$72
Typical Classic price per day, before gratuity
Drink PackagesCelebrity
Celebrity Drink Package Prices: $52 to $93/Day by Ship
Celebrity's Classic drink package typically runs $72/day and Premium $81 across 14 ships. Prices by ship, the rules, and when to buy.
Celebrity's Classic Drinks Package typically costs $72 per person per day and Premium about $81, bought before the cruise and before the 20% gratuity. We track both daily across all 14 Celebrity ships, and the ship you sail moves the price more than anything: Classic runs $52 on Celebrity Millennium and $80 on Reflection and Beyond.
The discounts have also changed. Celebrity used to show almost every package at a token 10% off. Over the last 90 days, two-thirds of prices were 15% or more below list.
Quick Answer: Celebrity Drink Package Prices
TL;DR| Package | Typical price/day | Range by ship | With 20% gratuity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Drinks Package | $72 | $52 to $80 | $86 |
| Premium Drinks Package | $81 | $60 to $93 | $97 |
| Non-Alcoholic Package | $44 | $30 to $45 | $53 |
- The discounts are mostly real now. Two-thirds of prices in the last 90 days were 15% or more below list.
- Prices move often. The typical sailing dropped about 10 times in 90 days, and 94% sit above their own 90-day low right now.
- Free routes exist: All Included (Classic), Retreat suites (Premium), and Zenith status (Premium).
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What Each Celebrity Drink Package Includes
Celebrity sells three packages. From Celebrity's own package comparison:
| Classic | Premium | Non-Alcoholic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoholic drinks | Up to $12 each | Up to $19 each | No |
| On sailings from UK and Australian ports | Up to $14 | Up to $23 | No |
| Sodas | Sodas | Premium sodas | Premium sodas |
| Juices | Juices (not Spa Café fresh juices or smoothies) | Spa Café fresh juices and smoothies | Spa Café fresh juices and smoothies |
| Bottled water | Bottled water | Premium still and sparkling | Premium still and sparkling (Evian, Perrier, San Pellegrino) |
| Coffee and tea | Premium coffees and teas | Premium coffees and teas | Specialty coffees and organic teas |
| Bottles of wine | 15% off | 20% off | No |
Order a drink above your cap and you pay only the difference, plus 20% gratuity on it. Celebrity's own example: a $14 cocktail on the Classic package adds a $2 charge plus gratuity. Celebrity also publishes the full comparison as a PDF on its site.
Free for everyone, no package needed: coffee, tea, iced tea, lemonade, milk, hot chocolate, orange juice and other juices, and non-bottled water.
Celebrity Drink Package Prices by Ship
These are this week's typical prices on upcoming sailings for each ship, per person per day, before the 20% gratuity.
| Ship | Classic | Premium | Premium costs | Non-Alcoholic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Millennium | $52 | $60 | +$8 | $30 |
| Celebrity Ascent | $60 | $67 | +$7 | $33 |
| Celebrity Eclipse | $60 | $67 | +$7 | $33 |
| Celebrity Equinox | $60 | $72 | +$12 | $36 |
| Celebrity Solstice | $67 | $78 | +$11 | $40 |
| Celebrity Infinity | $67 | $78 | +$11 | $40 |
| Celebrity Edge | $67 | $81 | +$14 | $40 |
| Celebrity Silhouette | $72 | $78 | +$6 | $41 |
| Celebrity Constellation | $72 | $78 | +$6 | $41 |
| Celebrity Summit | $72 | $78 | +$6 | $41 |
| Celebrity Xcel | $72 | $82 | +$10 | $41 |
| Celebrity Apex | $72 | $82 | +$10 | $41 |
| Celebrity Reflection | $80 | $86 | +$6 | $45 |
| Celebrity Beyond | $80 | $93 | +$13 | $45 |
The sailing matters too. On Silhouette and Summit, Classic has ranged from $52 to $100 a day depending on the sailing, and Premium from $60 to $115. Package prices also "may reflect an additional tax for certain ports or itineraries," Celebrity notes. Check the price on your exact sailing in the Cruise Planner rather than relying on the fleet figure.
