Bourbon On Carnival Ships

[Ashpalo]

DH and I are Bourbon enthusiasts. We’re considering getting the Cheers package, but only if they have a decent selection of Bourbons. Does anyone have a recent list of the bourbons available on Carnival? Please share. 🙂

 

If ship matters, it will be the Spirit out of Seattle.

 

Thanks,

Ashley

[WhiteOptima]

Woodford or Buffalo Trace.  Usually found BT in casino bars.  Once I found Sazarac Rye.  

[Ashpalo]

5 minutes ago, WhiteOptima said:

Woodford or Buffalo Trace.  Usually found BT in casino bars.  Once I found Sazarac Rye.  

Thank you. Seems like a very limited selection. I love BT, but was hoping that they’d have Blanton’s, Wellers, Angel’s Envy, and a few others.

[WhiteOptima]

I have heard from others the Steakhouse may have others but Celebration did not nor our Pride cruise.  I usually go bar to bar and check it out when I get on.

 

I am with you though about the others.  If I had a way to smuggle in my Eagle Rare I would do that😜.

[weezal]

blanton's is on the bar menu, at guys bbq and the steakhouse, but having it in stock is uncertain.

[Ashpalo]

Just now, weezal said:

blanton's is on the bar menu, at guys bbq and the steakhouse, but having it in stock is uncertain.

 Thank you!!! Those prices aren’t bad at all!

[jsglow]

I didn't know they had rye onboard. I need to give that a try. Steakhouse and maybe atrium?

[BlerkOne]

Steakhouse on Miracle

 

Blanton’s Bourbon 16.00
Woodford Reserve 11.50
Sazerac Rye 12.00
Buffalo Trace 11.00
Gentleman Jack 11.00
Teeling ‘Small Batch’ 10.50
Jack Daniel’s Rye 10.50
Jack Daniel’s 9.50
Jack Daniel’s Honey 9.50
Jameson 9.50

20 minutes ago, weezal said:

blanton's is on the bar menu, at guys bbq and the steakhouse, but having it in stock is uncertain.

The same in the steakhouse on Carnival Miracle

[jsglow]

1 minute ago, BlerkOne said:

Steakhouse on Miracle

Thanks Blerk. We will occasionally 'high end' cocktail at the steakhouse. Will try to remember.

[Ashpalo]

Can you go in the steakhouse just to order a drink?

[BlerkOne]

Just now, Ashpalo said:

Can you go in the steakhouse just to order a drink?

At the bar, yes.

[WhiteOptima]

2 hours ago, weezal said:

blanton's is on the bar menu, at guys bbq and the steakhouse, but having it in stock is uncertain.

Exactly.  Neither had when we were on Celebration.

[sab666711]

Serenity bar seems to have some upper end choices

[stejank]

[Joebucks]

Surprisingly, I saw a few Blanton's on my Celebration cruise, and I didn't even go in the steakhouse. I know I saw it at Guy's and Alchemy. I used my gold voucher drink for it. 

 

I also had an AMAZING Sazerac cocktail from the latitudes bar. 

[x lindsay x]

14 hours ago, WhiteOptima said:

I have heard from others the Steakhouse may have others but Celebration did not nor our Pride cruise.  I usually go bar to bar and check it out when I get on.

 

I am with you though about the others.  If I had a way to smuggle in my Eagle Rare I would do that😜.

 

Just cruise on a ship with a Guy's Pig and Anchor bar, they always carry Eagle Rare. Guy's always has the best whisky/bourbon selection in the fleet. 

[WhiteOptima]

1 minute ago, x lindsay x said:

 

Just cruise on a ship with a Guy's Pig and Anchor bar, they always carry Eagle Rare. Guy's always has the best whisky/bourbon selection in the fleet. 

Will have to see, I just know when we were on Celebration they didn’t have much.

[Ashpalo]

Thanks for all the responses. I don’t think Spirit has Guy’s (other than the burgers), so sounds like our best bet will be the steakhouse. Glad to see they have a few selections from the BT Distillery.

[havanadaydreaming]

Guys bbq is the best spot on CCL for bourbon fanatics.  Last time i saw blantons and eh taylor there.  

