drisinger Posted July 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2010 What can I expect to pay for one of these little jewels on board ship? One Bucket will cosy me??? Are Buckets still available?? Thanks Fellow Cruisers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemon Posted July 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted July 10, 2010 First you'll only get four instead of five and figure $22 including tip.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted July 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted July 10, 2010 buckets are definitely still available... but it's 4, not 5, like in your picture... and here's the receipt for one on my pride cruise... 20.70 for 4 bud 16 oz bottles... not sure exactly how much corona (per your pic) would be... maybe another couple bucks? but i also think corona is only available in glass bottles, so they'd actually serve to you in plastic cups on lido, open decks, etc. if you don't care about corona, and that was just a pic, disregard comments about corona :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drisinger Posted July 10, 2010 Author #4 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks. I'd forgotten. MDH drinks "a lot" of beer.... oh my... I'd better brace myself!! :eek::):eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted July 10, 2010 #5 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks. I'd forgotten. MDH drinks "a lot" of beer.... oh my... I'd better brace myself!!:eek::):eek: brace yourself, indeed! those buckets add up :cool: in the event of an emergency, i think they can be used as a flotation device :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffsig Posted July 10, 2010 #6 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Keep the bucket for the cruise. Sometimes they run out of buckets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itgeek Posted July 10, 2010 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks. I'd forgotten. MDH drinks "a lot" of beer.... oh my... I'd better brace myself!!:eek::):eek: If he's a twelve-pack-a-day man, then yes, you'd best brace yourself. Expect them to run, in aggregate, $60 per twelve-pack. On a 7-day cruise, that's $420 in beer. Sorry, no volume discounts. :D - IT Geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted July 10, 2010 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2010 But they are 16 ounces instead of the typical 12 ounce ones in a 12-pack (domestics). Domestics come in metal or plastic bottles. Corona is a glass bottle that they like to pour into a cup for safety reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Gal Posted July 10, 2010 #9 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks. I'd forgotten. MDH drinks "a lot" of beer.... oh my... I'd better brace myself!!:eek::):eek: That's exactly why I have been pre-purchasing drink coupons for a few months now. One sheet = one bucket of beer. No, it's not a price dicount on the drink itself, but it's less of a shock when the S&S bill comes in at the end of the cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycanadacruiser Posted July 10, 2010 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Love, Love, Love your photo!!!! Jessemon it is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruznKel Posted July 10, 2010 #11 Share Posted July 10, 2010 buckets are definitely still available... but it's 4, not 5, like in your picture... and here's the receipt for one on my pride cruise... 20.70 for 4 bud 16 oz bottles... not sure exactly how much corona (per your pic) would be... maybe another couple bucks? but i also think corona is only available in glass bottles, so they'd actually serve to you in plastic cups on lido, open decks, etc. if you don't care about corona, and that was just a pic, disregard comments about corona :) On our April cruise on the Splendor.. buckets of BUD where $22 and change and buckets of Coors Light were $20 and change.. I think the price has gone up:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruznKel Posted July 10, 2010 #12 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Love, Love, Love your photo!!!! Jessemon it is awesome! did he post a photo that I am missing:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmorg Posted July 10, 2010 #13 Share Posted July 10, 2010 On our April cruise on the Splendor.. buckets of BUD where $22 and change and buckets of Coors Light were $20 and change.. I think the price has gone up:eek: Yep... the price of Bud/BL went up in January 2010... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted July 10, 2010 #14 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks. I'd forgotten. MDH drinks "a lot" of beer.... oh my... I'd better brace myself!!:eek::):eek: I'm with ya. I can't wait to tell DH when he comes home. So now a bucket of beer and my 2 DOD, we are looking at about $32 each afternoon. What are you going to do....it's vacation! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim40 Posted July 11, 2010 #15 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Is coors light in plastic bottles or cans ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itgeek Posted July 11, 2010 #16 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Is coors light in plastic bottles or cans ? IIRC Neither. Aluminum bottles as in the bucket picture of Bud. Most of the beers served on-board, are served in those aluminum bottles. Why aluminum? They are readily accepted by both people who normally prefer glass bottles and by those who like cans, take up less space in shipboard recycling than glass bottles, the scrap can be sold by the cruise line for money, and they eliminate the breakability factor. - IT Geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22Smitty Posted July 11, 2010 #17 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Is coors light in plastic bottles or cans ? Coors Light is in 16oz plastic bottles.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itgeek Posted July 11, 2010 #18 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Coors Light is in 16oz plastic bottles.:mad: I stand corrected. Though I know I have seen Coors Light being served in 16oz aluminum bottles somewhere. Maybe it was on NCL. Coors introduced CL in 16 oz aluminum bottles in late 2009 to match AB. - IT Geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow0325 Posted July 11, 2010 #19 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Is Corona available? I might as well know now what my BOC (beverage of choice!) will be so I can look forward to it! I thought about purchasing the drink tickets ahead of time too so that I don't have sticker shock on my bill -- is there any disadvantage to doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divingmedic Posted July 11, 2010 #20 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Is Corona available? I might as well know now what my BOC (beverage of choice!) will be so I can look forward to it! I thought about purchasing the drink tickets ahead of time too so that I don't have sticker shock on my bill -- is there any disadvantage to doing that? From what I have heard, the only disadvantage of the drink tickets are when it comes to the fruity frozen drinks. For beer they are good. I am just wondering if the beer that comes in actual glass bottles, and they want to pour those in plastic cups, how do you order a bucket of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow0325 Posted July 11, 2010 #21 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I wondered that too, Divingmedic (love the name, BTW!). I noticed that the tickets have a max value of $5.25. I bought some for my niece as a gift for her honeymoon last year and she said they had to pay the difference for the drink of the day -- but still nicer than having to pay full price at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divingmedic Posted July 11, 2010 #22 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I wondered that too, Divingmedic (love the name, BTW!). I noticed that the tickets have a max value of $5.25. I bought some for my niece as a gift for her honeymoon last year and she said they had to pay the difference for the drink of the day -- but still nicer than having to pay full price at the time. Thanks, I am paramedic that love to scuba dive. I had to give my diving up this year for this cruise. Also thought I was not going to be able drink this vacation also. We had an a/c failure that took my drinking money. But then I remembered I had online savings account that I almost forgot about. I now have money to pickle my liver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted July 11, 2010 #23 Share Posted July 11, 2010 ...but i also think corona is only available in glass bottles, so they'd actually serve to you in plastic cups on lido, open decks, etc. ... ... Corona is a glass bottle that they like to pour into a cup for safety reasons. Apparently Celebrity and NCL don't experience the same problems when they mix their guests and glass bottles. I was able to go to the pool deck on both lines and get nice big "6 for 5" buckets of Corona's in bottles. At about $27 for the bucket, it's a better value (per beer). As has been noted, on Carnival, they pour them into plastic cups...:rolleyes: -- Thus right there Carnival loses a point (sadly, it is not the only point they have lost of late, IMO)! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairhope Posted July 11, 2010 #24 Share Posted July 11, 2010 If he's a twelve-pack-a-day man, then yes, you'd best brace yourself. Expect them to run, in aggregate, $60 per twelve-pack. On a 7-day cruise, that's $420 in beer. Sorry, no volume discounts. :D - IT Geek Thanks for ruining my morning. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasvic88 Posted July 11, 2010 #25 Share Posted July 11, 2010 For those of you who invest in the beer buckets, you mind want to bring a small bottle opener with you. The aluminum bottles don't have twist tops. And unless they open all of them when you order (which is not a good idea), you will be tracking down a waiter every time you want to pop a top. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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