- a "cruise cash" alternative is to purchase "Carnival Gift Cards" - use what you need and what's left you can use on a future sailing. the new Carnival cash account idea is to provide a way of gift-giving and also the option to pre-fund your trip. It's not refundable (an use-it-or-lose-it deal), but also can be used for any onboard purchase. To get the most of it, just remember that on your ship there's a duty-free shop (the cheap liquor option to stock up your bar at home), a huge Casino (with big and small gambling options), and also a world-renown Spa complex where you can relax and enjoy an exotic treatment for the rest of your "cruise cash" non-refundable money!
The old Carnival cruise Bar Credit coupons for drinks
(almost obsolete) What's the amount of savings by purchasing Carnival cruise drink coupons? Drinks that are valued over the Carnival drink coupons face value (which is $5,75 for liquor and $1,95 for non-alcoholic beverages) will have the difference in value charged to the guest's S&S account. On an alcohol for $5,75 the actual saving is $0,87, and on a soda-can for $1,95 it's $0,30. Some of the best savings are for Guinness drinkers - this beer is priced on board at $5,95 ($0,20 over the drink coupon value) and guests are not charged this difference in most cases. You're paying $5,75 for it instead of $6,85 ($5,95 + 15% tips), thus generating savings of $1,10 per beer by the drink coupon. Some additional information about the old Carnival drink coupons and why they are/were better than the new ship-board credit system:
- delivered to you by the Maitre 'D in the MDR on the 1st night you dine there nonrefundable they don't expire, which means you can use them on future sailings with Carnival they don't stop the service staff (waiters/bartenders) from getting a tip they can't be used for the onboard 24-hour room-service or drinks in the mini-bar in the stateroom. Bar Coupons vs Bar Credits (a basic math exercise): [old program] you order a drink that's $7,75 and you pay tips on $2, all total you pay ($5,75 coupon) + ($2 drink cost) + ($,030 gratuity) = (total $8,05) versus [new program] you order the $7,75 drink, you pay 15% on the whole $7,75 ($1,16 gratuity) = (total $8,91) charged to your S&S Bar credit account = a $0,86 overall loss per drink.
Carnival drink coupons are specifically designed for gift giving. Despite the fact that most people buy them to prepay as much as possible with the idea to reduce the final bill of their sailing, the drink coupons don't really save you so much money, except for the cents in gratuities. We all know that the proper way to do a Carnival Fun Ship vacation is by having fun, most fun and best fun, so if you do it - do it properly! Be fun, and don't let the money catch you!
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