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The only way to break-even with 4 drinks per day is wine with wine. If you are a wine drinker that's great, but if you are a beer drinker it will take 7 or 8 per day to break-even.

 

It does matter how long your cruise is (Cheers is more expensive per day for shorter cruises). Also, I was told in another thread that you can't really compare the soda prices because if you buy a soda ($1.95), you get a 20 oz. bottle, but if you get one from the Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles package they give you a 16 oz. glass (not the bottle) from the bar fountain. I don't know how accurate this info is - it's just what I was told by other cruisers. Either way, I would make sure I am going to at least break-even with the alcohol, then any sodas are bonus (also non-alcoholic frozen cocktails are included in Cheers and NOT included in Bottomless Bubbles - just something else to consider).

 

Here is a break-even worksheet I created based on the cost per day on a 7-day or longer cruise ($37.50):

Thanks, bugsokc! I've saved this one.

I organized a meet and greet on the Breeze last November and it was great. Back then the prices were about half of what they are now, and now with the lowering of the price of the Cheers program, it may be very hard to get the minimum of 20 to participate.

Here is a copy of the prices from about a year ago. I'm not sure if they have changed.

Carnival New Pricing Party.pdf

This was not as bad as I thought it would be. I am attaching the Lido Creations list. Please feel free to add to it as you see fit.

 

 

Lido Creations

 

Hamburger, fries and add ½ choc ice cream and ½ choc milk for a shake.

 

Chilli cheese French fry burger

 

I go to the soft serve ice cream machine and put some ice cream in my Tervis tumbler. Then I get a carton of milk from the buffet and pour some in, take a spoon, and mix up my own milkshake

 

Make a nice salad and then got to the grill and add diced chicken

 

Get a slice of the carved roast beef from the buffet line and add it to the country roll, mayo, cheese with LTO from the deli

 

For breakfast sandwiches: A bagel or English muffin, an egg, some bacon or sausage and a slice or two of cheese.

 

From the outside grill, take some french fries, add some cheese, then go inside to the salad bar and add some bacon bits. You now have bacon and cheese fries.

 

Use the vanilla ice cream for flavored coffee creamer

 

Mix hot chocolate with coffee to make your own cafe "mocha

 

Hot chocolate/coffee/ soft serve drink

 

Hot cobbler on the desserts bar, I put soft serve on it.

 

On the Mongolian Wok get a packet of sugar and ask the cook if he could make sweet & sour sauce.

 

Take a bowl from the buffet and head over to guys topping bar... get the really nice shredded lettuce from there and now go to Blue Iguana. They will add lots of shrimp or chicken .. or both!!!!! then toss in some peppers, tomato, onion for a taco salad.

 

Get a bowl of vanilla soft serve and put pineapple salsa from the Tandoori on top.

 

Fill a Tervis Tumbler about halfway with chocolate ice cream. Add about 1/2 cup of coffee. Pour in a couple sugar packets. Fill with ice and shake. Awesome iced mocha drink.

 

Room service tip: order 1 BLT with extra bacon and 1 turkey sandwich with cheese, combine them and boom! Turkey club sandwiches. Makes a large sandwich so we split it and order some chips on the side.

 

Get a Caesar salad for lunch and then add some rotisserie chicken

 

Taco salad - use the shredded lettuce at Guys; grilled chicken, pico and salsa at BI and head to the salad bar for tomato, black olives and shredded cheese.

 

Have you made smoothies? Crush some fresh fruit then add yogurt, milk, and a smidge of ice cream.

 

If brown gravy is available either at Rotisserie or buffet, get a small bowl of shredded cheese at salad bar, plate of french fries. Top fries with gravy then top with cheese. So good.

 

Also from Room Service I get a Caesars salad and a shrimp salad sandwich (it comes open faced) and dump the shrimp salad into the Caesar. a lot less messy and very good.

 

For breakfast, two pieces toast, hard fried egg from omelet station and a visit to the bacon police. Take it back to cabin and enjoy breakfast sandwich on balcony

 

I mix the vanilla soft serve ice cream with the lemonade. Great refreshing treat while I'm chillin' on deck.

 

On one cruise I had a bottle of bon voyage Captain Morgans. I mixed it with pineapple juice, coconut milk, and vanilla ice cream. YUM!!

 

Sliced swiss and 1000 island to add to a hotdog and sauerkraut to make a Reuben dog.

