Carnival Cruise Line Raises Price of Cheers! Drink Package
by Daniel McCarthy
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Starting Jan. 1, 2018, Carnival Cruise Line will start charging more for its Cheers! beverage package.
The package — which includes higher-priced liquor, mixed drinks, beer, wine and spirits — will now cost $51.95 per person per day when purchased pre-cruise; and $56.95 per person per day when purchased onboard. The prices do not include a 15 percent gratuity fee, which also rises with the price increases.
Previously the package ran $49.95 per person per day pre-cruise and $54.95 per person per day onboard.
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In total, a party of two sailing a seven-night Caribbean cruise will pay north of $835 total for two Cheers! beverage packages if purchased before departure. A party of two sailing a seven-night cruise in Europe, where a value added tax of 10 percent will be added to the bill, will pay north of $900 for two of the packages if purchased before departure.
Anyone purchasing the package for a future cruise before Jan. 1, 2018, will pay the old price.
The news follows last month’s announcement by Norwegian Cruise Line that it would raise the price of its Ultimate Beverage Package — which includes unlimited soda, beer, wines and cocktails up to $15 — to $89 per person per day, up from the $79 it had previously charged.
Royal Caribbean, which also announced changes to its most popular drink package last summer, currently charges $55 per person per day plus gratuity for its Deluxe package, which allows for unlimited beer, wine, and cocktails up to $12.