 

In casino i get woodford. 

[CM Cruise]

I have been on Mardi Gras 3 times and Celebration once. Woodford Rs is plentiful but Basil H and Blanton’s ran out quickly. 

[stobe1]

As a whiskey and scotch enthusiast myself, there are two venues that I wish Carnival had on their ships:  a small whiskey bar with higher end scotch and whiskeys and a proper Irish or English pub with draft pub ales and ciders like Guinness, Boddington's and Bulmer's. Maybe even serve small plates of fish and chips with Sarson's malt vinegar (it HAS to be Sarson's. Heinz malt vinegar is crap).

 

I put this in every post-cruise survey. If enough people do that maybe they will listen.

 

I posted this once on here and was asked "where would you expect Carnival to put these on older ships"? My reply was there are several underused places on the ships. On Conquest class ships, the smaller lounges on Deck 5  that are just forward of the aft lounge on the port side -- these places sit vacant most all day during cruises and are only sometimes used for karaoke in the evening. On Dream and Vista class, the Library/Library Wine bar, which are seldom used and always empty.

 

Pro tip for Blanton's lovers. The duty free shop at the port as you exit the ship in Progreso sells bottles of Blanton's for $50. When booking quick getaway 4 or 5 day cruises, like we did on Valor earlier this summer, I intentionally make sure there is a stop in Progreso just so I can grab a few bottles of Blanton's.

Edited September 30, 2023 by stobe1

[1019throw]

Was just on the Legend, which is a very old ship, and they didn't have anything exciting but did have blantons in the steakhouse. I'm surprised to see people post that the Celebration didn't have much for a new ship. That's our next cruise, so we'll see.

[Ashpalo]

2 hours ago, stobe1 said:

As a whiskey and scotch enthusiast myself, there are two venues that I wish Carnival had on their ships:  a small whiskey bar with higher end scotch and whiskeys and a proper Irish or English pub with draft pub ales and ciders like Guinness, Boddington's and Bulmer's. Maybe even serve small plates of fish and chips with Sarson's malt vinegar (it HAS to be Sarson's. Heinz malt vinegar is crap).

 

I put this in every post-cruise survey. If enough people do that maybe they will listen.

 

I posted this once on here and was asked "where would you expect Carnival to put these on older ships"? My reply was there are several underused places on the ships. On Conquest class ships, the smaller lounges on Deck 5  that are just forward of the aft lounge on the port side -- these places sit vacant most all day during cruises and are only sometimes used for karaoke in the evening. On Dream and Vista class, the Library/Library Wine bar, which are seldom used and always empty.

 

Pro tip for Blanton's lovers. The duty free shop at the port as you exit the ship in Progreso sells bottles of Blanton's for $50. When booking quick getaway 4 or 5 day cruises, like we did on Valor earlier this summer, I intentionally make sure there is a stop in Progreso just so I can grab a few bottles of Blanton's.

Love this idea!!

That price for Blanton’s now makes Progreso a desirable stop! 🙂

[tigers04champs]

On 9/29/2023 at 7:12 PM, Ashpalo said:

Thank you. Seems like a very limited selection. I love BT, but was hoping that they’d have Blanton’s, Wellers, Angel’s Envy, and a few others.

Like everyone said, steakhouse bar is your best bet on that ship. It's always on the list, but if they have it is a different story. Usually the highest they have is Woodford/Makers & Maybe Basil.  

 

Also, I wish Progresso had Blanton's when we went back in February. They didn't have anything from BT. Must've been a bad time to stop. lol

 

Ever since Covid the bourbon selection has been pretty rough across all cruise lines. Hopefully BT's new expansions will start to help the supply in a few years. 

 

Taters will be taters!

[KarmaCruisers]

On 9/29/2023 at 5:12 PM, Ashpalo said:

Thank you. Seems like a very limited selection. I love BT, but was hoping that they’d have Blanton’s, Wellers, Angel’s Envy, and a few others.

I’ve been on a lot of carnival and princess ships..none of them stock that good bourbon. (And you nailed the great value bottles with that list there!)