~The Ultimate Carnival Beverage Thread~

[sea_u_onboard]

All this controversy keeps bringing to mind my kids.

 

Any of you that have kids have more than likely experienced this scenerio with them:

 

You're getting ready to go out for dinner to a restaurant, grandma's or where ever. You have your child with you...the child is anywhere from age 2 to 7.

You get to grandma's or restaurant and the child is asked a question.

"Do you want carrots?"

happy child who LOVES carrots says, "yes please!" (because your child has good manners ;) )

Grandma or waitress brings plate with assorted foods including the carrots.

Child's happy expression turns to trembling lip and he/ she starts to cry, "THESE AREN'T LIKE MY MOMMY'S CARROTS!"

After a few episodes like this on different occasions, you finally get it through your child's head that NOT everything is like it is at home. Sometimes you gotta suck it up and eat other people's carrots. It ain't gonna kill you.

 

All this soda/water 'brand' drama makes me feel like I'm reading posts from disgruntled children who can't suck it up and drink a differnt brand of beverage for a week.

I'm sorry but this is how it all sounds to me.

While this is an interesting scenario - carrots do pretty much TASTE the same no matter how they are presented. I have no objection if they want to put my Pepsi in a Coke bottle - as the LOOK isn't what bothers me - it's the taste.

 

Now - it's time for my nap on my little rug. :D

[jebneb65]

Check out Carnival's website. It looks as though they have returned to the former beverage policy. Small amounts of non-alcoholic beverages are permitted once again!

[caribbean dreams]

Check out Carnival's website. It looks as though they have returned to the former beverage policy. Small amounts of non-alcoholic beverages are permitted once again!

 

Not on my computer, i just went and looked, mine still says:

 

" Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages onboard. However, guests (21 years and older only) may bring one bottle of wine or champagne per person on board only during embarkation."

 

Looks the same to me.

 

Ticket contract, scroll down to (F)

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/ticket_contract.aspx

[nmyorkiemom]

Not on my computer, i just went and looked, mine still says:

 

" Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages onboard. However, guests (21 years and older only) may bring one bottle of wine or champagne per person on board only during embarkation."

 

Looks the same to me.

 

Ticket contract, scroll down to (F)

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/ticket_contract.aspx

 

HMMMMMMM.......

 

Mine did say this, but now it says the limited quantity stuff. How odd! Wonder which is correct!

[caribbean dreams]

HMMMMMMM.......

 

Mine did say this, but now it says the limited quantity stuff. How odd! Wonder which is correct!

 

it's just Carnival trying to confuse everyone:eek:

[sea_u_onboard]

I just went out to the Carnival website - Clicked on FAQ's - click on Beverages and found the Guests may bring a small quantity of non-alcoholic beverages. If you are not seeing it then try and refrsh your page - maybe the cookies are keeping the new page from loading.

 

Looks like I'm going to be a happy Pepsi drinking girl. :D

[sea_u_onboard]

In case you want to link - here it is - http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/Liquor_and_Beverage_Consumption_Policy.aspx

[caribbean dreams]

In case you want to link - here it is - http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/Liquor_and_Beverage_Consumption_Policy.aspx

 

Yes but on the same site, if you click on "ticket contract" it has the new policy, thats what we are talking about, 2 different policies on the Carnival site?

[sea_u_onboard]

Yes but on the same site, if you click on "ticket contract" it has the new policy, thats what we are talking about, 2 different policies on the Carnival site?

GOTCHA ! I can say that the FAQ's "were" showing the new policy so it appears they have updated the one and not the other.

[dec2007w3boys]

When they changed the policy in March, for a few days the FAQ section listed the no beverages what so ever and the ticket contract took a few days to be changed. Now that they changed the FAQ section to allow small amounts on NA beverages, it will probably be a few days until the lawyers change the contract. When I called Carnival last night, they said that it was indeed changed to allow limited amounts. I guess they grew tired of all the phone calls.

