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I prefer to write nice little notes about how great they are doing, or things they can improve on. That or I give them chocolates. Or trinkets, they really, really love little gifts bought from the airport.
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22 minutes ago, VentureMan_2000 said:
Just curious… any ever bring a beach chair on board, to sit in on the Lido Deck ?
Just put towels on a bunch of chairs the night before to hold it for your group for the next afternoon
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Oh man, I mean to put "at home, not on the cruise", when asking about normal drinking habits at home that encourage folks to want to purchase Cheers
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Wondering how much you all normally drink to know that you will get your "money's worth" with Cheers
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On 5/21/2019 at 3:49 PM, coevan said:
I highly doubt this, cash is king. We still write their name for good service.
I give high fives as tips. They really love that...
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41 minutes ago, JP-Cruise said:
Hello,
I was looking at the cheers beverage program and it says it is 50 dollars per day.
I was wondering if on days that I don’t drink anything, do I still get charged? How does this work?
I wish they had a 3 out of 7 day package. I might be interested in that, but I'm not a big drinker, and can't sustain that kind of drinking for that many days straight. Have to be a big drinker at home to take full advantage.
Just buy your drinks when you need them, and you will be WAY better off. Carnival sells this to make a profit from the 90% that aren't big drinkers...
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1 hour ago, Sooner01 said:
As stated, the policy is set to maximize profits for Carnival. So what you have to do is determine how much just the one of you would drink. Drinks cost $8.25 and up, while beers are around $6.00 a piece. If one person would drink more than $108 per day, then Cheers is best even with only one drinking. The other person would still get the benefit of coffee, sodas, milk-shakes, power aide, waters etc.
If not, just by the drinks as you go. Remember, port days you may or not be able to reach your 15 drink limit assuming you go ashore.
Should use that Excel file to see what the actual break even point is with one person drinking booze and one drinking the other things. The OP doesn't actually have to hit the $108 number themselves...
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1 hour ago, maryred said:
Your misunderstanding what is meant by checking bags. This means the porters stop accepting bags to be loaded on the ship for crew delivery to the cabin. If anything port security may look closer at the bags of those arriving later as the line tends to be shorter, giving them more time to do hand searches of carry-ons.
Okay, good to know you're recommending to sneak my alcohol on earlier, as that is when they are busier. Thanks for the advice!
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11 hours ago, Organized Chaos said:
Not at all. She’s free to arrive separately. Since you said she’s waiting till closer to sail away, she needs to make sure she’s on board by the final boarding time printed on the boarding pass, or she can’t board. And let her know that they stop checking bags 2 hours before sailing. At that point, she’d have to carry everything on herself.
Glad to hear they stop checking bags at a certain point! That is when I bring on my 4 bags of vodka and rum
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On 5/1/2019 at 9:00 AM, Cruisegirl6 said:
No, this is why we stay on the ship.
Because why enjoy a tropical island when there is alcohol needed to be drunk to maximize an overpriced product?
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Is there a charge for getting free grapes from the buffet and making wine with them in your stateroom? We have a suite with a bathtub, so I plan on getting as much usage as possible from it. Thanks!
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On 4/22/2019 at 10:32 AM, Roz said:
The menu I'm looking at says this:
A LITTLE $ A LOT OF YUMMY - My questions is, where are the prices indicated by the dollar sign?
TOTALLY AWESOME WINGS Tossed in Your Choice of: Honey BBQ, Buffalo Sauce, Garlic Parmesan, Teriyaki, or Caribbean Jerk CHICKEN TENDERS Crispy Panko Breaded Chicken Tenders with BBQ or Honey Mustard sauce SPICY FRIED FIRECRACKER SHRIMP Spiced Shrimp, Panko Coated and Fried with Chili Ginger Dip, Served with French Fries
KILLER CHICKEN QUESADILLA Grilled Chipotle Seasoned Chicken, Onions, Peppers, Grated Monterey Jack Cheese, Fresh Pico de Gallo, and Guacamole AUTHENTIC PHILLY CHEESESTEAK Frizzled Steak, Melted Cheese and Grilled Onions on a Hoagie Roll, Served with French Fries PAN PIZZA Hand-Stretched Dough, Topped with Fresh Ingredients and Baked to Order. Cheese, Pepperoni, or Ham and Pineapple SIDE OF FRIES Just Right for You… Tell the Others to Order Their Own SWEET POTATO FRIES OLD FASHIONED BANANA SPLIT
- DRINKS No charge Juices: Orange, Tomato, Apple, or Grapefruit Regular or Decaffeinated Coffee, Hot Tea, Iced Tea, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Milk, Milk or Skim Milk
- BUBBLES at Regular Bar Prices Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Club Soda, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Tonic Water
- BEERS at Regular Bar Prices DOMESTIC BEER Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Samuel Adams
IMPORTED BEER Heineken, Corona, Pilsner Urquell
Roz
I'm guessing it is a secret, as none of the prolific cruisers are answering! I wondered the same thing
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15 minutes ago, lakedweller64 said:
As a gambler with over 30 cruises l would be willing to bet that over half of the smoke in casinos come from non gamblers who just sat around the bar area and smoke.
