cowgrlkirby Posted November 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 30, 2014 So over the years I have seen the amenities bowl in the bathroom go from "Oooohh, I'm gonna buy this when I get home" to..."A coupon...really!!" :confused: I hear from some cruisers that they got a basket full of stuff and then to "the tumble weed got a paper cut on the stack of coupons that were stacked in the bowl":eek: So on your last cruise what was in your shell basket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishnyc Posted November 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 30, 2014 A breathe right strip and a single serve whitening toothpaste sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_ga Posted November 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Nada. It was empty for us last week on Freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSACE6 Posted November 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 30, 2014 There was a sample of arm and hammer toothpaste, two breathe right strips, several packages of dental floss/plaquers, and three wrapped bar soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted November 30, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 30, 2014 A one use flosser/pick and breathe right strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted November 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) On the Miracle to Hawaii in October-- Breathe Right x2 Toothpaste Dental pick Unburn (sunburn relief) Extra bar soap. Bonus-- it was refilled mid cruise so we got doubles. Wonder if that's normal on a 15 day cruise? Does anybody use the Breath Right strips? They don't work for us. Edited November 30, 2014 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted November 30, 2014 #7 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On the BREEZE in October: Packets of Breathe Right Strips and packets of after sun "Unburn" which we didn't need to use because it wasn't a very sunny sailing *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PresDuLac Posted November 30, 2014 #8 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On Elation in November '14: 4 pkgs of those horrible round soaps that will take the bark right off of you if you don't know any better and use one :eek: 2 pkgs with a single dental pick in each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted November 30, 2014 #9 Share Posted November 30, 2014 All we had on our last cruise (Liberty, April 2014) was the Arm and Hammer toothpaste sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortSideCruzan Posted November 30, 2014 #10 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hi Cowgrlkirby :) During our last Carnival cruise our amenities basket had breathe right strips and dental floss in it. When I met our cabin steward on the 1st day I asked him to remove the refrigerator contents, as many passengers do, so we could put our own drinks in it. At that time I asked him if he had any other items he could place into our amenities basket. When we arrived to our cabin later that day; advil, toothpaste, razors, cough-drops and more breathe right strips were added. It never hurts to ask.. Have a wonderful day! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowgrlkirby Posted November 30, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hi Cowgrlkirby :) During our last Carnival cruise our amenities basket had breathe right strips and dental floss in it. When I met our cabin steward on the 1st day I asked him to remove the refrigerator contents, as many passengers do, so we could put our own drinks in it. At that time I asked him if he had any other items he could place into our amenities basket. When we arrived to our cabin later that day; advil, toothpaste, razors, cough-drops and more breathe right strips were added. It never hurts to ask.. Have a wonderful day! :) I suppose it never hurts...lol! I will have to keep that in mind. I always walk by the cart and see stuff and I'm like " Hey...I didn't get that" :rolleyes: lol If only I could make off with the big bowl of chocolates I may be OK with only a tube of toothpaste :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My6Dogs Posted November 30, 2014 #12 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On our cruise on The Dream... we got nada, nothing, zip & zilch... :eek: Did we miss the "stuff"? Not at all!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterchatter Posted November 30, 2014 #13 Share Posted November 30, 2014 As the others have mentioned, JUNK!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradboy Posted November 30, 2014 #14 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On Dream in Jan and Sensation October we got Gold Bond men's lotion, breathe right, and advil Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpcotBill Posted November 30, 2014 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2014 My last Carnival cruise was June 2014 on Liberty. We not only had nothing in the shell, we didn't have the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springs741 Posted November 30, 2014 #16 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Magic, Sept 2014, toothpaste and a drink mix that made 2 qts. Don't know where I was to mix that and I really didn't care to bring it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMaster Posted November 30, 2014 #17 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On my last cruise, aboard "Liberty", we didn't even have a shell. :confused: GGEEEZZZEEEE, I hate when that happens! :mad: "SKY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizkid Posted November 30, 2014 #18 Share Posted November 30, 2014 We were on the Glory a couple weeks back. It wasn't until mid cruise that we (DW & I) were talking about cut backs. It was then we realize there was no "Shell Bowl" in the bathroom. Didn't miss it tho. Rarely has anything we'd use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorN Posted November 30, 2014 #19 Share Posted November 30, 2014 We were on the Glory a couple weeks back. It wasn't until mid cruise that we (DW & I) were talking about cut backs. It was then we realize there was no "Shell Bowl" in the bathroom. Didn't miss it tho. Rarely has anything we'd use. Those are not Carnival cutbacks, especially since Carnival did not pay anything for those items. Items that ended up in the shells are samples that companies like Unilever and Johnson & Johnson sent to Carnival to be placed in the cabins in hopes you would try them and purchase them when you got back home. Companies have cut back on this practice the past couple of years, which is why you now see no or very limited samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPfromCT Posted November 30, 2014 #20 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I don't recall having anything in our "shell" on the Breeze, in July:eek: Then again, I don't go on a cruise looking for a Breathe Right strip, or toothpaste.:rolleyes: Doesn't make or break my cruise.:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unionville3 Posted November 30, 2014 #21 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Just off the Sunshine - no actual "shell" in our Spa Balcony cabin We did have a sample of breathe strips and some type of sunburn relief - we left both in the cabin when we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhollan Posted November 30, 2014 #22 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Just off the Glory... nothing, including the shell. No shell, no freebies. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommom of 7 Posted December 1, 2014 #23 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Some one else's PUBIC hair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: I threw a bloody fit, went to GS & then to housekeeping management. I know what some one will say & no I didn't even think to tell our steward. But what would I tell him wash the shell now & then. Not my job :confused: Char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltsmama Posted December 1, 2014 #24 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) Last february on the Magic, a bunch of toothpaste and breathe right strips and I think a package of floss. I think my last cruise before that had the same, plus a razor Edited December 1, 2014 by coltsmama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowgrlkirby Posted December 1, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Some one else's PUBIC hair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:I threw a bloody fit, went to GS & then to housekeeping management. I know what some one will say & no I didn't even think to tell our steward. But what would I tell him wash the shell now & then. Not my job :confused: Char Ahhh... Gross!!!!:eek: I would have freaked out myself... Makes my skin crawl. I know they clean after every sailing but my commercial strength clorox wipes always travel with me just for this reason. Sent from my XT1080 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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