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Cruise Beverages

Get the latest cruise beverage updates, including drink package prices, alcohol policies, soda and coffee perks, and guest reactions. Covering Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, MSC, and more.

Norwegian Cruise Line News

Norwegian Cruise Ship Fails US Inspection, Crew Already Addressed Many Issues

Lissa Poirot -
Norwegian Dawn failed a CDC inspection with a score of 84, citing food safety, cleanliness, and equipment issues, though crew corrected many problems on the spot.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Gratuity and Drink Package Price Increases Now in Effect

Melissa Mayntz -
Price increases for gratuities and the soda package have now taken effect onboard all Carnival cruise ships. What will you pay?
Norwegian Cruise Line News

NCL Reverses Course and Honors Drink Packages Indefinitely at Great Stirrup Cay

Catie Kovelman -
Great Stirrup Cay will allow guests to use their "Free at Sea" packages indefinitely and will temporarily return to tender port operations.
Princess Cruises News

Princess Cruises Just Raised Its Service Charge and Here’s What’s Changing

Melissa Mayntz -
Princess Cruises is increasing the service charge on food and beverage purchases, but not every guest may be impacted.
Norwegian Cruise Line News

NCL Retreats from Controversial Drink Package Change on Private Island

Melissa Mayntz -
Norwegian Cruise Line is temporarily extending drink packages to Great Stirrup Cay, but only for another month.
Royal Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean Changes Popular Drink Package Benefit to an Add-On

Melissa Mayntz -
Guests will no longer get Coca-Cola Freestyle access with select Royal Caribbean drink packages, but they can add it for an extra fee.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Conquest Returns From Dry Dock With Major New Bar and Upgraded Spaces

Melissa Mayntz -
Carnival Conquest has a new bar, expanded casino, and other updated spaces following her brief dry dock in the Bahamas.
Princess Cruises News

Princess Cruises Crew and Guests Unite to Break Margarita Guinness World Record

Melissa Mayntz -
Guests and crew onboard Regal Princess sold a record-breaking number of margaritas in eight hours while visiting Cozumel.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival Increasing Gratuities and Drink Package Cost in April 2026

Melissa Mayntz -
Carnival is raising gratuity rates and one drink package pricing from April 2, but guests can lock in lower rates by pre-paying now.
Cruise News

Cruise News Update: Technical Issues, Policy Change, New Ships

Donna Tunney -
A busy week in cruise news with technical issues, new policies, ship updates, and major announcements across Royal Caribbean, NCL, Princess, Carnival, and MSC.
Carnival Cruise News

Carnival’s Zero Proof Drink Package is Finally Available for All 2026 Sailings

Catie Kovelman -
After weeks of waiting, the Cheers! Zero Proof Drink Package is available to purchase for all 2026 sailings in North America and Australia.
Cruise News

Cruise Hive Feature Reveals if Drink Packages are Really Worth It

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