Originally Posted by
slicksun
-wrp thanks.
kind of a newb question but are any drinks free? I'm under the assumption that with meals there are a few drinks offered gratis.
But if its not meal time what am I getting for free?
All depends on cruise line but with the lower-priced mass-market lines, pretty much nothing is free. Tea, coffee, iced tea and (tap) water during meals. Rest of the time you have to go to the self-serve cafeteria to get it. Some carbonated drinks might be free there too.
You can count on having to pay for all alcoholic beverages unless there's some event such as an art show or some event where they are trying to sell you something. The champagne (real) that Princess uses for various promos is (much) worse than the €10 stuff I was buying in France this past winter.
Also i've heard that the deck chairs can get "squatted" on by the cruise veterans that make their way out at 6am thus leaving no deck chairs for the people who come later. How big of an issue is this? Is it faux pas if i temporarily move someones stuff over while no one is sitting there?
Some cruise lines remove the stuff if it hasn't been occupied for a period of time.