to drink when I’m on a cruise, but more and more I’m tending not to even buy a drink package. I’m finding it less expensive to just buy the cocktails I want when I want them. This situation with celebrity is a BIG disappointment and definitely a no go for me.

@derekfinnegan734

4 ай бұрын

There was a lower limit on non alcoholic drinks on the classic package too, I think it was $5? Red Bull wasn’t included and that’s Declan’s drink. We upgraded to premium, and that made it worth it for both of us!

I became Elite black card with Princess cruise line 15 years ago. My husband and I tried Celebrity back then and really loved it and the drinks menu etc so we only cruised with Celebrity for the past 14 years. We are going back to Princess and booked an NCL and a HAL cruise for the next several months. Their drink packages were much better and to be honest, I am so disappointed with Celebrity right now I cannot even talk about it. My Dad and I leave for Singapore in a few weeks to board the Celebrity Solstice for 29 nights and I must say had we not already paid in full for this cruise, I would have cancelled it and booked with another cruise line. Celebrity is losing its loyal customers and they maybe they don't care. Maybe they will make enough on new customers etc to make up for the loss of their loyal customers. After this upcoming cruise, we have already cancelled the other cruises we had with Celebrity and booked with other cruise lines. We are excited to try Holland America as they had an offer when we booked our Africa cruise for 38 nights to the "have it all" which we only paid the taxes and gratuties for the drinks package. Celebrity DO BETTER.

@ksw8415

4 ай бұрын

Good heavens! You should have your own KZread channel if you don’t. Have fun but be safe!

@dianamartin1380

4 ай бұрын

You're obviously cruisers for some time choose the premier lines to travel with, especially while on long voyages Worked on princess lines for years in the shops you should know what you're booking by now.

Ever since they changed CEO, they have become outragously greedy. She really is a piece of work.

We cruise with Celebrity in October, we will not be buying an alcoholic drink package. Thank you for helping us decide. This seems so deceitful on the company's behalf.

@mea3665

4 ай бұрын

There's no deceit all they did was look at a Menue. All they had to do was ask for the drink made with Clasic package liquor

Yeah sadly this is pretty much what I've seen on recent Celebrity cruises. An expensive drink package that doesn't include much in the way of drink choices is not good. I remain a big fan of the overall cruise experience on Celebrity (ships, service, staterooms, etc.) but the corporate decisions over the past year or so re various price increases combined with a bait-and-switch approach - advertise and sell one thing, deliver something less and/or more expensive in terms of new upcharges - are rather dreadful.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We agree with you. We still love this product, just don’t love this one particular factor of what they are offering.

@shawnmarie459

4 ай бұрын

I feel like these cruise companies are pushing me to all-inclusives on land :(

@bridgetmurphyv

4 ай бұрын

​@@JJCruisemy mom and aunt and I go ala carte

It is so much fun watching you two walk around the ship looking for cocktails. ❤🎉

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

Great video 👍 exposing the drink package got ya! Great reporting, love it.....

So much fun following your quest for drinks.

Thank you for the video!

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥳

Thank you for your honesty. This is what people want addressed, not the BS that its all perfect. If you have a channel about cruising you should include the failures too. I watch a couple on cruises and its all rosy ALL THE TIME

@mea3665

4 ай бұрын

There's no honesty in the vidio

Great investigative reporting!!

Thank you so so much for finally vlogging about this!!! Celebrity's so shady about what drinks are included in the classic package. When I was on the ship, I kept on asking what cocktails were included in classic, and no one seemed to know.

We were on Celebrity’s Silhouette about a year ago and noticed exactly what you guys ran in to. We were in The Retreat so we had the Premium drink package and now we ALWAYS suggest the upgrade from the Classic drink package. It’s well worth it. Thanks for sharing!!! 👍🏾

Thanks so much for this very informative video! We are booked on our first Celebrity cruise in 3 week - will definitely upgrade to the Premium Drink package!

Thanks for the good info 🥰

Wow. I have never sailed Celebrity but as a frequent purchaser of drink packages on other lines, a $10 limit is insane. I would have been mad LOL.

@FrielFamilyFootball

4 ай бұрын

Agree

Thanks for the update on the classic pkg. we always purchase it, now rethinking the upgrade.

