Ginger Ale with Soda Card?

[TrojanJulez]

Hello! We're cruising in less than a month (yay!) with my newly-pregnant, very queasy sister-in-law. Does the ship carry ginger ale, and can you get it with a soda card? (Sapphire Princess, in case it matters...) Thank you! :)

[SeattleCruiselover]

Hello! We're cruising in less than a month (yay!) with my newly-pregnant, very queasy sister-in-law. Does the ship carry ginger ale, and can you get it with a soda card? (Sapphire Princess, in case it matters...) Thank you! :)

 

Yes, you can. It is all I drink, other than water, and I probably drank gallons of it over seven days on Golden last fall.

[CaliMar]

Yes, you can get ginger ale with the soda card... however... if you order from room service it is not covered with the card (because it's in a can). Just so ya know :)

[Nana G]

Are other soft drinks also available besides Coke and Gingerale?

[Pia1913]

Are other soft drinks also available besides Coke and Gingerale?

 

The only soft drinks available with a soda card are those that come out of the squirt gun.

[Mindy97]

The ginger ale you get out of a squirt gun from the bars isn't ginger ale at all, but a combination of cola and Sprite, believe it or not. Tastes almost the same to me, but if you want real ginger ale, I think you have to get it in a can.

 

If your SIL gets queasy and likes to use ginger, how about ginger tablets, available from a health food store (or probably a drug store, too)? A couple other ideas...lemon drops, or dry cereal...eat this out of hand, with no milk, and it coats the stomach well. The lemon drops and cereal both helped a couple people I know through chemo...

 

M.

[venusbello1]

the only way to get ginger ale was to buy it in the can. This is what the bartender told me... so I'm just taking his word for it. :o

 

VB1

[SeattleCruiselover]

The ginger ale you get out of a squirt gun from the bars isn't ginger ale at all, but a combination of cola and Sprite, believe it or not. Tastes almost the same to me, but if you want real ginger ale, I think you have to get it in a can.

 

If your SIL gets queasy and likes to use ginger, how about ginger tablets, available from a health food store (or probably a drug store, too)? A couple other ideas...lemon drops, or dry cereal...eat this out of hand, with no milk, and it coats the stomach well. The lemon drops and cereal both helped a couple people I know through chemo...

 

M.

 

Odd, I watched them pour it and it came from one nozzle. When you "make" ginger ale via the combination method, you also have to add some bitters to it. I don't think they can mix two products together from one nozzle, or at least we were never able to when I poured bar drinks with that equipment.

[SeattleCruiselover]

the only way to get ginger ale was to buy it in the can. This is what the bartender told me... so I'm just taking his word for it. :o

 

VB1

 

They're fibbin' to someone, I just can't figure out who it is.

[sing2sas]

How about tonic water? Can you get this at the bar? Seems like it might be in a can rather than in the fountain, but they surely have it since many people drink gin and tonic.

[Pia1913]

How about tonic water? Can you get this at the bar? Seems like it might be in a can rather than in the fountain, but they surely have it since many people drink gin and tonic.

 

I've only seen tonic in the can.

[venusbello1]

They're fibbin' to someone, I just can't figure out who it is.

 

I guess it was me... I don't know, maybe it was because so many folks were suffering from sea sickness and they were trying to make an extra dollar. :confused: While I refuse to think that way... it might have been the reason or maybe because it was a small ship?

 

No matter, I was on my annual mother-daughter cruise and I was happy to pay the price to get mom on her feet! ;)

 

VB1

[catergirl]

the kinds of soda you get with a soda card are: coke, diet coke, sprite and ginger ale. and yes it is ginger ale that you would get from any soda fountain. obviously that means a syrup mixed with soda or carbonated water, if youve ever worked in a bar or fast food place. of course any canned or bottled soda is made the same way. sometimes though the fountain sodas may come out a little more or less syrupy. less when the syrup runs out;). but they dont make ginger ale from coke and sprite....thats swamp water!!!

[TrojanJulez]

Wow, thanks so much for all of the info! You guys rock! :)

[JSQ01]

I haven't been on Princess, but most cruise lines let you bring your own soda on board with you...maybe to be safe you can just bring some cans with you (someone can confirm if Princess allows this...I would think they do...)

[sing2sas]

Good idea about bringing the tonic water with us. I think there is a K-Mart close to our hotel. Will have to make a quick run there the morning of the cruise. Thanks.

[gunter8888]

The funny thing is most canned or fountain ginger ales have no ginger in them, only ginger flavoring.

 

My sister, an avid cruiser, always battles sea sickness (and air sickness). She has found that keeping a package of saltine crackers with her and nibbling on those makes a big difference.

[Sea Hag]

I only bought a soda card once; after that I decided it wasn't cost effective for me. But that one time, I found that if I went to the bar in the casino for a soda, the bartender there would always give me a can instead of that dippy little cup full of ice with 1/4 cup of soda in it. Might have only worked on that particular ship - and maybe only with a particular bartender - but it's worth a try if any of you are interested.

[sunsetbeachgal]

One of our recent Emerald traveling companions drinks Club Soda with a splash of cranberry juice. She purchased the soda card and NOT once was she charged anything when ordering this beverage! We were impressed, especially after reading some posts about cranberry juice!