Classic Drinks Package price, last 3 months
Typical price per day across 14 ships
$71/day
Range $69 to $77
Typical price, week by weekTracked daily by All Aboard Deals
Over our full tracking window, Classic's fleet-wide typical price has held between $72 and $76 a month since February 2026, while Premium has moved between $78 and $84 and is at its lowest so far in October.
The Rules Worth Knowing Before You Buy
- Everyone in the cabin buys the same package. All guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom must buy the same alcoholic package, and if one upgrades to Premium, all must upgrade.
- Kids, teens and exceptions. Children 12 and under do not need a package. Teens (13 to 20 on US sailings, 13 to 17 in Europe, Asia and Australia), pregnant guests and guests who cannot drink for medical reasons get the Zero Proof (non-alcoholic) package instead.
- One drink at a time, no daily limit. Additional drinks ordered at the same time are charged at bar prices. Crew can refuse service to anyone not drinking responsibly.
- 20% gratuity. Added to the package price at checkout, whether you buy pre-cruise or onboard.
- Where it works: the main restaurant, specialty and casual restaurants, and all bars and lounges. Not room service, the minibar or gift shops.
- At CocoCay, Classic and Premium guests get Royal Caribbean's Deluxe package (drinks up to $14); Non-Alcoholic guests get the Refreshment package. Packages do not transfer to Royal Beach Club Santorini.
- Not on every sailing. Drink packages are not sold on Galapagos cruises or on 2 or 3 night sailings from Southampton.
Classic or Premium?
Classic, Premium, or neither?
House wine, beer, standard cocktails
→ Classic. The $12 cap covers most of the standard bar menu.
Premium spirits, reserve wines, Spa Café juices and smoothies
→ Premium, if the gap on your ship is under about $10 a day. On Silhouette, Summit and Reflection it is $6.
One or two drinks a day
→ Neither. Pay as you go; you would need about six $12 drinks a day to break even on Classic.
Coffee, smoothies and bottled water but no alcohol
→ The Non-Alcoholic package, typically $44 a day.
Premium is cheaper to buy outright than to upgrade into. Buying Premium before the cruise typically costs $6 to $14 a day more than Classic, depending on the ship. If you already have Classic, for example through an All Included fare, Celebrity lists the upgrade at $20 per person per day.
On Silhouette, Constellation, Summit and Reflection, the gap is only $6 a day, or $84 for a couple over a 7-night cruise. On Edge and Beyond it is $13 to $14, closer to $190. We break down the drink lists and break-even for each tier in our Classic vs Premium comparison.
All Included vs Buying Separately
Celebrity's All Included fare bundles the Classic Drinks Package and unlimited Basic Wi-Fi into the cabin price, including the gratuity on the drinks package. Daily crew gratuities are still charged separately.
- Only at booking. All Included cannot be added after your cruise is confirmed.
- Eligible cabins: Inside, Ocean View, Veranda, Concierge Class and AquaClass staterooms. Not on Galapagos sailings.
- What it replaces: bought separately, a typical $72 Classic package plus gratuity is about $86 a day, and Basic Wi-Fi about $22, so roughly $108 per person per day, or about $760 for a 7-night cruise.
Celebrity says All Included saves $200 to $800 compared with onboard prices; its pages differ on whether that is per person or depends on cabin and group size. The practical test: compare the All Included fare with the standard fare for your cabin, and check the difference against the $108 a day you would otherwise pay. Our Celebrity WiFi guide has the Wi-Fi side of that math.
Ways to Get Drinks Free or Cheaper
Captain's Club perks. Celebrity's loyalty tiers discount drink packages bought pre-cruise and add free drinks at the top:
| Tier | Drink package discount (pre-cruise) | Other drink perks |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | 10% | 10% off bottles of wine |
| Select | 10% | 15% off bottles of wine |
| Elite | 15% | Cocktail hour 5 to 7 pm daily, 20% off wine |
| Elite Plus | 20% | Cocktail hour, unlimited cappuccino, latte, espresso and tea, 20% off wine |
| Zenith | Complimentary Premium package | All of the above |
The Retreat. Retreat suites include the Premium Drinks Package with its gratuity.
Bring your own wine. Each guest of drinking age can bring one 750 ml bottle on embarkation day. The $35 corkage fee is waived if you have the Classic or Premium package.
