nelblu Posted November 3, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Don't know if this has been covered. The reason is the many violent episodes that the cruise line has incurred. Wonder if Royal ill follow. Carnival Cruise Line Limits Alcohol Consumption Aboard - Miles to Memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 3, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Kind of a clickbait article. All they did was stop selling full size liquor bottles to the cabin. That certainly doesn't do anything to limit alcohol consumption. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARandomTraveler Posted November 3, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I thought Carnival always had a limit to the number of drinks one could order on their drink package (or are they limiting people from even purchasing more drinks out of pocket?) Other than the title of the article, it only seemed to mention the drink package and the bottles people can order to the room. There was no mention of a specific number of drinks someone can buy out of pocket. If this is new, I wonder if they're just using the recent fights as an excuse to implement the change, because I doubt that they went through the trouble of figuring out how many drinks each person in the fight drank beforehand. Plus everyone handles their alcohol differently. Limiting the number of drinks people can buy from the package allows Carnival to calculate their minimum profit based on packages sold. Seems like an incidence of "convenient timing." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scurvy Pirate Posted November 3, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Nor did Carnival show a link between the sale of the full size liquor bottles to those who were unruly passengers. Carnival probably did find out that those that bought the full size bottles were not buying as much ala carte and not buying the packages, so they were losing money... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Engineroom Snipe Posted November 3, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, The Scurvy Pirate said: Nor did Carnival show a link between the sale of the full size liquor bottles to those who were unruly passengers. Carnival probably did find out that those that bought the full size bottles were not buying as much ala carte and not buying the packages, so they were losing money... Interesting, I noticed RCI has a shore excursion at Bimini, Bahamas, which touts "Open Bar" for a set price to include access to resort facilities. Part of the terms when you read them is that you cannot request more than one drink every fifteen minutes. The excursion is about 4 hours long. A way to ensure that the profits are very carefully calculated. Most people will not max out the package for four drinks per hour for four hours (you have to go up to the bar to get the drinks if you are at the pool or at the beach): otherwise, you are at the mercy of how busy the drink attendants are which is another way to limit consumption (costs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 3, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2022 29 minutes ago, The Scurvy Pirate said: Nor did Carnival show a link between the sale of the full size liquor bottles to those who were unruly passengers. Carnival probably did find out that those that bought the full size bottles were not buying as much ala carte and not buying the packages, so they were losing money... Exactly. The driver for nearly every decision (and rightfully so) is financial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare S.A.M.J.R. Posted November 3, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Engineroom Snipe said: Interesting, I noticed RCI has a shore excursion at Bimini, Bahamas, which touts "Open Bar" for a set price to include access to resort facilities. Part of the terms when you read them is that you cannot request more than one drink every fifteen minutes. The excursion is about 4 hours long. A way to ensure that the profits are very carefully calculated. Most people will not max out the package for four drinks per hour for four hours (you have to go up to the bar to get the drinks if you are at the pool or at the beach): otherwise, you are at the mercy of how busy the drink attendants are which is another way to limit consumption (costs). I'm guessing that limit is placed by the resort, not RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted November 3, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Amazon Rum Runner sales are up. All is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Engineroom Snipe Posted November 3, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 3, 2022 37 minutes ago, S.A.M.J.R. said: I'm guessing that limit is placed by the resort, not RCI. I agree but it is a good example of how the packages have to be profitable. I do not think they are limiting them due to bad behavior of the drinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted November 3, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, nelblu said: Don't know if this has been covered. The reason is the many violent episodes that the cruise line has incurred. Wonder if Royal ill follow. Carnival Cruise Line Limits Alcohol Consumption Aboard - Miles to Memories The 15 per day limit has been there forever. So really no change from what they always have done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 3, 2022 #11 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Carnival needs to limit the consumption of booze. The behavior on their ships is appalling. I didn't feel safe on my last (read final) Carnival Cruise. And I grew up on the streets of New York. Their low prices attract a certain demographic. Especially on shorter cruises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted November 3, 2022 #12 Share Posted November 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, joeyancho said: Carnival