Carnival may be jumping aboard the "more inclusive" band wagon with their testing of the "My Awesome Bar" program. Quietly unrolled aboard the Carnival Victory at the beginning of August, the package is $42.95 per person per day,
plus a 15 percent gratuity. Purchasers can partake of a wide variety of
wine, beer and spirits, as well as sodas, bottled water and
non-alcoholic frozen cocktails throughout their cruise. (Specialty
coffee is not part of the program.) 
Two caveats: 1) all included beverages,
including wines by the glass, beers and individual cocktails, must be
less than $10 to qualify for inclusion and 2) if one passenger wants to purchase the beverage
package, then all passengers ages 21 years and up in the same cabin must
also purchase the package. Some fear that this will increase the number of "drunks" on board, others consider that concern to be unfounded. People do have strong opinions about alcohol, what do you think?
