Grand Cayman new law?

[holula]

You're right. And it seems the number of people who don't leave the ship is growing. I had an exchange with a YouTube Cruiser Vlogger. He says the ship is everything to him. He doesn't care about the ports. His priorities are the Casino, the shows and the Extra Cost dining. That explains why he didn't like Disney the one time he went, no casino.

But… the casino isn’t open during port hours??

I’m sort of getting the same way, the destination (at least on Disney) is more the ship than anything else, although I’ll do excursions in new ports. I’m sure I’ll feel that way if I do the Treasure next year and just spend time exploring the ship instead of seeing ports I’ve already seen.

(Bit ironic I say that and this year I’m going to Alaska and Bermuda which are both places I want to get off the ship.)

 

[SL6827]

Didn't think of the Treasure, but I bet next year, both ships out of Port Canaveral will have fewer guest staying on the ship. I bet Disney has the highest number of passengers of all the cruise lines doing this now.

 

[tvguy]

I suspect that's a large part of the reason why the law was put into place. The fact that you have to tender at GC can be something of an incentive to stay on board ship if you don't have anything planned and/or you're not interested in beaches or shopping or that's just not enough of a draw to make you want to take the tender. So they need something to "encourage" you to leave the ship.

I can see the tender situation being an issue for some. My second and third cruises were in 1983 and 1984 on the SS Norway when it was the biggest cruise ship going and could not dock in most ports so tendering in is no big deal for us.

 

[Diamond_Girls]

good gravy GC is getting a bit full of themselves. This "law" really pisses me off, trying to force me where to spend my drinking money!!! I'm on a DCL sailing that stops there soon. I think I will plan to drink my carry on and platinum gift champagne/prosecco on my verandah that afternoon instead on dropping any money on that island!!!!!

Hello! I have been trying to confirm whether Platinum still receives the complimentary champagne and been unable to. How did you find out this still exists? And how to get it? Thank you!

 

[Calantha]

Hello! I have been trying to confirm whether Platinum still receives the complimentary champagne and been unable to. How did you find out this still exists? And how to get it? Thank you!

Yes, we sailed on the Magic last month. You just call Dining Services and tell them you want it (vs. fruit or chocolate) and where you want it delivered (i.e., your room, the dining room, Palo). We had 2 Platinum rooms, so one bottle went to a room and one to the dining room.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

Grand cayman used to be cool but has become increasingly lame over the last ten years. Another reason not to do a GC itinerary.

 

[n2mm]

There were several new rules while on our May cruise. A big one was Cozumel. I screenshot it from my app to share.

 

[SL6827]

Seems like people are not fond of the tendering? That's on Grand Cayman.

 

[mmouse37]

Hello! I have been trying to confirm whether Platinum still receives the complimentary champagne and been unable to. How did you find out this still exists? And how to get it? Thank you!

It was one of the Platinum perks 3 months ago on the Fantasy. I always get the bottle of champagne as the chocolates don't taste good and I certainly don't need a fruit platter when I can get fruit at Cabanas.

MJ

 

[PrincessShmoo]

the chocolates don't taste good

The chocolates we got on our Feb cruise were great (not my picture, but this is what we got). The flavors were a bit different, also.

 

[soniam]

Seems like people are not fond of the tendering? That's on Grand Cayman.

It's just the nature of the beast. If they want to keep the reef undamaged, then they can't dig out for a dock. The sea is too shallow. So they have to tender. It seems like a lot of GC excursions are pretty convenient to the port though, as opposed to Falmouth, Jamaica, where you have to go about an hour or more away to do anything.

 

[lpereira]

I guess I am really out of touch with my drinking. I mean, there are bars right there where the ships dock/tenders come in. You can walk to the bar, drink for all 7 hours they are there, and stumble back on board.

Same with Carnival's controversy over limiting guests to 15 alcoholic drinks a day. People drink 15 alcoholic beverages a day and live to tell about it?

