kpatter Posted July 30, 2007 #1 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ...if Carnival had a policy whereby you were prohibited to bring onboard: toothpaste sunscreen coolers disposable cameras extension cords bungee cords Imodium-AD Dramamine or mouthwash, but offered all of those items for sale, at ridiculous, major-league-ballpark prices... would you be tempted to smuggle any of those items onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar's mom Posted July 30, 2007 #2 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheerioandsalut Posted July 30, 2007 #3 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Would I smuggle that stuff in? Totally! I can't imagine them doing that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise_pirate Posted July 30, 2007 #4 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yep!:p But not sure why they would ever do that. However alot of the items I have forgot and some have bought on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fllady61 Posted July 30, 2007 #5 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ...if Carnival had a policy whereby you were prohibited to bring onboard: toothpaste sunscreen coolers disposable cameras extension cords bungee cords Imodium-AD Dramamine or mouthwash, but offered all of those items for sale, at ridiculous, major-league-ballpark prices... would you be tempted to smuggle any of those items onboard? Why do you have a bungee cord anyway? unless you mean those little bitty things that they give you in the casino. Coolers are not suppose to be brought on board anyway. Extension cords are useless. who has that much stuff to plug in? So would I complain. NO. They have toothpaste on the ship, Imodium and dramamine you can get from the first aide station. I can not see it happening though. They tried to make it strict no carryon beverages, and people still snuck them in. Eitherway you look at it, someone will sneak something prohibited on anyway, and in some cases off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ok_Cruiser Posted July 30, 2007 #6 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Would pack it right next to my alcohol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpatter Posted July 30, 2007 Author #7 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Me too, glad someone caught my drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoinCruisin Posted July 30, 2007 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Me too, glad someone caught my drift... I understand what your point was... except for the "major league ballpark prices"... the drinks on Carnival are nowhere close to being that outrageous... same prices as most bars in any large city. Much less than many bars I've been to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlemom396 Posted July 30, 2007 #9 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I like the way you think!!! Would pack it right next to my alcohol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedQueen77 Posted July 30, 2007 #10 Share Posted July 30, 2007 A minor difference though. Alcohol is not a "necessity" but I would deem personal hygiene products as necessary. If I'm going to be on a ship with you for days or weeks at a time, I sure hope you agree as well! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinfan63 Posted July 30, 2007 #11 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Why do you have a bungee cord anyway? unless you mean those little bitty things that they give you in the casino. Coolers are not suppose to be brought on board anyway. Extension cords are useless. who has that much stuff to plug in? I believe the bungee cord is to hold open the balcony door (but not really needed in most cases) Coolers - I guess I missed that policy and they didn't say anything in December when we took our rolling cooler on. Very handy and the cabin steward kept it full of ice the whole time. Extension cord - hairdryer, camera charger, curling iron, phone charger and any number of other things people like to plug in. The cabin only has one plug in - definitely not enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted July 30, 2007 #12 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Why do you have a bungee cord anyway? unless you mean those little bitty things that they give you in the casino. Coolers are not suppose to be brought on board anyway. Extension cords are useless. who has that much stuff to plug in? So would I complain. NO. They have toothpaste on the ship, Imodium and dramamine you can get from the first aide station. I can not see it happening though. They tried to make it strict no carryon beverages, and people still snuck them in. Eitherway you look at it, someone will sneak something prohibited on anyway, and in some cases off. The bungee cord is to help keep your cabin door open on your balcony. There is no rule against bringing coolers on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakitty Posted July 30, 2007 #13 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I schlepped all over San Juan to find a place with an extension cord....believe me it was a necessity and I kicked myself in the a$$ for forgetting ours! I use a white noise machine and really needed the extension cord for it to be close enough to the bed. I don't smuggle. I agree that most of those things listed are necessities and as such, the argument doesn't work. I never heard that coolers aren't allowed?? :confused: I usually bring a soft sider for trips to the beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benicehavefun Posted July 30, 2007 #14 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Good point, good comparison. Their prices are a lot more than what we pay here. $2.25 for beer, $3.50 mixed drink, $4.00 call drink. Carnival is double that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocruz1 Posted July 30, 2007 #15 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Much less than many bars I've been to... I second that. My friend had a mixed drink at Applebee's the other night and they charged her $9.00 for it :eek: And, it was average size, too! Makes Carnival's prices not look so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpatter Posted July 30, 2007 Author #16 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I've read pricing comparisons here before, and I don't agree that Carnival's drink prices are at or cheaper than bars. I wouldn't go to bars with those kind of high prices. In this part of America, a bucket of beer at a nice bar is about $12 to 18, depending on the time and brand. Mixed drinks / margaritas are certainly not anywhere near what Carnival's are priced at, unless you were to go to a hotel's bar, like a Hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecruisecruise1234567 Posted July 30, 2007 #17 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ...if Carnival had a policy whereby you were prohibited to bring onboard: toothpaste sunscreen coolers disposable cameras extension cords bungee cords Imodium-AD Dramamine or mouthwash, but offered all of those items for sale, at ridiculous, major-league-ballpark prices... would you be tempted to smuggle any of those items onboard? How would you expect them to enforce this?