I made Gold Elite status for the first time ever this year and have never paid for an MCE seat before. I decided to book an MCE seat from DFW to MFE since it was free within 24 hours. After takeoff, they didn't offer any main cabin beverage service; I could see, however, that first class was being served several beverages. They normally offer beverage service on this flight, and I suspect the captain may have suspended beverage service on this flight due to the weather, but I missed hearing the announcement. The flight was completely smooth and there was no reason not to serve us. This same thing happened (no main cabin beverage service) from DFW to DEN a few days earlier. I am starting to get suspicious that they are using these excuses to save money on serving beverages in general.

Anyway, I was disappointed that I couldn't get my free alcoholic beverage and wondered if you could ring the FA call bell and still ask in these circumstances or if you are SOL, and for those who paid for MCE (which I didn't), do they refund the money? Thanks in advance for your input!