Cruise Drink Packages Compared: Prices, Rules and What They Really Pour

• Covers cocktails, beer and wine up to about $14 a drink, plus soda, specialty coffee and bottled water 275. Starbucks is the one venue it skips 28.
• No daily limit. Every adult in the cabin buys it, for the whole sailing 28.
• Price moves by sailing and by the day you look in Cruise Planner; sales are common 5. A $91.99 example we’ve used for pricing was Icon of the Seas’ inaugural sailing, so treat it as a past sale, not today’s rate.
• Packages bought after March 15, 2026 no longer include the souvenir cup; it’s now $4.99 on its own 29.
• Works at Perfect Day at CocoCay, Coco Beach Club included. At Royal Beach Club Paradise Island everyone needs a day pass, package or not 2830.

Worth it if: you’ll have five or more drinks a day and the Cruise Planner price for your sailing is near the low end of the range.

• Classic covers drinks up to $12 and Premium up to $19, with the difference charged above that 11. Celebrity’s All Included FAQ still shows older limits, so trust the drinks FAQ 12.
• No daily limit. All guests of legal drinking age in the cabin must buy the same package 11.
• Bought on its own, 20% is added. Inside an All Included fare, Classic and its service charge come with the fare, and Premium is a $20 a day upgrade 1112.
• Want Wi-Fi too? The Ultimate Bundle pairs Premium drinks with Premium Wi-Fi for two devices. On one sailing we checked in October 2026, Cruise Planner had it at $100.99 a day in a flash sale (from $135), with Premium alone at $91.99 and Classic at $84.99, all before the 20%. Premium Access, at $104.99, adds room service and other perks 10.
• Works at CocoCay. Doesn’t transfer to Royal Beach Club Santorini 1131.

Worth it if: you want specialty coffee and bottled water in the price and you’re already booking an All Included fare.

• The bar comes with Free at Sea; you pay the package gratuity: $28.50 a day on six nights or more, $32 on two to five nights since May 1, 2026 113.
• No per-drink cap in the current terms, though premium “Connoisseur’s Collection” drinks only get $15 off. Two drinks per person per order. Everyone in the cabin takes the same offer 114.
• The base bar leaves out Starbucks, bottled water and energy drinks 1.
• Free at Sea Plus, $49.99 a day on top, adds premium spirits and wines by the glass, Starbucks, fresh juice, energy drinks, bottled water, streaming Wi-Fi and the prepaid crew charge 3233. It doesn’t replace the $28.50.
• Works at Great Stirrup Cay; Norwegian dropped a plan to stop that in March 2026. Not at Harvest Caye 134.

Worth it if: you drink standard cocktails or beer most of the day. Then it’s the cheapest bar at sea, as long as the Free at Sea fare isn’t padded.

• The broadest standalone menu here: specialty coffee, fresh juice, energy drinks, bottled water and sparkling wine by the glass 2.
• Beverage gratuities are in the price. Reported at $85 a day prepaid and $98 onboard on sailings of seven nights or more, $88 and $101 on shorter ones 23.
• 15 alcoholic drinks a day, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. Spirits are reported to top out around $16 23.
• Everyone in the cabin buys a package; children get the Minors package 35. Yacht Club suites include Premium Extra 2.
• Works at Ocean Cay with a smaller menu 2.

Worth it if: you like variety, from espresso to a glass of prosecco, and you’ll stay inside 15 drinks a day.

• $69.95 a day before you sail, $74.95 onboard, plus 20% 16.
• Drinks priced up to $20 are covered, and pricier ones get 25% off. 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hours, one at a time, with ten minutes between orders 16.
• Every adult in the cabin buys it, for the whole cruise. Not sold on two-day cruises 16.
• Doesn’t work at Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays 16.
• From December 1, 2026, Carnival prices packages and Wi-Fi by sailing instead of one rate 3637.

Worth it if: you want a higher drink-price ceiling and won’t mind the pacing rules.

• Plus Beverage is $64.99 and Premier Beverage $84.99 a day, with 20% added 18.
• Plus covers drinks up to $15 and counts 15 alcoholic drinks a day. Premier covers drinks up to $20, with no alcohol limit for packages bought since August 2024 1920. Bottled water is capped at 12 a day 20.
• The same drinks come cheaper inside the Princess Plus ($70) and Premier ($105) fare packages, which add Wi-Fi and crew appreciation. Inside Princess Plus, the 15-a-day count includes sodas 3839.
• Premier works at Princess Cays and Half Moon Cay, not Celebration Key 20.

Worth it if: you buy it inside Princess Plus or Premier. On its own it’s rarely the best route.

• Signature $55.95 and Elite $60.95 a day, plus 20% for sailings from June 1, 2026 2122.
• Signature covers drinks up to $12, 15 a day, and most soft drinks count toward the 15. Elite covers up to $16, with 15 alcoholic drinks a day and zero-proof drinks unlimited 4.
• Have It All, $65 a day ($60 for departures before summer 2027), includes Signature-level drinks, Surf Wi-Fi, specialty dinners and excursion credit 40.
• Doesn’t work at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay 4.

Worth it if: you take it through Have It All, where the Wi-Fi and dining come along.

• Soda at meals and the drink stations is free, along with coffee, tea, lemonade and juice 23.
• Alcohol is bought by the drink with 18% added 24. Pre-bought wine packs are reported from $105 for three bottles 23.
• Each adult can carry on one bottle of wine or six beers at embarkation, down from two bottles before June 2026 41.

Worth it if: you’re a light drinker. Free soda changes the math for families.

• No unlimited package. Bar Tab credit comes with a bonus: $200 buys $225, $500 buys $600 and $1,000 buys $1,250 2542.
• No service charge on drinks. Water, fountain soda, drip coffee and tea are free 2625.
• Buy it before you sail; the cut-off is reported as 24 hours ahead, and unused credit is reported as non-refundable 25. Check the terms when you book.
• Premium VoyageFair fares are reported to add a $15 a night drinks credit 43. Bar Tab works at The Beach Club at Bimini 44.

Worth it if: you’ll have a few good cocktails a day, not a refill every hour.