Before You Decide to Purchase a Carnival Cruise Drink Package in 2023 you need to know all the details. To help you decide if a Carnival Cheers Package is worth it, we put together this video covering all the costs and inclusions.
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CARNIVAL CRUISE DRINK PACKAGES 2023
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Drinks Included on a Carnival Cruise
1:48 Carnival Drink Package Basics
2:53 Purchasing a Carnival Drink Package
4:30 The Costs of a Carnival Drink Package
5:30 Drink Package Limits
6:30 Cheers Beverage Package Details
7:58 Bottomless Bubbles Details
8:54 Carnival Drink Prices
9:50 Is a Carnival Drink Package Worth it?
GUIDE TO CARNIVAL CRUISE DRINK PACKAGES
Currently, @Carnival offers two drink packages, the Cheers Drink Package and Bottomless Bubbles. Most likely, you are interested in learning about the Cheers Package. This is the Carnival Cruise alcoholic drink package.
Regardless of the drink package you choose, all drink packages have the same terms and conditions. Cruisers have to purchase a Carnival Cruise drink package for the entire duration of the trip. All cruisers in a cabin must purchase the package, and the package costs do not include an additional 18% gratuity added at checkout.
Our Carnival Drink Packages review focuses primarily on the cruise line’s alcohol drink package. Currently this package is $59.99 a day before the gratuity. This package covers all alcoholic drinks up to $15. This includes beer, wine, mixed drinks, frozen drinks, and specialty cocktails. The package also includes premium non-alcoholic drinks, like soda, specialty coffees and teas, as well as Powerade.
While there is no limit to how many non-alcoholic beverages one can consume, there is a limit to how many alcoholic beverages one can drink with the package. Right now, Carnival limits cruisers to 15 alcoholic drinks in a 24 hour period.
When determining if the Carnival Cruise drink package is worth it, you need to know your own drinking habits. If you would consume more than 5 drinks a day, on average, the package is probably a good value. Beers drinkers need to regularly put down closer to 7 lagers a day to make it a good value.
Neither of us regularly drink that many alcoholic drinks, but we do consume plenty of specialty coffee, bottled water, and other non-alcoholic beverages that we still think the Carnival drink package is worth it.
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Should you buy a carnival drink package well if
you have that question you're not alone because It's a question we get from a lot of Cruisers
of course there are many factors involved in Deciding if a beverage package is right for
your next Cruise we've had the chance to test Out the carnival drink package on a few recent
sailings and we see several pros and cons of Purchasing one so if you have a Carnival Cruise
coming up this video is for you as we give you All the details to help you decide if you should
purchase a drink package up next good [Applause] Welcome aboard Cruisers I'm Don B from eat sleep
Cruise where we help you plan the perfect Cruise So you can see the world one word at a time
now while there might be benefits to buying A drink package there are also some reasons
why a cruise ship drink packaging actually be A complete waste of money so in this complete
guide to dream packages on Carnival we detail The plans drink prices and answer the most common
questions we hear from Cruisers to help you decide If a carnival drink package is right for your
next Cruise now before we dive into the basics You might be asking yourself what drinks do you
actually get on a Carnival Cruise for free well Some beverages that are part of the Carnival
Cruise Fair are available 24 hours a day in The Lido Marketplace they're also free while
dining room dining rooms these options include Non-bottled water lemonade iced tea hot chocolate
and non-specialty coffees and teas along with Some juices during breakfast so that's the only
thing that's actually covered in the cruise Fair So if you want something else to drink on a
Carnival Cruise you will need to pay extra Now before diving into details there are some
Carnival drink package Basics that you need to Know about the program all drink packages on
Carnival Cruises are priced per person per day You must purchase a drink package for the
entire length of the cruise you're not able To purchase it for slight dates the stated prices
do not include the additional 18 service charge Which is added at the very end when purchasing
the package additionally applicable state and Local taxes will be applied to purchases
made in U.S Waters once on board the ship The beverage packages are non-refundable and
non-transferable after 9 pm the evening before Your departure dream packages on Carnival are not
