You are listening to this is Cruise Radio Rewind.

Real reviews from Real Cruisers.

This is episode number two of Cruise Radio Rewind.

I hope you enjoy the interview.

Every cruise line has a drink package, and every cruise line plays by their own set of rules when it comes to their specific program.

So we put together a panel tonight to discuss

the drinking packages across the big three cruise lines, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian

cruise line. Everyone on today's panel has cruised in the past month and purchased a drink

package. So to discuss Royal Caribbean will be Tommy Casabona from the Always Be Booked podcast for

Norwegian writer Richard Sims.

And I'll be discussing the cheers package for Carnival Cruise Line as I just got it for the first time a couple of weeks ago on Carnival Sunrise.

Tommy and Richard, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

Thanks, Doug.

So first, let's get an overview of each Cruise Line's drink package.

Richard, you can kick us off with Norwegian.

So up until recently, Norwegian had one drink package.

It was the ultimate drink package.

But they, not too long ago, split it in half, and they have the premium beverage package,

and then they have the premium plus beverage package.

Now, as you know, with Norwegian, a lot of people get the drink

package for, quote, unquote, free as a perk. And so they basically had, you can now either get

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