I'll bet you $20 you can't stop gambling for 48 hours
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On 4/9/2019 at 2:39 AM, travelplus said:
Not to burst your.bubble but there have been scams gong around. Be very careful that it's legit. Congrats on winning.
Uh, I don't think you read the first post if you are stating this. Yikes.
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I realize you're sad, but no need to yell at us
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4 hours ago, chipperberg said:
No bar bill at the end of the cruise. No evidence. 😉
How do you pay for the Cheers in the first place to not have evidence? Lol
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3 hours ago, PlanoDebbie said:
If your girlfriend doesn't drink, it might not be worth it to buy Cheers since both of you in the same cabin would have to buy it. They won't let just one person buy the package.
Guys cruise, read his post
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2 hours ago, Nic6318 said:
Hi
I think this is more clear when there is an understanding that on board the ship, if there is any emergency situation, passengers are required to take direction from the crew. This is part of what they are explaining when you do the muster drill at the beginning of the cruise. Granted, many people do not pay attention, or are often intoxicated.
It's quite clear that if one was in a similar situation and did not follow orders, that person would be considered a danger to themselves and all around them. This could have been a more critical situation and with poor judgment could well have caused injury. Any company allowing this to go "unpunished" according to their guidelines would be setting themselves up for severe scrutiny if a following incident were to occur and did not have a positive outcome.
Even though we are on vacation and trying to enjoy ourselves, everyone needs to take responsibility for their actions.
When you ply people with copious amounts of alcohol to keep shareholders happy, how do you really expect things to go down?
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1 hour ago, jbethel11 said:
Really! Wow, so he stole it from the crew member.
If I was stuck on an elevator and a slow working person needed obvious help, I’d grab a wrench too
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On 1/27/2019 at 11:02 AM, coevan said:
Staggering and talking incoherently is an effect of alcohol not pot.
Use both of them together and it spells trouble.
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Can you use it to pay for your cruise through a TA? We booked via the huge warehouse company, and still owe the remainder. Yeah, yeah, I could ask them directly, but honestly, this site is the place to get some good answers!
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48 minutes ago, Doggielover68 said:
Putting ice in water. Seriously, the only thing I drink on land and at sea is water.
Have you seen the recipe for ice and the comments? Google it, best laugh you will have today.
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6 hours ago, Saint Greg said:
I assume it’s divided evenly amongst the bartenders. Or they could do it like pooled dealer tips in a casino. Add all of the pooled tips together and divide it by the total number of bartender hours worked by all bartenders. Then however many hours you worked that week, you get that tip rate for them on top of your pay rate and personal tips.
But the reason I asked the question is someone said the bartender would love to open a soda for 45 cents. My point is if it’s one of those drink packages, they may not get an auto tip for each drink...so they wouldn’t get one unless the kid wrote in a tip which I doubt they do.
Sounds about right, as is your point on the auto-tip on a beverage package. Bartenders may get a little weary when an adult or kid keeps coming in for more drinks, but don't add extra tip. Not that it should be expected, they already paid too much for the package, and the tips were added (although, depending on the number of drinks they get a day, their actual tipping may be closer to 5% than the normal 15-25%).
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Sounds like room service only, bummer
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I think you are mixing up "buying" and "getting" for the OP. If you have Cheers, you have already "bought" it and are "getting" drinks through the package at no extra cost. If you want something not on Cheers, you have to "buy" it.