Norwegian (NCL) Drink Package Calculator
Norwegian's drink package math is unusual: eligible bookings can select Unlimited Open Bar through the Free at Sea promo for a fixed daily charge. Use the calculator to see what your habits cost against that charge — and whether an upgrade earns its keep.
Unlimited Open Bar (via Free at Sea)
Unlimited cocktails, beer, wine, and soda up to $15 per drink. Taken as the Free at Sea booking promo, you pay only this daily beverage service charge (gratuities included)
- Does NOT cover Starbucks/specialty coffee, bottled water, or energy drinks
- All guests in the stateroom must choose the same Free at Sea offer
- $32/day on 2-5 night sailings; $28.50/day on 6+ night sailings
- Usable at Great Stirrup Cay where applicable, but not at Harvest Caye
Open Bar + Premium Plus Upgrade
Removes the $15 per-drink cap and adds top-shelf spirits, premium wines, Starbucks specialty coffee, bottled water, and energy drinks
- Priced as the Free at Sea charge plus the $29/day Premium Plus upgrade (20% gratuity applies to the upgrade portion)
- All adults (21+) in a cabin must purchase
Unlimited Soda Package
Unlimited fountain Coca-Cola products (fountain only — no cans, bottled water, or juice)
Unlimited Starbucks Package
All Starbucks coffees, teas, Refreshers, and Frappuccinos onboard
Typical cruises range from 3 to 14 nights
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Norwegian (NCL) drink packages at a glance
Unlimited Open Bar (via Free at Sea)
Unlimited cocktails, beer, wine, and soda up to $15 per drink. Taken as the Free at Sea booking promo, you pay only this daily beverage service charge (gratuities included)
- Does NOT cover Starbucks/specialty coffee, bottled water, or energy drinks
- All guests in the stateroom must choose the same Free at Sea offer
- $32/day on 2-5 night sailings; $28.50/day on 6+ night sailings
- Usable at Great Stirrup Cay where applicable, but not at Harvest Caye
Open Bar + Premium Plus Upgrade
Removes the $15 per-drink cap and adds top-shelf spirits, premium wines, Starbucks specialty coffee, bottled water, and energy drinks
- Priced as the Free at Sea charge plus the $29/day Premium Plus upgrade (20% gratuity applies to the upgrade portion)
- All adults (21+) in a cabin must purchase
Unlimited Soda Package
Unlimited fountain Coca-Cola products (fountain only — no cans, bottled water, or juice)
Unlimited Starbucks Package
All Starbucks coffees, teas, Refreshers, and Frappuccinos onboard
Prices are typical standalone pre-gratuity rates and change by sailing and promotion — the calculator lets you adjust any price to match your quote.
How NCL's Free at Sea drink package really works
On eligible bookings, Unlimited Open Bar is an optional Free at Sea selection with a fixed charge: $28.50 per person per day on sailings of 6 nights or longer, or $32 per day on 2-5-night cruises. At roughly the price of two drinks near the package's $15 allowance, its break-even point is much lower than many traditional packages.
The catch is what's excluded. The Open Bar covers drinks up to $15 — cocktails, beer, wine by the glass, and fountain soda — but not Starbucks specialty coffee, not bottled water, and not energy drinks, all of which are covered by comparable packages on other lines. Coffee drinkers and bottled-water devotees should factor those à-la-carte costs (about $6 and $4.50 respectively) into the comparison, or look at the Premium Plus upgrade.
The beverage upgrades add premium selections plus options such as Starbucks, bottled water, and energy drinks. Two more rules matter: all guests in the stateroom must choose the same Free at Sea offer, and Unlimited Open Bar applies at Great Stirrup Cay where applicable but not at Harvest Caye.