15 drink limit?

[ProgRockCruiser]

20 hours ago, RCLcruiser2012 said:

Call me a Karen but 15 drinks.  That is excessive.  Hope your liver will be okay 😆

I treat my liver like an athlete - I train it hard every day, which means marathons like cruises are easy-peasy.

 

😵

[staceyglow]

34 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

Quoting myself as a fact-checker should... 😉

 

Our last cruise (Magic, Dec 2022) had a Cheers sticker.  The previous two cruises, both in 2021, different ships, did not.  Before that (on our last cruise before the shutdown hit), in late 2019, had stickers.  The cruises prior to that were also a mixed bag.  So definitely seems to be something bartenders remember to do on the first day or they don't.  🤷‍♂️

Why do you even need the sticker? The information that the S&S card is tied to a cheers package is stored in the computer. 

[Woody14]

2 hours ago, staceyglow said:

Why do you even need the sticker? The information that the S&S card is tied to a cheers package is stored in the computer. 

you totally don't need the sticker.  My one cheers experience was that on day 3 I went to one bar and a bar tender added the sticker.  My wifes card never got one.  It didn't seem like it made any difference.  they scan the card anyway and it deals with it.

 

[topspin1267]

On 3/2/2023 at 5:36 AM, jerseyjjs said:

How do they keep a count of how many someone has at the Diamond/Platinum party?.....or that a loophole?  

On Celebration last month and Mardi Gras in December they had wine and champagne and a drink was on your card for use after the party. 

 

The only loophole we found was at the Diamond lunch it was open bar

[topspin1267]

On 2/25/2023 at 2:06 PM, n6uqqq said:

Is the 101 ounce beer tube one drink? Asking for a friend. Fishbowls, pitchers? 

On Sunshine in December we could not even purchase the fishbowls in the Red Frog since we had the drinks on us everywhere. Nor could we purchase the draft tubes. 

[Ralphinsc]

On 2/25/2023 at 3:30 PM, wolft927 said:

Book NCL 2 drinks per card every 5 minutes! No limits lol

 

Or just book RCCL and watch a guy walk up to the bar next to you and throw down three double shots in thirty seconds with no time limit in between. The bartender didn't even put the bottle down for him, just waited until he put the glass down to refill. LOL! I guess by day four there, it was a pattern. 😂

[mz-s]

5 hours ago, topspin1267 said:

On Sunshine in December we could not even purchase the fishbowls in the Red Frog since we had the drinks on us everywhere. Nor could we purchase the draft tubes. 

 

I'm pretty sure you can buy them, they just can't ring them up under your drink package. Did they tell you that you couldn't buy them?

[Colorado Beach Bum]

2 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I'm pretty sure you can buy them, they just can't ring them up under your drink package. Did they tell you that you couldn't buy them?

Not if you have a drink package.  You’d have to get someone without to buy it. 

[Mrsnorris151]

On 2/25/2023 at 12:33 PM, BoozinCroozin said:

If you are 21 or older, you are limited to 15 alcoholic drinks per day whether it is on the Cheers package, DOU in casino, DOU everywhere, or you pay as you go. It is 15. The only way to get more is a bottle of liquor bought for the room or wine you bring onboard. The other way is having someone that doesn't drink 15/day order you a drink on theirs. But, that technically cannot give it to you. You could both lose your Cheers package.

May I ask....if I hit my 15 limit.  And a friend who does not have a cheers package in a different cabin buys a drink and gives it to me, is that gonna get me in trouble?

 

I def don't drink 15 every days but on sea days, I could 😊

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

22 minutes ago, Mrsnorris151 said:

May I ask....if I hit my 15 limit.  And a friend who does not have a cheers package in a different cabin buys a drink and gives it to me, is that gonna get me in trouble?

 

I def don't drink 15 every days but on sea days, I could 😊

 I suppose it could get either/both of you in trouble, if it were to come to light!

 

Tom

[mz-s]

48 minutes ago, Mrsnorris151 said:

May I ask....if I hit my 15 limit.  And a friend who does not have a cheers package in a different cabin buys a drink and gives it to me, is that gonna get me in trouble?

 

I def don't drink 15 every days but on sea days, I could 😊

 

Mum's the word. Nobody is supposed to be served more than 15 drinks a day, but nobody is going to question your extra few drinks unless something happens that causes them to look into it.

[topspin1267]

On 3/3/2023 at 8:50 PM, mz-s said:

 

I'm pretty sure you can buy them, they just can't ring them up under your drink package. Did they tell you that you couldn't buy them?

