The Cunard drinks package – or a World of Drinks as it’s officially known – has become a firm favourite with fans and newcomers to the cruise line alike. It’s been available for a fair few years now, but ‘How does the Cunard drinks package work?’ remains one of our most asked questions.
Drinks packages are a convenient and cost-effective addition to your cruise and, while they can appear a little confusing at first glance, they’re actually really easy to understand once you know how. Here’s our advice on the various drinks packages available from Cunard and how you can buy one on your next cruise.
Coffee or cocktails? That is the question. (We’re only kidding, you can totally have both…)
Buying a Cunard drinks package means you can cover your bar tab in advance by choosing from a number of fixed-price options. Drinks packages cover most drinks available on board Cunard ships and are available to buy from as little as $10 per person, per day. All adults in your cabin will need to purchase the same drinks package and they are only available on sailings of five nights or more.
There are five different drinks packages on Cunard ships and we reckon they’re pretty good value. It’s time to get mathematical: If you consider that wine, beer and spirits are included up to the value of $12 in some of the Cunard drinks packages, you can soon recoup your costs. You can order up to 15 alcoholic drinks per day, which excludes room service and the drinks you’ll find in your mini bar.
And not every drinks package is geared towards alcoholic drinks. If you’re a fan of speciality coffees or freshly-squeezed juices, there’s also an option for you.
| Quick guide | |
| Beers, Wine & Spirits Option | $70 pp per day |
| Premium Soft Drinks Option | $30 pp per day |
| ☕ Speciality Hot Drinks Option | $12.50 pp per day |
| Soft Drinks Option | $10 pp per day |
| Wine Collections | Starting from $299 |
(All drinks package prices include a 15% service charge)
The most comprehensive drinks page offered by Cunard includes numerous draught beer, wine served in 150ml measures, spirits and liqueurs served in 1oz measures, valued at up to $12 each. But that’s not all.
You’ll also enjoy 20% off drinks over that amount, a select number of bottles of wine and large bottles of water.
Raise a non-tipsy toast to time spent at sea with a choice of soft-drinks, small bottled waters, freshly-squeezed juices, speciality hot drinks and mocktails.
There’s also a 20% discount on any non-alcoholic drinks not included in the package.
If you can’t contemplate a week or two without really good coffee, Cunard’s Speciality Hot Drinks Option is the one for you. Let someone else put the kettle on for a change and enjoy unlimited Tea Forté infusions, illy speciality coffee and hot chocolates.
Cunard’s expert sommeliers have created two unique wine collections featuring fine wines handpicked from around the world. The Commodore’s Collection and the Captain’s Collection feature exceptional fine wines, creating your own tailor-made selection of either six or 12 bottles. To find out more, ask the restaurant sommelier on your Cunard ship to show you the Wine Collection brochure.
You sure can! It doesn’t matter whether you want to warm your cockles with a cappuccino as you sail to icy wilderness of Alaska, or toast the New York skyline with a Manhattan cocktail in your hand, the Cunard drinks package lets you do it affordably.
If you’ve convinced yourself that a Cunard drinks package is the way to go, the next step is to buy it. You can do this by logging into My Cunard as soon as you’ve booked your cruise, where they’ll be an option to choose your drinks. Alternatively, you can wait until you get on board, where you will be able to buy your drinks package in any bar or lounge. However, they’ll only be available to purchase during the first two days of your cruise, so don’t dither if you are still undecided!
So, there you have it – all your Cunard drinks package questions answered! Of course, the next step is to find a ship to drink all these amazing beverages on. Don’t worry, we’ve got that covered, too. Take a look at our Cunard sailings by clicking here.
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Hi, if I take the Beer, Wine & Spirits package. Can I order a glass of wine from that package whilst seated in the restaurant?
Hi David, yes this is correct, drinks packages apply to the restaurants too.
1) If the drink I want is $15(for example) and I’m on the drinks package, do I have to pay the extra $15 less 20% or the difference less 20% ( ie $3 less 20%)
2) Does the $69 package include the 15% gratuity or is it added on top of $69
3) Is it more expensive to order a drinks package on board than if you pre-booked ?
Hi Lynn, if you order a drink that isn't included in the drinks package, you would pay full price for the drink minus 20% discount. The package price included the gratuity and it's the same price online and onboard. I hope this helps. Thank you.
Why should I purchase a drinks package for my wife who seldom drinks alcohol.On other cruise lines we have been with we have been able to have different packages, so if the wife does fancy a alcoholic
drink we know we have to pay for it,$69 per day is a ridiculous amount to charge a person who MIGHT have 1 alcoholic drink on a 12 day cruise
Hi Anthony, most of the cruise lines that offer drinks packages make it compulsary that both passengers in the cabin have to purchase the drinks package. Thank you.
Hi there. Thanks for the very useful post.
I wonder if you know whether any drink, maybe a glass of water or a cup of tea, is included with the main meal in your inclusive restaurant?
Hi Tom, water, tea and coffee are offered in the restaurants. Any other drinks will need to be purchased.
Thank you for the information. My question is, can the $69 drinks package be used in all of the restaurants, pubs, champagne bars, etc.? Is there an option for the “free/paid for drinks” everywhere? I understand if I want something premium then I would pay that price?
Hi, yes it can be used throughout the ship. If a drink is not in the drinks package limit, you would pay for this individually. I hope this helps. Thank you.
Can you please advise the price of a glass of house red ordered with a meal?
Hi Dennis, prices for a glass of wine are from approx $7.50. I hope this helps.
Hi -- Does the $69 drinks package include specialty coffees, tea and hot chocolate ... and juice?
Hi Carol, yes it does include these. Thank you.
Hi...
Can you please tell me if Cunard offer a "Non Alcohol" package and if so how much does this cost and what is included..
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your query. I've looked into this for you. You can purchase a Soft Drinks Package, here is the details:
Premium Soft Drinks option ($29 per person, per day).
Enjoy a range of soft drinks, small bottled waters, juices, speciality hot drinks and non-alcoholic cocktails, and receive a 20% discount on any non-alcoholic drinks not already included.
Speciality Hot Drinks option ($10 per person, per day).
Savour unlimited illy speciality coffees, Tea Forté infusions and hot chocolates, whenever you please.
Soft Drinks option ($10 per person, per day).
Unlimited draught soft drinks, selected fruit juices, squash and cordials.
If you have a cruise booked already, you are able to pre-book this online here:
https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/activity-types/bars-and-lounges/a-world-of-drinks#book-now
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you require any further advise.
Oh boy , first time Canuck cruiser but this alcool things is weird. My wife drinks and I don’t except for the occasional wine at super. Going on a 13 day trip therefore if I understand correctly it would cost us let say 69 x2 = $138 x 13 days = $1794 (us) so Canadian would be $2750 !!!!
Got to be another option except to stop drinking on a Cunard vessel right ?
Hi Marc,
Thank you for your query.
If you don't really drink and don't think you'll benefit from the package, you can just purchase drinks without having the package, and you can also consider the Soft Drinks package too.
Does the 69$ package include mixers for something like rum and coke
Hi Maureen,
Yes, it includes mixers. :)
At $69 per person per day, this is our most comprehensive drinks option. Choose whatever you like from an incredible array of beers (including our own Cunard Craft Beers, exclusively brewed by award-winning microbrewery Dark Revolution), wines by the glass, spirits, liqueurs and cocktails up to $12 per serving, as well as all the benefits of the Premium Soft Drinks option.
You will also receive a 20% discount on drinks above $12, some bottles of wine, and large bottles of water.