Princess wine prices have become annoying

[Host Mike]

“But the thing that is annoying me is their wine pricing. Especially when they are charging $15 a glass, and $64 a bottle for wines that are just the bottled version of De Bortoli cask wines. And those retail for $20-22 for a four-litre cask at Dan Murphy’s.”

Jester chooses not to opt for a pre-cruise package with Princess due to the rise in package prices. And on top of that, she doesn’t want to pay for inclusions she doesn’t see value in.

“At the original USD$40 per day, then USD$50, the Plus package was exceptionally good value despite the poor quality and very limited selection of wines under that package. "

https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/package-price-hikes-upset-cruisers-but-some-pre-buy-and-save/

[RichC]

I fully agree with the article.
They've gotten out of hand with the "packages" and we now consider then as luxuries we can do without. Even the specialty restaurants are now something we only indulge in maybe once a year, if that.
We're just ordinary folks on a fixed income and are lucky to take the basic cruise itself without having to add in an additional thousand for all the extras.