I was on Celebrity Summit back in December 2023. I ended up upgrading to the premium drink package after checking online reviews of Celebrities drink prices. Since when is Bailey's a top shelf liquor? At least prior to sailing, Celebrity put their premium drink package on sale at 50% off for their Black Friday Thanksgiving sale - so this provided me justification to upgrade. I was able to tell from other passengers reactions that their favorite spirit was not included in the standard drink package. NCL's Free At Sea offering is much better and includes a lot more choices than Celebrity's standard package.

Why offer an alcoholic drink package if they price most of the menu cocktails at a greater price than you can order!!

Celebrity also removed daily gratuities from their packages last year, so unless you’re someone who is going to drink 9+ beers a day then ok get the package but otherwise the package just doesn’t make sense! I won’t be fooled into upgrading to premium either!

Hi, I've just returned from a cruise on the Celebrity Solstice. I noticed the cocktails menu that used to be available is no longer there but, I did have the basic drinks package and was able to have a few different cocktails including pina colada, pineapple daiquiri, strawberry daiquiri, bloody mary, Mexican (something, can't remember). I think there are a lot you can have, but the problem is, you need to ask for what you want, then ask if it's included in your package. If, like me, you don't usually drink cocktails, then you don't know what you can ask for because you don't know all the names. My wine of choice is sauvignon blanc, and it was always more than my package allowed on the menus. Then I discovered that Cellar Masters had it for less, so I got it there. After that, I ordered it from the sommelier at dinner, and even though it only showed the higher priced one on the dinner menu, she brought me one that was included in the basic package. The point is...ask, and you just might get what you want.

Hi guys - what an enlightening video ! And you're both such good sports keeping upbeat as you went along on your mission 🙂 Question: in the end, you found only 1 cocktail that worked with your drink package called a "Mexican Firing Squad." What were the ingredients in it ? Thanks kindly and happy cheerful travels !!! m.

going on celebrity beyond in may 2024, thanks for the video, i will get the upgrade before the cruise!

Hello guys, Great job as no bloggers have spoken about this cheap out situation that’s been happening on Celebrity. We have just finished our cruise with friends on the Ascent and also thought it was hard for them on the classic package to actually find a cocktail in any menus. We had the premium package but the had the classic and they really felt like none of the menus at any bar had a choice for them besides beer, 1 or 2 wines and Prosecco. It made them feel like the were like second class passengers so much so that at one point they wanted to upgrade until I told them to order the classics and never mind looking into the menus. Thanks again great video Sea ya Eric

Great video, super helpful info. Really surprised that Celebrity’s package is so limited. Reminds me of the cheapest drink package, Brindiamo, on Costa. It’s includes a smaller selection of drinks than the Intenditiore, or deluxe package.

What you have to know is that any of the bars you can ask for a cocktail (ie. Cosmo) and they can make it with liquor that fits in yor drink package. At the Martini bar you can get any of them and you get a smaller serving than the premium package.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We mention this in the video as well. However, they changed the martini bar policy, you no longer can get them in smaller glasses. Only the three that are options for Happy Hour for Elite and up passengers which are Cosmos, Vodka/Gin Martini (straight) and Apple Martinis. We did love when you could get any in the small glasses! Those were the days 😌

@bernadine4236

4 ай бұрын

@JJCruise Oh no! Ugh....less and less @ Martini bar. ( I did reply before I heard you address the rest.)

Thanks for this video. I’m already mad at Celebrity and how they are treating solo travelers so not surprised at their nickel and diming. I have a celebrity cruise in May and another next year. I will not be looking at cruising on celebrity going forward but looking at cruises on Princess.

@BostonHeather

4 ай бұрын

Same!!!! I’ve had enough with solo gouging and ridiculous rates. No more after my already scheduled ones

@donnaschuepbach3830

4 ай бұрын

I love Princess!

@HICARO

4 ай бұрын

@@donnaschuepbach3830 I have never been on Princess but I can’t wait to try it out😊.

Did you guys try asking for a standard... vs menu drink... like a martini using whatever is included in the classic package. I never ordered off the menu..

We were on the Solstice last year and like you mention there was definitely a decent selection of cocktails $10 and under on menus then. It's all very well asking bar staff but I like to see choices on a menu. I dont drink enough to memorise what I like. Plus it's fun trying something different. I'm not sailing on Celebrity anytime soon (especially as a solo traveller) luckily!

When were the changes to the menu prices/beverage package made?

