what's your largest purchase onboard Carnival ship?

[havanadaydreaming]

Has anyone made a large purchase when sailing CCL?  

 

my wife has a couple more decades experience cruising and has told me she has seen folks buy really nice jewelry many times.   

 

i have made two that could be considered large-ish.   I've always enjoyed going to the art auctions and watching folks "win" art.  of course, i know the art is almost always overpriced prints...but one voyage we came across a metal print that was hand signed by the artist that we both liked.   i had just earned a decent quarterly bonus at work and decided what we would be comfortable paying for the item.  it was muuuuuuch lower than the purchase price we were quoted but offer was accepted after a little while.  it still hangs in our living room 

 

the other was an excursion.  we were taking our three adult children and their guests on a family cruise and decided to get a hillside bungalow overlooking the pool at Amber Cove. i anticipated the kids using the unlimited zipline but none of them rode it.   they were enjoying the pool/bar too much. ha! 

[1kaper]

The drink package.  🤣

[csm5986142]

1 hour ago, havanadaydreaming said:

the other was an excursion.  we were taking our three adult children and their guests on a family cruise and decided to get a hillside bungalow overlooking the pool at Amber Cove.

 

Thank you so much for posting this - it reminded to go back and see if any bungalows had come available and I just rented one.  

To answer your question, I'm a minimalist so I don't buy "stuff" but I do buy excursions.  Train rides are my favorite - we have done the Panama Canal one and the scenic White Pass train in Alaska (my favorite).  But I do have a family member who has purchased everything from jewelry/watches/liquor to several pieces of artwork.

Edited October 21, 2022 by csm5986142

[FireEater]

Years ago, wife and I bought a painting that is large enough to hang over our couch.  We have it on the wall behind it.

 

They shipped it and it arrived just fine.  Heavy sucker too.

 

I have seen some some write-ups issues with jewelry bought onboard.  Customer service afterwards was a PITA and pretty non existent.  

Edited October 21, 2022 by FireEater

[ober134]

Not counting adult beverages.... A $10 bag. Lol not a shopper on land or at sea.

[Mic101680]

Do spa treatments or shore excursions count? 😂

If not, I would have to say just a pile of gifts for family/friend I got on the Legend during an Alaskan cruise a few years back - the gift shop onboard actually carried a lot of the same Alaska things we found in town for around the same price, so it was nice to be able to get the onboard after not having time to circle back to some places in town at the ports.

[cruisingguy007]

Besides cruise fares and buying two cabins for more space instead of one, drink packages, casino donations and excursions for me. 

[abby1257]

yes....I always do a major purchase when I cruise....It's call the CASINO!🤣

[hapytobehr]

My husband purchased 2 pieces (earrings & ring) Effy Jewelry.  Very expensive but they match a necklace that I own. (yellow & white diamonds)

 

We had them appraised and they were appraised for what we paid.

[abby1257]

I actually bought a Tanzanite ring a few years back on the ship...I was very pleased with it....good deal.

[Matco]

Not sure if I would consider it a purchase or not but I have made some rather large donations to the casino.... 🤑

[hapytobehr]

1 hour ago, Matco said:

Not sure if I would consider it a purchase or not but I have made some rather large donations to the casino.... 🤑

Haven't all Casino players one time or another?  

[CruiserLucas]

I have made generous donations to the Carnival ship casinos... And Cheers! isn't cheap either. I don't have any interest in "luxury" items like the shops. I've seen artwork I liked, but never bought it, either. 

[LoungingMcCoy]

As far as items go, the most expensive is probably buckets of beer or maybe steak or lobster for my wife.

 

The most expensive purchase I ever made onboard was when I signed my parents, my wife, and myself up for the Behind the Fun tour.

[Oakman58]

My wife never buys any type of jewelry onboard any ship.  She prefers the jewelry stores in ports where she can haggle over the price.  She's made a few great deals over the years.

[hapytobehr]

5 minutes ago, Oakman58 said:

My wife never buys any type of jewelry onboard any ship.  She prefers the jewelry stores in ports where she can haggle over the price.  She's made a few great deals over the years.

We haggled

[asalligo]

$200 and change on pictures is my largest purchase on a cruise. 

[1kaper]

 

Non-cheers - I bought a Swarovski bracelet on my first cruise. I can’t remember how much. I’m guessing around $100 which was huge for me back then. 
 

I tried it on. Put it in my pocket, went to the comedy show and back to my room. Looked for it the next day and I never saw it again. I’m guessing it fell out of my pocket. 
 

I signed my kid up for Build a bear last cruise. DH took him while I enjoyed my cheers package while reading on a lounger on deck. I don’t even want to know what it cost us but my kid’s reaction was priceless and I enjoyed my afternoon 

(He already had the bunny but needed an outfit for her too). 

[hard_eight]

Casino and Cheers! of course...Does Room Service Liquor count?

 

Bought the Wife a nice set of Earrings. I've purchased a couple of watches (Timex and MK). 

 

[balcony bound]

Two bottles of special edition 25 year aged rum.

[Matco]

1 hour ago, hapytobehr said:

Haven't all Casino players one time or another?  

Usually but there is the times you actually come home with more than you brought. Those are the best ones lol 

[Theosprey247]

$18 for 3 razors. I won’t make that mistake again. 

[bluetardis]

A 5.00 toothbrush, when I forgot mine…lol

[CruiseBro16]

Photos!

[TexasJohn82]

We bought a very nice(expensive) effy ring to replace my wife's ring for our anniversary in April.  I would not do it again as even thought it was American sourced, we still got stopped to go through customs and declaration, so it just added to the hassle of getting off the ship.  The ring is nice and high quality I just won't make a large purchase again on the ship.