My husband and I, plus 4 friends, are booked on a cruise in January. We have never cruised before and are really looking forward to it but as new cruisers we are finding the whole thing difficult - not so much the etiquette but the extras.
For example, if we wish to purchase an alcoholic drinks package, we must all book one if we want to sit together at meal times? The cost (per person) is over £200 each and we are only on a weeks cruise. Whilst I can (sort of) understand why they would need everyone sitting together to have the same package, it consists of 15 alcoholic drinks per day!! Who on earth can drink 15 alcoholic drinks a day? 2 glasses of wine and I'm finished, the same for a couple of others on this trip. Add on the fact that we are spending 3 of the 6 days on shore, I would be suffering from a hangover every day - attempting to drink 15 glasses of wine in an evening would finish me off - surely this cannot be correct? OK so I can purchase drinks individually (at incredibly high prices) which in my case would work out much cheaper but if my husband (who has been known to imbibe a pint or six) wants the package, I have to have it too. It obviously changes from cruise line to cruise line but this seems to be reasonably standard - has anyone else experienced this and how did you navigate it?
Am I just being impatient and mean? New PM
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