DavidCarole Posted May 6, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Hello to all the wise posters here, my question to all is, Why does Carnival offer "beverage packages" to the travellers out of the USA and not to us from down under David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted May 7, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Carnival are the people to answer that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Because they think Australians will drink so much that they'll lose too much money? :eek: Interestingly Princess charge $59 for their drinks package. P&O have just raised the price of theirs from $79 to $89! Edited May 7, 2016 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted May 7, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 7, 2016 There's usually a big difference in age groups for the two lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 7, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Same reason Princess offers it on shorter cruises in USA but not in Aus, they worry about our reputation as big drinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 7, 2016 There's usually a big difference in age groups for the two lines. I know. :D This is one of those cases when being older is an advantage. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCarole Posted May 7, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thank you all for your responses, So could I go to the "Discrimation Board" about this(only Joking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 7, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thank you all for your responses, So could I go to the "Discrimation Board" about this(only Joking) Unfortunately I'm not sure there any law that stops a company discriminating between Aus and USA (in fact I know there's not) otherwise a lot of companies would be in trouble, sucks really don't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Nope, it's just another good reason not to cruise Carnival. ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 7, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Nope, it's just another good reason not to cruise Carnival. ;) :D Personally not sure I need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Personally not sure I need one. True! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCarole Posted May 7, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted May 7, 2016 We took this cruise because it was offered at a good price, we have had one previous cruise with Princess and loved it, they set the bench mark, if you could recommend another line which would it be. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 7, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 7, 2016 We took this cruise because it was offered at a good price, we have had one previous cruise with Princess and loved it, they set the bench mark, if you could recommend another line which would it be. David. If you liked Princess ( we sure do) try Celebrity, the two are, in my opinion anyway, pretty similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 7, 2016 If you liked Princess ( we sure do) try Celebrity, the two are, in my opinion anyway, pretty similar. I agree. Celebrity and Princess are very similar, and both provide an excellent cruising experience. Some things Celebrity does better, and some Princess does better, but IMHO it is very hard to pick between the two. Princess has a slight edge for us as they have ships cruising from Australian ports during our winter season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 7, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I agree. Celebrity and Princess are very similar, and both provide an excellent cruising experience. Some things Celebrity does better, and some Princess does better, but IMHO it is very hard to pick between the two. Princess has a slight edge for us as they have ships cruising from Australian ports during our winter season. I also like that Princess is in Aus$, I often say though that there's a much difference between two ships from either of them than one if each. A few things from Celebrity I'd love to see Princess adopt... Ship made Ice Cream Aqua Spa Cafe The Sanwich bar Probably the top three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted May 7, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Well in 2 weeks I suppose I'll find out why you folks don't like Carnival. The people we are travelling with have been on Carnival before and liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCarole Posted May 7, 2016 Author #17 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Hi Russell21, I have not been on our cruise yet, we leave Wednesday 11th, 12 days around the South Pacific. I shall give comments on return. We can not comment dislikes yet, my question is the absense of a 'beverage package' the 15% on sales, and $12 a day gratuities, I am just a curious person. I have contacted Carnival awaiting reply. I would rather pay one upfront fee. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted May 7, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 7, 2016 There shouldn't be any daily gratuities on an Australian-based Carnival cruise, neither should there be 15% added to items you buy. Where did you get that info from? That sounds more like Carnival US cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tigerlily75 Posted May 7, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Hi Russell21, I have not been on our cruise yet, we leave Wednesday 11th, 12 days around the South Pacific. I shall give comments on return. We can not comment dislikes yet, my question is the absense of a 'beverage package' the 15% on sales, and $12 a day gratuities, I am just a curious person. I have contacted Carnival awaiting reply. I would rather pay one upfront fee. David. There are no gratuities, that amount is simply incorporated into the fare, because Australia is not a tipping culture. The staff get the same amount they would get in the US with gratuities added (I talked to my waiter a lot about the differences cruising Oz vs US, this was on Legend which cruises in both countries). Edited May 7, 2016 by Tigerlily75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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