You can't tell them that 15 alcoholic drinks a day IS the definition of alcoholism either. They get pissy. Granted the CDC's 4 drinks in a single day or 8 drinks in a week (for a woman) as excessive alcohol intake is a bit tight. Over the course of a 12 to 15 hour day I will have a mimosa or bloody mary at breakfast. A glass of wine at lunch, a cocktail or 2 before dinner and a cocktail after dinner in lieu of dessert. (I'm looking at you chocolate martini. ) if I get off in port I have zero drinks off ship for safety reasons. But under CDC guidelines I am engaging in excessive alcohol use.
Dimly I remember 35 years ago, in my college days, purposely removing excess alcohol from my system so I could keep drinking without being hospitalized. Maybe these 15 drink Carnival people are just my younger spirit alcoholics.

 

[Flossbolna]

There were several new rules while on our May cruise. A big one was Cozumel. I screenshot it from my app to share.

Thanks for sharing this. I think it’s a bit sketchy of DCL to say that the law limits alcohol sales. I understand they can sell what they want but have to pay tax. The way it’s worded it sounds as if they have to close the other bars.

 

[mmouse37]

The chocolates we got on our Feb cruise were great (not my picture, but this is what we got). The flavors were a bit different, also.
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Yep, those were the ones. I did not like them. I tried them on two different sailings. I love chocolate but just didn't enjoy them. I love the box though and saved them to store some of my DCL trinkets/pins lol!

MJ

 

[n2mm]

Thanks for sharing this. I think it’s a bit sketchy of DCL to say that the law limits alcohol sales. I understand they can sell what they want but have to pay tax. The way it’s worded it sounds as if they have to close the other bars.

I stayed onboard that day and only the cove bar was open. A lot of people got off, so wasn’t that much of an impact.

 

[Kwami]

You can't tell them that 15 alcoholic drinks a day IS the definition of alcoholism either. They get pissy. Granted the CDC's 4 drinks in a single day or 8 drinks in a week (for a woman) as excessive alcohol intake is a bit tight. Over the course of a 12 to 15 hour day I will have a mimosa or bloody mary at breakfast. A glass of wine at lunch, a cocktail or 2 before dinner and a cocktail after dinner in lieu of dessert. (I'm looking at you chocolate martini. ) if I get off in port I have zero drinks off ship for safety reasons. But under CDC guidelines I am engaging in excessive alcohol use.
Dimly I remember 35 years ago, in my college days, purposely removing excess alcohol from my system so I could keep drinking without being hospitalized. Maybe these 15 drink Carnival people are just my younger spirit alcoholics.

I'm sure that the CDC's guidelines are meant for every day use, not vacation or other special occasions.

 

[tvguy]

You can't tell them that 15 alcoholic drinks a day IS the definition of alcoholism either. They get pissy. Granted the CDC's 4 drinks in a single day or 8 drinks in a week (for a woman) as excessive alcohol intake is a bit tight. Over the course of a 12 to 15 hour day I will have a mimosa or bloody mary at breakfast. A glass of wine at lunch, a cocktail or 2 before dinner and a cocktail after dinner in lieu of dessert. (I'm looking at you chocolate martini. ) if I get off in port I have zero drinks off ship for safety reasons. But under CDC guidelines I am engaging in excessive alcohol use.
Dimly I remember 35 years ago, in my college days, purposely removing excess alcohol from my system so I could keep drinking without being hospitalized. Maybe these 15 drink Carnival people are just my younger spirit alcoholics.

Before I retired we would have a 4 ounce glass of wine on Friday night, and a 4 ounce glass of wine on Saturday night. Since retiring, we forget to have our wine! But I have had more than one Doctor tell me that 8 ounces a week puts me in the "non-drinking" category.
To be honest, on a cruise, we just have wine with dinner. Those cocktails during the day are just too darn expensive.

 

[jujubiee4]

Yes, we sailed on the Magic last month. You just call Dining Services and tell them you want it (vs. fruit or chocolate) and where you want it delivered (i.e., your room, the dining room, Palo). We had 2 Platinum rooms, so one bottle went to a room and one to the dining room.

I thought they stopped this. I vaguely remember someone posting they are not bringing it to dining
room anymore. If anyone has any updates to this please post..Thx!