phatbachelor

I was smiling the entire time while reading you review:):):) God bless you:):)

You SO remind me of my parents, only in reverse. My Pops loves cruising (I think he loves the casinos lol), while Ma is like "meh". But I got the warm and fuzzie reading your review! Happy Cruising and I wish you many, many more!:D:

I think it's stupid for Carnival cut people off after they exhaust their Cheers limit. A cruise line should not play Big Brother if everyone are being respnsible with their drinking. After all, it's extra revenue for them. They'd just need to use the money to bring back lido deck bands, instead of giving the CEO yet another bonus.

 

I still say 15 is a good amount. If you don't agree, there are some tactics you can use to stretch the 15-drink limit.

 

1. Get Fosters "oil cans". They're 750 mL. That's 25 oz, so you essentially get 2 standard beers for only 1 Cheers drink.

2. Get Long Island ices teas. The ones on Carnival are super-strong, so it's like 2 or 3 drinks for only 1 Cheers drink.

3. If you speak a foreign language, befriend a bartender who speaks it as their native language. You might get "accidental" overpours. Worked for me.

4. Buy beverages in souvenir glasses. They're not part of the Cheers program, so you can get them without using up your limit. It'll cost you, though.

5. On port days, drink in port. It's cheaper and more fun to try local beers that are hard to find or non-existent in the US.

6. If you're going to bed soon and you still have Cheers drinks left for that day, get them unopened and save them for the next day.

7. Just remember to stop while it's still fun. :D

Now this is key (In my Hubie Brown, NBA analyst voice) It;s about getting the most bang for your buck. Mixed drinks are weak on the ship IMHO. So get the most liquor you can into one glass lol:D:D

I certainly do understand the 'school,' thing. Homeschool for the week. LOL

 

After our cruise on the Breeze in March, my husband said he didn't want to go on any more cruises. I was crushed. But lo and behold, I was sitting here looking at a Pride review on a Sunday evening last month, and he said, "Where are you now?" I said, Pride and we need to cruise it because we don't have to fly first and start out tired. (He just turned 75, and I am 71 so we do get tired after the hassles of flying,) He said, "Well, if you agree to go to Puerto Rico, I'll go on another cruise." BAM, I contacted our travel agent and within an hour, she found this for us. Booked it that night before he could change his mind. LOL Catch your hubby during a football game. He won't be paying attention to what he agrees to.

LMAO this may be te funniest sentence I've ever read on this board:D

To the OP, enjoying your review!:D:D:D

We were on the Breeze last month & loved it. As far as the eggs, I never trust scrambled eggs in a buffet. If it is too busy to get an omelet, I tend to have the hard boiled eggs. Sorry you did not have a great experience.

I've had scrambled eggs in buffets in places like Kissimmee Fl and the worst was moderate (just don't like em runny). If can't add salt and pepper to em and make em decent, it's a problem. How in the world do you mess up scrambled eggs:confused:

I feel the same. But I'm not a drinker either. I wonder what the statistics are on liver damage if you drink 15 drinks a day? I don't drink 15 Diet Pepsi's in a day, not even on a cruise.

It depends on the type of drinks, the spacing of time between drinks, and individual tolerance. 15 "normal" drinks (lite beer, simple cocktails) spaced out during an entire day isn't much. Now if you're drinking 15 shots of 151 or Everclear, you will be incapacitated:eek:

Bunch of lightweights on this thread

15 in a day...no issues...not really a buzz if spaced out...now 15 in a few hours...well....drunk

 

would be pissed if got cut off...as rules state that you can BUY drinks after 15

Typical CCL in one ship has it own rules

I think this is the key right here. Also the type of drinks is a factor. Me personally, I like to save my buzz for the club:D so I tend to do my drankin' at night, and I like to get the most bang for my buck, so to speak, so either straight liquor or long island ice tea!

Thank you! (Love your screen name by the way :p)

 

I am hoping that they will add another ship as well as a variety of itineraries when the terminal is built. If the "Hysterical" Society would just let things progress and quit their whining! It makes me crazy when they start talking about how "these type of cruisers" wouldnt have an interest in Charleston's history and wouldnt spend money at our restaurants and tours. PFTT! If they would just take a peek at these boards they could see how many people actually stay pre and post cruise. :rolleyes:

 

Rant over. Sorry about that. :o

LOL Nah it's cool! I agree with everything you said"

Hi! Enjoyed reading your review and pics! You guys are the type of folks I hope to meet on my next cruise! Hopefully they will be offering more choices out of Chucktown when the new terminal is built.

I am a 44 year old male who is planning on cruising solo this year. I'm glad I came across this thread! I may not be "looking" for any action but I won't complain if it comes my way!:D;) But I do look forward to socializing and having a whole lotta fun!