MScouple

It has been 10 years since we cruised on Carnival and I just wanted to check in with people to see how things are working with the beverage package. The last time we cruised we had horrible wait times getting refills on our soda AKA pop refills. This became a major source of frustration for one of my cruise mates. Has it become any better? If not I may just cancel the packag. thanks in advance.

It has been 10 years since I cruised last. We always cruise on Carnival. When I went my friend and I both got the beverage package because we drank a lot of pop AKA soda lol. An issue we had was at dinner there was a long delay in getting refills and my friend drinks a lot of beverages. He became extremely annoyed at this and was quite frustrated. I'm wondering if other people have had this issue as well? This may influence whether I buy the package again or not. Thanks in advance

I do know that our US government agencies tend to have different priorities to accomplish their mission statement set by the existing party in power. Think IRS with audits or EPA and NASA with climate change. The State Dept listing Tulum might be affected by a change in policy towards Mexico. This seems to be our reality, and it goes with whatever party is presently controlling our political action. Please, I'm not taking sides here, nor engaging in a slanted political rant. Just stating a fact.

 

I visit a local social club in Playa.del Carmen when I vacation in the area and have stayed in touch with a few of the members since. They know of no violence that has occurred in either archeological park. And Chichen Itza is not in Quintana Roo, it is in Yucatan Province. Why the State Dept decided to include Tulum in their warning is nonsensical to them. Perhaps something happened in the town of Tulum away from the archeological park, in an area that few land tourists, let alone cruisers will ever frequent.

 

With 10 Million tourists visiting Cancun and PDC annually, the chances of getting caught between two warring gangs or drug cartels is miniscule. Cruise ship passengers are even less exposed. The real and present danger for cruisers is the tainted alcohol and bathtub tequila. Until that issue is resolved, cruisers should stick to beer and avoid the booze.

 

Tainted alcohol was found in several 4 star resorts and chain bars, and many cases of illness problem went unreported - if someone was puking their guts out after a booze filled party, they might just think they overindulged, rather than they were poisoned. Now where's the hair of the dog?

 

JMO, YMMV.

We are considering the rum tasting or the tequila tasting. Is there any chance of these tours having tainted liquor that you're aware of?

We are cruising to Cozumel and Progresso on 9/16. Looking for a nice leather laptop bag or satchel. Any recommendations for stores/ businesses?

Will the movies be the Carnival Triumph I wonder?