Bottomless Bubbles
Sail refreshed with Carnival's Bottomless Bubbles unlimited soda program! Enjoy the ease and convenience of paying one flat price for thirst-quenching fountain soda and juice all cruise long!
Prices are per day - an 18% gratuity will automatically be added at time of purchase of the program.
- Child price per day $6.95 USD (17 years of age and younger)
- Adult price per day $9.50 USD (18 years of age and older)
Upon purchasing Bottomless Bubbles, a sticker will be placed on the guest's Sail & Sign card. In all areas where beverage service is offered, guests may show the Bottomless Bubbles sticker and receive a glass of the carbonated soft drink of their choice. Juices may also be requested. One 16-ounce glass will be served at a time (10-ounce glass for juice) and only to the guest whose name appears on the Sail & Sign card with the Bottomless Bubbles sticker attached.
The following beverages are offered through Bottomless Bubbles:
- Soft Drinks/Soda: Pepsico products (flavors may vary)
- Juices: Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice, Tomato Juice, Pineapple Juice and Grapefruit Juice
What is excluded in the Bottomless Bubbles Package?
- Non-alcoholic beverages other than soda and juices listed above
- Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses
- Bottled water
- Specialty coffee
- Beverages offered at gangway while debarking
- Beverages offered through room service or the interactive TV system (where applicable) or other in-stateroom beverage programs
Please note: The following beverages are included in the price of your cruise and are served in the main dining room and 24/7 in the Lido Restaurant: non-bottled water, lemonade, iced tea, hot chocolate and non-specialty coffee and tea. The following beverages are available through Room Service at no additional charge: juices (orange, tomato, apple or grapefruit), regular or decaffeinated coffee, hot tea, iced tea, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, regular and skim milk.
What are the restrictions of the Bottomless Bubbles Package?
- Only one beverage serving, per sticker, will be served at a time. There is a 5 minute wait between ordering drinks.
- Soft drink is served by the glass (16 ounces); juice is served by the glass (10 ounces).
- No sharing is permitted and is non-transferable. Guests or family members who would like to enjoy soft drinks through this program must purchase their own sticker.
- Program is non-refundable.
- Program is only applicable for onboard purchases; program cannot be used for beverage purchases at Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas and Princess Cays, The Bahamas.
Applicable state and local sales taxes will be charged to the guest's folio when this program is used within US waters. The tax is based on the state’s tax structure and the cost of the individual drink purchased (not the daily program rate). For example: if the drink price is $2 and the tax is 10%, the guest’s Sail & Sign card will be charged $0.20 for tax. This applies to all US ports (embarkation home ports and ports-of-call). Europe and transatlantic cruises: Program is inclusive of VAT, if and as applicable.
CHEERS! Program
CHEERS! is an all-inclusive beverage program that allows guests to enjoy a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by paying a flat daily rate. Guests must be 21 or older to purchase CHEERS! and each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program. If you are not interested in alcoholic beverages, try our Bottomless Bubbles package for unlimited soda.
The program includes a great variety of non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a wide selection of high quality brand-name spirits and wines by the glass.
- Before your cruise: $59.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% gratuity, for all cruise durations, including Europe and transatlantic cruises (to/from the US and Europe). Cut-off for pre-purchase online is 11:59pm ET, the evening prior to the cruise departure. Although we are not able to process the Carnival Gift Card for Fun Shop orders by telephone, you may use a Carnival Gift Card when purchasing CHEERS! online.
- On Board: $64.95 USD, per person, per day plus 18% gratuity, for all cruise durations, including eastbound transatlantic (the US to Europe). CHEERS! can be purchased at a bar on board.
Included in the price of your cruise, served in the main dining room and available 24/7 in the Lido Restaurant: non-bottled water, lemonade, unsweetened iced tea, hot chocolate and non-specialty coffee and tea.
What is included in the CHEERS! Package?
- All spirits, including cocktails, cognacs, whiskies and other spirits, as well as beer (including self-serve beer stations - PYOB) and wine and champagne by the glass, with a $20.00 USD or lower menu price, per serving
- Sodas (including specialty sodas), zero-proof frozen cocktails (including smoothies) and juices
- Specialty coffees and hot tea served in the main dining rooms, specialty restaurants and coffee bars
- Milkshakes, where available
- Energy drinks
- 500ml bottled water and other non-alcoholic bottled beverages served in bars and lounges
- Packaged water in the dining rooms and specialty restaurants
- 25% discount off the menu price for any spirit, cocktail or wine by the glass, costing above $20.00 USD, per serving
- 25% discount off the menu price for wine and champagne by the bottle
- 25% discount off beverage seminars and classes
What is excluded in CHEERS?
- Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses.
- Bottles of liquor.
