Cruise Drink Package Calculator

Is a drink package worth it for you? This handy calculator lets you see if it’s better to pay out of pocket for drinks or to get the drink package. Simply select your usual drink preferences and quantity, the drink package calculator will do the math for you. The tool has the current prices for Carnival, Celebrity, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Princess Cruises. According to our data, roughly 60% of people calculate that they’ll save money by getting a drink package.

Average drink prices and drink package costs updated as of December 5, 2024.

Step 1: Tell us about your cruise

Step 2: How many of each do you think you’ll have a day?

Cost paying per drink: $
Cost with drink package: $

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Insulated Cup Holder for Royal Caribbean (2-pack)

If you will be sailing on a Royal Caribbean ship, and you get the Soda Package of Deluxe Beverage Package, you will receive a cup once you board the ship. That cup will allow you to fill up with sodas and other beverages from the Coke Freestyle Machines (see the drink selection here). It technically holds 16 ounces of beverage, but the dimensions are larger because of its thick insulated walls.

These carrier holders made it easy to carry your cup around the ship. The strap is easy to hold on to, and it can even click onto a bag or your shorts so you can carry it while your hands are full of plates from the buffet. This sleeve is thin enough that the Coke Freestyle machines can read the chip inside the cup without taking it out.

$9.99

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Reusable Metal Straws

In 2019, many cruise lines stopped using plastic straws on board in an effort to stop plastic waste from entering the ocean. Some lines have paper or candy alternatives and others have nothing. Since I’m addicted to soda and prefer a straw, I bought these for my last cruise.

They’re just a few inches tall but can expand, so they can be used in anything from a highball glass to a large hurricane glass. They’re solidly made and the little carrying case makes it easy to slip it into your pocket between drinks.

$9.98

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