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At least that is the headline budget rental cars canada that some channels of the media seemingly would have liked to run , when Carnival budget rental cars canada recently announced they were testing an inclusive beverage package on the Carnival Victory.
When Carnival announced their beverage package (titled My Awesome Bar Package ) CNN News asked it s viewership for comments budget rental cars canada and opinions, even though other cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and MSC already offer similar budget rental cars canada programs on their vessels.
It seems, even with the continuing excellent year to year growth in the cruise industry, Carnival, the industry budget rental cars canada and it s representative industry voice, CLIA, have not done as good a job as they should have in making the general public aware of the many (and often amazing) changes in the industry.
Seemingly too many people who haven t experienced a cruise, to this day still think of cruise ships as for the newlywed, and the nearly budget rental cars canada dead , or for those interested in glutenous overeating , or for those who want a floating non-stop Frat Party .
In recent years, because of low pricing, more and more people have taken their first cruise, including those who believe the cliches I mentioned above still hold true. But, has the industry as a whole, as well the individual cruise lines, done the job of informing their prospective customers of the falicies of those cliches?
In regard to Carnival Cruise Line, in the early 90s they perhaps got a deserved reputation of sailing party ships ; attracting budget rental cars canada a young crowd, looking to drink and party ; a kind of Sprink Break every week sort of mentality. That is certainly not descriptive of today s Carnival. However, they need to find a way to point that out to today s prospective passengers.
While they ve changed their booking policies budget rental cars canada long ago  (not allowing people under 21 to book without someone 25 or older in the same cabin, unless married), they have not wanted to abandon their tag line as the Fun Ships .  In fact, with their new ships, they ve doubled down on the tag line, now referring to their new program as Funship 2.0.
On one hand Fun Ships is very descriptive of the product they offer; with lots of action and innovative activities budget rental cars canada available for passengers to enjoy. On the other hand, Fun Ship makes it easy for those who haven t cruised with Carnival, if at all,  to assume there is still an implication budget rental cars canada that heavy alcohol consumption is the driving force for the fun.
Many of the luxury cruise lines have been offering almost all alcoholic beverages in their cruise fares for some time, with no talk of overly innebriated passengers. Mass market lines (Royal Caribbean and Celebrity) have reported no significant changes to the onboard consumption of those guests choosing to participate in the beverage programs. So, I do think it follows that one isn t likely to notice anything different because they are Carnival ships.
Would you purchase such a beverage package if it was available on the ship you were sailing? Do you think participants will over-indulge? Do you think the availability of drink packages makes cruising budget rental cars canada a more attractive option?
Here is one example at a Mexican place near where I live. They offered regular margaritas Gold tequila margaritas, budget rental cars canada presumably with gold label teq, and Texan, super sized drinks. I did not want a Margarita and orderd a martini, to be told, We don t have a liquor license =hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm=
I asked how could they sell margatitas without a liquor license, well, our waitress, said its like Wal Mart, you know, the margaritas in a bag! Well, malt beverage, complies with a BEEER! license. YUCK. these cheap deceaving measures will find their way, no doubt they already have, onto ships.
When DW and I cruise, she opts for the soda package. I don t drink enough soda to make that worthwhile. The service is definitely budget rental cars canada not there when you have a beverage package, as opposed to buying by the drink. I wouldn t get the drink package, as I also don t buy enough alcohol to make this worthwhile. I don t think it would necessarily increase drinking on board, I think people would get caught up in the excitement budget rental cars canada of having an open bar , and buy the package, and then not use it to it s fullest potential. Of course, there will be those who will insist on getting their money s worth, but they would be overindulging regardless of a package.