I agree. And I very rarely drink.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!!!!!
That's what I said. We usually don't bother to bring wine on board for various reasons but if we were going on a cruise that stops at GC, I will probably bring a bottle on board and plan to drink it on my verandah while docked there. We've been to GC a couple of times, seen everything I'm interested in, not interested in beaches at all, not interested in shopping. We prefer to stay on the ship and the fact that you have to tender in makes it less likely that I'm going to impulsively change my mind.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!!!!!
Why would Disney care, though? They're just going to collect the taxes from the passengers and then pass them along to the Cayman government. It doesn't matter how much money is collected and forwarded. None of it is Disney's money.Keeping one bar open will limit sales, thus limiting the tax they must pay, if that is indeed the law. Highly doubt any cruise line enjoys this, but it seems many locations have similar rules.
People on Celebrity with (prepaid) drink packages are reporting no wine in the dining rooms at lunch.Here's a question. What happens if a ship is still in port when dinner comes? Do the people who've already paid (via a package) get to have their wine with dinner?
Speaking as an operations/logistic person - it's a royal PITA and a lot of work to have to track and submit paperwork for what can be relatively minimal amounts. Costs you more than the actual submission. The person/people who have to do this could be doing so much more value-added work but nooooo.It doesn't matter how much money is collected and forwarded. None of it is Disney's money.
Well, sure. I guess that it's annoying to fill out the paperwork and so it's easier to do it for just one bar instead of doing it for each bar.Speaking as an operations/logistic person - it's a royal PITA and a lot of work to have to track and submit paperwork for what can be relatively minimal amounts. Costs you more than the actual submission. The person/people who have to do this could be doing so much more value-added work but nooooo.
What a nightmare though to have to:Wouldn't it be better to keep the bars open and collect the tax than to close the bars? Disney would still be making money on sales and the bartenders would still be collecting gratuities. Guests would surely prefer it that way, too, right? Closing the bars seems silly to me.
Why would Disney care, though? They're just going to collect the taxes from the passengers and then pass them along to the Cayman government. It doesn't matter how much money is collected and forwarded. None of it is Disney's money.
JUST…we already fly to the Moon so JUST add more gas and we can go to Mars. Never as simple as just that though is it?Well, sure. I guess that it's annoying to fill out the paperwork and so it's easier to do it for just one bar instead of doing it for each bar.
I get what you’re saying. But there’s always a small amount of people who don’t leave the ship. I didn’t even know that was a thing until I heard people complaining about one of the closer island stops here years ago.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'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.I get what you’re saying. But there’s always a small amount of people who don’t leave the ship. I didn’t even know that was a thing until I heard people complaining about one of the closer island stops here years ago.
Turns out now I have missed 10 of my last 15 ports. The ship made it, but my parents, ugh, can’t physically make it anymore. Then on my transatlantic trip I miss half of those ports because my daughter was sick(injured really).
Glad we had a few places to go on the ship.
Since no one can quite find the law/rule, we don’t know exactly what the penalty to Disney is. It could be based on per drink purchased or hours of a bar being open, and each bar is counted separately. It could be more than what is typically taxed.Why would Disney care, though? They're just going to collect the taxes from the passengers and then pass them along to the Cayman government. It doesn't matter how much money is collected and forwarded. None of it is Disney's money.
Well, haven't found the exact law but all the cruise lines that go to Grand Cayman have posted it. But I misunderstood.Since no one can quite find the law/rule, we don’t know exactly what the penalty to Disney is. It could be based on per drink purchased or hours of a bar being open, and each bar is counted separately. It could be more than what is typically taxed.
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.And it seems the number of people who don't leave the ship is growing