While other bands, such as Trini Revellers , show an increase in price which can be as marginal as 30% (Rugeri for instance), other sections reflect a price increase of 75% since 2000. Also, take note that in 2000 the sections I have listed were costume only; I could not find a price for any all-inclusive section for 2000. However, in 2001 I can see the foundation was set with Island Events all-inclusive package for the other sections to follow. Galvanize really upped the ante with the long list of extras that their package included, having never played with Galvanize I can only guess that they did deliver on those promises. It is obvious that as the bands added more and more perks to the all-inclusive package so too did the prices continue to rise.
That brings us to TRIBE today and their all-inclusive package. What I have come to realise, and maybe some people have not, is that apart from the costume and all-inclusive package, we the masquerader pay for all the niceties and extras that comes along with TRIBE. When I complain that other mas camps are hot, that their facilites are not up to my standard or that people waiting to register have to stand outside in the hot sun while I was sitting at Cascadia in air-conditioned comfort, well all those "luxuries" are what I pay for in addition to an excellent time on the road on Monday and Tuesday. Knowing this, the price of my costume is worth it to me, while to others they are quite content with their mas camp having no air conditioning or not having "cool zones" and wee wee trucks on the road if it means their costume price will be cheaper.
Maybe I am a little too " stush" for some people, maybe I am channeling my inner Diva or I just like myself too much and always think I deserve the best, but these are probably all the same reasons why I will not go to WASA fete but I will go to Amnesia. I work hard for my money and enjoy spending it in ways that please me, not to please other people.
If you want to check out all the following prices yourself, have some fun using the Way Back Machine which is a website that lets you browse archived web pages, now you guys know my secret for finding all those photos of old Carnival Costumes. Just type in www.poison.co.tt or www.pleasurescarnival.com or even www.hartscarnival.com and see what pops up.
POISON
Tropicana 2000
Ritimo Caribeno $199.00US female, male $148.00
La Vida Loca $192.00US, male $140.00
Noche Tropical $162.00US, male $148.00
Culture Shock 2001
Soca Samba (Island Events all-inclusive section) - $240.00US female /214.00US male
All Islandevents.com packages include:
*Costume
*Full bar - Carnival Monday & Tuesday
(Tequila, Rum, Scotch, Vodka, etc.)
*Food � Carnival Monday & Tuesday
*'Carnival� Mugs
*Carnival Survival Pack (bandanas, Tshirts, product giveways and lots and lots of useful goodies)
Sambistas -$183.00Us female, $158.00US male
Bali Hai- $209.00female, $158.00 male
Erotica 2002
Purience (all inclusive) - female $250.00US, male $225.00US
All inclusive price includes full bar to keep you in the cool for the whole experience, complimentary lunch and light snacks on both days, even breakfast on Tuesday. But wait, we're not done yet! Carnival Monday Gear by Radical Designs and Carnival Survival Packs and special surprises revealed upon registration only! Register early and get even more bonuses such as tickets to upcoming Carnival Fetes, and other giveaways.
Fleurs de Passion 2003
Celosia- male $233.00US
This All-Inclusive section is Ultra-Exclusive with:
# A Premium bar on Carnival Monday and Tuesday (Beer, Rum, Scotch, Vodka, Tequila, Baileys, Alize, etc.)
# Sno-cone man.
# Lunch and snacks on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. (Breakfast Included Carnival Tuesday)
# Carnival Monday gear by Radical Designs.
# Customized "Celosia" body mist fragrance, earrings and purse for the ladies.
# Cigar for the men.
# Male costume belt complete with your initials in rhinestones.
# Carnival Survival Pack which would include, bandanas, water bottles, body glitter, chapstick.
# Music truck featuring live soca artistes.
# Early registration bonus a choice of one ticket to Girl Power, Insomnia, Glow, Wet Fete, Madhatters or Amnesia. (Subject to Availability)
# Coupons for a massage after Carnival.
# Cool-down, Free Drinks lime on Ash Wednesday at Celosia's mascamp.
# Discount to play J'ouvert (the "Exhaust package").
# L.T.B. (Locate the band) system. This is a tracking service where you can call a number at any time Carnival Monday and Tuesday and be told exactly where the section and band is located.
