P&O Drinks PACKAGE vs PAY AS YOU GO Comparison | Is it WORTH it?

🤔 Wondering if the P&O Ultimate Drinks Package is a good deal? We put it to the TEST on a recent IONA cruise and compared it to PAYING AS YOU GO but which worked out better value for us?

We LOVED the drinks package on OTHER cruise lines, but our first P&O experience wasn't as positive. This time, we decided to go WITHOUT the package. Find out which option SAVED us MONEY and whether you should buy the Ultimate Drinks Package for YOUR next P&O cruise.

Why You Should Watch:

- Get a DETAILED COMPARISON of the P&O Ultimate Drinks Package and Pay As You Go
- Learn which option is BETTER VALUE for different drinking habits
- Hear our HONEST, UNSCRIPTED opinions based on our REAL cruise experiences
- Discover TIPS for saving money on drinks, whether you get the package or not

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:27 P&O Deluxe/Ultimate Drinks vs Pay As You Go: Breakdown and Comparison
09:50 Which worked out the better value? (Our Experience)
10:48 Final Thoughts & Recommendations

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[LowVisionUKTerrysView]

Hey Mark and Linz. Another brilliant video of your recent 14 nighter on P&O Iona.
Even though £880 I think you said you spent is still a heft amount, it isnt as hefty as the drinks package itself, and as I was listening to your video, I was thinking, what a stress free way to enjoy your cruise :
not having to work your way through each drinks menu, to see what you could and couldn't have
not having to compromise on what you would otherwise want to try - because it wasn't in the package
Being able to have absolutely whatever you fancied at the time

And I would be exactly the same as Mark, my calculations would have been deducting each drink from what would have spent had we got the package lol.

Not being able to have a Hendricks and fever tree gin! for example ...absolut nightmare

This is the one and only drinks package I have spent time deliberating. last time we took the package, but found ourselves sticking to drinks we wouldnt ordinarily stick to. And also, because of their meager offerings on singles only watch, if you got a glass of Prosecco - the amount you got int he glass was less than a third of the glass flute! just ridiculous.

I really do think that P&O need to up their game with this

Hope you two are doing great x x

[volentezzetnelov]

I love these videos when people are so enthusiastic about such mundane things.

[confusedgerbil]

Love the friendly relaxed way you two present your cruise stories, however I am now firmly convinced that Liz dresses in red and purple velvet every Tuesday!

[shaungregory]

As ex P&O customers, our best best advice is try Celebrity cruises with the ultimate drinks package, no measures and bar people serve you 1st as quicker and cuts waiting times. Happy cruising !

[christopherburnett]

Just back from 2 weeks on the Arvia.
Purchased the drinks package for 2 which was well worth the money.
Even had half a dozen of the more expensive cocktails with 20% off and then another 5% off member discount.
I think quite a few people get confused by the comments on here thinking it's only alcoholic drinks.
I'd estimate about £10 a day each was on non alcohol drinks, leaving £30 a day for alcohol.
Depending on your holiday, but if your having a couple of drinks in the day and a few in the evening I cant see how the package doesn't pay.

[vicdunni]

I keep sharing this on fb cruise posts when people are talking about if to have the package or not.
We def wont have it now, thanks for the brilliant comparison xx

[lukecasey]

Thank you guys this has been the most helpful video yet I seen when deciding if I'm going to take out the drinks package 👍🏻 roll on arvia

[kimberleybree]

Amazing review and you guys are refreshingly normal and bubbly. Definitely confirmed our thinking for our first cruise booked for next year. 👌

[tracyriley]

Our first cruise coming up! Thanks for sharing ❤

[cruisingwiththebs]

Great stuff. As you say calling it the “ ultimate” is just ridiculous, as it’s so limited. We never consider the drinks package on p&o and you have confirmed what we think, saving of over £400 to drink what you want. Thanks for sharing

[StephanieWatson-sm]

That has really helped me choose …no drinks package for me when I go on my first every cruise next year on Britannia x

[Clivejvaughan]

Interesting, thanks - will help form an opinion for Iona in Mar. '23 !

[spaddon]

What a great video- thank you! We are off on Iona in August, and have decided not to take the drinks package for exactly these reasons. It is lovely to have our suspicions confirmed!

Just a quick note though- we think you would have actually saved a lot more than if you had the 'ultimate'(!!!) drinks package, because if you had the package AND drunk the same drinks, you would have paid ON TOP of your package price- this being the drinks price-20%. So all in all, you would have saved even more!

Either way, it does come across as P&O taking money off of people who can't be arsed to do maths whilst on holiday- a real shame.

Thanks again- love you and you videos! xx

[NigelRoberts]

Great video & love the Chumbawamba lyrics reference! 😎

[PostcardAndAPint]

We’re going on Iona soon so are doing our homework. We don’t think we’re going to take it. There seem to be a lot of do’s and don’ts and we’d spend our time frustrated. I think we’ve worked out it will be cheaper without for us! We’ll be checking out some more of your cruise vids for sure. Cheers 🍻

[elizabethmckay]

Love ur videos, was an the fence about the drinks package 😊

[kevinbonds]

I think your savings may be even higher - you would need to look at all of your drinks that cost more than the package allowance and add that difference to the package cost. You did even better!

[andrewb]

Thank you for this! We're going on Arvia next year for a fortnight. Neither of us is a drinker so we'd never have a package but I have to admit I'd be in shock to end up with an £800 bill for alcohol for two weeks. I guess it's horses for courses and I think my bank account is glad I prefer tea! 😂

[ChrisWatts-ln]

A very good review. I think we will just pay as you go.

[andrewb]

Just back from 2 weeks on Arvia, drinking what we wanted when we wanted not worrying about cost. On alcohol, we spent £355 (which I still think is a lot) but shows how we would have completely wasted money on a drinks package. But its horses for courses! I only drank John Smiths or Coke ... my fiancé had wine/port/cocktails/g&t when she wanted it, but neither of us are big drinkers.

Although I did spend £195 on a bottle of Don Perignon champagne in Epicurean on the night I proposed ... but that wouldnt have been covered by a package! ❤😂