Purchasing liquor for stateroom

[samiam0403]

On 11/10/2022 at 3:35 PM, mz-s said:

I wonder if the casino is still going to give free bottles of liquor to their guests on the ultra cruises?

Ultra cruises - no. Elite cruises - yes. It was listed as a perk on the last bazillion emails they've sent me, so I fully expect the bottles on my 2 Elite cruises next year. And if not, I'll wipe my tears with the $2500 they're giving me to play with on each cruise. 🤣

Edited November 12, 2022 by samiam0403

[MichiganFisherman]

8 hours ago, staceyglow said:

How many are seriously ill? 

You can look that up yourself with Google. Point is the chances of more people being sicker goes up with an 800 count versus 8. 800 is a big issue to the lines unfortunately whether you think so or deny it. 

[BoozinCroozin]

On 11/10/2022 at 5:20 AM, sparks1093 said:

Even so punishing the vast majority of passengers who don't go over the line seems a bit draconian to me. 

I agree. But, now they can control it to an extent: forcing to get Cheers, limiting number of drinks, light pours, etc. The stimulus vacationers ruined a lot of vacations for the short-term. It will get back to a more normal thing, but once something is removed, it is never returned.

[restasured]

On 11/10/2022 at 4:24 PM, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

I'm there with you - I wince at the price of CHEERS, and often go back/forth on it. I lucked out over the last couple of weeks and was able to book a new promo and upgrade another booking and will be getting CHEERS (Drinks on us Everywhere) included. I didn't hesitate on that !!

 

 

Tom

It appears I need to move from Balcony and invest a few more thousand dollars in the casino per cruise.  I get inside, oceanview and balcony with drinks in the casino for myself and a companion for the same pricing.  We have contemplated spending the extra couple thousand for suites, but jsut seems a bit excessive for us.  Just a little more "fugal" than many.  But then I don't drink more than 3 or 4 a day and would likely overindulge if the opportunity was there.  🙂

[restasured]

On 11/8/2022 at 1:47 PM, sapete said:

I just booked the Carnival Dream for 25 March.  I haven't sailed since before the pandemic and I noticed that I couldn't find anywhere to purchase a bottle of liquor for the stateroom as I had been able in the past.  I talked to customer service and they advised me that the pre-sail purchase of liquor had been eliminated in just the last two weeks!  When I asked if I would be able to purchase liquor for the stateroom on-board.  They didn't know and the passed me to the Fun Shop, who didn't know the answer but they thought the program had been completely eliminated except for some beer and wine options.

 

Has anyone (in the last two week or so) been able to get a bottle for their stateroom?

You evidently got some bad information.  Liquor | Food and Beverages | Carnival Cruise Line

[knagl]

4 hours ago, restasured said:

You evidently got some bad information.

 

The post you replied to is two and a half months old, and at the time it was in fact accurate information. In October of 2022, Carnival did indeed remove the ability to purchase liquor for the staterooms. There was enough backlash that they brought it back as of December 1, 2022, with quantity limitations and higher prices.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

8 hours ago, restasured said:

It appears I need to move from Balcony and invest a few more thousand dollars in the casino per cruise.  I get inside, oceanview and balcony with drinks in the casino for myself and a companion for the same pricing.  We have contemplated spending the extra couple thousand for suites, but jsut seems a bit excessive for us.  Just a little more "fugal" than many.  But then I don't drink more than 3 or 4 a day and would likely overindulge if the opportunity was there.  🙂

 

I know what you mean - if I find myself in a situation where drinks are covered, I'm more apt to drink a couple more than I typically would, and perhaps regret it!

 

Yep - don't change your playing pattern for some better perks... and... suites on Carnival, pretty much just for extra elbow room, they don't come with much else to justify the higher cost.

 

Tom

[Crusin Karen]

Ok this is a tiny bit OT, but will this curtail sales of buckets of beer to take back to cabin?  And what about the free bottle of wine from steakhouse on first night?  Will they let you take it back to your cabin?  If they don't want you to have access to alcohol in your cabin.....🤔

 

[sparks1093]

1 hour ago, Crusin Karen said:

Ok this is a tiny bit OT, but will this curtail sales of buckets of beer to take back to cabin?  And what about the free bottle of wine from steakhouse on first night?  Will they let you take it back to your cabin?  If they don't want you to have access to alcohol in your cabin.....🤔

 

I don't believe this changes onboard practice at all. 

[1kaper]

1 hour ago, Crusin Karen said:

Ok this is a tiny bit OT, but will this curtail sales of buckets of beer to take back to cabin?  And what about the free bottle of wine from steakhouse on first night?  Will they let you take it back to your cabin?  If they don't want you to have access to alcohol in your cabin.....🤔

 

I don't think the issue was having access to alcohol in your cabin necessarily.
The reasoning for this was to  curb drunken behaviour.  Since they have access to all the purchases people have made, I'm guessing that there was a common underlying factor - those who caused problems likely bought bottles of liquor for their room which contributed to over consumption. 
I would say that if they start seeing the same issue with people buying buckets of beer, they may change up practice.  It doesn't have to eliminate buckets of beer, you can reduce people taking it back to their room in other ways. 
As for wine - that's a different beast.  How many standard drinks is in a bottle of wine? 4? 6?  How many in a bottle of rum? But again, if they see a pattern, it could change. 

[ShakyBeef]

54 minutes ago, 1kaper said:

How many standard drinks is in a bottle of wine? 4? 6? 

One.  Just one.

[Crusin Karen]

1 hour ago, ShakyBeef said:

One.  Just one.

You don't even need a glass! 😄

[marci4tony]

We just booked Celebration and got a killer deal for Cheers.  Broke it down by day and it was a very easy sell and a fraction of the standard charge.  Keep your eyes open 🙂

 

[1kaper]

7 minutes ago, marci4tony said:

We just booked Celebration and got a killer deal for Cheers.  Broke it down by day and it was a very easy sell and a fraction of the standard charge.  Keep your eyes open 🙂

 

 

How did you get the offer?  Was it part of the fare? An email offer?

 

[marci4tony]

Just now, 1kaper said:

 

How did you get the offer?  Was it part of the fare? An email offer?

 

Past Cruiser - We get emails all the time.  🙂

[1kaper]

1 hour ago, marci4tony said:

Past Cruiser - We get emails all the time.  🙂

 

Thanks. 
Also a past cruiser but I guess they have my number and know we will buy Cheers anyway 🙂

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Carnival is a relative bargain...

 

Celebrity (before gratuities):

 

Premium Package

Starting from $109 per day

[CajunOyster]

On 11/10/2022 at 4:55 PM, cruisingguy007 said:

The bottles were cheaper per drink than even cheers (lowest price per being $8ish IF you max out)

 

Something not quite right with your math there, buddy.  $60/day for Cheers maxed out to 15 drinks comes out to $4/per - not $8/per.  At $4/per, that 22-shot, 1L bottle isn't cheaper than maxed out Cheers after all.

[sparks1093]

14 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Carnival is a relative bargain...

 

Celebrity (before gratuities):

 

Premium Package

Starting from $109 per day

Doesn't Celebrity offer it as part of the fare at a discounted rate? I seem to recall that being the case the last couple of times I did a faux booking.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

1 hour ago, sparks1093 said:

Doesn't Celebrity offer it as part of the fare at a discounted rate? I seem to recall that being the case the last couple of times I did a faux booking.

It's a moving target, to be sure. I know with most suites it's included. For a period of time, all cabins got it (at least the classic package) then, due to uproar, they changed again. I think that now, even if you have a classic package as part of your booking, they really nail you for the upgrade.

 

Tom