Dicecatt Posted July 24, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Can we have a list of where to get deals on drinks or free drinks while cruising? I know many will say "Cheers" but I can't see spending $858 plus extra tips for a week for 2 people on beverages. I think if I drank enough liquids, alcoholic or non, to break even or come out ahead I'd be floating away! I also don't want to be trashed, just a nice buzz is good 😁. I do like the idea of prepay but I also don't want to be consumed with getting my money's worth, especially on port days. I know Cheers is great for some, but what if it's not a fit? What are your best tips for Carnival for enjoying beverages without paying as much as one person's cruise fare? Bar deals, your favorite mixes you bring onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzndeb Posted July 24, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Check the casino bar when you board. Not sure every ship offers this, but it’s worth a look. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe817 Posted July 24, 2019 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My wife & I discussed this in length, and we both agreed that the cheers package is not a good fit for us, fiscally speaking. We've more or less decided to limit ourselves to 4 drinks per day, per person, when at sea, and less than that during port days. The drinks in port are much less expensive than on ship. And if we get our 'fill' while in port, we won't be so apt to drink on the ship after it sails. That's the plan anyway. YMMV. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayzcruisin Posted July 24, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2019 First cruise night in the Steakhouse, free bottle of wine 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted July 24, 2019 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On Magic this past April, the Red frog pub offered half price fish bowls on Embarkation. I think there was one other port day same deal was offered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted July 24, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2019 We 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted July 24, 2019 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2019 If you are a "jack and coke or similar" type guy, buy the bottle and bring some mixers. You can get a 1 liter bottle for about $110 which is far more alcohol you are going to get by spending $110 anywhere else on board. Other than that, the Casino happy hour drinks during port times are the best. I'm just rarely there for those. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed01106 Posted July 24, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Free sparkling wine at the art museum. Just don’t buy any of the art. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May1cruiser Posted July 24, 2019 #9 Share Posted July 24, 2019 7 hours ago, crzndeb said: Check the casino bar when you board. Not sure every ship offers this, but it’s worth a look. What ship was this on? I have yet to see one of these specials... How recent was this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzndeb Posted July 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, May1cruiser said: What ship was this on? I have yet to see one of these specials... How recent was this? thanks I don’t know which ship this pic was taken, but my daughter did see it on the Dream in March. I had mentioned it to her beforehand. Edited July 25, 2019 by crzndeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzndeb Posted July 25, 2019 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Joebucks said: If you are a "jack and coke or similar" type guy, buy the bottle and bring some mixers. You can get a 1 liter bottle for about $110 which is far more alcohol you are going to get by spending $110 anywhere else on board. Other than that, the Casino happy hour drinks during port times are the best. I'm just rarely there for those. Just an FYI to this...they also add 18% gratuity and tax to it. I remember, before it was advertised in Fun Shops, and was one of Carnival’s best kept secrets, liters were $40-50 and there was only tax added. I am still debating it for my 31 days coming up on Splendor (B2B). Edited July 25, 2019 by crzndeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardamnweagle Posted July 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ed01106 said: Free sparkling wine at the art museum. Just don’t buy any of the art. Haha, wife dragged me to one of these. Ended up “winning” a piece of art in the raffle. They really want you to flip it on something more expensive and give you some assigned value for the art you won. Ended up sticking with the piece we won as it matched colors in our bathroom. But the sparkling wine was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted July 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted July 25, 2019 If you gamble, I have found that the pit bosses seem to be much more generous on the first night. Last cruise we played blackjack for several hours and had every drink comped on the first night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesorbeth Posted July 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Frank12 for me it would be cheaper to buy drinks than to gamble 😁 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted July 25, 2019 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, wesorbeth said: Frank12 for me it would be cheaper to buy drinks than to gamble 😁 LOL. The night I referred to we actually won about $300.00...plus free drinks! But it doesn't always work that way.😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesorbeth Posted July 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That is FANTASTIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted July 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, crzndeb said: Just an FYI to this...they also add 18% gratuity and tax to it. I remember, before it was advertised in Fun Shops, and was one of Carnival’s best kept secrets, liters were $40-50 and there was only tax added. I am still debating it for my 31 days coming up on Splendor (B2B). Bottle is $95 before fees. $112 if you add the 18% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingViper Posted July 25, 2019 #18 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I remember the dance club will usually have a ladies get free sparkling wine thing on embarkation night. One the second night I think, Alchemy will have a Guess the Martini thing where you can spend around $20 or less and get to try 4 of their martinis. Other than that, buying a bottle of liquor from the funshop before the cruise starts is probably the cheapest deal on alcohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwal Posted July 25, 2019 #19 Share Posted July 25, 2019 It’s not a special but a long island iced tea gives you probably the most alcohol for the same price as most typical frozen drinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chervil Posted July 25, 2019 #20 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Art Auction has free "sham-pagne". There are usually several times the jewelry/watch store has the "sham-pagne" as well. The liquor store does a few tastings, and the samples are about half a shot in size, but you can get samples of several different kinds of liquor. The Red Frog brewery had a pour your own tap, with different beers. They were priced lower than the ones at the bar, so it was a good deal. One time we used it and the machine malfunctioned (wouldn't stop pouring) so not only did we get the couple of glasses we stuck under there while it was running, but they refunded us our original (since it charges it to your SnS card). Free beer! Yay! 18 hours ago, Alwayzcruisin said: First cruise night in the Steakhouse, free bottle of wine Not only that, but our server also gave us 50% off almost any other bottle on the list. We ended up buying 3 more bottles in addition to the free one, since you can either take them to your room or have them stored and brought to the table in the MDR on other evenings! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sra12574 Posted July 25, 2019 #21 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Thanks for creating this thread . My wife and I drink a little on our cruises but not enough to justify the cheers for the whole trip. We also like to get drinks in port . We dont drink every day but one of the deals we do is pitchers at the comedy club . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted July 25, 2019 #22 Share Posted July 25, 2019 The Red Frog Pub on shore days had drinks super cheap...like only a couple of dollars. They also made this one drink that was huge. They let me take it without me because it took a couple of hours to drink and I just had to bring the glass back later. I think it was technically made for multiple people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted July 25, 2019 #23 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Eli_6 said: The Red Frog Pub on shore days had drinks super cheap...like only a couple of dollars. They also made this one drink that was huge. They let me take it without me because it took a couple of hours to drink and I just had to bring the glass back later. I think it was technically made for multiple people. This is the Fish Bowl I posted a picture of earlier in this thread. Yes it's "supposed" to be for multiple people... 😉 but we shared a couple of them. I think they were $10 or 12 each. Probably 8 shots (or more) each. Yummy and Buzz inducing. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted July 26, 2019 #24 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 hours ago, ober134 said: This is the Fish Bowl I posted a picture of earlier in this thread. Yes it's "supposed" to be for multiple people... 😉 but we shared a couple of them. I think they were $10 or 12 each. Probably 8 shots (or more) each. Yummy and Buzz inducing. 😃 You are living in Fantasyland if you think you got a drink with 8 shots in it and only paid 12 bucks. That is the price of a martini at the Alchemy Bar with 3 shots of liquor. I know the Margarita 40 oz pitchers used to be 24.95, they may have gone up in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted July 26, 2019 #25 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If you saw my post... it was HALF OFF SPECIAL. Embarkation day only. No fantasy land here. Totally sane and sober. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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