Drink Package Calculator
Choose your cruise line below to compare drink package tiers and find out if the unlimited package is actually worth it for your trip.
NCL (Norwegian)
LiveFree at Sea vs FAS+ vs no package
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Royal Caribbean
LiveDeluxe vs Refreshment vs retail
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Carnival
LiveCHEERS! vs pay-per-drink
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Virgin Voyages
LiveBar Tab tier optimizer
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Disney Cruise Line
LiveBeverage budget + bundle savings
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Celebrity Cruises
LiveClassic vs Premium with 20% service
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Princess Cruises
LivePlus vs Premier fare math
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MSC Cruises
LivePremium Extra (only option post-2025)
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Related guides
- Is the Drink Package Worth It? Every Cruise Line ComparedEvery cruise line prices drinks differently, adds a different gratuity, and sets a different trap. Here is the all-in daily cost and real break-even for NCL, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Princess, MSC, Virgin Voyages, and Disney, side by side.
- Bringing Wine on a Cruise: What Corkage Fees Really CostSeven lines let you carry wine aboard, and the corkage fee runs from nothing in your cabin to $35 a bottle at a Celebrity table. Priced per pour, a $15 bottle costs $3 a glass in a Carnival cabin and $6 in its dining room, against $15 for the average glass at the bar.
- Bringing Soda and Water on a Cruise: What It Really SavesCarnival lets every guest carry 12 cans aboard, Royal Caribbean allows 12 per stateroom, and Norwegian allows none. On Carnival that allowance is worth $29.70 to $37.80 a person in soda, and it pushes the Bottomless Bubbles break-even from about 4 poured glasses a day to between 4.7 and 5.6.
- Virgin Voyages Bar Tab and Gratuities: The Real MathVirgin Voyages charges $22 per Sailor per night in service gratuities and adds nothing on top of your drinks. Measured against that $22, the trade starts paying off at $12.50 a day of bar spending versus Celebrity and $25 versus Carnival. Pre-pay and both thresholds fall sharply. Here is the crossover point on four lines, plus what the Bar Tab bonus is really worth once you account for forfeited credit.
- Carnival CHEERS! Package: 2026 Break-Even Cost MathCarnival's CHEERS! package lists at $69.95 a day, but the 20% service charge pushes the real cost to $83.94. Here is the break-even point with the charge baked in, the 15-drink cap, and the whole-sailing rule that catches people.
- Royal Caribbean Drink Package: Guide + Break-Even MathRoyal Caribbean's Deluxe Beverage Package averages about $85 per day before the 18% gratuity is added on top, which pushes the real cost past $100. Here is the break-even point, when the cheaper Refreshment package wins, and the rule that traps couples.