cruisefam86 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 If you are not on the drink package and order a drink with a floater do you pay the $14 for the drink then cost of the additional shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 That would depend on what drink you are adding the floater to. Not all drinks are $14 (though it's probably the cost for most blender drinks where floaters are common). That's just the per drink limit of the package. Without a package, the total cost would be drink cost plus shot cost. With a package, for drinks less than $14, you would just pay the shot cost and for drinks over $14, you would pay the overage plus the shot cost. That's my understanding. Ryan79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBC Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 A tip in hand when making the order will usually take care of the floater cost. USCG Teacher, WAYNO and Ryan79 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaia Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 9 out of 10 times when I ask for a floater, it's just given with no questions asked or extra charges. I've even occasionally passed a drink back to the bartender when it tasted weak and they've nicely topped it off with whatever liquor was in the cocktail (that's usually with bartenders I've gotten familiar/friendly with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmattinson Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 I went into this thinking you got drinks with "floaters" in them not that you were topping the drink with a floater shot. Wheww! CrimsonCruiser, tingtang, Bob Burd and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof4crazytocruise Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I have never been charged for an additional floater on the drink package - but we're big tippers. But to be honest, I have only ever ordered Kraken as a floater by the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 see this just goes to once again prove that I know nothing about bars and booze because I thought you were complaining about floaters (ie bugs, hair, spit, dirt etc) in the drinks being served on board..... granted I still don't know what you DO mean...but context here has shown me it's definitely not what I was thinking lol OCSC Mike and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 14 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said: I still don't know what you DO mean A floater is an extra shot of liquor poured on top of the drink once it's made... so it sort of "floats" on top. Picture a fully made pina colada... then pour an extra shot of rum on top. (Preferably Kraken in my example.) CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Just now, OCSC Mike said: A floater is an extra shot of liquor poured on top of the drink once it's made... so it sort of "floats" on top. Picture a fully made pina colada... then pour an extra shot of rum on top. ohhhhhhhhhhhh...interesting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 My experience has been floaters are usually requested for frozen drinks. They just put the liquor on top instead of blending it into the drink so it isn't really any extra liquor added to the drink. I guess if specifying an additional floater it would be an extra shot but my Lava Flow with Kraken has also been just a Kraken floater on top of the drink. Although one bartender actually mixed the Kraken into the strawberry puree in a the cup before adding the frozen pina colada on top..that was different and potent. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaggio Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 On my C&A free drinks, when I have a rum punch, after it’s made I ask for a floater and have never been charged. Helps to tip. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 15 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said: because I thought you were complaining about floaters (ie bugs, hair, spit, dirt etc) in the drinks being served on board..... You're lucky thats all you thought because floater means something completely different in UK WAAAYTOOO, CrimsonCruiser and Momof4crazytocruise 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 You aren’t charged for a floater on a frozen drink because it isn’t extra liquor. All the frozen blended drinks are blended as virgin, then the liquor is poured on top at serving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 7 hours ago, Ray said: You're lucky thats all you thought because floater means something completely different in UK It means the same thing in the US too... @CrimsonCruiser was just being diplomatic. OCSC Mike, CrimsonCruiser and Ray 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I'm sorry. I can't get past the title. Floters means something completely different in my house. LOL. CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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