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Thanks Maryred!  We order fruit punches with the Mango or Strawberry flavors sometimes.  It will be great to try some of the potions you mentioned.  I'm thinking the BB will be a good deal for us.  If anyone has tried ordering a virgin mojito with BB, let me know if they charged you for it, please?  Thanks.

Thanks, these answers about the OBC make sense.  If we end up with any extra left on our account it will come back as a gift card or I think it can be donated? (to St. Jude?).  

The one thing about the last tip increase, was that a very small portion went to a fund to help support crew during emergencies.  Maybe that is what is referred to, "I did learn something interesting on my last cruise that the tips you give subsidize the staff along all the ships and not just your ship. So they pool the tips for all 25 carnival ships together . Just interesting!"  What is also interesting about the fund contribution is that it seems unfair of John and Carnival to continue to say that ALL the tips go to the people working for you.

I want to prepay the gratuities with carnival gift cards. If I prepay can I request a refund IF needed? Since I'm prepaying with gift cards will they give me back a gift card? I've already read the moral lectures on tipping vs not. Thank you.

Does Bottomless bubbles cover fruit punch?  What about virgin drinks, or mocktails like nojitos?  Princess had a great drink package and we loved the nojitos.  Someone said their kids were able to get bottled water with the package-has anyone tested that?  We are sailing on Valor in October.  Thanks.

I want to prepay the gratuities with carnival gift cards.  If I prepay can I request a refund IF needed?  Since I'm prepaying with gift cards will they give me back a gift card?  I've already read the moral lectures on tipping vs not.