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4 CCL cruises so far this year. Rec'd 2.

I have been known to drink around 20 Jagerbombs in a 3 hour period And be just fine and dandy but then again Drinking around 10 shots of tequila and some beer can also knock me on my butt at times... :eek:

20 Jagerbombs and I wouldn't be able to sleep for a month. 4 or 5 shots of Jager keeps me awake couple days. Great for short cruises.

Reality falls short.

There won't be any Samuel L. Jackson Beer either.

When did he get a beer named after him and why?

Most of the people who piss & moun about calories probably drink a gallon or 2 of sweet tea everyday.

Used to make home brew, worst crap ever tasted. Is that a micro brewery?

What the heck is an IPA?

Last April on Victory and it was closed. About the size of a 2 car garage.

I wish Ho Ho would come back.

 

I'd like to know if they actually experienced those conditions using the Cheers program.

 

gary

I would too. Must have been on a different cruise line.

I know I should google it, but what is a "lavazza" machine? Sounds like it might be yummy :)

Coffee

Why are some peeps so damn concerned about calories on a cruise??

"You can't stay drunk all day if you don't start drinking in the morning".

 

Chill people, we are on vacation, not driving anywhere and most of us only have ourselves to take care of on this cruise. I am a social drinker and that means about once a month, I drink. I can handle 15 drinks in one day and not be drunk, tipsy but not drunk. The secret is pace yourself, eat something and swim and relax. Before you know it the cruise will be over and you will be home and can be normal again.

Agree, but do I have to swim & relax?

"Twas a woman that led me to drink and I forgot to write and thank her". Hey Okie Girl, on the Freedom last week the bartenders told me to buy drinks b/4 15 and I did. First hand info.

should add, most bartenders give u the count when over 10 or so.

My next 3 day is coming up and I usually spend around $400 in booze on these so this would held reduce that a bit. I have heard that if you keep track and get to 14 drinks, you can just buy them after that and then before you go to bed just get your 15th.

 

Too bad for me the cheers isn't offered on the Inspiration.

That is what some of the bartenders advised me to do because I can hit 15 by 8pm and still know my where abouts no matter what some people on this thread think. Wife doesn't do a bad job on the 15 either and she drinks martini's. Wife 74, me 75 and perfect health.

Cigar Dude, they were smoking stoogies in a small entertainment room just opposite of the piano bar. If your interested. Great ship and crew. Just left her Sat am. Not going to drink for aweek. May even call Dr Drew. Have fun.

Since you don't feel my post gave any assistance, what assistance did your post above give?

 

I feel if someone gives $5 a week or $5,000 a week, it is their decision and if they are alright with it, that is all that matters.

 

To the OP, I also have the starting point of $10 per day per person and will add or subtract depending on service.

Like..

We cruised on the Freedom in July and we didn't realize it was a "Wine and Martini Bar", we thought it was "The Martini Bar" because that was what signage said.

 

REGARDLESS, it was a FANTASTIC MARTINI BAR and Nuur (spelling??) made awesome martinis and was very entertaining. Always a pretty big crowd. Plus, it is located just beside the Piano Bar and Marty Gast is GREAT at the Piano Bar. I highly recommend the Spicy Chipotle Martini made with Bombay Sapphire Gin!!

 

Have fun!!:cool:

Got off last week & didn't see a dedicated wine bar. Trying to spell the Martini Bar. Something like Nouveu. Sure someone here can help us.

Hip hip hooray for adding Cheers to the Paradise we will be signing up

Us 2, sept 30th.

Guess by now most who are interested in Cheers know that it's been added effective immediately on the Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise per John Heald.

Wonder why not the Imagination? Anyone have a clue?

20+ cruises on both and after a few drinks wouldn't know which one I'm on. So to say very much the same.

Valancy, think platinum benefits don't start until after your 10th cruise. Maybe this was the misunderstanding. Was on the Victory 4/15/13.

Agree. we paid $52.95 plus 15% on the Constellation. So still a good deal.

I repeat, cheers was $49.95 plus 15% on the 5 day Victory April 15th. Maybe just on that cruise account of 4 & 5 day cruise. Doubt it will be on any more short cruise. Remember the Victory was a 7 day out of San Juan when pkg started.

Just off the 5 day Victory and cheers went from $42.95 to $49.95 plus the 15%. Nothing else added to the pkg and very strict with the 15 drink per day limit. Maxed out every day and wouldn,t allow you to even buy one.

We were on the Epic Feb 16 - 23. After listening to the shopping consultants we went ahead and bought Kabana earrings and diamond stud earrings at Diamonds International in St Thomas. We did our research ahead of time and got a pretty good deal.

 

So here is the problem.

 

After returning to the ship we discovered the two diamond earrings are not the same, I'm pretty sure the salesperson mixed them up and we didn't notice at the store. I called the store from the ship and there wasn't enough time to return to the store so the manager said to do an exchange in Nassau which was our next port. Unfortunately on this cruise Epic skipped Nassau.

 

So now I'm home in Canada and have been emailing and calling Diamonds International constantly for two weeks and have not received a single reply. They seem to be ignoring me completely.

 

So here are my questions.

 

Has anyone had experience with Diamonds International after sale support?

 

What exactly does "Guaranteed Shops" mean in the NCL literature?

 

I can and likely will dispute through my credit card provider but looking for some input first.

"Guaranteed Shops" means stay far away. Take up with someone at NCL. Go as far up the ladder as you can. They are the ones responsible for not stopping in Nassau.