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24 minutes ago, 1019throw said:

Where on the ship? From what I've seen, the best bourbon choices are only at pig and anchor, and unfortunately the ship we're going on doesn't have it on it.  Not sure what other decent bourbons I can find.

 

To OP- Length of cruise and amount your spouse drinks factors in. If its a long cruise, are you really going to drink enough every day to break even? Or, maybe you can break even but your spouse won't.  My wife and I did it our first 5 day cruise today and it worked out well. This time we will have our smaller kids and its a 7 day, and we definitely aren't getting.

Pig and Anchor, The Steakhouse,  and Alchemy bar. The Panorama Bar located in the Atrium has a good selection. Havana Bar and RedFrog have the better Rums. BlueIguana will also have the topshelf tequila. I guess it does depend on the ship but I would check here https://cruisespotlight.com/carnival-cruise-line-drink-menus-and-pricing/

You can also drink the top shelf stuff without worries. Blanton's and Eagle Rare or the good tequila...it's covered. I plan on killing their supply of Blanton's and Eagles Rare on my next cruise (June) 

4 hours ago, hapytobehr said:

No, it was a while back.  I'm sure if you ask some of the members that cruise monthly, they can confirm.

 

I do know that it was on a thread that they were discussing the steakhouse and i asked the question in the thread and his sidekick Jacinta responded that it was discontniued.

Youtube bloggers are recently reporting they are still getting the free bottle on the 2nd night.  Just to be clear this is on 7 day or longer cruises 

check your spam folder...they like to send offers daily 

salad (1 per person), appetizer (you can order 2 per person if you ask to trade in your salad), entrée (1 per person),  side dish (people actually order 3 each but 1 or 2 is usually enough) , and dessert (1 per person). You get a free bottle of wine if booked on the first 2 nights,. You can use Cheers at the steakhouse

I don't want to get hit up for a bribe. Looks like I will buy a few cigars and smoke them on the boat. Do you know if we have to remove Cuban labels before we get off in Long Beach? 

I wonder if this applies to cigar shops? I was planning on smoking a few Cubans at J&J La Casa del Habano in Cabo

YouTube bloggers are reporting they are getting the free bottle on the first and second night. 1 per table limit. So if 4 people book it's only one bottle 

Is the Cheers 18% added at the time of purchase or at the end of the trip? 

Blanton's for $15 (Steakhouse) is more than reasonable. Cheaper than any bar or lounge in the Phoenix area. 

277 days

I flipped my 100 shares of Carnival into 100 shares of VTIQ which is now Nikola. Longterm projections are a Tesla type of rise.

As for the original question, the answer is no for most cruise lines. Carnival might survive, indications is the can by the skin on their teeth.  If they can't sail until January, I would expect a lessor experience when they start up because costs have to be cut. 

3 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

Actually they are trending down. Fact

Actually, infections are trending down but the number of cases can only go up so he stated a fact. Statistics is a fun game...

Rebooked on the Panorama from July 2020 to June 2021. Even got the same exact cabin plus the $600 OBC. I did sell my stock (101 Shares) and doubled my money. 

I sold my stock, bought 101 at $8 and sold 101 at $12. I think this ends poorly for Carnival...just my opinion but they have enough of my money tied up right now  

6 minutes ago, Georgie562 said:

Currently slightly below $12. Anyone thinks it will drop close to $7.80 again which it did at one point?

possibly, but it could be near the end for Carnival as we know it. Don't buy and sell if you have some 

2 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

I did because that was what I wanted. Not sure if there are restrictions requiring that.  Maybe someone that knows will chime in😉

We had a good room (Cloud 9 Spa balcony) so I want to make sure we get at least that 

Do current OBC's transfer or do I only have the $600 OBC now? My July cruise had me at $900 OBC (none of which was from a cancellation) 

Do we have to rebook the same type of room? 

3 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Full refunds (not cruise credit) on Cheers, FTTF, excursions, taxes, port fees, grates, FunShop and other prepaid expenses

ok, thanks 

Got that email. I know we get 100% cruise credit and $600 OBC but what if we paid for Cheers and Faster to the Fun? That better not become a credit toward a cabin...I might just take the full refund 

1 hour ago, JaxsMama said:

I saw on Sharon of the Sea a few days ago Carnival is discontinuing FTTF for now to deal with new boarding precautions. Your FTTF is most likely canceled and you will receive a refund.  

Mine disappeared for about a week and returned this morning,  when you print the luggage tags. So who knows?

51 minutes ago, paulgraff said:

 

I don't think they will file for bankruptcy, but they won't be the same for a long time... don't look for any new ships unless it is already in production, look for smaller older ships to be sold, and CCL will overall become a much smaller company for the near future. Just like 911 changed our security forever, so will this.

 

Also cruising will not be as popular, even on this site there is a poll where almost 25% of people said they would cruise less or not at all.

 

God I hope I am wrong cause I love cruising, I have about 30 under my belt and looking forward to many more.

They will have to sell off assets but will there be anyone to buy? CNN reported they are burning 500 million per month right now. At that rate they will go BK sooner than later. 

Everyone who has money tied up in Carnival will lose every penny when Carnival files for bankruptcy and that is what will happen if they are unable to sail this year.