- Beverages offered at gangway.
- Beverages offered through room service, in-stateroom beverage programs, and apps.
- Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets.
- All other beverage-related programs including merchandise and cigarettes.
- Food items.
- Fresh pressed and squeezed juices.
- Specialty coffee and tea.
What are the restrictions for 'CHEERS'?
- Must be 18 years or older to purchase and agree not to give to minors.
- Price is per person, per day and CHEERS! must be purchased for the entire duration of the cruise.
- Each adult assigned to the same stateroom must purchase the program.
- If the program is part of an offer you’ve received from Carnival, then it’s applicable to the 1st and 2nd adults in the cabin only; if the 2nd passenger is a 18 years of age, then the Bottomless Bubbles package will be assigned.
- Only one alcoholic drink at a time may be ordered. No sharing is permitted.
- Program allows for up to 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hour period (6AM - 6AM).
- Once you have consumed your 15 drinks, you cannot purchase any additional alcoholic beverages.
- Only one non-alcoholic beverage (other than mixers) at a time may be ordered. No sharing is permitted.
- If you are on the CHEERS! program, you can not (even by paying) purchase sharing cocktails (aka fishbowls), floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets.
- Carnival reserves the right to refuse service for any reason. Responsible Service of Alcohol rules apply.
- Program is strictly non-refundable and is also non-transferable onboard.
- All bottles and cans will be served opened.
- Program only applicable for onboard purchases during regular operating hours.
Note: Cheers! is not available for pre purchase and must be purchased by each adult assigned to the same stateroom, for the entire length of your cruise.
Applicable state and local taxes will be charged to the guest folio when this program is used within US waters. The tax is based on the state's tax structure and the cost of the individual drink purchased (not the daily program rate). For example: if the drink price is $5 and the tax is 10%, the guest's Sail & Sign card will be charged $0.50 for tax. This applies to all US ports (embarkation home ports and ports-of-call). Cheers Package is inclusive of VAT, if and as applicable on European cruises. Cheers package begins on Day 2 for ships sailing from Texas and New York - activation will occur at 6:00am on the second day of the cruise. Package is non-transferable and non-refundable after 10:00pm ET the evening before departure.
About the Drinks Packages
Does the package have to be purchased for the entire week or can it be purchased on a daily/a la carte basis?
The beverage package can only be purchased for the entire voyage at a rate of $59.95 USD per person, per day via Carnival’s website and $64.95 USD per person, per day if purchased once on board.
What is the price for individual drinks on board?
Sample of beverage prices:
- Beer: starting at $6.50 (mostly 16-ounces)
- Wine by the glass: starting at $9.50
- Mixed Drinks: $7.50 - $20.00
- Specialty Cocktails: starting at $10.50 (excluding souvenir glassware and premium selections)
- Soft Drinks: $2.75
- Specialty Coffees: $2.50 - $4.25
- Energy Drinks: $4.95
- Water (San Benedetto bottled water and Coconut Water): $1.50 - $5.00.
Prices and product availability are subject to change without notice.
I don’t drink alcohol. Am I still able to purchase the Bottomless Bubbles all-inclusive soda program?
While guests who purchase the enhanced CHEERS! program receive all of the benefits of the Bottomless Bubbles program, CHEERS! does not replace the Bottomless Bubbles soda program which continues to be available to children and adults at a cost of $6.95 USD per person, per day and $9.50 USD per person, per day, respectively.
Why aren’t full bottles of wine and champagne included in the enhanced program?
The program allows guests to purchase drinks on an individual basis at a convenient flat rate and not purchase multiple drinks at one time or bottles of wine and champagne. The program does include a feature that allows guests to purchase full bottles of wine and champagne at a 25 percent discount.
I understand there is a maximum of 15 drinks a day for the CHEERS! program. With the enhanced program, do non-alcoholic drinks count toward this total?
Sodas and other applicable non-alcoholic beverages remain unlimited and will not be counted toward the 15 alcoholic beverages limit, and all other policies and procedures remain the same. Guests are expected to enjoy alcohol responsibly and staff members are trained not to serve guests who appear to be intoxicated.Guests will be limited to purchasing a maximum of 15 alcoholic beverages, per person, per day while on board.
Do you have procedures in place that keep guests from drinking too much?
Carnival has a number of procedures in place to monitor guests’ alcohol consumption and bartenders are trained to look for signs of intoxication and will discontinue serving guests who appear to be intoxicated. Certain flags have been built into the system that are designed to monitor guests’ alcohol consumption and encourage responsible use of the program.
Does the package have to be purchased for the entire week or can it be purchased on a daily/a la carte basis?
The beverage package can only be purchased for the entire voyage at a rate of $119 AUD USD per person, per day via Carnival’s website or onboard.