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An interesting side note is that the beers are sourced from all over the world. I had Red Stripes fr




I recently went on a cruise to Bermuda on Celebrity Cruise Lines , and have a wealth of experience to share. While I cannot say that all cruise lines have the same policies carnival cruise ship and options, I would expect that the offerrings are similar.
Cruise ships do not allow outside beer and liquor to be consumed on board; carnival cruise ship some allow you to bring up to two bottles of wine on board to be consumed in your stateroom. After overcoming the feeling of discrimination towards beer drinkers I soldiered on.
Celebrity offers various beverage packages ranging from only bottled water to an all-inclusive Premium Package ($54/day). The Classic Package costs $44/day and only included water, soft drinks, carnival cruise ship middle-shelf liquor (including the likes of Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, and Absolut),  and all beers $5 and under (including Amstel carnival cruise ship Light, Becks, Coors, Corona, Dos Equis, Heineken, Leffe, and Red Stripe). The premium package included water, soft drinks, specialty coffees, top-shelf liquor, wine under $12/glass, beers under $6 each, and $6 off all other beers on the ship, including the $49 Deus Brut).  Beers between $5-$6 included Guiness, Hoegaarden, Newcastle, and Peroni.
There was a great beer bar on board called Michael s. Here was where I wanted to spend most of my time. The only drawback was that Michael s only opened at 5PM daily. Even if I got the Premium Package most beers available here would not have been included free-of-charge. Beers available only at this bar ran the gamut of styles and countries. The prices were generally carnival cruise ship a bit higher than if you bought a bottle at a local bar, but they didn t screw you. For example, a 12oz bottle of Dogfish Head 90min IPA ran $9.
An interesting side note is that the beers are sourced from all over the world. I had Red Stripes from both the US and Belize markets. carnival cruise ship The labels were slightly different carnival cruise ship and the health warning on the US bottle was totally carnival cruise ship missing from the Belize bottle. Additionally, the one Sam Adams Boston Lager I had was from the Israeli market. It was still good but it tasted pretty bland compared to the US market carnival cruise ship version. It makes me wonder if it is also brewed outside the US and, if so, are different ingredients used to brew the beer.
I was fairly impressed with the beer offerings, and found that during the day I only wanted to drink the lighter beers since it was blazing hot on the deck. Therefore, I stuck mostly with Leffe and Red Stripe.
Simply put, Bob is a beer lover. He goes out of his way to try new beers whenever he can find them. The love of trying new beers had resulted in a beer label collection of over 1400. When it comes down to it, Bob is a hop head. He loves IPAs (including double and black). Stouts are a close second. His tweet reviews on @nova_beer are simple and approachable. Let him know what you think.
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