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Carnival Cruise Line Drink Packages

Are They Worth The Cost?

Carnival Cruise Line offers two drink packages: Cheers! and Bottomless Bubbles. Cheers! is the most comprehensive package and includes all drinks up to a certain price point. Bottomless Bubbles package includes soft drinks and juices.

Let’s dig into the details of the drink packages that Carnival Cruise Lines offers so we can figure out what is best for you!

Bottomless Bubbles
Cheers!
Included Drinks
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Bottomless Bubbles

Bottomless Bubbles is Carnival’s unlimited soda program allowing you enjoy all the soda and juice you would like for one flat fee for the entire cruise! Want a soda in the main dining room? You got it! The same goes for Lido deck, during shows, in the casino, pretty much everywhere on the ship! You can purchase Bottomless Bubbles in Cruise Manager before your cruise, in the Lobby, Casino, and Pool Bars.

Upon purchasing Bottomless Bubbles, a sticker will be placed on the guest’s Sail & Sign® card. In all areas where beverage service is offered, guests may show the Bottomless Bubbles sticker and receive a glass of the carbonated soft drink of their choice. Juices may also be requested. One 16-ounce glass will be served at a time (10-ounce glass for juice) and only to the guest whose name appears on the Sail & Sign card with the Bottomless Bubbles sticker attached.

Bottomless Bubbles Pricing As Of 1/1/24

  • Adults (18 years of age and older): $9.50 USD per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
  • Kids (17 years of age and younger): $6.95 USD per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
  • These prices are used in the calculator below.

Bottomless Bubbles can be purchased online at www.carnival.com/funshops or by contacting The Fun Shops™ Department at 800 522-7648, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-10:00pm ET and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am-6:00pm ET. Cut-off for pre-purchase online is at 11:59pm ET, the evening prior to the cruise departure. Bottomless Bubbles can also be purchased on board at bar locations.

What Does Bottomless Bubbles Include?

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Bubly Lime Sparkling Water Can
Mountain Dew Can
Diet Mountain Dew Can
Mug Root Beer Can
Diet Pepsi Can
Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free Can
Pepsi Can
Pepsi Caffeine Free Can
Pepsi Zero Sugar Can
Nestlé Vitality Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Nestlé Vitality Orange Juice Cocktail

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  • Bubly Blackberry Sparkling Water
  • Bubly Lime Sparkling Water
  • Caffeine Free Pepsi
  • Diet Mountain Dew
  • Diet Pepsi
  • Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free
  • Mountain Dew
  • Mug Root Beer
  • Pepsi
  • Pepsi Zero Sugar
  • Cranberry Juice
  • Grapefruit Juice
  • Orange Juice,
  • Pineapple Juice
  • Tomato Juice
  • Beverages offered at gangway while debarking
  • Beverages offered through room service or the interactive TV system (where applicable) or other in-stateroom beverage programs
  • Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses
  • Bottled water
  • Non-alcoholic beverages other than soda and juices listed above
  • Specialty coffee
  • Applicable state and local sales taxes will be charged to the guest’s folio when this program is used within US waters. The tax is based on the state’s tax structure and the cost of the individual drink purchased (not the daily program rate). For example: if the drink price is $2 and the tax is 10%, the guest’s Sail & Sign card will be charged $0.20 for tax. This applies to all US ports (embarkation home ports and ports-of-call).
  • Europe and transatlantic cruises: Program is inclusive of VAT, if and as applicable.
  • No sharing is permitted and is non-transferable. Guests or family members who would like to enjoy soft drinks through this program must purchase their own sticker.
  • Only one beverage serving, per sticker, will be served at a time. There is a 5 minute wait between ordering drinks.
  • Price adjustments (up or down) implemented on the day of sailing will replace any previously advertised price.
  • Program is non-refundable.
  • Program is only applicable for onboard purchases; program cannot be used for beverage purchases at Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas and Princess Cays, The Bahamas.
  • Soft drink is served by the glass (16 ounces); juice is served by the glass (10 ounces).

Which Option Is Best?

BOTTOMLESS BUBBLES | PURCHASE INDIVIDUALLY | PREORDER
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Cheers!

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Cheers! is an all-inclusive beverage program that allows guests to enjoy a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by paying a flat daily rate. Guests must be 21 or older to purchase CHEERS! and each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program.

The Cheers! program includes a variety of non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a wide selection of high quality brand-name spirits and wines by the glass.

Cheers! Pricing As Of 1/1/24

Before Your Cruise

On cruises of 5 days or less the cost is $69.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
On cruises of 6 days or more the cost is $59.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
CHEERS! can be purchased at www.carnival.com/funshops or by contacting The Fun Shops department at 800-522-7648, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-10:00pm ET and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am-6:00pm ET. Cut-off for pre-purchase online is 11:59pm ET, the evening prior to the cruise departure. Although we are not able to process the Carnival Gift Card for Fun Shop orders by telephone, you may use a Carnival Gift Card when purchasing CHEERS! online.

Onboard Your Cruise

On cruises of 5 days or less the cost is $74.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
On cruises of 6 days or more the cost is $64.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% service charge.
CHEERS! can be purchased at bar locations.

What Does Cheers! Include?

