Denise72 Posted August 27 #1 Share Posted August 27 I'm pretty sure I saw this here somewhere, but I just wanted to get opinions. We have Cheers and a private island stop. I saw somewhere a suggestion to get several drinks in a row (waiting the 5 minutes of course) and pour them into a bottle to take on shore with you. Would Carnival frown on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc762shooter Posted August 27 #2 Share Posted August 27 Sure, you can do this if you want. Carnival isn't concerned much about what you are carrying off the ship in port. Depending on what and how much you want to drink I would consider if the time and effort spent to acquire the drinks, transport, and keep them cold is truly worth it. I've gotten 1 or 2 before as a roadie but personally spending the amount of time it takes to get enough to last you a meaningful amount of time on the island is not worth the hassle in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skridge Posted August 27 #3 Share Posted August 27 30 minutes ago, Denise72 said: I'm pretty sure I saw this here somewhere, but I just wanted to get opinions. We have Cheers and a private island stop. I saw somewhere a suggestion to get several drinks in a row (waiting the 5 minutes of course) and pour them into a bottle to take on shore with you. Would Carnival frown on this? I always grab a couple of beers at the end of every night to take to the cabin. You have to find a bartender that is willing to not open it for you. Then when I get to port I have a cooler that I carry off the ship. I also grab beers a random times throughout the day when I don't need them and throw them in my book bag for the same purpose. I figure if I am paying $150 bucks a day for the drink package I am not going to pay for drinks when I am off the boat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 27 #4 Share Posted August 27 The more people drink against Cheers, the sooner the price goes up. It might be good self-restraint for those who think they must hit 15 drinks every day, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludocdoc Posted August 28 #5 Share Posted August 28 Its repugnant that the drinks package doesnt work on their private island. 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted August 28 #6 Share Posted August 28 4 hours ago, BlerkOne said: The more people drink against Cheers, the sooner the price goes up. It might be good self-restraint for those who think they must hit 15 drinks every day, though. They will continue to charge whatever people are willing to pay for it. my last cruise was the first time in many many cruises that I did not buy the package. The funny part was I didn’t miss drinking that much. I maybe bought three drinks the whole day and most day less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc762shooter Posted August 29 #7 Share Posted August 29 On 8/27/2024 at 5:28 PM, skridge said: I always grab a couple of beers at the end of every night to take to the cabin. You have to find a bartender that is willing to not open it for you. Then when I get to port I have a cooler that I carry off the ship. I also grab beers a random times throughout the day when I don't need them and throw them in my book bag for the same purpose. I figure if I am paying $150 bucks a day for the drink package I am not going to pay for drinks when I am off the boat. This is the only feasible way if you are wanting to have enough drinks to last your time on island. Otherwise, you will be at the bar for 30-45 minutes before you get off the ship ordering enough cocktails to fill up your Stanley/Yeti monstrosity cups.🤣 And while Cheers has increased in price over the years, I think it has stayed relatively consistent in relation to drink prices in general. Sure, it used to $45-$50 a day but you were hard pressed to find more than a few drinks over $7 on the menu. The number of drinks to reach a break even point has never varied much. If anything, I think it is easier than ever before to get your money's worth between higher end cocktails and all of the non-alcoholic offerings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 29 #8 Share Posted August 29 4 hours ago, nc762shooter said: And while Cheers has increased in price over the years, I think it has stayed relatively consistent in relation to drink prices in general. Sure, it used to $45-$50 a day but you were hard pressed to find more than a few drinks over $7 on the menu. The number of drinks to reach a break even point has never varied much. If anything, I think it is easier than ever before to get your money's worth between higher end cocktails and all of the non-alcoholic offerings as well. I concur with this statement. And while I'm annoyed the drink prices have gone up on board, they've done the same everywhere else too. Try to get a Manhattan in Manhattan for under $15 at any place that isn't a dive, for example. Of course, I now expect all the local Manhattanites will pipe up with all the great places you can get cheap Manhattans, which is fine by me, since I'm traveling there a couple of times in the next year... 