Now as I am sure you are all aware drinks are not cheap on cruise ships, with the American cruise lines being the most expensive. Plus not only do they charge a high price but many cruise lines also add a 15% service charge on to your bar bill, this can be a major shock at the end of your cruise if you haven’t budgeted for it.
Celebrity cruises however this week announced a range of changes on board their Celebrity Eclipse ship, which sails from Southampton and attracts a large proprtion of British passengers. Within these changes Celebrity have decided to display drinks prices including the service charge in their bars.
Now this changes is as a result of listening to customer feedback, which is great news, but I feel that they haven’t quite understood what the customer is saying. The main feedback that I hear is that drinks are too expensive and there shouldn’t be a service charge at all, not that we want to see a higher price from the start.
What are you thoughts – are you happy with paying a service charge? Do you think the drinks are priced OK. Let me know your thoughts?