  • 25% discount off beverage seminars and classes
  • 25% discount off the menu price for any spirit, cocktail or wine by the glass, costing above $20.00 USD, per serving
  • 25% discount off the menu price for wine and champagne by the bottle
  • 500-ml bottled water and other non-alcoholic bottled beverages served in bars and lounges
  • All spirits, including cocktails, cognacs, whiskies and other spirits, as well as beer (including self-serve beer stations – PYOB) and wine and champagne by the glass, with a $20.00 USD or lower menu price, per serving
  • Energy drinks
  • Milkshakes, where available
  • Packaged water in the dining rooms and specialty restaurants
  • Sodas (including specialty sodas), zero-proof frozen cocktails (including smoothies) and juices
  • Specialty coffees and hot tea served in the main dining rooms, specialty restaurants and coffee bars
  • Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses
  • Bottles of liquor
  • Beverages offered at the gangway
  • Beverages offered through room service and/or other in-stateroom beverage programs
  • Beverages purchased off the ship at any port of call, including Princess Cays and Half Moon Cay
  • Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets
  • Beverages offered through enomatic wine machines
  • Freshly squeezed orange juice served in the Havana Bar
  • Main Dining Room freshly squeezed juice 
  • All other beverage-related programs including merchandise, cigars and cigarettes
  • Food items
  • Guests must be 21 years or older to purchase and agree not to give to minors
  • Each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program
  • CHEERS! is non-transferable
  • Guests must purchase the program for the entire cruise; this program is not offered on a per day basis
  • If the program is purchased prior to the cruise, it is refundable up to 9:00pm ET, the evening prior to the cruise departure.  Otherwise, CHEERS! is non-refundable
  • Price adjustments (up or down), implemented on the day of sailing, replace any previously advertised price
  • Only one drink at a time may be ordered, there is a 5 minute wait time between orders and sharing is not permitted. No double shots as that is considered ordering two drinks at once
  • Guests may purchase a round of drinks for themselves and friends. One drink will count towards the CHEERS! program and the remaining drinks will be charged to a guest’s Sail and Sign® account
  • Program allows for up to 15 alcoholic drinks, per 24-hour period (6:00am – 6:00am). Once the limit is reached, the guest will not be served ANY additional alcoholic drinks 
  • Program only applies to onboard purchases
  • All bottles and cans will be served opened
  • Carnival reserves the right to refuse service for any reason
  • Program is inclusive of VAT, if and as applicable.
  • Applicable state and local taxes will be charged to a guest folio when this program is used within US waters. The tax is based on the state’s tax structure and the cost of the individual drink purchased (not the daily program rate). For example: if the drink price is $5.00 USD and the tax is 10%, the  guest’s Sail & Sign® card will be charged $0.50 USD for tax. This applies to all US ports (embarkation home ports and ports-of-call)
  • Due to state laws, we cannot sell CHEERS! until the second day of the cruise (starting at 6:00am) for voyages departing from our Texas and New York home ports. Drinks purchased on the first day of the cruise will be charged to the guest’s Sail & Sign® card in the usual manner. When purchased on the second day of the cruise, guests are charged for the remaining days only (cruise duration less one day)
  • For guests who pre-purchase CHEERS!, it will be activated upon boarding the ship (except for ships sailing from Texas and New York – activation will occur at 6:00am on the second day of the cruise). Guests are instructed to proceed to the bar, once on board, to receive a sticker which will be placed on their Sail & Sign® cards
  • Group bookings (consisting of a minimum of 16 adults) can purchase CHEERS! prior to the cruise by contacting Group Event Planning (all adult guests in the group must purchase the program; all minors in the group must purchase Bottomless Bubbles program)
  • For pre-purchase orders, a message card will be placed in guest’s stateroom on embarkation day referring the guests to the Casino Bar to activate the program
  • CHEERS! is not offered on 2 day cruises, charter cruises and beverage purchases made at Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays in The Bahamas

Which Option Is Best?

CHEERS! | PURCHASE INDIVIDUALLY

Due to the variation in prices on individual items the total is estimated based on average price in each category.

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Included In The Price Of Your Cruise

Available From Room Service At No Charge

  • Apple juice
  • Chocolate milk
  • Decaffeinated coffee
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Hot chocolate
  • Hot tea
  • Iced tea
  • Orange juice
  • Regular coffee
  • Regular milk
  • Skim milk
  • Tomato juice

Served In The Main Dining Room And 24/7 In The Lido Restaurant

  • Apple juice
  • Chocolate milk
  • Decaffeinated coffee
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Hot chocolate
  • Hot tea
  • Iced tea
  • Lemonade
  • Orange juice
  • Non-bottled water
  • Regular coffee
  • Regular milk
  • Skim milk
  • Tomato juice
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Final Thoughts

I have purchased Cheers! on several cruises and I have also paid individually for drinks. I am not a big drinker but those drink at Alchemy always call my name! I usually lose money when I buy Cheers! but sometimes I come out ahead. For me, it really depends on the length of the cruise. On shorter cruises I come out ahead. On longer cruises I lose money because I can’t drink that much every day of the cruise. Any time I have purchased Bottomless Bubbles I have come out ahead. Especially when on newer ships with self-serve fountain machines. That makes getting a soda so much easier! Whether you buy a package or buy individually, have a great cruise!

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