Joyful Joyful

Hi! I will be on the Mardi Gras this coming fall, and am contemplating purchasing the soda drink package. I drink Coke products primarily (Coke Zero, Diet Coke mostly). I think I have read enough on these boards to understand that there are no Freestyle machines on Carnival ships, so my questions are these: Are ONLY Pepsi soft drinks available on the Mardi Gras? Is there a self-serve soda machine of some kind on board (rather than having to order from a bartender or wait staff)? Thank you in advance for your assistance! Looking forward to checking the Mardi Gras out! Joy

We are with you on that cruise..... I am hoping to get clarification sooner than later!

Thank you all for the information! Exactly what I needed to know!!

We are driving to the port and trying to decide whether to park there and cruise, or to get a hotel "park and cruise" package. My question is this: is it an easy walk from the parking garage/area to the cruise port? Would it be possible for one of our party to drop the rest of us off and then go park the car in the parking garage, then walk back to join us, and proceed to check in and get on the ship? Thank you so much for your help!

My husband-to-be would have been in the 4-piece band that played on the ship back then. Such a quaint little tug boat, lol!