Today Carnival Cruise Line announced starting in January 2020 Pepsi products will be sold on Carnival's ships. A variety of PepsiCo products will be sold including Bubly, Pure Leaf, Naked Juice, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Starbucks, Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Sierra Mist, and Sierra Mist Zero Sugar. A full list of the PepsiCo products planned to be sold & served onboard can be found below.
The full variety of PepsiCo beverages will be available as Carnival ships deplete inventories of Coca-Cola products and receive shipments of the PepsiCo beverages. Carnival's website states for some time ships may have a mix of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products onboard until the Coca-Cola inventory is sold out.
Through this change in beverage suppliers, Carnival will be taking an additional step to reduce single use plastics on the ships. Carnival's website states more aluminum and glass bottling will be used, but soda dispensers will be used when space allows. It is unclear which ships or bar areas will receive soda dispensers.
There will be an impact to Carnival's beverage package programs, Cheers and Bottomless Bubbles. Some of the newly offered beverages will be available under one program but not the other, both, or not included in the program for either. Carnival's website notes that the change to PepsiCo products is not changing the price of Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles.
The full variety of PepsiCo beverages will be available as Carnival ships deplete inventories of Coca-Cola products and receive shipments of the PepsiCo beverages. Carnival's website states for some time ships may have a mix of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products onboard until the Coca-Cola inventory is sold out.
Through this change in beverage suppliers, Carnival will be taking an additional step to reduce single use plastics on the ships. Carnival's website states more aluminum and glass bottling will be used, but soda dispensers will be used when space allows. It is unclear which ships or bar areas will receive soda dispensers.
There will be an impact to Carnival's beverage package programs, Cheers and Bottomless Bubbles. Some of the newly offered beverages will be available under one program but not the other, both, or not included in the program for either. Carnival's website notes that the change to PepsiCo products is not changing the price of Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles.
PepsiCo Beverages That Will Be Served On Carnival's Ships:
Once the roll-out is complete the following PepsiCo beverages are expected to be on the menu for Carnival's ships (per Carnival's website). I have also included information about whether the PepsiCo beverage is eligible for consumption under Carnival's Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles beverage packages:
Once the roll-out is complete the following PepsiCo beverages are expected to be on the menu for Carnival's ships (per Carnival's website). I have also included information about whether the PepsiCo beverage is eligible for consumption under Carnival's Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles beverage packages:
Beverage Name |
Included In Bottomless Bubbles? |
Included In Cheers? |
Pepsi |
Yes |
Yes |
Diet Pepsi |
Yes |
Yes |
Pepsi Zero Sugar |
Yes |
Yes |
Caffeine Free Pepsi |
Yes |
Yes |
Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Sierra Mist |
Yes |
Yes |
Sierra Mist Zero Sugar |
Yes |
Yes |
Mug Root Beer |
Yes |
Yes |
Diet Mug Root Beer |
Yes |
Yes |
Mountain Dew |
Yes |
Yes |
Diet Mountain Dew |
Yes |
Yes |
Bubly Lime Sparkling Water |
Yes |
Yes |
Bubly Grapefruit Sparkling Water |
Yes |
Yes |
Bubly Orange Sparkling Water |
Yes |
Yes |
Naked Green Machine |
No |
No |
Naked Mighty Mango |
No |
No |
Naked Strawberry Banana |
No |
No |
Half Naked Lively Greens |
No |
No |
Half Naked Peach With Ginger |
No |
No |
Pure Leaf Honey Green Tea |
No |
Yes |
Pure Leaf Tea & Lemonade |
No |
Yes |
Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea |
No |
Yes |
Pure Leaf Sweet Tea |
No |
Yes |
Gatorade Lemon Lime |
No |
Yes |
Gatorade Fruit Punch |
No |
Yes |
Propel Electrolyte Water |
No |
Yes |
Propel Strawberry Raspberry |
No |
Yes |
Propel Peach Mango |
No |
Yes |
Starbucks Frappuccino |
No |
Yes |
Starbucks Double Shot Espresso |
No |
Yes |
If you are a beverage package user (Cheers or Bottomless Bubbles) I recommend checking onboard to make sure you desired drink is included in the package you selected. Please keep in mind beverage availability and inclusion in a beverage package is subject to change. I compiled this list using Carnival's website on 11/13/2019, but information could have changed since this time.
Carnival's Press Release:
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Carnival's Beverage FAQ Section Over The PepsiCo Product Change:
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