Buy bottles, not glasses. Package holders get 15% (Classic) or 20% (Premium) off bottles of wine.
Is the "Sale" Price Real?
Celebrity shows nearly every package price against a higher list price. Over the last 90 days, that discount has usually been real:
| Package | Shown as on sale | About 10% off | 15% or more off | 25% or more off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 98% | 32% | 66% | 8% |
| Premium | 98% | 32% | 66% | 44% |
| Non-Alcoholic | 98% | 31% | 67% | 7% |
The token 10% "PRE-CRUISE SAVINGS" that used to appear on almost every listing now accounts for only a third of prices. Premium in particular is regularly discounted 25% or more.
$60
Cheapest quarter starts here (Classic)
$9
Typical Classic gap between a sailing's price today and its 90-day low
A good price, based on everything we tracked over the last 30 days:
- Classic: $60 or less is in the cheapest quarter, $56 or less in the cheapest 10%
- Premium: $72 or less is in the cheapest quarter, $64 or less in the cheapest 10%
- Non-Alcoholic: $36 or less is in the cheapest quarter, $33 or less in the cheapest 10%
When to Buy, and When to Rebuy
Buy before you sail. Celebrity tells guests to "book before you sail and take advantage of pre-cruise pricing," and you can buy up to 72 hours before departure or onboard on the first day.
Within the pre-cruise window, our data shows:
- Waiting is a coin flip. Comparing the same sailings 4 to 8 months out and in the final 3 weeks, Classic averaged $1.40 a day less and Premium about $1 more.
- Prices move often. Of the sailings we tracked for at least 30 days, 98% saw at least one price drop in the last 90 days, and the average sailing dropped about 10 times.
- Most sailings are above their low right now. 94% of sailings are priced above their own 90-day low, typically by $9 a day for Classic and $16 for Premium. Over a 7-night cruise, that is $63 to $112 per person.
So buy when the price looks fair for your ship, then watch for a drop. Celebrity's FAQ says orders cancelled in the Cruise Planner up to 2 days before sailing are 100% refundable, while its package page says packages can be modified up to 48 hours before sailing; check the terms when you buy. We cover sale timing in more detail in when Celebrity drink packages go on sale.
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What Drinks Cost Without a Package
Celebrity does not publish a bar price list; its PDF only compares the packages. These are the onboard prices reported by Food Wada Travel (updated May 2026), before the 20% gratuity that is also added to drinks bought one at a time:
| Drink | Reported price |
|---|---|
| Beer | $10 to $13 |
| Non-alcoholic beer | $8 to $11 |
| Wine by the glass | $12 to $19 |
| Cocktails | $12 to $19 |
| Mocktails | $7 to $10 |
| Soda | $6 to $7 |
| Other bottled non-alcoholic drinks | $6 to $8 |
Celebrity's own FAQ uses a $14 cocktail as its example of going over the Classic cap. That fits the pattern: much of the cocktail and wine list sits above Classic's $12 limit and inside Premium's $19, which is why the upgrade earns its keep for anyone who orders more than house pours.
Is the Celebrity Drink Package Worth It?
Drinks bought one at a time also carry the 20% gratuity, so the fair comparison is the package price against menu prices, both before gratuity. At typical prices:
| If your drinks average | Classic ($72) breaks even at | Premium ($81) breaks even at |
|---|---|---|
| $11 (beer) | 6 to 7 drinks a day | 7 drinks a day |
| $12 (wine or cocktail at the Classic cap) | 6 drinks a day | 7 drinks a day |
| $15 | Over the Classic cap | 5 drinks a day |
| $19 | Over the Classic cap | 4 drinks a day |
Three things push the math against the package: port days, since you pay for every day of the cruise including long days ashore; the same-package rule, which doubles the cost when only one person in the cabin drinks much; and Captain's Club status, if your cocktail hour already covers your evening drinks.
Run your own numbers with our beverage package calculator, or see the cross-line framework in are cruise drink packages worth it.
