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On my Princess cruise to Alaska, while food of all types is included in the cruise ticket, alcoholic beverages (as well as soda pop and specialty coffee drinks) are extra. Here's a quick look at the policies and costs on board the Star Princess if you choose to indulge in the nectar of the grape, ho-ho juice from hops, gin from juniper berries or any other alcoholic beverage:
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Cocktails on board the ship are typically $7.95, including everything from a mojito to a martini. An Alaskan Amber craft beer will knock you back $4.95. In the Amalfi dining room, a glass of New Zealand sauvignon blanc is $7.95 per glass, while the bottle charge is $32 ($36.80 with the gratuity I'm about to tell you about), for a bottle you could purchase at Fred Meyer for about a third of that.
You need no cash. Anytime you order a drink at a bar or restaurant, or a waiter passes by the pool, hand over your "Cruise Card," aruba all inclusive vacation packages a card you'll aruba all inclusive vacation packages be issued on boarding that looks and acts just like a credit card. They scan it and you sign. Note there is a space for an added tip, though you've already been charged 15 percent; up to you whether you want to add more. It feels painless, and it can add up.
You're from Starbucks Country. Just need a latte fix? When I ordered a half-caff latte, I had to explain what "half caff" meant – these waiters aren't trained aruba all inclusive vacation packages baristas. The 12-ouncer came with a decent head of foam. Wasn't bad, but could have benefitted from a double shot. $2.50 plus 15 percent tip.
Kristin Jackson , travel editor at The Seattle Times, grew up in Italy, went to university in Britain, and worked as a journalist in London and Vancouver, B.C., before migrating back to Seattle where she's happy at her desk but way happier on the road.
Brian J. Cantwell , Outdoors editor at The Seattle Times, aruba all inclusive vacation packages is a Seattle aruba all inclusive vacation packages native who chose not to leave -- except for every chance he gets to go someplace interesting or adventurous. He lives on his sailboat at Shilshole Bay Marina.