Kudos2Fly Posted March 6, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 6, 2019 It's been a while since being on a 7 day cruise. We are not big drinkers but I do like my wine at night and we may have two drinks each pre-night along with water. Does the Cheers program include bottle water? Also what is the drink prices going for these days. Say we have a Wine, Whiskey or a "Mix Drink" once or twice a day. We are not into mix drinks as much any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplelife Posted March 6, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 6, 2019 bottled water is included, as well as soft drinks, specialty coffees, and milkshakes, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudos2Fly Posted March 6, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted March 6, 2019 SimpleLife do you know what Alcoholic drinks are going for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahacca Posted March 6, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Alchemy had drinks were $12.92 with the additional gratuity. I think my pin a colada was a dollar or 2 less. Each guest 21+ can carry on one bottle of wine, so take that into consideration. With just 3 alcoholic drinks+water, you are better off just paying for each. Especially if your cruise is port intensive and you won't be on the ship during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahacca Posted March 6, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Oh, I bought carnival gift cards off AARP(you do not have to be a member) for 10% off and went to guest services and had them applied to my account. In this way you can "prepay" for drinks at a 10% savings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted March 6, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 6, 2019 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indygirl76 Posted March 6, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 6, 2019 @Saint Greg that should be a sticky post! :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alh0126 Posted March 6, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thanks so much for posting the pics. I'm leaning towards a Fun Shops bottle purchase and us bringing our allotted 12 cans!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted March 6, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I think that about covers it! I am getting Cheers for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacruise804 Posted March 6, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 6, 2019 16 hours ago, Kudos2Fly said: It's been a while since being on a 7 day cruise. We are not big drinkers but I do like my wine at night and we may have two drinks each pre-night along with water. Does the Cheers program include bottle water? Also what is the drink prices going for these days. Say we have a Wine, Whiskey or a "Mix Drink" once or twice a day. We are not into mix drinks as much any more. I'm not a big advocate of Cheers, but if you do 2 glasses of wine with each meal (around $20), two better martinis or higher end whisky/whiskey (another $20 or more), plus several bottled waters (we drink ship water) and maybe a specialty coffee or 2 in the morning and you might come close to breaking even. If you only have 1 glass each with dinner and the two drinks each night was one each, then I would just purchase a la carte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Camping Posted March 6, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Also keep in mind that not all the ships have certain things available, such as "The Shake Spot". Wish I had known that place didn't exist on my last cruise. Guess I should've memorized the deck plans better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Camping Posted March 6, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Saint Greg said: Wish this variety was offered on our cruise. I definitely would've tried some of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudos2Fly Posted March 7, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Wow, thanks for all the posts. I normally budget 2 adult drinks between my husband and I. We get bottles of water I have to say we are "snobs" when it comes to the water. We are totally fine with Carnival Coffee. So I will just have to add the average cost of drinks. We can bring on two wine bottles so that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricew001 Posted March 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 7, 2019 20 hours ago, Kudos2Fly said: Wow, thanks for all the posts. I normally budget 2 adult drinks between my husband and I. We get bottles of water I have to say we are "snobs" when it comes to the water. We are totally fine with Carnival Coffee. So I will just have to add the average cost of drinks. We can bring on two wine bottles so that helps... I share this post all the time. it's the spreadsheet that can help you calculate. Carnival Vista Cheers Evaluator 2018-08-02.xls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieRican Posted March 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Are the fish bowls and rum samplers covered by Cheers? Asking for a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted March 7, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, OkieRican said: Are the fish bowls and rum samplers covered by Cheers? Asking for a friend no...no drinks in special cups. no beer tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudos2Fly Posted March 8, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted March 8, 2019 18 hours ago, ricew001 said: I share this post all the time. it's the spreadsheet that can help you calculate. Carnival Vista Cheers Evaluator 2018-08-02.xls Thank you for this... Looks like the Cheers program will be more expensive for us... So not worth it. I like to have a few more drinks then I normally do on vacations, but not that much. It would be $250 dollars cheaper not to have the Cheers program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricew001 Posted March 8, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kudos2Fly said: Thank you for this... Looks like the Cheers program will be more expensive for us... So not worth it. I like to have a few more drinks then I normally do on vacations, but not that much. It would be $250 dollars cheaper not to have the Cheers program. You are very welcome. Data helps make good decisions 🙂 Our recent cruises have been shorter so it's been pretty easy to go with it. But I am planning one for our 30th anniversary that will be longer and will have to closely consider if Cheers is worth it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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