Great video!! I'd learn to love pinot Grigio. We had the premium package for some reason. Spendy packages!! Cheers guys!!

Thanks for sharing! I will also be jumping ship after our next cruise w/Celebrity. A sad situation, indeed.

Why they offer a drink package that u cannot even have any of their drinks. Seems like a scam for real

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

You can still have Classic cocktails like margaritas or rum and diets, just no craft cocktails off the menus (which we agree isn’t a good decision for Celebrity). We still get our go-to Captain and Diet Coke but would love being able to have at least one option for craft cocktails at the bars to try as well. ☺️

You guys are hilarious ! And thank you for bringing this to my attention ! Kind of messed up!

Thanks for doing this! Went on my first cruise recently. It was celebrity. I enjoyed it. However, I thought that drink options were rather limited and you confirmed it.

Have fun guys! I quit drinking 48 days ago.

Just come off the Celebrity Solstice on a 12 night Asia Cruise, so glad we upgraded to the premium package for drinks😊

We were looking forward in Jan to drink Decoy red wine which was $14.00 on November Beyond & it is now $19.00 & the premium pkg up to $17.00. Quite a rip off.

Finally! An honest explanation of what is and is not included in the classic package.

hi, for the next cruise in april we prefer the non alcoholic package. is the cappucchino and fresh orange juice on breakfast included?

Thankyou for the very informative video. Last year I was on rhe Reflection and I got many drinks with the lower tier drink package. I am leaving March 16 to go on the Apex and am really disappointed after seeing your video. I am disabled and make barely any money and really can't afford to pay those prices. My 92 year old mom I care for is paying my way for our family reunion cruise. This will be my 2nd and probably last cruise I will be able to take. I am very disappointed with Celebrity's drink package now.

I was on Ascent in February. I had heard there was a big change to what was included and upgraded to Premium 2 weeks before our cruise. The list was quite limited on the classic package.

It looks like there isn't a reason to buy a drink package, the cruise prices have increased also.

My wife and I ordered a number of different cocktails on our 5 night cruise on the Summit in January and none were over $10. No complaints here, but gratuities were also included in our add on package. Thats now gone.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We know there have been a number of changes lately! Hoping for less changes in the future.

I think they should raise the limit from $10 to at least $14, geeze. Great vlog!

When I go on a cruise, I just get a few drinks over the week and it's always under $100.00. Obviously, I'm not a big drinker but I think it's terrible that all of the cruise lines are making so many cut backs.

We just sailed on the Reflection two weeks ago. We had the Classic Package but did purchase about 5 Bloody Mary's for which we paid the difference. That worked for us since we usually drink wine.

It is ridiculous to offer a package that nothing is included. Shame on Celebrity

@charlesschroeder4062

3 ай бұрын

I believe RCCL used to have such a package, but that is gone now. Either because of the reactions like this post/video or lack of interest. Thanks to those that knew you can get a spirit and soda (maybe not of you choosing) for this package. Seems you could plan for one fun drink with an upcharge, then move to the well and soda option. I worked in our 20's

Good reminder to request specific brands in your drinks

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Or you will be sorry 🤣

Yikes! My hubby and I are going on the Infinity end of 2024 and we got the classic drinks package. Fortunately we aren’t big drinkers but my hubby does enjoy an occasional beer/ale and I like a glass of wine at dinner. We really do enjoy our fruh fruh coffees though so it’s a good thing those are included.😅 Thanks so much for this video and thanks for taking one for the team. 😄🍹 One quick clarification. We have the all included package that comes with basic WiFi, classic drinks package and gratuities. Would I need to pay gratuities over and above what’s included in my All Included package? This is our first cruise and we’re NEW to this. Thanks so much for your advice.

Have you guys tried princess yet? I think you would really like the plus or premier packages. Also if you go above the $15 or $20 max you only have to pay the difference.

Celebrity leadership needs to have a shake up. I’m cruising elsewhere until that happens. Shame! Celebrity was my go to for many years.

I love this video showing the truth and hopefully celebrity sees how ridiculous their offering is

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We hope so too! At least we could get our captain and diets all week 😅.

@mea3665

4 ай бұрын

All they did was look at a menue, all they had to do was present the room card and request a drink

If you do buy the upgraded, try things you might not order. My wife and I did that several times taking only 1 or 2 sips and ordering something else. I would also say buy the basic then wait for offers to upgrade. We upgraded at half the normal price.