[LovetheSea]

All this controversy keeps bringing to mind my kids.

 

Any of you that have kids have more than likely experienced this scenerio with them:

 

You're getting ready to go out for dinner to a restaurant, grandma's or where ever. You have your child with you...the child is anywhere from age 2 to 7.

You get to grandma's or restaurant and the child is asked a question.

"Do you want carrots?"

happy child who LOVES carrots says, "yes please!" (because your child has good manners ;) )

Grandma or waitress brings plate with assorted foods including the carrots.

Child's happy expression turns to trembling lip and he/ she starts to cry, "THESE AREN'T LIKE MY MOMMY'S CARROTS!"

After a few episodes like this on different occasions, you finally get it through your child's head that NOT everything is like it is at home. Sometimes you gotta suck it up and eat other people's carrots. It ain't gonna kill you.

 

 

All this soda/water 'brand' drama makes me feel like I'm reading posts from disgruntled children who can't suck it up and drink a differnt brand of beverage for a week.

I'm sorry but this is how it all sounds to me.

 

Very well said, with humor too :) I was thinking that the whole "spoiled American" thing is true. When I took my two teenage boys on a cruise , even though they liked their Pepsi, that unless they wanted to fork out the $$ themselves for it that they would just have to deal and go without it for one week, and drink what the ship offered for free. It wouldn't kill them. They had no problem at all with this concept. I do remember them drinking Pepsi while in port. So they didn't even have to make it a whole week. Having said this... I believe it is up to the individual what they want to bring or not bring and it is not MY business or anyone else's, except the cruise line, what they do. I don't look down on them for it either. I think the prices for pop and beer on the ship is awful and I would like to spend my money elsewhere. Like a cool excursion or in the casino :)

P.S. I am one of those spoiled Americans, so don't get too hurt by the expression

[kml2000]

I got an email from Carnival yesterday (very prompt response to an email I sent) that the policy had indeed changed to a small quantity of non alcoholic beverages. In my email I said I had wanted to bring on a 12 pack of soda and she specifically said it would be fine.

[LovetheSea]

I got an email from Carnival yesterday (very prompt response to an email I sent) that the policy had indeed changed to a small quantity of non alcoholic beverages. In my email I said I had wanted to bring on a 12 pack of soda and she specifically said it would be fine.

 

This way too vague "reasonable amount" It could be interpreted very differently. Someone said, a few days ago, I am sorry I don't remember who, that they just got off the Liberty ( the ship I will be on next month, so I am paying close attention) She said they had a case of pop and it was fine but a guy had a large bottle of water and it was taken away? Maybe they thought it was filled with Vodka? I think I will bring three or four "empty" water bottles and fill them on the ship to take in my beach bag.

[we2cruze]

This way too vague "reasonable amount" It could be interpreted very differently. Someone said, a few days ago, I am sorry I don't remember who, that they just got off the Liberty ( the ship I will be on next month, so I am paying close attention) She said they had a case of pop and it was fine but a guy had a large bottle of water and it was taken away? Maybe they thought it was filled with Vodka? I think I will bring three or four "empty" water bottles and fill them on the ship to take in my beach bag.

 

Sounds like they are indeed using this to curb the smuggled liquor issue. Perhaps if you had a 6 pack of water in the shrinkwrapped package, they would let it pass, but who knows.

[kml2000]

I agree that the "reasonable" amounts is vague. We just want to take a 12 pack of the caffeine free soda that we like, had no intention to "smuggle" any liquor or beer or large quantities of soda so I didn't ask for a definition of "reasonable". I will be buying the two teens with me a soda card, I will just take from the 12 pack we can take on.

[big_duck]

I agree that the "reasonable" amounts is vague. We just want to take a 12 pack of the caffeine free soda that we like, had no intention to "smuggle" any liquor or beer or large quantities of soda so I didn't ask for a definition of "reasonable". I will be buying the two teens with me a soda card, I will just take from the 12 pack we can take on.

