You can now buy CHEERS online!!

[GROUCHPUSS]

So, I would also bet if you pay tax on the package through BV you would still be charged a per drink tax while in US waters. Just a FYI $56.00 tax does not show up on the BV order till the very end of the order, right when you put your CC info in. I will wait till I am on the ship and save the tax.

[ttonnka3]

If you buy online it charges you for the day you disembark as well

[Pops, Esq.]

If you buy online it charges you for the day you disembark as well

 

For my cruise from Texas (7 day cruise Sat-Sat) it is coming up with 2 x $344.66 (i.e., 6 days x 49.99 plus 15%) plus tax of 56.87. So, it look like it is still excluding embarkation day and the day we disembark.

[DaytonCruiser]

Haven't checked but sounds like it's set up the same as the bottomless bubbles..you have to pay Florida sales tax on the purchase.

Not sure what the advantage would be, but it's cool they offer this option for those that want to pre purchase

[glassman352]

If you buy online it charges you for the day you disembark as well

 

I just purchased my package online. It charges for 7 days. It does NOT charge for day you disembark

[gtalum]

If you buy online it charges you for the day you disembark as well

 

No, it doesn't. It charges you for each night of the cruise, which is equivalent to each day of the cruise except for debarkation day.

Edited September 10, 2015 by gtalum

[rok233]

Cheers isn't worth it for us gamblers anymore! It used to be that you could get the Cheers at 15 limit per day and the Drinks on Us card was unlimited Now I've heard they changed it so it's a 15 limit for BOTH combined. That means if I get 8 drinks in the casino I'm only allowed 7 on the Cheers!

 

Can anyone confirm this?

[cshellz]

Does Cheers need to be paid at checkout, or is it added to the outstanding balance?

[Pops, Esq.]

Does Cheers need to be paid at checkout, or is it added to the outstanding balance?

 

It is setting up (for me) to be paid at checkout.

[tpooleinjax]

It looks like they fixed it! I got all the way through to CC information and no more tax included. :)

[pmoniz]

I'm so confused with this entire thing!

 

Charging tax - not charging tax

Charged for debarkation day - not being charged for debarkation day

12 drink limit - 15 drink limit!

 

Geez!!

[rhpslips]

Why cant you use Gift Cards in the fun shop?

[WLHyatt]

I am still confused about Galveston sailings, how is this getting around that?

[rnoli32]

Just got off the phone with Carnival and mentioned the tax ( $72.38) for a 7 day cruise and she couldn't explain why that amount was showing up . I was thinking once you officially sail away you will not have to pay the tax.

 

I might just wait to board and decide if we do cheers or not :)

[peekinglemer]

Cheers isn't worth it for us gamblers anymore! It used to be that you could get the Cheers at 15 limit per day and the Drinks on Us card was unlimited Now I've heard they changed it so it's a 15 limit for BOTH combined. That means if I get 8 drinks in the casino I'm only allowed 7 on the Cheers!

 

Can anyone confirm this?

 

I can confirm this.

 

That is what happened to my mom on our Glory cruise this past May. She had Cheers and she had the "Drinks on Us". Once she hit the 15 drink limit that was it. She could not get a drink using EITHER card OR paying cash. Mom was done for the night. LOL!

[rok233]

I can confirm this.

 

That is what happened to my mom on our Glory cruise this past May. She had Cheers and she had the "Drinks on Us". Once she hit the 15 drink limit that was it. She could not get a drink using EITHER card OR paying cash. Mom was done for the night. LOL!

 

Thanks for confirming this. They won't cut you off if you only have the DOU card, hit 15 total (paying cash and DOU combined). If that's the case, I don't want the DOU card either!

[realjd]

I just went and tried to buy it for my upcoming cruise - it rang up as 3 adults, even though there are only 2 adults in the room. It apparently isn't smart enough yet to see that our 10 month old isn't an adult.

Edited September 10, 2015 by realjd

[GROUCHPUSS]

The tax seems to have been removed now on the on-line orders. I tried earlier and tax was there but now it is not.

[imluvncruzn]

I just bought the bottomless bubbles card for my son for our cruise next Saturday. They did not charge any tax.

[aflyingbuttress]

not being able to use a gift card

 

You can't use a gift card?? Is that also true for Bottomless Bubbles? I purchased gift cards specifically because I read it can be used for any on board expenses. :confused:

[WLHyatt]

So for cruises from Galveston it looks like it only purchases 6 of the 7 days, that is how they are getting around the Galveston requirement.

 

So I guess I will buy cheers and then do buckets of beer on embarkation day.

[kona_wahine]

8 day cruise rang up at $919 and tax TBD. There is just no possible way I could drink that much. I do think it's about time they let you pre order it though.

[CocoCandy]

What’s NOT included?

 

Non-alcoholic beverages other than soda and non-alcoholic frozen cocktails

 

I understand this to mean it does include soda and non alcoholic frozen cocktails, but it does not include non-alcoholic beverages, which I would understand to be juices or maybe non-alcoholic beer.

 

No worries, it still includes those virgin frozen cocktails!

Edited September 10, 2015 by CocoCandy

[jazm2011]

You can't use a gift card?? Is that also true for Bottomless Bubbles? I purchased gift cards specifically because I read it can be used for any on board expenses. :confused:

 

You can use gift cards for onboard expenses, just NOT in the Fun shop :(

Lame, I know.

 

Once you are onboard you can either go to a kiosk to apply your gift card to your S&S account, or guest services can do it for you also.

[aflyingbuttress]

You can use gift cards for onboard expenses, just NOT in the Fun shop :(

Lame, I know.

 

Once you are onboard you can either go to a kiosk to apply your gift card to your S&S account, or guest services can do it for you also.

 

Ah ok. So I can just wait to add the drink package and pay with the gift card then? Thanks