I Spend $0 Extra on Carnival Cruises. Here's the Catch

How I spend $0 extra on a Carnival cruise, and the ONE charge that still lands on my Sail & Sign card every single time. 238 days at sea across Carnival Panorama, Carnival Firenze and Carnival Radiance, and this is the honest version of how it works. The rules I sail by are simple. Fare and gratuities are the only things I count as the cost of the cruise. Everything after that has to already be paid for, or it does not happen. That covers the food, the shows, the activities and the port days, and it runs straight into the two traps that catch almost everyone: onboard credit you think is free money, and the gratuities line nobody reads before they board. I also tell you the one thing I buy on every single sailing, because pretending otherwise would be a lie. This one was suggested by a viewer, and it turned into the video I should have made two years ago. WATCH NEXT Cruise Nickel & Diming is ACTUALLY Good For You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuX1yCTpY-4 Carnival Cruise Tips: The Truth About the Sail & Sign Card https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w37PL0dPVs Why Most People Spend OBC Wrong on Carnival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swXoriFgJ9o 🦆 Oh, and… I snuck some ducks into this video. Can you find them all? Drop a comment if you do! 🕵️‍♂️🦆 🔔 Subscribe for more Carnival cruise content: https://www.youtube.com/@ReubensRandomSandwich?sub_confirmation=1 🚢 New to cruising? Start here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIaFZXcZ2w3c 👍 Follow me on Facebook for LIVE cruise updates: https://www.facebook.com/reuben.poon.2025 📸 Instagram for behind-the-scenes: https://www.instagram.com/reubensrandomsandwich/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reubensrandomsandwich 📧 Business and sponsorship inquiries: me@reubensrandomsandwich.com 💬 Let me know what you think in the comments! This content is for entertainment purposes only. While I do my best to research and provide you with the best information, I've known to be wrong sometimes! Some links above are affiliate links. If you buy through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It helps keep these videos coming! PS - I received no sponsorship money for making this video. I do get some money from the YouTube partner program. But if you WANT to sponsor a video, email me!!12 00:00 Cruising Carnival Without Spending Onboard 0:54 What All Those Days at Sea Taught Me 1:24 The Rules I Sail By 2:04 Every Meal Your Fare Already Bought 3:22 Shows and Activities That Cost Nothing 4:02 Port Days Without Booking an Excursion 4:56 Trap One: Onboard Credit You Did Not Earn 5:28 Trap Two: The Gratuities Line You Missed 6:57 The WiFi and Chat Asterisk 7:33 What Zero Dollars Really Buys You 8:51 What Changes When Carnival Rewards Goes Live

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