What can you get for classic? Can you get beer? The fun fruity drinks? We have a 22 night cruise on the edge two 11 night back to back in Australia NZ. Help!? We are not picky or big drinkers but have the classic package

We are non soda and non alcohol folks. We drink water, coffee, sometimes specialty coffee and sometimes Club Soda. It's a bummer that one of us cannot get the one soda package, when the other is water only......we called Celebrity....no budge

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We’re sorry to hear that!

@bymyhandsworked

4 ай бұрын

Yes--the zero proof packages are ridiculously expensive and never go on sale (beyond the pre sail 10% off) and you can no longer bring on board your own non alcoholic beverages (which is unfair, since drinkers can bring a limited amount of wine). It's absurd to us to think of drinking $30 of sodas a day. We bring Via packets, flavored hydration packs and insulated Stanley cups. We will be trying the new water package this time--though at $40 for a case of small water bottles, that's also a bit overpriced, too.

You guys are great. Sorry the pub crawl was so sad. I won't be buying that package. I might not buy any package. I may just wait to get to port and give the locals my money.

Any drinks i have ordered on celebrity classic package have been covered, even some at the martini bar but some were more of a up charge but they let me know first. Have not been disappointed

I never order off the menu... even in the martini bar... DH orders a martini based on what is available off classic package. I don't ever recall finding something on the menu that was within the price cap

I bet they hope most people do not notice these changes.....

I'm confused - I booked a long time ago for our upcoming cruise and the classic drink package came with my cruise. I also had a decent onboard credit so upped it to the premium cocktail package. A couple months after I did that - I was on my cruise planning site and saw that the premium package had gone WAY down so I called and cancelled my first package and purchased it again with the low price - saving about $200. Now I think it's about $9 extra per person per day. I really wanted the premium for the smoothies each morning - and then the martinis! I also thought that if you had a package and say you could spend $10 on the drink, but the drink you wanted was $14 -- you just paid the extra $4.

I never had the classic package, I always upgrade to the premium package pre cruise as it is cheaper to upgrade prior to cruising. I love the martinis and they are not included in the classic package. I am happy to upgrade as celebrity will generally have flash sales prior to cruising and you can receive an additional upgrade.

Wow....great video....this is sad and disappointing 😞going on beyond next month...

I wonder how much longer cruising will be an affordable, viable option for a vacation before I start opting for land trips instead.

I love your vlogs. and how you show people that stuff that they do that is not good. Oh, and this is just me, but did anyone ever say you kind of look like brothers lol.

You guys are so adorable!

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Aww thank you! 🥰

So they also cut the cocktail menu in half at the Sky lounge. The ones they cut were the nicer more expensive ingredients cocktails. Not happy Jan

This helps me justify why I purchased the Premium on my April sailing. I am so glad I bought it early enough for a decent price. I don't drink a ton, but even the specialty coffee costs can catch up to you.

OMG .. Ive purchased a bought a drinks package on Princess thought I'd be able to have able to have Margaritas all the time, now I'm scared , after paying for this - I might not be able to...AAAhhhh...is princess the same, I've not booked a drink package before, kinda smuggled wine on board!!! gonna go to their website to see, thanks guys, you are always so informative and hilarious... love your videos

Just make friends with the bartenders, always tell them you’re on the classic drink package, and they will give you tons of options. But it’s frustrating that the menu cards make you think you need to upgrade, when you don’t!

I’ll make use of the elite happy hour and the casino for free drinks outside of the classic package. I guess I am not surprised that more curtailments have arrived for 2024.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We definitely do the same in the casino! Though, Happy Hour is back to a select list now with the cocktails being Manhattan, Side Car, Kir Royal, Mimosa, Vodka/Gin Martini, Apple Martini, Cosmo, or Screwdriver. There are also 9 house wine selections, but we rarely do those 😅

Wow. We cruised Celebrity in 2022 and there were surely some cocktails that were $10 or less. Specifically a frozen drink-French Caribbean, seems like there was a rum punch and some others. We upgraded 2 of our Celebrity cruises. Thanks for sharing! ~Amanda

I was just on the Solstice and purchased the Non Alcoholic package. They have so many tasty Mocktails at ALL the bars! I wonder if you had the Classic Alcohol package if you could order a Mocktail and add a favourite Alcohol shot to it....

