Never saw anyone on our 28 days cruising on Princess come close to hitting 15 per day and we spent every night sitting at Good Spirits at Sea. We rarely drink at home, but we make up for it when we cruise. But even then, it's rare that my DH will hit 10.
The guy is mistaken, he thinks you can consume 15 on the plus package and then buy 16+ on your own. He must be confused from all of the 16+ he consumed on non Carnival owned cruise lines.
No, unless you somehow circumvented the rules. We spent 14 days on the Discovery in 2022 and 14 on the Majestic in 2023 and the max was always 15 alcoholic drinks per day per person. The only way around it was if you knew someone that didn't hit 15 per day that you could sponge off of. But if you need more than 15 per day.....
Carnival as well as Princess and Holland American, which are also part of the Carnival Corporation. Don't know whether the European based Carnival Corporation lines such as Costa, Aida or P&O have the same restrictions.
If you need 16+ per day to enjoy your cruise, RCI, MSC, NCL and X are all at your disposal.
I will infer that marrying someone in order for them to get a green card is usually a marriage built on quicksand. But at least if she's overly amorous, your friend will have a smile on his face.
If transportation is not available via Princess, then Uber would be your better bet than using a taxi. Using a taxi for such a quick ride is bad for the driver since they would have to go to the back of the taxi line when they were done with your short trip.
You'll be able to have sit-down lunch in the MDR on embarkation and the three sea days. That leaves you with the 3 port days. On two of them you could utilize your free pass at Alfredo's. The third one could be in port or reluctantly in the buffet.