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The soda cards work great if you are a big soda drinker. My DH and 2 kids all got them on our recent Alaska cruise -- I didn't bother, because for some reason I prefer water on the ship. Go figure -- hardly ever drink much water at home, but it tastes good on the ship. Must be the "water, water, everywhere" thing.The cards were $28.75 for a 7 day cruise. By them from one of the bars the first day -- I'm not sure if they go on selling them all week. You get a sticker that goes on your room card, along with an insulated cup (that holds about 8 ounces). You can get the fountain drinks from the bars either in your cup, or just in a plastic cup if you don't have your insulated one with you, after showing your sticker. They will also bring you soda at the dinner table after you show your card. Cans are not included -- just fountain drinks. They are fairly limited on the kinds of soda available. I know they have Coke, diet Coke, and Sprite -- not sure what else is available. It also saves the 15% tip that is automatically added if you order individual sodas.The other thing we have done is take on our own soda. For Alaska, we bought 2 twelve pack boxes -- one of diet pepsi for DH, since he prefers it to Coke, and diet Dr. Pepper, since that is my choice and it isn't available on the ship. Depending on how much you drink, and what you prefer, that can be another money saving option.
The soda cards work great if you are a big soda drinker. My DH and 2 kids all got them on our recent Alaska cruise -- I didn't bother, because for some reason I prefer water on the ship. Go figure -- hardly ever drink much water at home, but it tastes good on the ship. Must be the "water, water, everywhere" thing.
The cards were $28.75 for a 7 day cruise. By them from one of the bars the first day -- I'm not sure if they go on selling them all week. You get a sticker that goes on your room card, along with an insulated cup (that holds about 8 ounces). You can get the fountain drinks from the bars either in your cup, or just in a plastic cup if you don't have your insulated one with you, after showing your sticker. They will also bring you soda at the dinner table after you show your card. Cans are not included -- just fountain drinks. They are fairly limited on the kinds of soda available. I know they have Coke, diet Coke, and Sprite -- not sure what else is available. It also saves the 15% tip that is automatically added if you order individual sodas.
The other thing we have done is take on our own soda. For Alaska, we bought 2 twelve pack boxes -- one of diet pepsi for DH, since he prefers it to Coke, and diet Dr. Pepper, since that is my choice and it isn't available on the ship. Depending on how much you drink, and what you prefer, that can be another money saving option.
