What's not included in Royal Caribbean, Celebrity drink packages

While it seems like everything is included, that's actually not true.

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00:00Hello, cruisers. I am Dan Klein, executive editor of Come Cruise With Me, but you knew that.

00:05Sitting next to me is Dennis Post. He is our travel agent partner at Postcard Travel Planning,

00:09and we've talked about drink packages quite a bit. It's a big topic here.

00:15But we're at the martini bar on Celebrity Silhouette, and I want to talk a little bit about what's not included in your drink package.

00:22And one of them is Celebrity is kind of notorious for having drinks that are on the menu,

00:27but are above the maximum cost.

00:31So we're actually drinking a smoking bowl. It's a smoked drink. It's a little bit harder to make.

00:35And it's $22, and they will charge you the $3 because $19 is the maximum.

00:40Dennis, what else isn't included on a typical cruise line drink package?

00:45So typically bottles of wine, but there would be a discount. Champagnes not included.

00:51But you can get glasses of them up to that $19 mark.

00:55You can also get, if there's a whiskey or a tequila or something that's above the price point,

01:02in general you will pay the difference, but it's really important to ask that question.

01:07Because sometimes there are exceptions.

01:09So if you want to try that Johnny Walker Blue, that whatever it is, that fancy tequila.

01:14I'm not a tequila guy. I can't think of one.

01:15If you want to try that, just ask the bartender and make sure you're only going to get charged the difference.

01:21And sometimes, with some of the fancy mixed drinks, if you say,

01:26can I have the drink without the presentation so it's not served to you in a pirate shaft,

01:31it's not served to you in a pineapple,

01:32they might be able to bring the cost of the drink down to the maximum cost so it's included.

01:38It does not hurt to ask.

01:40I am Dan Klein. He is Dennis Post.

01:42Come cruise with us soon.