The definitive Cheers program Thread

[Oceans100]

This cheers card confuses me more and more everyday.....somewhere in another post it sounded like specialty coffees, milkshakes, sodas does count towards 15?

Also.....I had read that if you order a double shot in a drink it counts as 2 against your limit......however earlier on Carnival it made it sound like if you order a drink with a floater as some drinks on the menus suggest then one drink goes towards limit and the floater is paid separately or on S&S? So confusing....

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

This cheers card confuses me more and more everyday.....somewhere in another post it sounded like specialty coffees, milkshakes, sodas does count towards 15?

Also.....I had read that if you order a double shot in a drink it counts as 2 against your limit......however earlier on Carnival it made it sound like if you order a drink with a floater as some drinks on the menus suggest then one drink goes towards limit and the floater is paid separately or on S&S? So confusing....

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CHEERS! INCLUDES:

• All spirits (including cocktails), as well as beer and wine by the glass with a $50.00 or lower menu price
  
• Sodas, Zero-Proof frozen cocktails, energy drinks, specialty coffee, hot tea, 500ml bottled water and other non-alcoholic bottled beverages
  
• Large format water bottles in the Dining Room and Specialty Restaurants
  
• 25% discount off the menu price for any spirit or wine by the glass above $50.00
  
• 25% discount off the menu price for wine and champagne by the bottle
  
• 25% discount off beverage seminars and classes
  

CHEERS! EXCLUDES:

• Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses
  
• Bottles of liquor
  
• Beverages offered at gangway
  
• Beverages offered through room service, mini bars and/or in-stateroom beverage programs
  
• Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets
  
• Beverages offered through enomatic wine machines and self-serve beer stations
  
• All other beverage-related programs including merchandise, cigars and cigarettes
  
• Food items
  

Restrictions:

• Must be 21 or older to purchase and agree to not give to minors.
  
• Each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program.
  
• Guests must purchase the program for the entire cruise.
  
• Only one drink at a time may be ordered. No sharing is permitted.
  
• There is a 5 minutes wait time between ordering drinks.
  
• Program allows for up to 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hour period (6am-6am).
  
• Guests sailing from New York and Galveston will not be able to activate the CHEERS! program until Day 2.
  
• Program only applicable for onboard purchases during regular operating hours.
  
• European voyages may require VAT tax, when applicable this will be charged onboard.
  
• Not offered on 2 day cruises and charter cruises.
  

[LadyBeBop]

I do have a question. Is this allowed?

 

MDR. Bar waiter comes to take drink order right after we sit down. I order a Coke to drink immediately. At the same time, I order a glass of wine to come with the main course.

 

I don't want both drinks at the same time. Yet I want a pop to sip throughout the meal and a glass of wine with my entree.

[nychad10]

I do have a question. Is this allowed?

 

MDR. Bar waiter comes to take drink order right after we sit down. I order a Coke to drink immediately. At the same time, I order a glass of wine to come with the main course.

 

I don't want both drinks at the same time. Yet I want a pop to sip throughout the meal and a glass of wine with my entree.

 

Yes

[RTRMom]

I do have a question. Is this allowed?

 

MDR. Bar waiter comes to take drink order right after we sit down. I order a Coke to drink immediately. At the same time, I order a glass of wine to come with the main course.

 

I don't want both drinks at the same time. Yet I want a pop to sip throughout the meal and a glass of wine with my entree.

 

 

We would actually bring a drink to the MDR, since it can take a while to get your drinks. Then as soon we sat down, we would order the next drinks. :)

[nychad10]

I do have a question. Is this allowed?

 

MDR. Bar waiter comes to take drink order right after we sit down. I order a Coke to drink immediately. At the same time, I order a glass of wine to come with the main course.

 

I don't want both drinks at the same time. Yet I want a pop to sip throughout the meal and a glass of wine with my entree.

 

Yes but technically you do have to wait 5 min. between ordering them. Most likely what will happen because the waiters are putting multiple orders in is he will pour your glass of wine and run your S&S card, Then pour your soda (pop) 5 min later. By the time the waiter comes back he/she will give you both at the same time.