We r going on celebrity in august and did the all included while we still could get tips included. We will not be purchasing a drink package in the future.

I always upgrade for the martinis but this video shows me the the premium drink package is absolutely worth it especially when you get it on sale

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Yes! We think premium is always the way to go!

@jennifereverson7098

4 ай бұрын

I thought I would be good on apex with the regular drink package but I was spoiled on icon. I may need to upgrade now!!

@melissablair3463

4 ай бұрын

@@jennifereverson7098it depends on how many drinks and what the cost is of the upgrade

Thanks for the video! I’m sailing on the Celebrity Ascent in August, and I’ve enjoyed all your videos about Celebrity vessels. Thankfully, for the upcoming sailing, all I need is Coca-Cola. 😂

Are shots included in the classic package? Drink packages should include all cocktails with only top shelf excluded. I definitely expect to pay $13 - $18 per cocktail on a cruise. Then when I order on land, I feel like I'm getting a great deal. LOL! Thanks for trying and showing the truth! 🚢

We were on the Reflection and they increased the prices of some drinks in the World Class bar :(

@txpepito

4 ай бұрын

You also ask for them to make a drink with “classic” :) they change up the liquor for you. (Sometimes depends on the bartender)

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Oh no! Hopefully none of our faves at World Class! We do ask and find some bartenders that are better at this than others 😉

Excelent reporting! I'm an Elite + with Celebrity, I wonder how the (free) prices on those drinks are. Can't wait to find out.

Just disembarked Solstice in Hong Kong. We had the Premium drinks package and the selection of included wines was poor. Cocktail choices were fine...but the range of Gins has been dramatically cut back. 50% of menu listed beers were not available even on embarkation day. WEAKEST part of the cruise. My survey feedback today reflected just that view. We have a 6 day Celebrity Ascent booked, but other than that we have now booked NCL and Princess instead.

I tried to upgrade to premium on the app and it keeps saying “sorry, we hit a snag, try again later…very frustrating

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Hi Jane! Have you tried upgrading on the website? The cruise planner in the website may be a place to also try as we know the app sometimes has issues.

We always upgrade to the premium pkg because you also get premium coffee drinks & cocktails, as well as, speciality water.

WOW!! That is unfortunate that ONLY one cocktail is covered under the classic package. Guess I'll be upgrading to Premium each time I am sailing w/o momma T since she doesn't drink and stick to Classic and pay the upcharge when I cruise with her

Wow I am surprised there is not much included that is $10 or less😢. I usually upgrade to premium but this is really deceiving

Come on guys, you've been on Celebrity enough to know that Celebrity doesn't post a full list of available cocktails on the menu, obviously because they want to steer you towards upgrading to Premium. If you'd simply asked for a Pina colada, mai tai, or any one of many cocktails, the bartender would have made it, but with spirits under the classic package, and you would have passed out before you got to the third bar. You also have to know that Celebrity are very aggressive and tricky about trying to get people to upgrade packages, making it as painful and inconvenient as possible to stay with classic or with no package. It's the same on every cruise line--they don't post a complete menu of cocktails at a bar, just as there isn't one on bars on land--that's what the bartender is there for, to make you a drink you'll love. There are also secret drinks, like the Weng Weng on HAL. For beers, menus also rarely reflect what's available, since you can only get what's in their fridge, so you again have to ask a bartender what they have--I found a dozen or so Aussie beers on a Princess ship that had just returned from there. The best menus are on Princess, I've found, especially with the many options you can have delivered to you in their app. Both they and HAL do the best job of making most beers and cocktails available under a classic package, and they focus on getting wine and spirits snobs to pay for high-end liquor.

We used to like Celebrity and loved the new Edge class ships. BUT, the last couple of years things changed drastically. So many cuts in services and what's on offer (food/drinks selection), plus the price increases, especially in The Retreat. And to rub salt in wound, for a lot of people these changes were made between booking and sailing, so you book expecting one thing, then when you board you get something else. My plan was actually to not cruise for a few years in the hope things would settle down, but my wife loves cruising too much, so we're trying the Yacht Club on MSC this year. If we're not happy with that, then we'll try some of the outright luxury lines where the whole ship is The Retreat or the Yacht Club. Especially since sailing with them cost about the same as in The Retreat on Celebrity these days. I still think it's time to just go back to nice all inclusive land holidays, just have to convince the wife.

