Cruising With P&O Australia

IS THE DRINK PACKAGE WORTH IT?

This cruise line offers five drink packages with various inclusions and pricing. Though there are different drink packages, most people are referring to the ones that include alcohol.

Cost of Drinks Packages & What's Included

Costs: $10 pp per day. Includes: unlimited soft drink

The Soft Drinks Package: 

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Costs: $25 pp per day. Includes: unlimited soft drinks, juice blends, mocktails, 600 ml bottles of water, and espresso coffee & specialty tea

The Refreshments Drink Package:

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Costs: $99 pp per day. Includes: unlimited soft drinks, juice blends, mocktails, 600 ml water bottles, and alcoholic beverages up to $16 value

The Premium Beverage Package: 

Costs: $115 pp per day. Includes: unlimited soft drinks, juice blends, mocktails, 600 ml bottles of water, espresso coffee & specialty tea, alcoholic beverages up to $19, energy drinks

The Lot! Beverage Package: 

Costs: $21 pp per day. Includes: six 1.5L bottles of spring water delivered to your room each day

The Spring Water Package: 

You won't be able to get away with purchasing one drink package, hoping you and your roommate can swindle the cruise line and get drinks for the both of you.  If one person in a room purchases an alcoholic drink package, everyone else will need to order one, regardless of whether you want it.

Restrictions on Drink Packages

All passengers with alcoholic drink packages are limited to 15 drinks daily and can only purchase one drink at a time. 

If the cruise line finds alcohol in your luggage, it will be confiscated and returned to you when you depart from the ship. However, you can pack 12 non-alcoholic cans per person, which must be in your hand luggage.