offered on two-day cruises or chartered sailings You can use the drink package almost everywhere
in the ship this includes the bars and lounges Complimentary dining venues and Specialty
restaurants however Carnival's drink package Does not work at the cruise Line's private islands
Half Moon key or princess key in the Bahamas They're essentially two ways that you
can purchase the carnival drink package You can purchase drink packages on Carnival
online free Cruise or once on board the ship Purchasing the beverage package pre-crews
will save you 10 off the onboard prices The cutoff for pre-purchase is 11.59 the day
before embarkation if you pre-purchased a carnival Drink package it'll be activated upon boarding
the ship you should head to a bar once on board
The ship for a sticker which will be placed on
your sale and sign card due to state laws the Cheers package cannot be sold on the first day of
the cruise on departures from Texas or New York If you have pre-purchased the package it will
only be activated at 6am on the second day of The cruise drinks purchased on the first day of
the cruise will be charged to the guest sale and Sign card in the usual manner when sailing from
those two states now while it's never mandatory To buy a drink package there is no sharing of
dream packages or using your package to order Drinks for other Cruisers so if one guest in The
State Room wishes to purchase a beverage package Each adult in the cabin needs to purchase
one as well cruises must be 21 years of age Or older to purchase the cheers program which is
Carnival Cruise Line's alcoholic beverage package Now for the most part when you hear the word
drink package that's what you're probably Thinking about the cheers program however Carnival
Cruise Line does offer a second drink package Known as bottomless Bubbles and this is the
unlimited soda program on Carnival Cruise ships When compared to the competition the drink
package on Carnival Cruise Line is actually Pretty modestly priced the cheers package starts
at 59 per person per day whereas the bottomless Bubbles soda package starts at 6.95 per day
for children and 9.50 per day for adults now Of course those prices are before the 18 gratuity
which will be added at the end of the transaction Now if you're looking to save money we highly
recommend that you purchase the drink package Pre-cruise as you can save 10 on your Carnival
drink package by buying it online however in our Experience we don't really see any other discounts
other cruise lines like Royal Caribbean often Run pre-cruise deals where you can save 25 30 or
even sometimes 40 off the retail price of a drink Package also we rarely see travel agents give
the drink package as a perk unlike some other Premium cruise lines like Celebrity Cruises
or Princess Cruises another major difference Between the carnival drink package and some of the
competition is a number of drinks included in the Drink package again contemporary cruise lines like
Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line have Unlimited drink packages meaning in theory you can
get as many drinks as possible throughout the day However with Carnival Cruise Lines drink
package you cannot consume more than 15 Alcohol drinks per 24 hour period which
starts at 6 a.m and runs till 6am of the Following day now soda and other non-alcoholic
beverages are unlimited with the package No matter what package you choose you can also
only get one drink at a time and there's a five Minute wait time between orders also with the
carnival drink package there are no double shots As that's actually considered ordering two drinks
at once of course staff do have the right to Refuse You by our service if you are intoxicated
so knowing your limits is just as important on a Cruise ship as it is during regular life back
on land now as we mentioned Carnival Cruise Line offers only one alcoholic drink package
known as the cheers beverage package but many
Cruisers just refer to this as a drink package or
the alcoholic drink package this plan covers all Alcoholic beverages including beers wine and
champagne by the glass as well as cocktails And spirits up to twenty dollars per glass
this also includes a self-serve beer stations Further the carnival drink package also includes
soda virgin cocktails juices specialty coffees And teas milkshakes energy drinks Powerade and
vitamin water and half a liter bottles of water The GS program also entitles Cruisers to a
25 discount of any drink costing more than A 20 allowment wine in Champagne by the bottle
and beverage seminars and classes however there Are some exclusions to the cheers program this
includes beverages sold in souvenir glasses and Bottles of liquor also annoyingly drinks sold
at the gangway aren't included in the package Further room service or mini bar items are also