 

Took a little push to get the guy at Guys burger joint to put chili on the fries but it worked and then I went to blue iguana and put cheese on top from the salsa bar . Let it set for a couple minutes and BAM ! Chili cheese fries carnival style

 

Get a bagel in the MDR with 3 sausage links and two eggs over medium. Wam bam you've got yourself an egg sammich

 

Create chicken club tacos as a Guy's/Blue Iguana crossover. Get chicken tacos from Blue Iguana and add pico and cheese. Then add bacon ranch and sautéed onions from Guy's topping bar

 

On The Ships That Do Not Have Guy Burgers, I Grab Bacon From Late Risers Breakfast And Slap On A Burger From The Grill With Cheese...Baboon Cheese Burger!

 

Get the quantro (sp) cheese pizza and add bacon from Guy's condiment bar

 

At the Grill, ask for a double cheeseburger, especially if they are just coming off the grill.

 

I love cheese, but they just don't put enough in the omelets - so I head to the salad bar area at breakfast, and put the slices of cheese over my finished omelet. It melts in about a minute, and presto chango, melty cheesy omelet! Combine with croissants and excessive bacon (Tip - just keep asking the bacon police for more or tell them how many pieces you wish - and yes, i do wish 12!), and you have a breakfast fit for a king!

 

At the Deli, you are only limited by your imagination - they will make you anything there, as long as they have the ingredients -- grilled cheese for the kids on the press, and anything on ciabatta for me, or a rueben subbing mayo for thousand island dressing

 

And for dessert, ice cream cookie sandwiches (the soft serve doesn't tend to be cold enough to make this work as much as it does in my mind, but it tastes good just the same). Take two chocolate chip cookies, add soft serve in between them, and there you go!

 

My own version of the big mac......Burger, thousand island, lettuce & cheese.

 

Make a cup of cocoa at the end of the night with a little vanilla ice cream on top...noneed to mix...it all comes together

 

Make Texas toast = Grab your choice of bread and add the sausage gravy on top. Simple and delicious

 

Maybe I'm weird, but when the omelet line is too long and I need to get off the ship for an excursion, I will get the scrambled eggs and add a container of cream cheese and add salsa and mix.

 

Ask for a fried egg cooked to order at the egg station and then make your own egg sandwich for breakfast.

Thanks so much! I've saved this list for future cruises!

Aren't many Sunshine cabins without refrigerators? My vote is for the Glory!

On our Conquest cruise in March, we had a piece of luggage virtually destroyed. When it was delivered to the room, we were told to report to Guest Services about our damaged luggage. They did credit our account $85 for replacement. I was happy that I had packed my roll of duct tape just to pack and get our "stuff" home!

Thanks so much for the excellent review. We are not sailing on the Glory until December, but it was great reading all about the ship and the pictures were fantastic!

I am truly enjoying your Glory review. I am not sailing on the Glory until December, but I like to read all about her before I do sail!

Take the free trolleys on their well-marked stops, there are several stops close to the pier. There are several trolley 'routes' and all are hop-on, hop-off affairs, but also give a very nice open air view of Old San Juan for free.

 

Nice link with lists of routes, stops, map on PUerto Rico Day Trips.

 

http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/free-trolley-old-san-juan/

I saved this info for the next time we are in San Juan! Thanks!

For my birthday, the waiters sang to me in the dining room and brought a special dessert. I also received a card in our cabin.

The chocolate cake from room service is great, too!

I don't even understand how it works. We booked ES Balcony 8B, picked our room, for our October Glory cruise, final payment due July 21.

 

If the fare engine shows category 8B or higher for a lower price than the 769/pp paid do you just submit the form?

 

Does it work before and after final payment?

 

I doubt it will drop much if anything, the ship is selling well, not too many interior or suites left, and about 80 balcony rooms left.

 

TBH, we buy when we are comfortable paying what they are asking, so I don't really care about price drops unless it would be significant...always nice to have some free spending money.

 

Thanks

 

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I'm not sure of your exact sail date, but it looks as if the price has dropped. I would fill in and send the price drop form.

Enjoying your review. We are sailing on the Glory, but not until December.

Imagination - 2002

I'm sailing on the Breeze on December 7th, 2013 (8 Day Eastern Carib), can't wait!! :D This is an awesome thread, thank everyone for all the info and pics!!

I agree! We are doing the same cruise November 23rd and this thread has given so much info. Thanks to all!

I am not sure of his last name, but he was the cruise director on the Sensation in October of 2012.