Bringing Bulk candy on ship

[Greg901]

can we bring bulk candy on board for a birthday surprise?

 

[jagsfan]

1 minute ago, Greg901 said:

can we bring bulk candy on board for a birthday surprise?

 

And potato chips and a birthday cake. 

If you don’t check them, they’ll be xrayed at check in. 

[Bostwick girl]

I usually bring (on 7day) a couple bags of candy in my carry on and never been questioned.  Probably as long as it's in the original packaging should be ok. Might depend on how much you're talking about too.

[Countrygurl]

Yes and it doesn’t have to be in the original package.  I typically bring a mix of candies in a ziplock bag and never have issues!

[BarbaraGligoric]

Was on the Dream last Nov for my first cruise . When my suitcase arrived I go to unpack it and none of my snacks were in it. I had packed some smarties ,a couple chocolate bars and glossette raisins. But my suitcase had none in it. I figured that they had been removed by Carnival and although I was a little upset I just figured that was the policy. I arrive home and what's sitting on my bed ? The bag with the snacks. Going on the Magic this November and you can bet my snacks will be first in my suitcase.

[Djptcp]

DH and I go to our local Bulk Nation and purchase cashews, jelly beans, chocolate covered nuts, etc. I put them all in separate zip lock bags and put in our carry on suitcase with cans of soda. Never a problem. The Jelly Belly jelly beans they sell in the ship's Cherry on Top are outrageously expensive compared to Bulk Nation for the same stuff.

[Cairns Cruisers]

23 hours ago, BarbaraGligoric said:

Was on the Dream last Nov for my first cruise . When my suitcase arrived I go to unpack it and none of my snacks were in it. I had packed some smarties ,a couple chocolate bars and glossette raisins. But my suitcase had none in it. I figured that they had been removed by Carnival and although I was a little upset I just figured that was the policy. I arrive home and what's sitting on my bed ? The bag with the snacks. Going on the Magic this November and you can bet my snacks will be first in my suitcase.

Wow that story made me chuckle. I'm so glad you didn't get into an argument saying they took them out.

[midwestman]

I always bring a ziplock bag of sour patch kids to satisfy potential sweet cravings I have (as I don't want to pay Carnival prices int the candy store.)  Never had a problem.

[Mrs CruisinCritter]

I would worry more about TSA at the airport if it's in your carry on bag if you're flying. I had two bags of candy from Cherry On Top in my backpack post cruise at Miami International and I got pulled aside for special screening because the candy looked suspicious lol. Apparently drugs can be disguised as candy these days.

 

My husband and I had a good laugh about it afterward although my son was upset because he was worried that they were going to confiscate his candy. 🤣

[mrpayroll]

We always travel with some bulk candy. Never a problem.

[carnivalgirl51]

To answer you question, yes you can buy bulk candy on the ship but it is very expensive. I would try bring your own.  You can buy cakes through the "Funshop" link on the carnival website.  I Just bought two for this past March and they were pretty good.  As for potato chip, I did find out they can be ordered from room service but if I were you I would bring your own.  Potato chips are my weakness  so I always find someplace to get a bag to bring board with me.  Just an FYI, Guy's Burger has potato stick.

[Shaded Lady]

I'm on a keto diet which I will TRY to not totally trash on our upcoming cruise... so I'll be bringing some nuts and beef sticks and other small snacks, hoping to fill up on that BEFORE I gorge myself on Guys Burgers and the gelato on the Lido buffet... but you know I'll be hitting those up occasionally too!

 

Past cruises I've often brought a bag of Twizzlers with me (my secret- oops now, not soooo secret- addiction!). Never had an issue in my carry-on.

[soonernstlouis]

1 hour ago, Shaded Lady said:

I'm on a keto diet which I will TRY to not totally trash on our upcoming cruise... so I'll be bringing some nuts and beef sticks and other small snacks, hoping to fill up on that BEFORE I gorge myself on Guys Burgers and the gelato on the Lido buffet... but you know I'll be hitting those up occasionally too!

 

Past cruises I've often brought a bag of Twizzlers with me (my secret- oops now, not soooo secret- addiction!). Never had an issue in my carry-on.

If only Carnival served fat bombs I could make it all week without a cheat meal!

[Shaded Lady]

51 minutes ago, soonernstlouis said:

If only Carnival served fat bombs I could make it all week without a cheat meal!

 

True!!!