Ordering alcohol for the cabin

One of the problems with ordering bottles for the room is the lack of selection. If the selection was open to all bottles on the ship they may do more business.

That's because at that moment, you diluted it with fizz coke. I guarantee you would've known the difference throwing it down the way it was meant to be. Nowadays, I'm civilized, and have it with rocks. In deer camp, I've been known to make exceptions to that rule. But back in the day, I carried it in a canteen. warm.(although I admit I wasn't all that particular about the brand). certainly couldn't drink the water, and besides, for a few seconds I could smell that instead of what was in the air the rest of the time. I remember a certain new LT complained about it. I offered him a drink after a particularly bad morning. He surprised me and took two long pulls.. No more complaints. In an ever changing world, most of which I don't understand anymore, some things can be depended on to stay the same.

Nice the way some of these threads take a left turn. At least I think so. Sort of like sitting at one of the out of the way bars on cruise ships (yes they exist) especially on the big ones, and getting into one of these with a kindred spirit you never will see again. Especially on certain port days.

A whisky story for the Rebel and for the Yankee. I drink mostly red wine nowadays, and have for over three decades, but I used to drink just whiskey. In fact, I still do on occasion, like when we are in a nice restaurant or fine bar. Jack and Coke. Sometimes with a friend at his cabin in the Wrangells we drink Jack straight, over glacier ice. Can't do that much anymore, too long in the tooth, as trying to drive my four wheeler back the four miles to my place is risky, after one of those sessions.

But Jim Beam was my favorite for years, then I switched to Jack. Back when the kids were small we had a number of different R.V.s, like campers. We would get out of Anchorage every weekend. Wife worked in a pharmacy then so had access to smaller containers which she would pour my whiskey into from the big jug. One time, in the late fall, we were camping down at Homer out on the Spit. It was a beautiful evening, I was sitting outside enjoying my Jack and Coke by the campfire. I told her, you know this Jack really tastes good out here.

She said I got news for you. That's Jim Beam, I'm not going to pay those prices for Jack Daniels.

I've done it many time in the past. It proves to be very valuable when you're kicking back in your cabin relaxing. I also bring my UE Boom speaker so I can listen to some music whilst I sip.

Carnival prices are definitely much higher than local prices. When we did a price comparison for buying the drinks at the bar and having a bottle in the room, it came out fairly close. Of course we had both, and it worked out just right for us.

Now you're being sacriligeous. JACK and I survived NAM together..best way to start the day...or night...

Just ask any fine Scotch drinker

Truth be known, I prefer the JB way more than JD.

CapnCruiser - Princess sells in the 375 ml (flask type bottle) and Carnival sells in the regular 750ml bottle (normal size wine bottle). The prices, last time I looked, were quite expensive on the Carnival side.

I did notice the size of the smaller bottle. I need to research more on the Carnival products.

Never heard JB referred to as "swill" b4. hmmmm….gotta hold that thought whilst I explore it further. I'll let you know how the applied research turns out.

Princess' bottles are half the size and a quarter of the price!

At those prices, it is not too bad a purchase. When the line starts charging $90 for a 750 ml bottle, I pass.

For my next Princess trip, I got two bottles of the cheap swill ($17.50 each for the rum and Jim Beam).

I guess that I am just a cheap date!