Cruisin' - Page 2

samjjones · #11 01-18-2007, 06:19 PM

dcasper said the 3/6 game paid for his cruise.

People_Mover · #12 01-19-2007, 12:09 PM

I'll be on that ship too. SUP BROOOOO. Limit is the gay, but it's still fun to donk around with the fish. It's a jokefest for sure. I PMed you my number and I'll have a nice selection of fine alcoholic beverages in my room. Holla Baller style. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

MtSmalls · #13 01-19-2007, 02:09 PM

Don't worry about Cash or Cards. Most Cruise ships don't take cash. You give them a single credit card before you board. This is then tied to your stateroom. You use your room key to charge everything, then they put it on your credit card at the end of the trip.

This way the cruise ship A) doesn't have to mess with cash and change and B)can entice you to spend more, since you don't pay for anything until you get back.

People_Mover · #14 01-19-2007, 02:57 PM

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Don't worry about Cash or Cards. Most Cruise ships don't take cash. You give them a single credit card before you board. This is then tied to your stateroom. You use your room key to charge everything, then they put it on your credit card at the end of the trip.

This way the cruise ship A) doesn't have to mess with cash and change and B)can entice you to spend more, since you don't pay for anything until you get back.

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This is half right. You use your "sail and sign" card to buy drinks from the bars and sh.it from gift shops and whatever. Cash in king in the casino. You can charge money to your sail and sign card but they add 3%. You get 100.00 casino chips, sign hereto charge your sail and sign card 103.00. You can not charge chips to your card at the poker table, cash only.

jjp · #15 01-19-2007, 04:29 PM

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Smuggle alcohol in your suitcase. I brought gin on the PP cruise in a Dasani water bottle and Rum in a Dr. Pepper bottle and had them in my handbag when I went through customs.

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Put it in your checked luggage, not your carry on. They use the same rules as TSA uses on airplanes, you can't bring liquids on. They do make exceptions for bottles of wine (since no one wants to pack them for fear of breakage).

If you like wine, bring your own for dinner. They are supposed to charge you corkage, but I have never been charged. Of course, I then tip the waiter very nicely at the end, since he saved me a bunch of money on corkage fees, which is probably why he does it.

Put gin or vodka in a water bottle. Buy a "soda card" for unlimited juice and soda. Make your own mixed drinks. Be subtle.

jjp · #16 01-19-2007, 04:31 PM

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That's something I would be down to do under different circumstances, however since I don't turn 21 until the day I get back from the cruise and I don't have any [censored] on me, I'm gonna have to buy my drinks on the boat.

Also, anything that possibly gets me arrested before leaving on the plane is going to have to be brought to a minimum, since I'm with my gf's whole hugeass family.

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Nothing illegal about putting alcohol in your checked luggage. But if you can't acquire it ahead of time, you're screwed.

MattSuspect · #17 01-19-2007, 04:36 PM

I charged over 1200 in booze over 7 days during my cruise. [censored] government, this makes me long for another Party cruise.

fluffpop62 · #18 01-19-2007, 04:37 PM

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Don't worry about Cash or Cards. Most Cruise ships don't take cash. You give them a single credit card before you board. This is then tied to your stateroom. You use your room key to charge everything, then they put it on your credit card at the end of the trip.

This way the cruise ship A) doesn't have to mess with cash and change and B)can entice you to spend more, since you don't pay for anything until you get back.

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Or, you charge it to your room key (w/o giving them a credit card # beforehand - they've already got your gf's fam's cc #s anyway), adn sign the slips. The cruise will keep track of which room keys charge which things, and then early morning or late at night (whenever you're done spending $), you resolve your accounts with the cashier. Bonus: the family will be impressed that you had it all covered already, before they even bothered with resolving accounts.

belgianbeerlover · #19 01-19-2007, 04:46 PM

Skip the excursions when you get to the islands. Have a rental car lined up instead. Do your research, so you know where to go, where to avoid, and know the local driving laws. Get another couple and split the cost. Much better experience IMO. You can do what you want at your own pace. Just make sure you get back to the ship on time.