 

Actually it says "small amount", not reasonable. That being said, it is still too vague.

[kml2000]

Don,

 

I apologize for mixing up reasonable and small....but I did say that I agreed the policy was vague.

[LovetheSea]

Actually it says "small amount", not reasonable. That being said, it is still too vague.

 

 

I stand corrected :) I think 12 sodas is not a small amount but passengers say they were told that much is allowed. Carnival specifies how many bottles of wine you can bring they should be very clear about how much non alcoholic liquid can be brought on the ship. Also would 12 bottles of pop and 12 bottles of water be the same? Or would it be 12 total with the water and the pop?

[LovetheSea]

I was looking through an OLD cruise photo album today and came across the docs for our Jan. 1998 cruise on Carnival. Out of curiosity, I looked what their beverage policy was back then.

Here it is...Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages, of any kind, onboard the ship while it is docked in an American port. Alcoholic beverages are not served to anyone under 21 years of age. Alcoholic beverages purchased while in a foreign port may not be consumed in public rooms or on deck. You may consume them only in a ship's cabin.

 

Oh, the good old days :) I think if they would have kept this, there would not so many disgruntled passengers.

[nmyorkiemom]

I called Carnival this morning about other issues/unresolved questions/conflicting answers. I asked about bringing on drinks as I drink 2 gallons of water/day - making sure it's sodium free. I'd prefer to at least bring some of it on with me. She told me, then double checked(for what it's worth) that anything more than about 6 - 12 cans/bottles/room will be NOT ALLOWED. Flame away, but this is what I just heard on the phone moments ago. She also said they were told in a 'memo' that "legal" was trying to properly clarify for passengers. She said the "documented" reason is that they have 'proof' of 'many' bringing on 'outrageous' quantities of drinks and 'selling' them to other passengers. (guess that's one way to pay for your cruise/bar tab!!)

[LovetheSea]

She said the "documented" reason is that they have 'proof' of 'many' bringing on 'outrageous' quantities of drinks and 'selling' them to other passengers. (guess that's one way to pay for your cruise/bar tab!!)

 

Wow, that is one I would never have thought of! I think 12 is a good amount. Now is that 12 per person? So a family of 4 could bring 48? Or 12 per cabin?

Isn't there something in the cruise contract stating passengers can't sell goods on the ship? If there isn't than there should be. I would think that would take care of people selling drinks onboard to other passengers. I mean you can't set up a little table and sell souvenirs on the ship. So we know they don't allow it. No need to make everyone else suffer because of the actions of some.

[nmyorkiemom]

I was told 6 - 12 per CABIN. Don't know if that will have some link also to # of days long the cruise is. I guess time will tell.....

[redlef]

I didn't know that passengers selling beverages to other passengers was a MAJOR problem for the Cruise industry these days . . . sounds like they have stumbled onto a way to make this a perfect world

[nmyorkiemom]

I didn't know that passengers selling beverages to other passengers was a MAJOR problem for the Cruise industry these days . . . sounds like they have stumbled onto a way to make this a perfect world

 

That's funny as the 'selling drinks' idea was immediately brought up to my by my DS17 when I first told him about 'coke products' on the ship. Said he should bring Mt. Dew & sell it to make some quick $$$!

 

NOT!!!!!!!

[nowendy]

I never thought of it as a serious thing that people would do, but on our Mardi Gras Cruise (being from New Orleans) we had the boas,blinking mugs, beads etc. Well my son said that quite a few people approached him and wanted to buy the things. He said no, but jokingly said next cruise we should bring extra to sell. I guess we could make some extra cash LOL

 

About 4 years ago in Coz they were taking diving lessons and that was when the Lance Armstrong yellow wrist bands had just come out. Well this one teenager wanted to buy the band for like $5. Imagine I think my son had paid $1 for it. Well being 13 he gladly sold the thing for $5. Supply and demand i guess