YubaSutter

Just this title alone should evoke some sort of response from those of you who have tasted this decadent delight of caloric overload. Any thoughts?

Most disgusting desert ever served. Reminds me of diarrhea.

Believe as I am chubby chaser, it's in the eye of the beholder

That must be tough.

I forgot about the minority

You can't miss us. We are the ones looking good in our swim attire.

Calories? Who worries about calories on vacation lol

Fit people.

Going on my first cruise with carnival. Does carnival have good fruity drinks and if So what do you recommended

Yes they do. Bourbon with an ice cube is my recommendation.

Until January 31, it is permitted to bring all the wine you want. You weren't 'caught' because you weren't breaking a rule. :) (Assuming by case, you mean case of wine, not beer.)

 

Until Feburary 1.........

 

You assumed incorrectly. It was about beer, which this thread is about.

If you try to bring alcohol (liquor, beer, or wine over the limit) you WILL get caught. Maybe not today, or in the past, but maybe tomorrow or at some point. Save yourself the embarrassment. :o Buy your beer onboard.

In over 20 cruises, never been caught. Usually bring a case onboard at embarkation and more at the ports. And if they do eventually take it, no big deal. I still came out way ahead.

Maybe they'll put a bronze statue of you outside of HAL Headquarters.

Only if its similar to the Mannekin Pis statue in Brussels. But instead of a basin, HAL's board of directors would be below me.

What is the correlation between the new wine policy and the gratuities service charge?

The extra wine money has to come from somewhere!

I just sent a letter regarding the wine allowance. I told them if it isn't changed back immediately, I will never pay the service charge again. I'll buy wine with the tip money.

The fuel surcharge is already added into the price of the cruise, it is no longer a separate charge that you have to pay for

Not true.

We rented a car near the port for about $12/day. We drove to the Wild Animal Park and spent about 5 hours there. We returned the car and they shuttled us to the airport for our 5 pm flight.

HAL will order anything you want. Call ships services. My rum is only $30 a 1 ltr bottle. Super cheap.

Not true. I asked if they can get Belikin beer form Belize, Presidente beer from Dominican Republic, or Mack and Jack African Amber from Washington State. The answer was, no.

The exchange rate has been about $1 USD= $1.02 CAD. Vancouver accepts USD. I wouldn't exchange any money as the rate is pretty much par.

I hope this isn't a flame issue but will ask anyway. Do you have a favorite CD and why do you like them? Lets leave John Heald out of this one as I know so many have a love/hate relationship there. I am interested in knowing the reasons people like their CD's! Who do you like to see on the ship you are sailing! Do they cater to you? Do they stop and see if you are having a good cruise? I have sailed numerous times and I only have 1 who stands out! I will save that for later and why?

My favorite CD is AC/DC's Back in Black.

I'm not saying that they are lying, I'm just saying that the reasoning doesn't make sense if it applies to only part of the year.

 

1. Fuel regulations along the West coast would apply Sept-May also, not just June, July and August.

 

2. Do cruisers sailing out of West coast ports spend less money in the summer months than in the Spring, Fall or Winter? I'd like to see those studies.

 

3. The cruise I was mentioning starts in Vancouver and ends in South LA.

 

It could very well be that there just isn't the interest in that itinerary and so the route is not profitable if they can't fill the ship, but I find it hard to believe that the time of year has anything to do with it.

South LA does not have any ports. It was formerly called South Central LA. It is many miles inland.

This is my first time posting on here, but I'm no newbie to cruising (In fact, I've been on 12). Next year I will be graduating from college with a nursing degree, and I was wondering if anyone had any info on nurses on cruise ships. I think working on one would be amazing, but I don't know what lines require in terms of experience or what ship life is like. I figure I should do this type of thing while I'm young and don't have a lot of commitments yet :) Who wouldn't want to cruise 24/7!

 

My parents are platinum on Carnival and I'm two cruises away :) If I had the choice, Carnival or Princess would be my go to lines so if you know any bits of information I'd love to hear it :)

It's not like you would be on vacation 24/7. You would be working exceptionally long hours. You wouldn't be able to see family and friends for 6 months at a time. No thanks.

Unless you are a drug runner or belong to the Zetas cartel, you should have zero problems.

HOW did you do that?!?!

It is very easily done and have never been to the naughty room. It has worked for our cruising group every time. Last bar bill was $6 for the week. I can't tell you how, but it is very simple.

Metrolink

I found this information online and thought it would be useful for anyone debating if the cheers program would be worth it to them or not.

 

The question many are asking: "Is it worth it?"

 

Program Cost = $49.40 per day with gratuity

 

Sample 1

5 - Martinis

($8.95/per)

= $51.50 with gratuity

 

Sample 2

7 - Top Shelf Vodka Drinks

($7.50/per)

= $53.63 with gratuity

 

Sample 3

8 - Domestic Beers

($5.75/per)

= $52.96 with gratuity

 

Sample 4

4 - Domestic Beers

3 - Sodas

2 - Drinks of the Day

= $50.43 with gratuity

 

 

If you can drink on average one of the samples above in a day, this program will save you money.

Wouldn't be worth it for us smugglers. 2 liters of booze, 6 bottles of wine, and a case of beer on our last cruise. $100 compared to $700, we will keep on smuggling.

My Friend drinks boxed wine only can u carry that on?

How unfortunate.

DW and I like to do 5 mile runs at the ports we visit.

When departing from San Diego, we drop off our bags with the porter and take the city bus or taxi to the downtown Ralph's supermarket. We buy soda, wine, and flowers to take back to the ship.

We don't do anything special. Pack the bags the night before and get to the port on time.