Most cruise lines offer a drinks package – where you can choose to pay a set fee and then enjoy unlimited drinks, within reason. But Disney Cruise Line is a little different…
Disney Cruise Line is one of the few cruise lines to not offer an unlimited drinks package. Instead, Disney’s drinks packages come with a set number of drinks. You’ll enjoy a small discount compared to paying for each drink separately.
Disney Cruise Line is very much family-centric, and so it likely doesn’t want to offer guests the chance to drink as many alcoholic beverages as they want. The house of mouse is not a place for people to be getting as drunk as they want – that could spoil the Disney magic.
Not that it’s impossible to get drunk on a Disney cruise – just that they would rather not give you completely unlimited access.
So instead, your options are to either pay for drinks individually, or buy one of the Disney cruise alcohol package options that gives you a set number of drinks.
There are a lot different ones available, so read on and I’ll show you your options…
1. Wine Packages
There will be two wine packages available on your Disney cruise. You can purchase one of these at the start of dinner on the first evening of your cruise.
Each package includes a selection of white, rose, red and sparkling wines.
Here’s the cost of the packages:
| Number of bottles | Classic Wine Package | Premium Wine Package |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $123 | $183 |
| 4 | $158 | $241 |
| 5 | $188 | $295 |
| 7 | $259 | $388 |
Note: An 18% gratuity will be added to each of these prices.
The bottles of wine will be served in the restaurants at dinner. You aren’t limited to one bottle of wine per night, so don’t worry if you want to split a couple of bottles. You’re also allowed to take any unfinished wine back to your stateroom with you.
Disney Cruise Line has rotational dining, which means that you dine in a different themed restaurant each night, in a set order. Your waiters will move restaurants with you, and so will your wine! So if you leave any in the bottle, it will be there in the next restaurant for you the following evening!
If you don’t manage to complete your Disney cruise wine package by the end of the cruise, don’t worry. You can take up to two bottles with you when you disembark the ship.
2. Beer Packages
The Disney cruise beer packages cost between $49.25 and $64.75 for 6 bottles of beer, plus a Disney Cruise Line cool bag.
You can also get a 12-bottle or a 24-bottle package. If you want this package, you can buy it in any bar during your cruise.
You can also buy 6 packs of beers to be deliered to your stateroom, without the cool bag. These come in 16 oz cans or metal bottles and you can choose frrom Budweiser, Coord Light, Michelob Ultra, Miller LIght, Blue Moon, Corona or Heineken.
The price for 6 beers delivered to your stateroom is $36.25. You can purchase this package on the Disney Cruise Line website or app before your cruise.
3. Refillable Beer Mug
You can purchase a refillable beer mug in any bar onboard for $15.25. When you take it to a bar, you’ll get a 21 oz refill for the price of a 16 oz beer.
You can take the mug home with you at the end of your cruise. If you order a beer by the pool, your drink will be given to you in a plastic mug, but you can swap back to your glass mug later.
Don’t fancy the idea of carrying a heavy glass beer mug around with you all day? No problem! You can swap your mug for a beer mug token and then swicth it back to a mug whenever you like.
Bands of beer vary depending on your cruise itinerary, but choices may include:
- Heineken
- Bud Light
- Miller Lite
- Stella Artois
- Guinness
- Angry Orchard
- Michelob Ultra
- Samuel Adams
- Blue Moon
- Kona Longboard
- Newcastle Brown Ale
4. Water Packages
Bottles of water on a Disney cruise cost $3.25, you can make a small saving if you opt for a package of six waters.
There’s also the option to buy the souvenir coolbag, and you’ll make a saving if you buy that with six bottles of water in it.
Water is included free of charge if you order it by the glass instead of by the bottle. There are also machines where you can refill your own personal water bottles. Most pool bars will also have a self-service ice water dispenser.
So unless you really love the metal bottles of Dasani water, this package probably isn’t worth it.
5. Cove Fanatic Card
The Cove is the adults-only coffee bar on Disney ships. If you ask there you can get a card which will be stamped every time you order a specialty coffee. After five drinks, your sixth coffee is on the house.
Other Ways To Save Money On Drinks On Your Disney Cruise
1. Bring your own drinks
All guests aged 21 or older are allowed to bring either two bottles of wine or Champagne on-board (maximum size of 750ml each), or 6 beers (no bigger than 12 ounces). They must be packed in carry-on luggage, not stored in checked bags.
You can enjoy these drinks in your stateroom, but if you want to drink your own wine in the restaurants, you’ll be charged a corkage fee of $26 per bottle.
