elsplace2 Posted August 30, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Hello, We will be sailing out of Long Beach, CA on the Panorama. I've read that in TX sailings Cheers doesn't start until the second day. I thought I also saw that is the case from Long Beach, where it doesn't start until the second day, but can't find it now...does anyone know if that is the case in Long Beach, as well? We never got the Cheers package, do you get billed for the number of days of sailings....for example, a 7 day cruise, pays for 7 days on the package, even if it doesn't start on the first day? Also, right now the price is $59.95 per person....do they ever have sales on their drink packages, like RCCL does? Thanks in Advance Edited August 30, 2022 by elsplace2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted August 30, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Cheers is available from day 1 on saillings from CA. It is only TX and NY that have the delayed start. Just FYI, you pay for the number of days that you have the package on those sailings, you do not pay for the first day when it is not available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted August 30, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thanks Schoifmom! Good to know! Does anyone know, if they have sales on the Cheers Package, or is it always $59.95. Also, I do have another question, do they take the gratuities at the time you get your drinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x lindsay x Posted August 30, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, elsplace2 said: Thanks Schoifmom! Good to know! Does anyone know, if they have sales on the Cheers Package, or is it always $59.95. Also, I do have another question, do they take the gratuities at the time you get your drinks? Carnival does not have sales on their beverage packages like RCI. They add the 18% gratuity when you buy the package - making it around $70/day with gratuities included. No tip is charged when you get your drinks but you are free to leave more if you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyloRen Posted August 30, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) I’ve sailed from LB for all my cruises. The second I’m on the boat is the second a drink is in my hand on the cheers package. We dont have that rule here in Ca like NY does. For my slightly more thrifty friends I’ve had them purchased the beverage package on day two (you can still do that) Just lose out on the 10% discount purchasing it pre-Cruise. They just get up early and buy it on day2 Depending on how long you’re selling for if it’s five days or more you don’t really save much money. I do a lot of mon-fri sailings and I alwyas just buy it before. Edited August 30, 2022 by KyloRen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted August 30, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thanks everyone for your input. This has been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted August 30, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, elsplace2 said: Thanks Schoifmom! Good to know! Does anyone know, if they have sales on the Cheers Package, or is it always $59.95. Also, I do have another question, do they take the gratuities at the time you get your drinks? I believe if you buy it before you arrive on the ship you save 10 or 15% versus buying it onboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted August 30, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, pc_load_letter said: I believe if you buy it before you arrive on the ship you save 10 or 15% versus buying it onboard True. The 59.95 per day is the discounted price. It is significantly higher if you purchase on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefrog Posted September 28, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2022 does Cheers include unlimited soft drinks too? like to use for a mixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneyscruise Posted September 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2022 We never purchase Cheers. We just order a bottle of Jack Daniels and a bottle of Grey Goose from the Fun Shop, along with a 6 pack of sodas for mixers and a case of water. They are waiting in our cabin when we arrive. We also bring our allotted 2 bottles of wine. Total for all is about $200. Cheers package on a 7 day cruise for 2 people is almost $1000. I'll mix my own, thank you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted September 28, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, peacefrog said: does Cheers include unlimited soft drinks too? like to use for a mixer Yes. And bottles of water and specialty coffees. It includes much more than just booze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john91498 Posted September 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I never buy cheers since they force you to have all adults in the cabin get it. My wife doesn't drink, so there's no need to get cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katstoy Posted September 29, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Just an FYI - you will be charged sales tax while you are still in Long Beach. It's less than 1.00 per drink. Once you are out in international waters you are no longer charged. You can get any drink on board with the Cheers package. Sodas, specialty coffees, milk shakes, bottled water and the larger bottles of water in the main dining room. I like those large bottles as I take the "leftovers" back to my room so I always have bottled water. I also find that if you tip your server or bartender you will get better service. Yes, you already paid the 18% charge when you bought the package, but it's nice when a bartender sees you walking up to the bar, nods their head at you and automatically starts making your cocktail! I've also had servers bring me two drinks at time but they wait the 5 minutes between drinks to put the slips in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted September 29, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 29, 2022 When in LB, you will have sales tax included on the drinks you purchase even on Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefrog Posted September 29, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2022 14 hours ago, sredish said: Yes. And bottles of water and specialty coffees. It includes much more than just booze. thanks do soft drinks count against your 15 drink daily limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted September 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, peacefrog said: thanks do soft drinks count against your 15 drink daily limit? No. Only drinks with alcohol count against your limit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefrog Posted September 29, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2022 perfect thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Cruzer Posted September 29, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 9:47 AM, KyloRen said: I’ve sailed from LB for all my cruises. The second I’m on the boat is the second a drink is in my hand on the cheers package. We dont have that rule here in Ca like NY does. For my slightly more thrifty friends I’ve had them purchased the beverage package on day two (you can still do that) Just lose out on the 10% discount purchasing it pre-Cruise. They just get up early and buy it on day2 Depending on how long you’re selling for if it’s five days or more you don’t really save much money. I do a lot of mon-fri sailings and I alwyas just buy it before. Ha! Day 1 is our highest booze bill! It goes down after that first day of vacay vibe. I think we spent like $300 for 2 of us on day one before Cheers was a thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternfanla Posted September 30, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 5:30 PM, katstoy said: Just an FYI - you will be charged sales tax while you are still in Long Beach. It's less than 1.00 per drink. Once you are out in international waters you are no longer charged. You can get any drink on board with the Cheers package. Sodas, specialty coffees, milk shakes, bottled water and the larger bottles of water in the main dining room. I like those large bottles as I take the "leftovers" back to my room so I always have bottled water. I also find that if you tip your server or bartender you will get better service. Yes, you already paid the 18% charge when you bought the package, but it's nice when a bartender sees you walking up to the bar, nods their head at you and automatically starts making your cocktail! I've also had servers bring me two drinks at time but they wait the 5 minutes between drinks to put the slips in. Don't forget, You can get any drink on board with the Cheers Package with a price of $20.00 or lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizinSusan70 Posted September 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 6:31 PM, Moneyscruise said: We never purchase Cheers. We just order a bottle of Jack Daniels and a bottle of Grey Goose from the Fun Shop, along with a 6 pack of sodas for mixers and a case of water. They are waiting in our cabin when we arrive. We also bring our allotted 2 bottles of wine. Total for all is about $200. Cheers package on a 7 day cruise for 2 people is almost $1000. I'll mix my own, thank you. And you get three 1.5 oz pours per person per day over a seven day cruise between the two of you with your liter bottles of Goose and Jack. You can enjoy them in your cabin or in a Yeti on deck. It's basically the equivalent of two drinks at Alchemy per day per person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger71 Posted October 6, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Good to know, thank you everyone. We are also cruising on the Panarama. I want to order a bottle of vodka for our cabin, will that count against the amount of drinks we can get per day on the Cheers package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted October 6, 2022 #22 Share Posted October 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, avenger71 said: Good to know, thank you everyone. We are also cruising on the Panarama. I want to order a bottle of vodka for our cabin, will that count against the amount of drinks we can get per day on the Cheers package? You're getting a bottle and Cheers? That's some hard-core drinking right there LOL LOL LOL No, it won't count against your 15. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger71 Posted October 6, 2022 #23 Share Posted October 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, Schoifmom said: You're getting a bottle and Cheers? That's some hard-core drinking right there LOL LOL LOL No, it won't count against your 15. We may want bloodies in our cabin before we go out in the morning. HAHA!! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizinSusan70 Posted October 7, 2022 #24 Share Posted October 7, 2022 9 hours ago, avenger71 said: We may want bloodies in our cabin before we go out in the morning. HAHA!! Thank you! Send your DH to the Pig n Anchor bar for him to get two bloodies and bring them back to your cabin. Kind of overkill to have Cheers, which gives you 15 drinks pp and a liter of vodka on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdr69 Posted October 7, 2022 #25 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 4:31 PM, Moneyscruise said: We never purchase Cheers. We just order a bottle of Jack Daniels and a bottle of Grey Goose from the Fun Shop, along with a 6 pack of sodas for mixers and a case of water. They are waiting in our cabin when we arrive. We also bring our allotted 2 bottles of wine. Total for all is about $200. Cheers package on a 7 day cruise for 2 people is almost $1000. I'll mix my own, thank you. Guess thats fine if you A) stay in your room the whole cruise or B) like to walk back to your room for a drink all the time.....I for one like to get my drink where i am at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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