We got the beverage package on the Freedom in July and it was totally worth it. By the time I had a couple of diet Cokes a day followed by fruity drinks at the pool and wine with dinner, we made our money from them. The other nice thing is that my DH and I sometimes want different wines (white vs red, etc) so we could just order glasses instead of trying to find a bottle that worked for both of us. Also, we occasionally splurged for a glass of wine more than $12 a glass and were just able to pay the difference. Last plus, for us, is that if you buy it in advance you don't worry about what kind of bar tab is building up.