What are some good NCL cocktails that don't overload you with sugar?

[WashyWashyHappyHappy95]

I can handle multiple drinks during the day, but even without booze if I guzzled 5 Hawaiian punches the sugar would have me feeling all out of whack.

 

What are your suggestions for good NCL cocktails that don't give you diabetes?

[mpk218]

Salty Dog . Good for breakfast lunch and dinner

[chengkp75]

Jameson's. Good anytime of the day.

[okeytaco]

I have to watch my sugar too. Gone are the days I could drink pina coladas all day - bummer. Wine and light beer work fine for me as do some of the martinis. As for mixed drinks I drink a lot of bloody marys. I have had very good luck with asking bar tenders for sugar-free mojitos. They crush the mint & lime without the sugar, put in the rum and fill it with diet Sprite. You might ask various bartenders what they can make without a lot of sugar. Lots of elderly folks cruise and are type 2 diabetics so they are probably used to making sugar-free drinks.

[okeytaco]

I have to watch my sugar too. Gone are the days when I could drink pina coladas all day - bummer. Wine and light beer work fine for me as do some of the martinis. Irish coffee with artificial sweetener is good. As for mixed drinks I drink a lot of bloody marys. I have had very good luck with asking bar tenders for sugar-free mojitos. They crush the mint & lime without the sugar, put in the rum and fill it with diet Sprite. You might ask various bartenders what they can make without a lot of sugar. Lots of elderly folks cruise and are type 2 diabetics so they are probably used to making sugar-free drinks.

[slvrchr1459]

I have vodka and club sodas with a splash of cranberry and a lime. They are really great for sitting outside during the day!

 

 

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[JennKach]

This is a very timely topic since I'll be cruising for the first time since learning I have to control my carb intake. Vodka and soda with lime is my go to drink but vacation calls for something different than the usual. I had been planning to bring my sugar free margarita mix on board but now NCL won't allow liquids. Is it sad that I thought about trying to smuggle it in my rum runners? Does anyone know if diabetics can bring sugar free products like this on board if NCL doesn't have them? I'd certainly be willing to purchase on board.

[Pegsue06]

This is my favorite!!!

 

I have vodka and club sodas with a splash of cranberry and a lime. They are really great for sitting outside during the day!

 

 

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[Barb Nahoumi]

This is my favorite!!!

I love bloody Mary s. Never cared for the sugary drinks.

[Pegsue06]

This is my favorite and so look forward to a few of these in 34 more days!

 

 

I have vodka and club sodas with a splash of cranberry and a lime. They are really great for sitting outside during the day!

 

 

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[biker@sea]

On a tropical day, try a Bacardi and tonic water with a twist of lime. :cool:

 

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[Cruising...our happy place]

I agree -- with certain wines, the vodka with splash of cranberry and diet sprite or club soda, bloody Mary's and sugar free mojitos. If you discover some other cocktails, with reduced sugar, let us know!

 

 

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[cruzincouple_808]

jameson's. Good anytime of the day.

 

 

agreed! :d

[hftmrock]

Lots of elderly folks cruise and are type 2 diabetics so they are probably used to making sugar-free drinks.

 

 

not just elderly

 

• 29 million people in the United States (9.3 percent) have diabetes.
  
• 1.7 million people aged 20 years or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2012.
  
• Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults are about twice as likely to have diagnosed diabetes as non-Hispanic white adults.
  
• 208,000 people younger than 20 years have been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2).
  
• 86 million adults aged 20 years and older have prediabetes.
  
• The percentage of U.S. adults with prediabetes is similar for non-Hispanic whites (35 percent), non-Hispanic blacks (39 percent), and Hispanics (38 percent).
  

[crzndeb]

Since I like to taste my alcohol, my usual is a Dirty Gin martini. I have never been a sugary drink drinker, so either a martini or a beer is fine with me. Sticking with straight alcohol on rocks, neat, or with added flat or sparkling water will cut the sugar.

[Cmdr Cody]

not just elderly

 

• 29 million people in the United States (9.3 percent) have diabetes.
  
• 1.7 million people aged 20 years or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2012.
  
• Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults are about twice as likely to have diagnosed diabetes as non-Hispanic white adults.
  
• 208,000 people younger than 20 years have been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2).
  
• 86 million adults aged 20 years and older have prediabetes.
  
• The percentage of U.S. adults with prediabetes is similar for non-Hispanic whites (35 percent), non-Hispanic blacks (39 percent), and Hispanics (38 percent).
  

 

 

The problem is alcohol is worse for diabetes than the sugar. The combination of alcohol and sugar for a diabetic can really throw their blood glucose off.

 

 

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[griz400]

bicardi and coke zero or pepsi zero .... no carbs or calories in either soda .. no carbs in rum :)

[DominicAUS]

I love a Negroni, Gin, Vermouth and Campari over ice with a twist of orange. Or my go to is Moscow Mule or Vodka and Ginger beer :-)

[akeka]

You can buy sugar free powder mixes for margaritas. They might have them for other cocktails as well.

[WashyWashyHappyHappy95]

bumping this since the boards are fixed