needs to limit the consumption of booze. The behavior on their ships is appalling. I didn't feel safe on my last (read final) Carnival Cruise. And I grew up on the streets of New York. Their low prices attract a certain demographic. Especially on shorter cruises. Just saw Carnival has 3 night cruises priced as low a $98.00 for interior. That will draw the demographics that worry you. Also read they will start charging for the third or more entree at dinner, no more 24/7 ice cream, $8 increase for specialty dining, drink prices up a dollar or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 3, 2022 #13 Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, taglovestocruise said: Just saw Carnival has 3 night cruises priced as low a $98.00 for interior. Not that unusual for Indy/Freedom to have those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted November 3, 2022 #14 Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 hours ago, karena1 said: The 15 per day limit has been there forever. So really no change from what they always have done No matter if you have a drink package or are paying a la carte, they cut you off at 15 drinks. The servers will not serve you again until the next day. The 15 drink limit on Carnival has more to do with cost cutting than stopping bad behavior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted November 3, 2022 #15 Share Posted November 3, 2022 41 minutes ago, RoperDK said: No matter if you have a drink package or are paying a la carte, they cut you off at 15 drinks. The servers will not serve you again until the next day. The 15 drink limit on Carnival has more to do with cost cutting than stopping bad behavior. not on royal. You can have as many as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted November 3, 2022 #16 Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, RoperDK said: No matter if you have a drink package or are paying a la carte, they cut you off at 15 drinks. The servers will not serve you again until the next day. The 15 drink limit on Carnival has more to do with cost cutting than stopping bad behavior. I agree with your last sentence 100 percent, which is a big reason why their drink package (Cheers) is sold at a fixed lower price than the dynamic deluxe drink package pricing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted November 4, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 4, 2022 As far as I am concerned, Carnival could ban the sale of alcohol and drinking onboard. It will not have any impact on me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted November 4, 2022 #18 Share Posted November 4, 2022 17 hours ago, nelblu said: Don't know if this has been covered. The reason is the many violent episodes that the cruise line has incurred. Wonder if Royal ill follow. Carnival Cruise Line Limits Alcohol Consumption Aboard - Miles to Memories Here in the UK Royal seems to have mixed messages about alcohol consumption and behaviour. Short cruises here have tended to be 'lively' and after some incidents the sale of drinks packages for sailings of three days or less were stopped. Included 'free' drinks packages were also stopped as a UK sales promotion. What we currently have running here though is a promotion for the deluxe beverage package of £43 (approx $47) a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino Comp Chick Posted November 4, 2022 #19 Share Posted November 4, 2022 They already limit consumption since you go to a bar and they are sold out of normal beers but they always have that nasty sewer water home brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted November 4, 2022 #20 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I though Carnival had a 10 drink a day max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted November 4, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 4, 2022 22 hours ago, karena1 said: not on royal. You can have as many as you want. Yes, Royal's drink package is truly unlimited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted November 4, 2022 #22 Share Posted November 4, 2022 10 hours ago, gkbiiii said: I though Carnival had a 10 drink a day max? its actually 15 alcoholic drinks per day. Non Alcoholic do not count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauce126 Posted November 6, 2022 #23 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 2:06 PM, joeyancho said: Carnival needs to limit the consumption of booze. The behavior on their ships is appalling. I didn't feel safe on my last (read final) Carnival Cruise. And I grew up on the streets of New York. Their low prices attract a certain demographic. Especially on shorter cruises. My god this has to be one of the most ridiculous exaggerations I've ever seen on this site. You didn't feel safe? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted November 6, 2022 #24 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Perhaps the poster eludes to the many altercations/brawls that have been happening onboard Carni cruises lately, even Navigator I think had one. Several bystanders got drinks, etc spilled or thrown at them as a result. I have seen several videos and I would say, I would've vacated the promenade immediately in such a situation. I have never witnessed one, but it might frighten someone if they were caught in the middle. Just sayin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted November 6, 2022 #25 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 3:21 PM, RoperDK said: Yes, Royal's drink package is truly unlimited. And that is not entirely true. We once knew of a woman who was a Cruise Critic member we had been talking to for months on the roll call, cut off by ship's security because she was abusing her package. And I can assure you, she was no longer able to use it. And it was warranted! Everybody was talking about that incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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