Bourbon On Carnival Ships

[KarmaCruisers]

On 9/30/2023 at 1:57 PM, CM Cruise said:

I have been on Mardi Gras 3 times and Celebration once. Woodford Rs is plentiful but Basil H and Blanton’s ran out quickly. 

I’m on the celebration this weekend..I’d be curious to see if *any* of the bars have blantons. I’ve never seen it even listed on a carnival ship..can you tell me where you saw it on celebration?

[CM Cruise]

Guy’s P&A or the steakhouse. Good luck!

 

If not then I’m confusing it with Mardi Gras or another ship. 

Edited October 4, 2023 by CM Cruise

[Matco]

Panorama had blantons in both the Alchemy and Pig and Anchor, me and a friend ended up killing 2 bottles of it at alchemy 😆

[stobe1]

12 hours ago, tigers04champs said:

Like everyone said, steakhouse bar is your best bet on that ship. It's always on the list, but if they have it is a different story. Usually the highest they have is Woodford/Makers & Maybe Basil.  

 

Also, I wish Progresso had Blanton's when we went back in February. They didn't have anything from BT. Must've been a bad time to stop. lol

 

Ever since Covid the bourbon selection has been pretty rough across all cruise lines. Hopefully BT's new expansions will start to help the supply in a few years. 

 

Taters will be taters!

 

Well that sucks. This past August Blanton's was front and center as you walked in. In April, it was tucked into a corner. 

[stobe1]

8 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said:

I’m on the celebration this weekend..I’d be curious to see if *any* of the bars have blantons. I’ve never seen it even listed on a carnival ship..can you tell me where you saw it on celebration?

 

Make sure to check Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse bar, Alchemy, Latitudes Bar and Golden Jubilee bar. If any bar is going to have it, it would be one of those. Sometimes they have it, sometimes they don't. It depends on provisioning. 

Edited October 5, 2023 by stobe1

[tigers04champs]

17 minutes ago, stobe1 said:

 

Well that sucks. This past August Blanton's was front and center as you walked in. In April, it was tucked into a corner. 

Yea, I was hoping I would get lucky somewhere but nada. Not sure how many they normally have, but it could've been just after a big ship the day before and they sold out. I know on the ships it's the same way, hit or miss. We were on Breeze in February and they said they hadn't had it for a month or two.

 

A lot of allocations are hitting around this time as well so anyone cruising in the very soon future might get lucky and have it in multiple bars. We are going on the Jubilee in February and are praying we can get at least one bottle of something good. I can do makers or woodford for a day or two, but a whole week is just brutal. First world problems I know. LOL!

Edited October 5, 2023 by tigers04champs

[Oglaladiver]

As a bourbon/whisky aficionado, I will be watching this thread with interest.  We aren't cruising until March of '24 on the Vista, but some of the replies in here give me some glimmer of hope of some decent sippers besides the normal shelf stuff.  

[slickrich]

Just off Horizon and this is Bourbon Selection at Guy's Pig and Anchor.  This was the only bar that had a selection of Bourbon.  Every other bar I tried, including the steakhouse, told me they only had Woodford.  I did enjoy drinking EH Taylor throughout the cruise.

 

[tigers04champs]

29 minutes ago, slickrich said:

Just off Horizon and this is Bourbon Selection at Guy's Pig and Anchor.  This was the only bar that had a selection of Bourbon.  Every other bar I tried, including the steakhouse, told me they only had Woodford.  I did enjoy drinking EH Taylor throughout the cruise.

 

Holy cow, this is the best selection I've seen since pre covid. That would be awesome to have on our Jubilee cruise in February!

[hard_eight]

This is the P&A on Mardi Gras from August, most of the front row are bourbons.

 Was able to get Buffalo Trace in the casino as well.

Edited October 27, 2023 by hard_eight

[Ashpalo]

5 hours ago, slickrich said:

Just off Horizon and this is Bourbon Selection at Guy's Pig and Anchor.  This was the only bar that had a selection of Bourbon.  Every other bar I tried, including the steakhouse, told me they only had Woodford.  I did enjoy drinking EH Taylor throughout the cruise.

 

Very helpful! Thank you!