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36 minutes ago, staceyglow said:

Thanks for clarifying, but I believe the original question was whether or not you can buy a wine package at a 25% discount with Cheers, and the answer appears to be "no".  

Correct, no reason to buy the Wine Package if you have Cheers as glasses of wine up $20 are included and you can buy a bottle at 25% off. 

$1200ish

1 hour ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

You also double dipped and paid for bottled water for the cabin even though you can get all the bottled water you want for your cabin via Cheers.

Yeah, I know.  I want don't the hassle of carrying 4 water bottles to the room or running out of water in the middle of the night. I'm not drinking sink water 

18 minutes ago, Avalon35 said:

Thank you for the info about OBC and cruise cash. That is what I am interested in. I did not know that is how you went about applying the gift card. I wanted to put it on the account before i prepaid any other options. 

Cruise cash is capped at $500 per cabin. If you have more than that (gift card) you can add it once on board. 

11 minutes ago, abby1257 said:

 

YUP....15 a day?  I'm sure they cut it at that for safety reasons....guaranteed those people who don't know how they ended up overboard....ya right....I'll tell you how....look at their bar tab....They should cut it at 10

Men can metabolize 1 standard drink per hour. Binge drinking is why people fall off...not because they hit their limit over the course of a long day. You mix in water and Gatorade and not slam 15 in 3 hours and one should be ok.  

22 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

Virgin is definitely a line that my wife and I want to cruise on soon. It may well replace Carnival for us depending on the comps we can get from their casino department, now that the Charleston port (and easy/cheap drive-to cruises) will soon be gone for us.

Unfortunately Virgin is still very limited in their ports so that can't be a yearly line for us

6 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

I was on the Celebrity Flagship Beyond in October and an older ship the Solstice in February. It was very,very obvious that Celebrity is targeting the younger demographic with their new Edge Class ships and the more traditional cruise experience with their other ships. Everything from music, shows, and activities were different on Celebrity's newer ships than the older ones.   

I would think Celebrity is going to have a hard time stealing away the younger/party crowd that Carnival and Virgin attracts. 

Per John Heald it's 2 drinks. I'm sure Carnival allows captains to adjust this to 1 or even zero drinks. 

Heald said that “once you have purchased two drinks,” your Sail & Sign card will effectively become useless. “Until you check in, you will not be allowed to use that card again,” whether for alcohol, coffee, or items in the shops.

2 hours ago, hard_eight said:

Holy Thread-surrection

 

Buckets don't count. Also, won't sell you a bucket now if you have Cheers. Sucks.

That's new about the buckets. For my June cruise I was able to preorder two 4 packs of beer (IPA) for the room (2 is the limit I guess) even though I have Cheers. You have to agree to drink the beer in the room or in the main dining room only (Yeti's are worth bringing). 

I am that guy who doesn't like to wear matching shirts. I can do it on embarkation for a few hours 

13 hours ago, Pellaz said:

 

--Unless they're blasting Tales From Topographic Oceans, anyway.  😄  

 

 

"Sir, those bands are fine.  However, Cannibal Corpse and Cryptopsy are Right Out!"    🙂  

 

I'm a metalhead, and a metal broadcast radio deejay.  I enjoy the music, and many other genres of music besides, but I would NEVER assume that anyone else near me wants to hear the dulcet tones of Cradle of Filth or Behemoth unless I was specifically asked to play metal...in a reasonably contained space.   

 

I mean, that's just common courtesy, which, along with personal responsibility, has gone by the wayside in recent years...or decades.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't even pack a speaker to be honest. 

The ship isn't the issue, it's the ports as everyone has stated. I'm sorry that traveling is so difficult for people who need service animals. 

48 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

From past experience that might be preferable to the profanity laced stuff that some cruisers want YOU and your CHILDREN to listen to. 

True, but I probably like that stuff as well...just not at 3am. But I was joking, I would never even take a speaker on vacation. 

You mean I can't play Slayer and Metallica out on the balcony at 3 am? 

Guys in Phoenix is good but not great. I'll eat the free burger and fries but prefer the Trash Can Nachos that they serve in Pig & Anchor (now I'll be sad if you tell me they no longer serve these) 

14 minutes ago, CRUZBUDS said:

We used AARP gift cards to purchase the Cheers package.  It left about $20 on one card.  I purchased a $25 OBC with the remainder adding the other $5.  I did not want to carry a balance on a gift card that I may lose or forget about.  

 

I know this is no help to the OP, but others might find it is a good tip.  

I also used AARP gift cards to purchase Cheers and used the left over balance for in room purchase/delivery of water and a 4 pack of their IPA beer. Yes, I ordered beer for the room even though we have Cheers...lol

You can check your Carnival gift card balances here

https://carnival.ourgiftcards.com/checkbalance

9 minutes ago, Butterbean1000 said:

Perfect! Thank you.

no problem, pretty crazy that this is a thing but there is a lot of instability in this world. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_prohibit_camouflage_clothing

22 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

I never said I was "properly" bundling them, lol.  😂  I have the bags that use an actual vacuum to get all the air out and the clothes do come out wrinkled because I have done it before.  I believe you that the system you use doesn't cause wrinkles because I have used those roll bags before as well, but they don't get the clothes as shrunken down as the vacuum bags do. I even told everyone that we are skipping formal nights because I don't want to have to pack the shoes for formal nights...because with three boys/men their giant shoes alone will take up half of a carry on suitcase. Hubs is 12/13 shoe size and my boys are already in men's size shoes despite being in 8 and 10.

Vans are quite fashionable and are in style for formal settings. I also wear a size 13 so I do not pack dress shoes either. It's too much to lug around for 1 night (we do the steakhouse on the first formal night). Also agree that it's impossible to keep all the clothes wrinkle free. I buy Cubavera Golf polos which hold up very well against wrinkles but their linen shirts do require a date with an iron. 

Some FTTF spots just opened up for June 17th - Panorama. It sold out and I was monitoring but have decided to pass on it

3 minutes ago, carohs said:

Are zero-proof the same as virgin? Is this the new PC term? Heh my bad

I think it's more marketing than PC. There are brands that market zero proof as opposed to non acholic or virgin  

Just now, klfrodo said:

Is "zero proof" a regional term?

 

I've heard of non-alcoholic, and virgin drinks. Never heard zero proof before this thread.

Marketing term 

5 minutes ago, carohs said:

I believe nonalcoholic beers/cocktails have just as much alcohol as decaf coffee has caffeine. They're not truly non-alcoholic. 

Non alcoholic beer can have up to 0.5 percent alcohol. Not sure about zero proof drinks since they can make that with just the juice and sweet stuff. I would assume zero proof means no alcohol since they allow kids to have them.