cfreas Posted June 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I am researching for a friend. We are traveling on Freedom 10/20/22. She has the opportunity to book with the Cheers to You Package RU2. Her husband is a recovering alcoholic (20+ years) He drinks NA beer and we are trying to find out if this is included in the list of Non- Alcoholic drinks covered by the package or if maybe it will count towards the 15 drinks . . .basically if allowed at all in any amount by the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted June 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I believe NA beer is still counted as a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2022 From the Carnival Site: CHEERS! INCLUDES: All spirits (including cocktails), as well as beer and wine by the glass with a $20.00 or lower menu price Sodas, Zero-Proof frozen cocktails, energy drinks, specialty coffee, hot tea, 500ml bottled water and other non-alcoholic bottled beverages Packaged water in the Dining Room and Specialty Restaurants 25% discount off the menu price for any spirit or wine by the glass above $20.00 25% discount off the menu price for wine and champagne by the bottle 25% discount off beverage seminars and classes CHEERS! EXCLUDES: Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses Bottles of liquor Beverages offered at gangway Beverages offered through room service, mini bars and/or in-stateroom beverage programs Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets Beverages offered through enomatic wine machines All other beverage-related programs including merchandise, cigars and cigarettes Food items 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcvtmom Posted June 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2022 My cautionary tale...it DOES come with Cheers, but supply chain issues may mean it's not available onboard (as was the case on our Horizon cruise in February). The bartender told us that the Heinekin NA had not been available for quite a while, even though it's mentioned on the menus. Perhaps things have improved since then!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 22, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 22, 2022 12 hours ago, pcvtmom said: My cautionary tale...it DOES come with Cheers, but supply chain issues may mean it's not available onboard (as was the case on our Horizon cruise in February). The bartender told us that the Heinekin NA had not been available for quite a while, even though it's mentioned on the menus. Perhaps things have improved since then!? On another cruise line. Heineken NA was plentiful in April. While not the best tasting of NAs available on land (Athlete, BrewDog and Brooklyn are way better). beats the heck out of the Buckler they used to push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfreas Posted June 22, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted June 22, 2022 19 hours ago, crewsweeper said: From the Carnival Site: CHEERS! INCLUDES: All spirits (including cocktails), as well as beer and wine by the glass with a $20.00 or lower menu price Sodas, Zero-Proof frozen cocktails, energy drinks, specialty coffee, hot tea, 500ml bottled water and other non-alcoholic bottled beverages Packaged water in the Dining Room and Specialty Restaurants 25% discount off the menu price for any spirit or wine by the glass above $20.00 25% discount off the menu price for wine and champagne by the bottle 25% discount off beverage seminars and classes CHEERS! EXCLUDES: Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses Bottles of liquor Beverages offered at gangway Beverages offered through room service, mini bars and/or in-stateroom beverage programs Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets Beverages offered through enomatic wine machines All other beverage-related programs including merchandise, cigars and cigarettes Food items I have seen this but while it says non alcoholic it bottled beverages I have read mixed outcomes. And as some earlier said it counts against he 15 drink limit which seems odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfreas Posted June 22, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted June 22, 2022 15 hours ago, pcvtmom said: My cautionary tale...it DOES come with Cheers, but supply chain issues may mean it's not available onboard (as was the case on our Horizon cruise in February). The bartender told us that the Heinekin NA had not been available for quite a while, even though it's mentioned on the menus. Perhaps things have improved since then!? This is not good! We did try to call and add to stateroom and they don't offer NA to be delivered to stateroom. I hope this is not because they don't have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted June 22, 2022 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Reading Carnival's Liquor & Beverage policy, it would seem to me that you can bring on your own NA beer just like any other canned or carton drinks they allow. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfreas Posted June 23, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 10:05 AM, mz-s said: Reading Carnival's Liquor & Beverage policy, it would seem to me that you can bring on your own NA beer just like any other canned or carton drinks they allow. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with that? I am calling on that again, the issue we have is that we seem to get differing opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted June 23, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, cfreas said: I am calling on that again, the issue we have is that we seem to get differing opinions NA Beer is probably a judgement call since it falls under both categories - it is beer (meaning you can't bring it on) and non-alcoholic (meaning you can). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmr444 Posted June 23, 2022 #11 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Several years ago brought some NA beer in carry on for a Carnival cruise out of Baltimore. Security tried to confiscate it. I spent several minutes trying to explain it was non-alcoholic. They finally relented and let us take it on. Never tried again, just didn't was the hassle--apparently I embarrassed my daughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfreas Posted June 23, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted June 23, 2022 30 minutes ago, kmr444 said: Several years ago brought some NA beer in carry on for a Carnival cruise out of Baltimore. Security tried to confiscate it. I spent several minutes trying to explain it was non-alcoholic. They finally relented and let us take it on. Never tried again, just didn't was the hassle--apparently I embarrassed my daughter! That's where I'm at, it simply not worth the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBarker Posted June 23, 2022 #13 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 10:05 AM, mz-s said: Reading Carnival's Liquor & Beverage policy, it would seem to me that you can bring on your own NA beer just like any other canned or carton drinks they allow. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with that? Although not Carnival, I did take a 12-pack of Karbach Free & Easy on a Royal Caribbean cruise in December. No one said anything. I should note though, that nobody was working the drink check table. So they didn't check my 2 bottles of wine either. Or my roommates 2 bottles carefully spaced about 10 people behind me in the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseBro16 Posted June 23, 2022 #14 Share Posted June 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, SCBarker said: Although not Carnival, I did take a 12-pack of Karbach Free & Easy on a Royal Caribbean cruise in December. No one said anything. I should note though, that nobody was working the drink check table. So they didn't check my 2 bottles of wine either. Or my roommates 2 bottles carefully spaced about 10 people behind me in the line. I love the Karbach Free and Easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBarker Posted June 23, 2022 #15 Share Posted June 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, CruiseBro16 said: I love the Karbach Free and Easy. I do too. I'm now a sucker for a good NA IPA. It's about #5 for me. And the only local one. 1. Athletic - Run Wild IPA 2. Athletic - Free Wave Hazy IPA 3. Untitled Art - Juicy IPA 4. Untitled Art - West Coast IPA 5. Karbach - Free & Easy IPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseBro16 Posted June 23, 2022 #16 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I enjoy everything Athletic has to offer. The Lagunitas NAIPA and the Samuel Adams Just the Haze are great options too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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