 

You could always just order the wine or soda on your way into the MDR and then order when you sit down.

[LadyBeBop]

Thanks for your responses. :)

 

I usually have an unfinished already as I enter the dining room. I guess, right before leaving the bar, get a pop. But I would feel funny taking two drinks into the dining room.

[muffinbaby]

What are drinks offered at gangway?

[bobbismith]

Top shelf liquor and cheers: please share tips and tricks and favorite drinks/concoctions

 

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[helene109]

So if I get a drink then I have to wait 5 minutes before I get another one if I just don't like it and give it to my daughter any tips

 

 

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[helene109]

That sounded wrong don't want to cheat the system she will have just turned 21

 

 

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[MischaH123]

What are drinks offered at gangway?

I was wondering the same thing.

[mamajules]

A couple things. Last October on Conquest I would order a drink and a soda or a bottle of water and were given them both, different bars multiple times. Now after that you have to wait 5 minutes. The " drinks at gangway" I believe they are talking about the large bottles of water they offer as you debark at ports.

 

 

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[Pellaz]

Yes but technically you do have to wait 5 min. between ordering them. Most likely what will happen because the waiters are putting multiple orders in is he will pour your glass of wine and run your S&S card, Then pour your soda (pop) 5 min later. By the time the waiter comes back he/she will give you both at the same time.

 

You could always just order the wine or soda on your way into the MDR and then order when you sit down.

 

Sorry, I don't think this is correct. As far as I know, the 5-minute restriction on Cheers drink purchases applies to alcoholic beverages only, so the soda would not be a problem at all.

On Conquest last year, our table waiter in the MDR brought us bottles of water and sparkling water (as well as alcoholic drinks, and sodas for me) as soon as he realized we had Cheers...sometimes a few at once to share at the table with our friends. That wait crew was so good we asked for them and the same 8-top table every night. Couldn't always get them, but they were terrific when we did.

[hftmrock]

Sorry, I don't think this is correct. As far as I know, the 5-minute restriction on Cheers drink purchases applies to alcoholic beverages only, so the soda would not be a problem at all.

On Conquest last year, our table waiter in the MDR brought us bottles of water and sparkling water (as well as alcoholic drinks, and sodas for me) as soon as he realized we had Cheers...sometimes a few at once to share at the table with our friends. That wait crew was so good we asked for them and the same 8-top table every night. Couldn't always get them, but they were terrific when we did.

 

the 5 minute rule is for alcoholic AND non alcoholic drinks .

[mvjcruise]

the 5 minute rule is for alcoholic AND non alcoholic drinks .

That was not our experience. Every bartender on our last Carnival cruise allowed us to get one alcoholic drink and one non-alcoholic drink at the same time, and they rang them up at the same time on one Sail and Sign card. They could not do 2 alcoholic drinks at the same time, however.

[mvjcruise]

So if I get a drink then I have to wait 5 minutes before I get another one if I just don't like it and give it to my daughter any tips

 

 

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Assuming both drink are alcoholic, under the rules of the Cheers package you have to wait 5 minutes to order, also, you can not give the first drink to your daughter

[kellbellscruise]

Hello cheers experts.

My entire family is going on a cruise including my parents who are in their mid to late 70's. All of us are buying the cheers package as it will save most of about half of what we would normally spend.

My question is about my parents only. We all have cove balconys as this is our preferred room type, but also because it is my parents first cruise and did not want a lot of motion in case of sea sickness. Y father has had knee replace surgery in the last 6 months and gets along fine... But he is wanting to have a few beers in a bucket on his own balcony...

Is this something he will be able to do?? They will not be able to go back and forth for every beer in their room. If this may be an issue then I may have them cancel the cheers .. I hope this makes sense.

It's not about the cost or number of drinks..but their mobility... Thanks for any help!!

[hftmrock]

Hello cheers experts.

My entire family is going on a cruise including my parents who are in their mid to late 70's. All of us are buying the cheers package as it will save most of about half of what we would normally spend.