Yes. Had to get a buddy to buy them. They said it had something to do with the limit and how they’d apply 

[purpleally]

On 3/2/2023 at 1:48 PM, RCLcruiser2012 said:

Call me a Karen but 15 drinks.  That is excessive.  Hope your liver will be okay 😆

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

And... 15 drinks for one person might be way different than for someone else. Not only with regard to that persons tolerance (or their size), but also based on what they drink/order:

 

I'll likely never hit the 15 drink limit, but I looked at the 19.2 oz. can of Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing I was enjoying last week and saw it was 6.7% alcohol. That's about the same amount of alcohol as in 2 regular beers or 2 glasses of wine. I have no idea, but I'm guessing that they only counted that beer as one of my drinks... dunno.

 

Tom

[Guest BasicSailor]

1 hour ago, purpleally said:

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it

If I drank fifteen drinks a day, I would be on the Bow of the ship hissing in the wind, daring anything to splash backwards.🥸

[JoeMo]

On 3/3/2023 at 9:44 AM, ProgRockCruiser said:

I treat my liver like an athlete - I train it hard every day, which means marathons like cruises are easy-peasy.

 

😵

I would rather BE a good liver than HAVE one

[BoozinCroozin]

9 hours ago, Mrsnorris151 said:

May I ask....if I hit my 15 limit.  And a friend who does not have a cheers package in a different cabin buys a drink and gives it to me, is that gonna get me in trouble?

 

I def don't drink 15 every days but on sea days, I could 😊

I'm not the Carnival police, but I would suspect it could. It would be extremely unlikely. I know my wife got a drink before, took 30 minutes to come back, and her drink was empty when she did. I think that is going to be more based on how intoxicated someone looks. 

[x lindsay x]

On 3/2/2023 at 10:54 AM, mamiamjo said:

Do they still put stickers on the S&S Cards? When we sailed in November, I don't recall getting a sticker on the cards for Cheers.

On my Celebration cruise in February I got a sticker, my husband didn't.

[ibarrio]

14 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

And... 15 drinks for one person might be way different than for someone else. Not only with regard to that persons tolerance (or their size), but also based on what they drink/order:

 

I'll likely never hit the 15 drink limit, but I looked at the 19.2 oz. can of Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing I was enjoying last week and saw it was 6.7% alcohol. That's about the same amount of alcohol as in 2 regular beers or 2 glasses of wine. I have no idea, but I'm guessing that they only counted that beer as one of my drinks... dunno.

 

Tom

A beer is a beer, the don't treat an IPA any different than a bud light. You can order a Long Island and it will be treated as 1 drink. 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

26 minutes ago, ibarrio said:

A beer is a beer, the don't treat an IPA any different than a bud light. You can order a Long Island and it will be treated as 1 drink. 

 

Obviously, they need to track "alcohol equivalence" (grams of alcohol) instead of "drinks". Could you imagine the confusion that would cause! Better still, just subject everyone to a breathalyzer once then hit 15 "drinks" for the day. 😄 

 

Tom

[ProgRockCruiser]

On 3/3/2023 at 11:17 AM, staceyglow said:

Why do you even need the sticker? The information that the S&S card is tied to a cheers package is stored in the computer. 

I completely agree.  I can't imagine a scenario where that sticker does anything useful.

 

Maybe it is more of a marketing technique?  For those that don't buy Cheers but maybe could, they see the stickers going on the cards that first day, see the "$0.00" total (before added grat, and maybe with US port state tax), and they ask about it?

[hannibal54]

14 hours ago, JoeMo said:

I would rather BE a good liver than HAVE one

 

I have seen t-shirts that have, The liver is evil, it must be punished.

[hannibal54]

On 3/3/2023 at 7:47 PM, Ralphinsc said:

 

Or just book RCCL and watch a guy walk up to the bar next to you and throw down three double shots in thirty seconds with no time limit in between. The bartender didn't even put the bottle down for him, just waited until he put the glass down to refill. LOL! I guess by day four there, it was a pattern. 😂

 

I have been on many Royal cruises. There is a 5 minute wait before getting another drink or shot. I have seen many people try to order a double, only to get turned down.

[pandncruisers]

new to Carnival My husband usually goes to the bar to get our drinks can he get two if he has my card or do I need to start getting my own drinks?

[ibarrio]

10 minutes ago, pandncruisers said:

new to Carnival My husband usually goes to the bar to get our drinks can he get two if he has my card or do I need to start getting my own drinks?

Technically you both have to go but a few good tips can take care of that