And they had a Legionnaires Disease incident on the Ascent which they are trying to bury.

So basically, we should look at the menus to see what drinks we would want to order and see how many of those we would drink and add all the up charges to see if it equals or comes close to the upcharge for the premium package? 🎉. Question: does the classic package include straight expresso? If not, I need to upgrade. 😅

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

That’s a great way to decide! And yes - class does include straight espresso! ☺️

@cruisinwithmom

4 ай бұрын

I think on the the nughter to key west i will keep classic and drink a bunch of expresso, wine, presecco and mexican firing squads (never had one ) and one martini per night with upcharge . 😅@@JJCruise

Thanks for your video. We love Celebrity and we always get the Premium package and love Celebrity's wine and food pairing. Celebrity's wine offerings for Premium has definitely been trending down (...Decoy Cab, where are you...?) ...but we are concerned that there is a "step-change" down again. We asked LHB and were told that changes are coming, whatever that means. We have four booked cruises (3 Aquaclass and Premium, plus a cruise on Ascent w/ Premium drink, 43 nights total). We shall see, but if you can uncover the truth, we would appreciate that!

Can you elaborate on the Retreat/Beyond which includes the Premium drink package? Do you still have to PAY a gratuity on each drink? Thanks!

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Gratuity is included for all drinks included in the Premium Drink Package which are any drinks up to $17. If you purchase a drink that costs more than $17, then you only pay the difference in price plus the gratuity for the difference in cost. Ie: $18 = $1 Difference + $.20 Gratuity(20%) Hope this helps!

@user-ml6sn5rl3v

4 ай бұрын

@@JJCruise thank you! It does! Love you guys! Going on beyond to Panama Canal 3/11.

What’s the diff in price of 10 to the premium per person

Well this is disappointing. We were on the Equinox May 2023 and this was not the case. We are schedule on the Celebrity Beyond this May. It seems, and please clarify that Coke products are not included in the Classic Package but the Premium, again not the case last year . Thanks for taking the investigative journey for us, it really is beneficial!

My husband bought the Premium drink package on the Beyond for our next cruise. I quit drinking alcohol for health reasons. It should be interesting. I do love the bottled water and speciality coffee.

I am just off the Reflection and saw this as well. Even the Premium package does not cover all drinks at all bars anymore. (Other than the high end stuff that it never did)

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us know it’s on Reflection now as well!

Can u answer my quest. Ex: If before the cruise, We upgrade from classic to a Prem. Drink pkg & our receipt shows grat. Paid/ Added, do u get charged again on each drink?? Thanks in advance! We are new to this line and videos like this help understand what is the most bang for our buck when cruising. 🚢 Great video, As always! ❤️

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Great question! You have already paid gratuity for any drinks within your chosen drink package as well as on any pre-cruise upgrades. Thus, once onboard, you will not pay additional gratuity unless you purchase a drink outside of your drink package. For example, if I have the premium drink package, I can order any drink up to $17 and have no extra charge. If I were to purchase a drink that was $18, I would then pay the $1 difference and additional gratuity on top of this which would only be 20% which is 20 cents. So in total I would pay ~$1.20 extra for the $18 drink as $17 was already covered and I solely paid the difference with gratuity. Hope this helps clarify! When in Spanish waters there will be an additional VAT on purchases as well. These are added on top of the charges described above. That’s why we always recommend pre-purchasing upgrades and packages as you get around having to pay these random taxes when traveling internationally. ☺️

Hey guys, we have been cruising with slippery for a long time usually in the retreat class. They have made major changes, including removing the butler from the sky suites and not including tips and drinks in the original payment. They also promised me a babysitter, for the evenings which we would pay extra for for my one year-old granddaughter. That service is gone after I had booked two sky suites at incredibly high price. Needless to say, this will be our last celebrity cruise. They've also changed the rewards where they used to give you free drinks, if you were in the elite class from 7 to 5 that is gone I don't know what's the matter celebrity but there's too many cruise companies out there to put up with this kind of treatment.

Well this answered "To upgrade or not upgrade ". We are not big drinkers most of the time, but I do like having selections. Might as well upgrade.

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

We do recommend the upgrade for sure!

Since Ascent prices were different, even the coffee drinks were not included, we’ll be on Beyond in April and upgraded to Premium!

@JJCruise

4 ай бұрын

Upgrading to premium is the new way to go. We agree!