My question is about my parents only. We all have cove balconys as this is our preferred room type, but also because it is my parents first cruise and did not want a lot of motion in case of sea sickness. Y father has had knee replace surgery in the last 6 months and gets along fine... But he is wanting to have a few beers in a bucket on his own balcony...

Is this something he will be able to do?? They will not be able to go back and forth for every beer in their room. If this may be an issue then I may have them cancel the cheers .. I hope this makes sense.

It's not about the cost or number of drinks..but their mobility... Thanks for any help!!

no they will not give you a bucket of beers nor is it guaranteed they will have the beers unopened.

 

'MOST" of the time they will give you the beers unopened if you ask but its against the rules so there is no guarantee. 'IF' they give it to you unopened you can get one beer and wait 5 minutes and get another until he has 5 and then bring them to the room.

 

also i think you can preorder some beer to be in the room that has nothing to do with the cheers program and you can use that in the room.

 

other than that , I dont think there are any other options

[firedisney97]

Hello cheers experts.

My entire family is going on a cruise including my parents who are in their mid to late 70's. All of us are buying the cheers package as it will save most of about half of what we would normally spend.

My question is about my parents only. We all have cove balconys as this is our preferred room type, but also because it is my parents first cruise and did not want a lot of motion in case of sea sickness. Y father has had knee replace surgery in the last 6 months and gets along fine... But he is wanting to have a few beers in a bucket on his own balcony...

Is this something he will be able to do?? They will not be able to go back and forth for every beer in their room. If this may be an issue then I may have them cancel the cheers .. I hope this makes sense.

It's not about the cost or number of drinks..but their mobility... Thanks for any help!!

 

You can order bucket of beer from room service also, BUT it will not go against your Cheers you have to pay for them. Buckets of beer are not covered anywhere under the Cheers program

[Vipertrek]

the 5 minute rule is for alcoholic AND non alcoholic drinks .

 

That was not our experience. Every bartender on our last Carnival cruise allowed us to get one alcoholic drink and one non-alcoholic drink at the same time, and they rang them up at the same time on one Sail and Sign card. They could not do 2 alcoholic drinks at the same time, however.

 

This is going to confuse so many. But the rules are clear.

 

 

• Only one drink at a time may be ordered. Sharing is not permitted. Ordering a double shot would be considered ordering two drinks, therefore, you cannot order a double shot.
  
• Program allows for unlimited Zero-Proof beverages but only one beverage at a time may be ordered - sharing is not permitted.
  
• There is a 5 minute wait time between ordering drinks.
  

Consider yourself lucky if you get 2 at a time

Edited April 3, 2017 by Vipertrek

[Saint Greg]

This is going to confuse so many. But the rules are clear.

 

 

• Only one drink at a time may be ordered. Sharing is not permitted. Ordering a double shot would be considered ordering two drinks, therefore, you cannot order a double shot.
  
• Program allows for unlimited Zero-Proof beverages but only one beverage at a time may be ordered - sharing is not permitted.
  
• There is a 5 minute wait time between ordering drinks.
  

Consider yourself lucky if you get 2 at a time

 

On my last cruise there was a day when they had a special 2 for 1 belvedere vodka. I was able to get double shot bloody Mary's that only counted as one drink.

[kellbellscruise]

Thank you for your replies. I think in their case the best option may be to buy as they go....

[Oceans100]

On my last cruise there was a day when they had a special 2 for 1 belvedere vodka. I was able to get double shot bloody Mary's that only counted as one drink.

 

 

Just curious, was this "special" throughout all the bars or one in particular?

 

 

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[Saint Greg]

Just curious, was this "special" throughout all the bars or one in particular?

 

 

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Not sure. I got mine at the casino bar. It was a sea day and the special ended at noon. I ordered a Bloody Mary with grey goose. Bartender told me about the double shot special with belvedere. I told him I was on cheers. He told me it was covered. I asked if it counted as two drinks. He said no...so I got it...and I went to the same bartender before noon to get another. :D