not including this beverage package sharing Cocktails wine machines pitchers and buckets are
not included either while there is a limit of 15 Alcoholic drinks with this Carnival drink package
soda and non-other alcoholic beverages do not Count towards its limit with the bondless bubbles
Carnival's unlimited soda package for one flat Fee Cruisers can enjoy all the fountain soda and
juices they want like the alcohol drink package You can only order one drink at a time either a
16 ounce glass of soda or a 10 ounce glass juice On Carnival Cruise Line sort of choices
include Pepsi products for juices freezers Have the option of orange juice cranberry juice
tomato juice pineapple juice and grapefruit juice Like the chairs program this package does not work
off the ship even at Half Moon Ki or princess keys Bottled water and Specialty coffee are not part
of this package it's literally just soda and The juice is mentioned other exclusions include
beverages sold in souvenir glasses beverages sold At the gangway and room service orders now before
deciding if the carnival drink package is worth It it might be good to have a general sense of
the carnival drink prices now in the description Down below we have a link to our complete
guide to Carnival drink packages on our blog Which includes several menus so you can see
the exact prices of the particular Brands and Different cocktails and drinks that you might
want to order but in general beers on Carnival Cruise Line start around six dollars and fifty
cents a serving Lines by the glass at around 9.50 Most mixed drinks are between 7.50 and some
cocktails do go all the way up to twenty dollars With specialty cocktails starting
around 10.50 soft drinks cost about 2.75 Espresso-based specialty coffees range
in price from around 2.50 to 4.25 Any drinks are around 4.95 and bottles of water
are between a dollar fifty to five dollars Of course this brings us back to the original
question our Carnival cruise packages of good Value essentially the question is whether you'll
consume enough beverages to make the purchase Worth it well you can use this chart on the screen
which is also found back on our website to do some Quick math to see if you would routinely hit
the daily drink costs of the above packages
Ultimately you need to know your own
habits to determine if the dream package Is on Carnival will be a good value during
your cruise of course you should consider Things such as the length of the cruise and
how many ports of call are on the itinerary For instance would you be able to sustain the
same drinking pattern on a three or four day Cruise as you would over the course of a 7 or
10 day cruise plus if your cruise is very Port Intensive will you be on the ship long enough
to make good use of your Carnival drink package There are some pros to dream package of course
if you pre-pay for the drink package you never Have to worry about the bar tab at the
end of the cruise so it's very convenient This also makes your cruise feel more
all-inclusive while we don't go overboard With alcohol drinks see what we did there we do
consume plenty of bottled water specialty coffee Vitamin water and Powerade and the occasional
soda combining our alcoholic and non-alcoholic Drink purchases we usually recognize a
cost savings with the beverage package This is especially true as my wife is a fan of
cocktails and doesn't really drink much beer or Wine those drinks often cost 10 to 15 dollars so
it takes fewer drinks for her to hit that break Even point and me well I just drink anything
in general if you plan on drinking around six Alcoholic drinks a day then getting the cheers
beverage package is probably worth it for you Of course if you wish to forego a beverage
package you can always pay a la carte for Your drinks purchase on the ship you can
also purchase items pre-cruise via your Cruise planner and be delivered to your state
the price for bottled water are very reasonable On Carnival Cruise Line when compared to some
competitive brands further on embarkation day Guests are allowed to bring on board a maximum of
12 12 ounce cans slash cartons of non-alcoholic Beverages per person in their carry-on yes
21 years of age or older may also bring on Board once 750 milliliter bottle of unopened
wine or champagne in that carry-on luggage Now if you're new to cruising or nude cruising
with Carnival Cruise Line and you need more help Planning a cruise don't worry we have you
covered we suggest you check out our latest Video of everything that's included on a Carnival
Cruise plus what will cost you extra in that video We detail everything that's covered in the cruise
Fair plus all those additional costs the cruise Line doesn't tell you about that way you don't
get sticker shocked when you walk off the ship