How Celebrity Compares to Royal Caribbean
Celebrity and Royal Caribbean are sister lines, but their packages are built differently. Using typical prices over the last 30 days:
| Celebrity Classic | Celebrity Premium | RC Deluxe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical price/day | $72 | $81 | $82 |
| Gratuity | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| With gratuity | $86 | $97 | $97 |
| Per-drink cap | $12 | $19 | $14 |
Celebrity's Classic is the cheapest of the three but has the lowest cap. Premium and Royal Caribbean's Deluxe cost about the same with gratuity, but Premium covers drinks up to $19 against Deluxe's $14. See our Royal Caribbean Deluxe guide for RC prices by ship. Sailing Norwegian instead? Its open bar works on a different model; see how Free at Sea compares.
How We Track This Data
We check Celebrity Cruise Planner prices daily for every upcoming sailing on all 14 Celebrity ships. This guide draws on more than 300,000 Classic, Premium and Non-Alcoholic package prices collected since February 2026. Celebrity lists each package under two product codes that split sailings by itinerary; we combine them, since the package a guest gets is the same.
Prices are per person, per day, in US dollars, before gratuity unless noted. Ship prices are this week's typical price on upcoming sailings; sale and price-drop figures cover the last 90 days. Package rules come from Celebrity's own package pages, FAQs, package comparison PDF and Captain's Club brochure, checked October 2026. Bar prices are not published by Celebrity; the prices shown are as reported by Food Wada Travel (updated May 2026).
Drinks are usually the first add-on decision. Wi-Fi and dining come next: see our Celebrity WiFi and Celebrity dining package guides.
The Celebrity price tracker scores every Celebrity fare 0 to 100 from 12M+ price snapshots, so you know whether the cabin price is fair before you start adding packages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bought before the cruise, the Classic Drinks Package typically runs $72 per person per day and Premium about $81, before Celebrity's 20% gratuity. By ship, Classic ranges from about $52 on Celebrity Millennium to $80 on Reflection and Beyond, and Premium from $60 to $93. With the gratuity, a $72 Classic package costs about $86 a day.
Classic covers alcoholic drinks up to $12 each and Premium up to $19 ($14 and $23 on sailings from UK and Australian ports). Premium also adds Spa Café fresh juices and smoothies, premium sodas and premium bottled waters, and a bigger discount on bottles of wine: 20% against 15%.
Bought outright before the cruise, Premium typically costs $6 to $14 a day more than Classic, depending on the ship. If you already have Classic, for example through All Included, Celebrity lists the upgrade at $20 per person per day. Its pages differ on whether the 20% gratuity is included or added on top.
No. Celebrity adds a 20% gratuity to the Classic, Premium and Non-Alcoholic packages at checkout. The exceptions are All Included fares and Retreat suites, where the beverage package gratuity is included.
Book an All Included fare (Classic is included), book a Retreat suite (Premium is included), or reach Zenith in the Captain's Club (complimentary Premium). Elite members and above also get a free cocktail hour from 5 to 7 pm.
Yes. All guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom must buy the same alcoholic package. Children 12 and under do not need a package; teens, pregnant guests and guests who cannot drink for medical reasons get the Zero Proof (non-alcoholic) package instead.
Yes. Celebrity tells guests to book before they sail to get pre-cruise pricing, and says pre-cruise upgrades cost less than onboard. You can buy up to 72 hours before sailing, or onboard on the first day.
Not reliably. Comparing the same sailings 4 to 8 months out and in the final 3 weeks, Classic averaged about $1.40 a day less and Premium about $1 more. But prices on individual sailings move often: the typical sailing dropped about 10 times in 90 days.
Over the last 30 days, Classic at $60 a day or less and Premium at $72 or less were in the cheapest quarter of all prices we tracked. Classic at $56 or less and Premium at $64 or less were in the cheapest 10%.
Celebrity does not publish bar prices. Prices reported in May 2026 put beer at $10 to $13, wine by the glass and cocktails at $12 to $19, mocktails at $7 to $10 and soda at $6 to $7, all before the 20% gratuity. Celebrity's own package comparison PDF lists what each package covers, not bar prices.
Yes. Each guest of drinking age can bring one 750 ml bottle on embarkation day. Celebrity charges a $35 corkage fee per bottle, which is waived for guests with the Classic or Premium package.
Celebrity's FAQ says orders cancelled in the Cruise Planner up to 2 days before the sail date are 100% refundable. Its package page says packages can be modified up to 48 hours before sailing and are non-refundable after that.
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