DFWMustangs Group Trip Extravaganza!

[cobrajet69]

... and you can buy bottles through their gift shop and have them in your cabin when you board. They are more than liquor store prices but not too far off.

What cruise let you do that?
Carnival held any purchases you made for liquor (via the gift shop) and gave them to you the night before you left the ship. They would also check you when re-boarding from ports-of-call and if you had liquor they would confiscate it and hold it also.


David

[cobrajet69]

Costco has some bad ass deals. The wife has me flying somewhere with her that requires a passport in May (I can't remember where, it changed so many times). 1200 for both of us, for a 4 day weekend. Food, flight and some allotment of drinks...hotel. yadda.

Yes, they do!
Only thing is, I only see them in a kiosk once or twice a year, selling the packages. Did she get them another way?


David

[Sean88gt]

No suggestions for Wally world? Do it Griswold style and pimp a couple of wagons to South Padre.

Who is going to play Christie Brinkley though?

Have to farm that out and hire one.

[BP]

Cruises are cool. The only downside is how much alcohol would cost. We did the 5 day out of Galveston a few years ago and had a great time.

It's not much more expensive if at all than a regular bar on Friday night, plus like I said if you have a large group you can book it with drinks included. That and private parties are cheap on a ship, we had 20 on my last cruise and it was $11.44 a head for an hour. The second hour would have been like $6 more. You also have the past guest party, captain's party and the bon voyage party that'll usually have an open bar. Also the art auctions have free champagne and there seems to be one nearly every sea day. Then when in port if you get out of the cruise terminal drinks are usually dirt cheap!

You also have lots of people with rum runners and many people just smuggle full bottles. Also you can bring a bottle of wine per adult with you and you can buy bottles through their gift shop and have them in your cabin when you board. They are more than liquor store prices but not too far off.

[ceyko]

Costco has some bad ass deals. The wife has me flying somewhere with her that requires a passport in May (I can't remember where, it changed so many times). 1200 for both of us, for a 4 day weekend. Food, flight and some allotment of drinks...hotel. yadda.

[YALE]

Yeah, if only I could drink liquor. Chili could get by with that, but I can only drink beer.

I've seen you drink tequila.

[one slow 5.0]

Guys, thoughts? I've never been on a Cruise. Always wanted to do an Alaskan one. Wouldn't require passports.

Most Alaskan cruises stop in Canada so you would need a passport.

[Katrina]

I may be in...Just depends when. Going to Austin June 7th for bike week then heading to Vegas. See what kinda trouble my cousin and I can get into

[grove rat]

never been on a cruise, that would be cool..

[Leah]

Rum runners FTW.

Mary & I stowed away several of these bladders worth of scotch and cognac.



David

Yeah, if only I could drink liquor. Chili could get by with that, but I can only drink beer.

[cobrajet69]

This can be overcome!

Cruises are cool. The only downside is how much alcohol would cost. We did the 5 day out of Galveston a few years ago and had a great time.

Rum runners FTW.

Mary & I stowed away several of these bladders worth of scotch and cognac.



David

[Leah]

Guys, thoughts? I've never been on a Cruise. Always wanted to do an Alaskan one. Wouldn't require passports.

Cruises are cool. The only downside is how much alcohol would cost. We did the 5 day out of Galveston a few years ago and had a great time.

[cobrajet69]

Guys, thoughts? I've never been on a Cruise. Always wanted to do an Alaskan one. Wouldn't require passports.

Carnival's new "Big Ships" are nice but not as well thought out as they should be. We took the latest one (Carnival Dream) back in Sept. and were not too pleased with the long lines in some of the popular food stations, plus the floors would just stop and restart further down the ship (we were on the 11'th floor and had to take the elevator to 10, walk the hallway to the next elevator, back up to 11.
Were supposed to go to Eastern Carib but the hairucain blew that, so they re-routed to Western Carib, which is how we ended up in Belize. Not a bad gig (for Mexico) but Mary said that the Eastern "St Marrten, Thomas etc..) were better. Most of the port-of-calls we stopped at were WAY too commercialized. I was hoping to see some one legged Mexican boy carving dolphins out of iron wood but only found Wal-Martesque shops with prices that were twice as high as state side Wally's.

We hit Cozumel (decent with excellent dolphin swimming, average food, shopping was too commercialized),
Costa Maya (not much to talk about, shopping was "OK" I guess)
Belize (my favorite. Belize City was pretty hopping with plenty of bars and shopping, and the one place you can get "real" Cuban cigars. Food was pretty good and the local beer - Belikin - was awesome. Diving/Snorkeling on the second largest coral reef in the world there too.)
Isle of Roatan (Mahogany Bay beach was very nice but small. Shopping was decent but the rest of the island is very primitive, so don't wander off.



David

I might be in for this. If I can talk the wife into hanging out with some of you clowns. I'd vote for the Royal at Playa Del Carmen we went there on our honeymoon and she'd go back anytime.

I went there on my Honeymoon as well. Certainly do NOT want to go back for this trip.

[FreightTrain]

I might be in for this. If I can talk the wife into hanging out with some of you clowns. I'd vote for the Royal at Playa Del Carmen we went there on our honeymoon and she'd go back anytime.