These rules don’t only apply at embarkation – you can bring more drinks on in each port of call. So if you like to drink beer or wine in your cabin, then definitely take advantage of this.
You’re also welcome to bring any soft drinks on board that you would like to, but again they must be in your carry-on luggage.
2. Take advantage of the included drinks
Soft drinks, including water, fruit juice, milk and select hot drinks, are included in your cruise fare with Disney provided you order them with your meal or use one of the designated beverage stations. If you order soft drinks from the bar then there will be a charge.
There’s a free soft drinks station on every ship in the Disney fleet. Head to the pool area and you’ll find lots of soft drinks that you can help yourself to for free. There’s another one in the buffet too.
The teens-only club Vibe also has a selection of complimentary soft drinks and a fancy coffee machine for teens only.
The full list of drinks you can enjoy for free in the restaurants or at the beverage stations varies depending on the ship, but may include:
- Coca-Cola
- Diet Coke
- Coke Zero
- Fanta
- Vitamin Water (Blue)
- Powerade
- Ginger Ale
- Minute Maid Light Lemonage,
- Sprite
- Fuse Ice Tea
- Coffee*
- Hot Chocolate
- Assorted Teas
- Water
- Milk
- Chocolate Milk
- Orange Juice
- Apple Juice
- Tomato Juice
*Regular coffee is included. Speciality coffees will incur a charge.
Disney Cruise Drinks Prices
On Disney cruise ships, every bar has a different menu. I find it very annoying that the menus don’t always have prices on.
Yes, I want to know how much a drink costs before I order it. No, I don’t want to ask the bartender.
So, here are some example prices of drinks onboard a Disney cruise. Bear in mind there are many more drinks options available, but these give you a guide on what sort of prices to expect.
Beer:
- Domestic beers (e.g., Bud Light, Sam Adams): Approximately $6.50 per bottle.
- Premium or imported beers (e.g., Guinness, Kentucky Bourbon Ale): Around $9 per bottle.
Wine:
- Glasses of wine: Prices range from about $8.25 to $17.75, depending on the selection.
- Bottles of wine: Prices vary widely, with some premium selections reaching up to $520 per bottle.
Cocktails:
- Standard cocktails (e.g., Mai-Tai, Blue Hawaiian): Typically priced around $10.
- Specialty cocktails: Can range from $12 to $15 or more, depending on the ingredients and presentation.
Specialty Coffees and Non-Alcoholic Beverages:
- Smoothies and mocktails: Usually priced between $5 and $7.
- Specialty coffees (e.g., lattes, espressos): Generally range from $3 to $5.
Of course, if you choose fancy drinks like vintage wines or fancy cocktails, you can pay much more than this. There are cocktails that cost upto $5,000, if that’s your thing!
If you want to see the menus, you can see them all on the Disney Cruise Line Blog.
Suggested read: What’s Included in a Disney Cruise
My recommendation
While there may not be an unlimited drinks package available, the drinks packages Disney does offer are pretty good value, and worth looking into if you do plan on enjoying a few wines or beers on your cruise.
If you do enjoy wine, make sure you take two bottles onto the ship with you, since it will be cheaper to buy them before you set sail. But my main recommendation is to take advantage of the free drinks where you can and to sample the drink of the day if you’re looking for a cheap alcoholic drink to try.
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Jenni Fielding is the founder of Cruise Mummy. She has worked in the cruise industry since 2015 and has taken over 30 cruises. Now, she helps over 1 million people per month to plan their perfect cruise holidays.
Actually, You can bring on the same amount of beer or wine at each port as you can on your embarkation day!
There are a couple of other deals that they have.
I’ve found the various tastings to be a pretty good value for the number of drinks you get to sample.
They also have a beer mug you can buy ($15) that will give you a 20 oz pour for the 16 oz price.
Recently, they have been having happy hours at many of the bars at different times that have discounts on some of the beer/wine/cocktails.
And for the wine lovers, they have the Sommeliers choice. You ask for that (not available at every bar) and they will give you a glass of whatever wine they have open for $10. If the open bottle is less than $10, you’ll get charged the regular price. But if someone has bought an expensive wine earlier in the cruise, you will get a great deal!
Thanks so much for the suggestions. I’ll work on updating the article to add in more details about these. Jenni
I have read you cannot bring on wine or beer from a port but you say I can. How many beer pkgs are you allowed to purchase. Also, what about spirits? We do like a bourbon.
I see you stated we could bring wine/beer back on the ship at any port. Can you take it to your stateroom to consume or will they take it until the end of the cruise. Also, do you happen to know the cost of bourbon on the ship?