silverpenguin Posted April 11, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2014 We have some friends going on a cruise in a few weeks & are thinking of ordering something for them. Alcohol is way too expensive & we don't want to do cruise cash, but we can't decide between the other options. If someone were to send you a gift, what would you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerin Posted April 11, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I would want Cruise Cash. But since you are opposed to that (why?) then pretty much everything is good: the foods, cakes, etc... Some people seem to like the decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay49307 Posted April 11, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Liquor or cruise cash would be my choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted April 11, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) We have some friends going on a cruise in a few weeks & are thinking of ordering something for them. Alcohol is way too expensive & we don't want to do cruise cash, but we can't decide between the other options. If someone were to send you a gift, what would you want? If you don't want to buy liquor or cruise cash, I'd pick this: http://www.carnival.com/FunShops/item/80B/bon-voyage-cabin-decorations You could also do a gift card prior to the cruise where you could see their faces when they receive it. I bought one of these recently for a friend's birthday. They have a little Carnival cruise gift card tin that you can buy with it for a couple dollars to put it in. You could make your own gift basket or tropical tote bag to put it in with "cruisy" type things--sunscreen, sunglasses, beach towel, tropical insulated cups, koozies, etc. The gift card and tin come by FedEx within a few days. https://www.carnivalgiftcards.com/ Edited April 11, 2014 by winddawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtaco Posted April 11, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Patron Silver and Soda package:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
near the beach Posted April 11, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I like the chocolate ships. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYZCRUISEN Posted April 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Photos are always hard for me to buy, so I pick Photo cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcruzr Posted April 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2014 A bottle of the Barefoot Brut Champagne or the Dozen Red Roses. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsjjkelly Posted April 11, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2014 We have some friends going on a cruise in a few weeks & are thinking of ordering something for them. Alcohol is way too expensive & we don't want to do cruise cash, but we can't decide between the other options. If someone were to send you a gift, what would you want? Whenever we cruise with our kids we try and buy them something that's delivered to the room that serves as a surprise for them. My husband sent me roses for my birthday. They were beautiful but someone told me I couldn't take them off the ship. Then we saw people carrying them off at debarkation and felt stupid for getting rid of them. We gave them to our waiter on the last night so he could give them to the all the ladies at his tables. They really did last the whole week cruise. We've bought the Fresh Baked Cookies. They were really pretty good. The Oceans of Sweets didn't have common candy in it my kids were familiar with. And were a little stale... We've gotten the coke packages from my mom. Those were awesome, but you still have to buy the cup and can't buy that in advance. There's always the chocolate covered strawberries!! Those are always a hit. We've gotten the Cooler Soda Package under the Gift sets tab, but got it with Diet Coke. It was pretty nice and served it's purpose. BUT, as far as functionality as a cooler? Nope. The thing leaks like a sieve. We bought it to use at the beach at Half Moon Cay, filled the thing with ice, and carried around this dripping thing all day. It comes with Carnival plastic cups and a bottle opener too. The towel creations book is pretty cool. My kids still pull that one out, especially when making team gifts (like swim team, cheerleading, etc). The new beach towel is really thin. We like the really thick blue ones. But the robes are pretty nice if you know they're robe people. And finally, the Giant Candy Box is disappointing. It's not full sized stuff but sample sized. We made our own for the kids buying the $1 candy at the dollar store and hot glueing the boxes together in a box shape. I know you're not going with them, but our whole group loved these because we could personalize it to that persons favorite candy. Wrap ribbon around it, put on a cruise style tag with their name, and off you go! These are just the things we've done through Bon Voyage. Hope this helps you some in your decision! :-) Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRene Posted April 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2014 If they are wine drinkers at all, I'd go with a nice bottle of wine or champagne which will cost less than a lot of the other options. The last thing I'd want is more food on a cruise ship. The cabin decorations get in the way after the first day. Other than that, the drinks and cooler option would be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcruiser Posted April 11, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Bottle of wine, the cruise cash, bar cash or excursions cash are good gift items, and go for starting at $25 and up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLHyatt Posted April 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Cruise cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAM Posted April 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I like the cooler with the bottled water set. But they will need to go to one of the bars and ask for a plastic bucket filled with ice. This bucket fits nice and snug into the cooler so there will be no leaks. (unless you turn it over) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Geegitz Posted April 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think the best deal is the High Seas Deluxe tote package. You get a ton of stuff with that. I personally order the Beer cooler package for every cruise now. That way I have the cooler to keep full of ice and I bring to the beach and load it with beers. I have 5 coolers now haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder315 Posted April 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I like the cooler with the bottled water set. But they will need to go to one of the bars and ask for a plastic bucket filled with ice. This bucket fits nice and snug into the cooler so there will be no leaks. (unless you turn it over) Good to know... I will try the ice bucket inside the cooler. Mine started leaking after 5 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdebi Posted April 11, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Whenever we have friends sailing we send them a gift from the a Fun Shops. I like doing the chocolate covered strawberries or the cooler with beer both are good choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpenguin Posted April 11, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks for the replies. We still haven't made up our minds (and the computer is sticking, so I can't get into the fun shops site to look around again), but now I have a good idea of what might go over well. As far as why no cruise cash...I really don't know. Mr. Penguin knows this couple a little better than I do, and he thinks it wouldn't be a good idea for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Envy Posted April 11, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I always send chocolate covered strawberries. We got the high seas deluxe package for ourselves last cruise. The towels were kind of thin and started showing extreme wear at the seams quickly. Otherwise we enjoyed it. Whatever you send, you are a good friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlily Posted April 11, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I have done the $10 chocolate cake for fellow girlfriends cruisers with us when it was there first ever cruise its kind of nice to say Bon Voyage to them and then they brought the cake to our cabin and we all giggled and laughed and shared the cake and our smuggled booze!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keene state mom Posted April 11, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think a nice case of bottled water would be a nice gift .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dainew Posted April 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Because I have a problem drinking the water on the ship after a few days on the ship my ankle swells and I love water.........this time im buying a 6 pack of water and there little cooler......I can carry a bottle of water off the ship when we do tours or go to the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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