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc762shooter Posted August 29 #9 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, ProgRockCruiser said: I concur with this statement. And while I'm annoyed the drink prices have gone up on board, they've done the same everywhere else too. Try to get a Manhattan in Manhattan for under $15 at any place that isn't a dive, for example. Of course, I now expect all the local Manhattanites will pipe up with all the great places you can get cheap Manhattans, which is fine by me, since I'm traveling there a couple of times in the next year... 😉 Definite sticker shock for Cheers especially on a 7-8 day cruise but I would much rather know my bar tab and pay for it upfront so I can act like I'm on vacation instead of worrying about if I should order another expensive drink or settle for something cheaper while trying to keep track of how much I've spent all the time. Even here in NC bar prices are sadly around the same if not higher than on Carnival if it's a decent place. Short of a dive, the cost for a day of Cheers is about equal to what I would spend on an evening out except I would wind up getting fewer drinks for that money. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 30 #10 Share Posted August 30 (edited) 15 hours ago, nc762shooter said: Short of a dive, the cost for a day of Cheers is about equal to what I would spend on an evening out except I would wind up getting fewer drinks for that money. Indeed. Same here. Edited August 30 by ProgRockCruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise72 Posted August 30 Author #11 Share Posted August 30 On 8/27/2024 at 4:36 PM, BlerkOne said: The more people drink against Cheers, the sooner the price goes up. It might be good self-restraint for those who think they must hit 15 drinks every day, though. Believe me, I won't be anywhere near 15 drinks a day. I may not even hit half of that. I just want to have a few drinks while enjoying the beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 30 #12 Share Posted August 30 2 hours ago, Denise72 said: Believe me, I won't be anywhere near 15 drinks a day. I may not even hit half of that. I just want to have a few drinks while enjoying the beach. You don't have to. If the average number of Cheers drinks served per person per cruise goes up, profit goes down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 31 #13 Share Posted August 31 On 8/27/2024 at 8:21 PM, ludocdoc said: Its repugnant that the drinks package doesnt work on their private island. Worse than the Hindenburg…..the humanity 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc762shooter Posted August 31 #14 Share Posted August 31 On 8/30/2024 at 11:03 AM, Denise72 said: Believe me, I won't be anywhere near 15 drinks a day. I may not even hit half of that. I just want to have a few drinks while enjoying the beach. Those of us that do get close to or hit 15 drinks a day sincerely appreciate those of you that don't!😁🥂 If you are good with just a few drinks for the beach then absolutely grab them onboard and take them with you, I'd recommend having a container/containers that seal just to ease transport. Depending on the drink you can always grab a cup with ice at one of the bars on the island if you want. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohlerbear Posted September 3 #15 Share Posted September 3 I've done this at HMC several times. I bring a small funnel and gets shots in a water bottle, then add to lemonade or ice tea at the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 3 #16 Share Posted September 3 You can do it. They don’t look At what you take off the ship. There’s also a bar just outside of the port with significantly cheaper prices. https://www.saintgregtravel.com/princess-cays-cruise-port/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgwscruiser Posted September 8 #17 Share Posted September 8 On 8/27/2024 at 4:36 PM, BlerkOne said: The more people drink against Cheers, the sooner the price goes up. It might be good self-restraint for those who think they must hit 15 drinks every day, though. Limited to 15 drinks per day even if you don't have Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted September 9 #18 Share Posted September 9 21 hours ago, Sgwscruiser said: Limited to 15 drinks per day even if you don't have Cheers I think the point was that there some with the Cheers package who feel the need to max it out, even if they've had more than "enough". i.e. "If I've got a package that says I can have 15 drinks, then dang-it, I'm going for it!" If it is only a la carte, even at a lower price per drink, some folks might not "need" more than 5, or 7 or 9, etc. If the package had tiers, say 10-drinks / day for 2/3 the price, there might be some who would find that useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecock_Cruiser Posted September 9 #19 Share Posted September 9 I certainly take advantage of this by filling up my 30 oz. Yeti type cup. If I remember correctly 3-4 drinks in this cup of doable. I start filling it at breakfast and have it full before we get off at any of the private ports. I also grab a bottle of water also. For non private ports, I take my cups full of ice water or sometimes a soda. Certainly not worth getting caught with an open drink in a non private island going to foreign jail over it. Just make sure the cups is empty before you re-board the ship is all that they care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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