How much are the fountain cards for a seven day cruise?

I believe the last time my husband got one it was $29.95 plus 15% gratuity.

must have been a while back cause in early sept on carnival it was $5.50 a day adult and a cheaper unknown price (no kids) for children. the rip was after they calculated 7 days X $5.50 they added 15% tip bringing total over $40 for the week...they never checked the back of the cards for names and i got one and passed it off to my wife everywhere except the main dining room. But i am willing to be sneaky to save money...i also feel for the money they should include cokes, whats a canister of fountain soda cost?...not as much as one soda card!

What they really need is a card for the hard drinks...

I just returned from the Valor 10/1 7-day cruise and I purchased the card for approx $43.00 which includes grats. It is well worth it, if you drink a lot of pop.

The thing with the soda cards is that they have two prices - one for adult and one for children, and of course the adult card costs more.

You really do have to drink a lot of soda to justify the adult card - more than one might think. You could buy 25 cans of soda at the regular bar price for 43 dollars.

That is a lot of soda/pop

I guess if you are a soda person and have to fly directly to the port without a grocery store stop in between it could work out.

You can always carry on some if you are able to get it there. The kids like the cards.

It is entertaining when they come up to the bar and ask for a drink and pay with their card. Especially the kids with manners, they will say may I have a coke, and thank you to the bar tender.

Do you pay for bottled water on the ships? I think not, but really don't remember for sure. I read where one lady took a case on board with her, and that seems like alot of trouble to me.

BTW, Larry, I agree with you! They do need a liquor card! I bet there is more liquor consumed than soft drinks!

Annies,

Taking a case of water or soda is not very difficult. On a recent cruise, we stopped at the supermarket on the way to the pier and bought both water and soda. Put our extra luggage tags on the cases and checked them with our luggage at the pier. Both the water and soda arrived intact. Call me cheap but it saved lots of $$$ and had readily available beverages.

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Originally posted by annies:
Do you pay for bottled water on the ships? I think not, but really don't remember for sure.

Yes bottled water has to be purchased.

Our first cruise I got the soda card. I was shocked at how much they wanted so I kept track of how much I actually drink. I didn't drink nearly enough soda to make it pay off. For some crazy reason I found I really like the fruit punch, childhood memories or something.

Thanks Dave! I should have known, but am slipping I guess! ha!

Funship Freddy...that's a really good idea to take your own. I don't consider it cheap to be saving money..I consider it smart! That's dollars you can spend elsewhere!!

I don't drink enough soda's to even consider a card! That's alot of Cokes to make it worthwhile.

Annies

I think that being cheap is the reason that I can afford to go on the cruises that I do. I'm 23 yrs old and have been on 4 cruises already and have the 5th on booked. I don't spend alot of money in my everyday life and make a good living so i think there is nothing wrong with being cheap. I try to use coupons were ever i go.

Cheap, next cruise I'm packing coolaid for my 32 oz walk about water bottle. Now thats cheap.

This upcoming trip, I'm packing a case of pop, case of water, and a case of Vodka (40 ouncers) heheheheheh Just kidding,

But now that you all mentioned it and I do have a 6 hour wait between getting off the plane and getting onto the ship, I'll get the taxi to stop at a grocery store so I can pick up the water and Pop. Ok I love pepsi, but not 43 dollars worth, as for the vodka, I'd love to but I find the drinks not that expensive and just not worth the hassle. THOUGH, I don't blame anyone who slips on a little bottle of booze, Does the bartender want to see me Trapse up to the bar at 11pm with my flannel jammies and fuzzy slippers on Hair up in rollers just to enjoy a nightcap in my ROOM? I think not!!!! ROFL

Definitely stopping at a grocery store! GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

By the way Whickey, you work on the rigs out there? I'm in a nuclear reactor. As soon as I get home, I pretty much drive back to Toronto a week later for a Women in Nuclear conference (Gone for a week with the girls! Hubby may enjoy the break after 8 days at sea!

Tracy

You do pay for bottled water. I bring a few bottles of bottle water and refill them with the water from the Buffet area when I run out of bottled water.

In 1991 I brought in 3 cases of diet soft drinks. They threw the suitcase (soft sided) and on impact several of the cans got holes in them and leaked. Today I bring in the twelve packs, they seem to carry better. Luckily, my soft drink consumption has been reduced greatly and all I need is one or two a day.

Since we will be driving to Florida for our next cruise, I plan on packing a couple twelve packs and that will be more than enough soft drinks for 3 adults for 7 nights.

Good idea people, I don't think bringing your own soda on board is being cheap either. It's being a smart cruiser. Even both my husband and I sharing the beverage card wouldn't be worth the cost. I have 2 days in Florida before I board the ship, I'm heading to the grocery store!! Thanks for the tips!!
Happy Sailing everyone!!

We have carried a 12 pack of soda and a 12 pack of diet soda on board for years. I am recently started taking a 6 pack of water as well. I just wheel it on in my pilot bag. They have only checked me once to make sure it wasn't beer.

We did not use the fountain cards juice was fine my kids. I did order a pop and just charge it to my sail and sign