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 30, 2007 #18 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Extension cords are useless. who has that much stuff to plug in? You're kidding, right? I'm going with my 2 teens in a couple weeks (DW can't make the trip). Just the three of us have the following: 2 Digital Camera chargers (mine and DD's) 2 Gameboys (the kids each have one) 2 Mp3/Ipod chargers (mine and DS's) 1 Camcorder 1 Cell Phone And that's just off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyforever Posted July 30, 2007 #19 Share Posted July 30, 2007 The OP just wanted to get a rise out of ALL of the people that are SOOO opposed of smuggling alcohol on board (I myself am not opposed to it). His point was - WHY would it be OK to smuggle other things on but not OK to smuggle Alcohol???? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM810 Posted July 30, 2007 #20 Share Posted July 30, 2007 A minor difference though. Alcohol is not a "necessity" but I would deem personal hygiene products as necessary. If I'm going to be on a ship with you for days or weeks at a time, I sure hope you agree as well! ;) Of course, alcohol is not a "necessity." However, many people smuggle it on board just as many would if such regulations of bringing those certain items on board were restrcited. So in jest, if they smuggle alcohol they'll smuggle tooth paste, bungee & extension cords, Imodium, etc., etc. too. And, personal hygiene is a necessity which probably why Carnival puts free razors, shampoo, body soap, hand lotion, Tylenol and a few other free-bees in your cabin bath room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoinCruisin Posted July 30, 2007 #21 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Good point, good comparison. Their prices are a lot more than what we pay here. $2.25 for beer, $3.50 mixed drink, $4.00 call drink. Carnival is double that. Many of the call drinks are around $4.50 on Carnival... $4.75-$5.75 Specialty cocktails $4.75-$5.95, 16oz beers $4.50... go to any resort and you are going to find most of the time, higher prices. You really can't compare prices at home, to prices you will pay at resorts/hotels/etc, because they are always marked up more. And like I said, just about any decent restaurant in any somewhat large city will have similar prices... even the major chain restaurants. It's just not that unreasonable. Now, I once lived in a very small town, and the bars had great drink prices... again, they were hardly resorts :D I think the problem is when people get the bill and it includes the gratuity... typically you don't see that on bills at most bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom23guys Posted July 30, 2007 #22 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think drink prices vary in different parts of the country. I live in a resort area by the Atlantic. The drink prices are comparable to if not less than home. Yes there are Happy Hours with better prices but not at our great restaurants. The problem with drink prices are that people are not paying as they are drinking. That S&S card is just so deceiving, when the bill comes it is a shock. We're not big drinkers-bottle of wine with dinner maybe an afternoon coctail(usually a frozen drink) or a cold beer or two when we return from an excursion so I don't see any need to smuggle. Even though we don't drink anywhere near as much as others, over 7 days that bill can really add up. By the way it is the reason we don't gamble with S&S card. Just cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fllady61 Posted July 30, 2007 #23 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Good point, good comparison. Their prices are a lot more than what we pay here. $2.25 for beer, $3.50 mixed drink, $4.00 call drink. Carnival is double that. but where you are is NOT a tourist area. Here where I live, a mixed drink cost upwards of 6.00 per drink. a beer is about 4 per bottle. if they give you the bottle otherwise, it is 250 a 5 oz glass. There was some talk of baning coolers during spring break, but that was short lived. I even asked my PVP about it, and he said they had changed that policy. Too many people complained. A small carry around cooler for excursions i can see. But not a big Big hard cooler with wheels like I have seen come through. On the short cruises, those rooms do not have fridges, so I can see that. But on a big ship, i would not do it. Too much other stuff I have to carry on. As for all the chargers, does everything need to be plugged in at one time??? NO. But that is your choice to take so much and need to plug it in. I charge my camera's nightly. but I don't use an extension cord. I charge the cameras, then the phones, then what ever else needs to be charged. Why weigh yourself down with electronics. I even keep my computer plugged in at all times, and still saw no use for an extention cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted July 30, 2007 #24 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think drink prices vary in different parts of the country.Heck, I live in Orlando and drink prices vary greatly at different bars and restaurants within our hometown! ;) One of our favorite bars (actually a college bar) is extremely cheap. Pitchers of beer are $5.50 and we have a card that gets us a dollar off each time. So at $4.50, a whole pitcher is slightly less than one bottle of beer at $4.75 on Carnival. They have buckets of Corona (five bottles) for $10.99. A lot of the chain restaurants in Orlando (Don Pablo's, Chili's, Bennigan's, etc.) have two for one drinks all the time, so it's pretty easy to find a cheap place to drink here. On the other hand, we had dinner at the Polynesian Hotel on Disney property last Friday night. While waiting for dinner, we visited the bar and paid $8.00 for a drink in a hurricane glass and $5.25 for Sam Adams and Corona, so those prices are just slightly higher than Carnival's drink prices. Honestly, we are at the point in our lives that we just budget more for drinks on cruises than we did a few years ago. We're on vacation, so we don't expect to be able to get cheap drinks like we do at the bars at home. That doesn't mean we won't take on a few bottles of champagne or maybe even smuggle a small amount of coconut rum, but we don't stress out about the drink prices like we used to. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaParrotHead Posted July 30, 2007 #25 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Good point, good comparison. Their prices are a lot more than what we pay here. $2.25 for beer, $3.50 mixed drink, $4.00 call drink. Carnival is double that. My DH drinks Jim Beam & Coke, and not once did we pay more than $4 or $5 and change for anything EXCEPT the large sized blended foo-foo drinks. And even then, those were like $6. No where near the $8 you're saying they charge for a call drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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