Cruise Hive now has a Cruise Drinks Package Calculator to help guests see if they are saving or losing money on drinks ...

What makes a vacation great? For some, it's a fresh ocean breeze blowing through palm trees. For others, a buffet overflowing with every delicacy imaginable. Whatever the scenario, add an icy cold ...

When it comes to drinking on board a cruise ship, there is a rule that has even the most dedicated cruisers scratching their heads, claiming it is a “rip-off.” Drink packages are a common offering on ...

Carnival Cruise Line has long enforced strict rules surrounding its alcoholic beverage package, Cheers, both to avoid overserving passengers and to prevent drink package abuse. And now, those rules ...

A latte in the morning here, a piña colada by the pool there. On a cruise, ordering drinks can rack up a steep bill before you know it. Though beverages like water, regular coffee, iced tea and ...

Drink packages make a cruise more all-inclusive. If you opt to buy Royal Caribbean’s Deluxe Beverage Package (DBP), you basically never have to think about ordering anything from bottled water and ...

One of the most common questions that first-time cruisers have as they prepare for their vacation is, “Is the drink package worth it?” The answer to that question depends on your personal drinking ...

Princess Cruises is often praised by its passengers for the remarkable value its onboard cruise packages, Princess Plus and Princess Premier, offer to cruisers seeking more of an all-inclusive type of ...

The cruise line uses a variable pricing system, deciding on whether or not to buy a drink package is not simple math like it would be on a Carnival cruise. Bottled water, soda, specialty coffees, ...