All inclusive or a cruise? All inclusive seems tempting for the booze situation but I've been in cruises before and loved it so I'm unsure.

Just an FYI (This is second hand info) I have heard that a lot of cruises are including booze packages.

Some cruise packages come with the inclusion of a beverage package. Our last two: Mediterranean and Baltic with HAL, arranged by http://www.cruisevacationsinc.com/ out of Edmonton did.
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You can "gift" booze to yourself before you arrive (at least with Princess you can) and then get room service to bring it all up to you after you arrive in your room. Its much cheaper than getting it after you board.

and you can always each bring one bottle in your carry on on embarkation

Caroline yes true. Not enough

Check out Norwegian, they offer at least 1 choice complimentary, free booze, free upscale dining, free excursions, free internet and 3/4 person free. Inside cabins get 1 choice, balcony cabins 2 and so forth.

Also if you gamble at all with them, you get discounted offers!

I should add that I cruised with Carnival before and I've never been through a different cruise line so I'm unsure what to expect.

I think Carnival is more the party ship; Princess and HAL tend to be a bit older crowd; I understand Disney is also excellent. We decide where we want to go, what ports we want to see, and then see what cruise line is going to give us the best bang for the buck

Norwegian is exactly the same

As Carnival Alethea?

Carnival and royal Carribean are my go to's but honestly I love carnival

I think it's the same as carnival. My go to used to be carnival, now it's Norwegian. I like princess and Royal Caribbean, but the pricing is higher and not as good value

They all have booze packages now , either include with free perks or to purchase

but to purchase is exorbitantly expensive; and all people in the cabin must have one if one is purchased.

Some cruise lines don’t have the rule that every other passenger in same cabin must purchase booze card.

That's not true at all , I just finished a 12 day celebrity cruise and we got it as a free perk as well as gratuities paid and book one for next year with same free perks !! But to purchase is around 50-75$ a day includes everything to drink including nice wines !! I looked into other cruise lines and there all offering the same kinda packages !! And not everyone in the room Must purchase !!!!!!!

I can't afford that. After 7 days it adds up. And for most of the days you're hardly on the ship anyways so you still have to pay for booze off the ship.

I bought a booze package on my last cruise. I guess I'm a lightweight because I could not drink enough to make it pay. Never again.

The price difference between all inclusive and cruise is huge is it not?

I think considering flights and all they are pretty comparative.

Flights are not included in a cruise. We did both last winter.
A all inclusive is SO much cheaper!!!!

Was looking at both yesterday and the price difference was substantial. Admittedly the food would likely be better on the boat but after flights, a hotel to accommodate the cruise, it was still cheaper by a lot to go to an all inclusive.

Love cruising and we always use Royal Caribbean

Going on paul Gauguin cruise in Tahiti booze included

Cruise!!! I agree with Kate on gifting yourself booze and buying the pop package instead as mixers. We do this all the time.

Don't you get charged to bring booze on?

On Carnival you can bring 2 bottles of unopened wine each adult, but before your cruise you can go on your fun page and gift your room with booze. I think I paid like $90 each 1.5 L of rum and paid the $5 / day bubbles package. If you are going on a longer cruise it's MUCH cheaper this way as everyone over 18 in your cabin has to buy the alcohol package if even only 1 wants it. So we went in an 8 day cruise and I think it was going to cost us like 800.00 for hubby and I to do the drink package but I don't drink much so wasn't worth it for me. I "gifted" him some run to our room and cost us a fraction of the price and he was drinking all week!

Ooooh and now with Carnival you can buy flights with them, they are cancellable and changeable up to 14 days before your cruise so if you find a flight cheaper you call them and they see if it applies. This is also added onto your cruise fare as a package price so you can pay it off gradually like your cruise itself. Makes cruising much more feasible especially considering flights are usually more than your cruise

Weve done both! 100% perfer all inclusive! Not that i drink that much to justify free booze, but also dont want to pay 7$ a drink! Or 90$ for my own bottle for the room! Ill note im a smoker as well and i dont like going to find the smoking deck esp when i have a balcony off my room. I get non smokers dont wanna smell it when there on their deck but its an easy fix smoking wing?! I think 50-75 crazy amount a day esp if they make u both pay holy crap crazy! I cant afford the high end rooms to get the perks soooo!

Most cruise lines have a drink package that ranges in the $50-$70 a day mark and offers you approximately 15 drinks a day. It’s a good deal considering most drinks or eight to $12 on the ships nowadays. So you pay a little extra, sometimes NCL has a sale where you can have it included. I have also done all-inclusive‘s and they find them boring because I feel I have to be there because I paid to be there. I have done condo rentals and have eaten out at numerous restaurants in Mexico and absolutely love that over an all-inclusive. I also like to cruise