Cruise drink package calculator
Compare the package price against realistic onboard drink spend, cabin rules, service charges, and port-day habits before you buy.
- Package price
- Use your booking screen
- Break-even
- Drinks per day
- Cabin rules
- Adult purchase checks
- Drink caps
- What is covered
Build your estimate
Start with the exact package price, then set the trip length, cabin adults, and drinking pattern.
Choose the package
Pick the closest cruise line package so VoyagePro can apply known service charges, drink caps, and cabin rules.
We prefilled $69.95 from the source. Replace it if your booking screen shows a different price.
Set the trip basics
These values decide how many package-days you are really buying.
Use a higher reduction if you expect to spend most port days ashore.
Typical drinks per drinking adult
Use a realistic average. Port-heavy trips usually lower the package value.
Adjust drink prices and gratuity
Sample USD menu prices, not a live menu. Enter your ship’s prices and drink service charge. Leave the charge at 0 only if prices already include it or you want a comparison before individual-drink gratuities.
Sample pay-as-you-go menu prices are shown in USD: cocktails $15.00, beer $8.00, wine $13.00, coffee $5.00, soda $4.00, water $3.00.
Estimate
Pay as you go may be cheaper.
Your estimated pay-as-you-go spend is lower than the package total, so buying drinks individually may be the better starting point.
Package + extra drinks
$1,175
Pay as you go
$413
Estimated extra cost
$763
Break-even
20.3 covered drinks/day
What this estimate is comparing
Package count: 2 adults x 7 nights, including 20% service charge.
Extra drinks: $0 for excluded items or price differences. Individual-drink service charge: 0%. Other cabin adults’ drinks are not estimated. Discounts on excluded items and local taxes are not modeled; where an over-price rule is unconfirmed, the full drink price is counted as extra.
Break-even is per adult using your drink pattern on a full onboard day; port days reduce the trip’s drink value. It is a cost comparison, not a drinking target.
This package may require all adults in the cabin, even if only 1 adult is drinking like this.Rule source
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Carnival Cruise Line
Currency
USD estimate
Default price
$69.95 USD per day
Service charge
20%
Cabin rule
All eligible adults; check exceptions
Covered drink cap
Up to about $20.00 per drink
What's included
Alcoholic drinks
- Beer, wine by the glass, spirits, cocktails, and frozen drinks up to the covered drink cap.
Non-alcoholic drinks
- Soda, juices, specialty coffee, energy drinks, bottled water, and other eligible non-alcoholic drinks.
Discounts
- Discounts can apply to select bottles of wine and champagne.
Carnival lists a starting pre-purchase price of $69.95 per person per day, before the 20% service charge. Check your booking for the applicable price and embarkation-day restrictions.
- State-specific start rules can delay use from select embarkation ports.
- Sharing is not allowed.
- Some bottles, room service, souvenir glassware, and self-service items may be excluded.
Before you decide
How to read the result
Use the booking price
If the cruise planner shows a different package price, type that number. It is usually the most accurate input.
Adjust for port-heavy trips
A cruise with long days ashore often needs fewer onboard drinks than a sea-day-heavy itinerary.
Verify final rules
Package coverage, gratuities, and cabin purchase rules can change. Treat this as planning math, not booking terms.
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