# Additional Security provided by Galvanize Entertainment in conjunction with existing Poison Security
# A GOOD JUMP UP, WINE DOWN SESSION…. GOOD VIBES.
Retromanina 2004
Discomania -female US$360.00, male $250.00US
PACKAGE:Cherchez La Femme 2005
# A premium bar on Carnival Monday and Tuesday (Beer, Rum, Scotch, Vodka, Alize, Baileys, Hypnotiq, etc.)
# Lunch and snacks on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, breakfast on Carnival Tuesday
# Sno-cone man
# A choice of a manicure, pedicure or massage after Carnival, at Jade Danielle Skin Care Centre, Ariapita Ave.
# A choice of one ticket to one of the following Carnival fetes. Girl Power, Mad Hatters, Insomnia, Glow.WHILE STOCKS LAST.
# Carnival Survival packs which would include, bandanas, body glitter, chapstick, sunblock, etc.
# L.T.B. (Locate the band) system. This is a tracking service where you can call a number at any time Carnival Monday and Tuesday and be told exactly where the section and band is located.
# Costume is valid in three Carnivals. In addition to playing mas in Trinidad, for a minimum band fee you can also play mas in New York, and Nottinghill London Carnival with your costume.
# Cool-down, Free Drinks lime on Ash Wednesday at Discomania's mascamp.
# A Good Jump Up, Wine Down Session…. Good Vibes
Kwan Yin (all inclusive) - female $320.00/$335.00/ Frontline $420.00US, male $270.00US
PACKAGE:
* A premium bar on Carnival Monday and Tuesday (Beer, Rum, Scotch, Vodka, Alize, Baileys, etc.)
* Lunch and snacks on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, breakfast on Carnival Tuesday
* Sno-cone man
* A choice of one ticket to one of the following Carnival fetes. Girl Power, Insomnia, Glow. WHILE STOCKS LAST.
* Carnival Survival packs which would include, bandanas, body glitter, chapstick, sunblock, etc.
* Roaming photographer and video camera-man
* Gym discount at Fitness Centre Ltd. Starlite Shopping Plaza (Diego Martin), Ellerslie Plaza (Maraval), Centre Point Mall (Chaguanas), #4, Prince Street, Arima.
* Body Jewelry Discount to match your costume at Eye Candy west mall (new wing). Mardi Gras, Long Circular Mall (level1), Limelight (level 3). or call 623-9631.
* L.T.B. (Locate the band) system. This is a tracking service where you can call a number at any time Carnival Monday and Tuesday and be told exactly where the section and band is located.
* Costume is valid in three Carnivals. In addition to playing mas in Trinidad, for a minimum band fee you can also play mas in New York, and Nottinghill London Carnival with your costume.
* Cool-down, Free Drinks lime on Ash Wednesday at Kwan Yin’s mascamp.
* A Good Jump Up, Wine Down Session…. Good Vibes
Dreams 2006
Morocco - female $340.00US/$371.00/$484.00, male $285.00
All-Inclusive Includes :
*Costume
*Carnival Essentials Gift Bag
*Premium All-Inclusive Bar
*Lunch Monday & Tuesday
*Breakfast Tuesday
*Treats thru de day
*Top D.J. Truck & Soca Artistes
*Roaming Photographer
*Other on de road surprise
TRIBE
Ole Time Something Come Back Again 2007
Pierrot Grenade- $432.00US female, male $362.00US
Fireman -$489.00US female, male $380.00US
Imp - $520.00US female, male $354.00US
Jab Molassie Frontline - $750.00US
Tribe All Inclusive Experience Includes :
* Fully stocked Premium bars with unlimited supplies of ice-cold Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic drinks
* A variety of Food (breakfast, lunch, snacks, dessert)
* Private Security Team
* Complimentary Shuttle Service to the band (for latecomers)
* Goody Bag (Carnival essentials and souvenirs)
* Tribe ‘Cool-Zones’
* Mobile Air-conditioned Resting Stations
* On-site Paramedic Team & Ambulance
* Mobile Restrooms
* Roaming Photographers
* And of course, your costume!
19 comments:
LOL! LOL! Take DAT in yuh rookookotungkun! I with you girl. Money may not buy happiness but it sure as hell can buy comfort!
Yes, not that anything wrong with WASA fete eh, but I went once many years ago and the whole vibe was not for me!As I have gotten older so too have my tastes become more refined.I think I am at the age where I am working,living comfortably and debt free so I can afford little luxuries that bring me comfort and happiness.As I always ask people who say "money does not bring you happiness",so, poverty does? You can be pooor and unhappy just like you can be rich and unhappy; the only difference is that the rich can live unhappily comfortably!
well I can personally vouch that Galvanize Ent did NOT deliver on all their amenities when I played w/ their God-awful Celosia section for 2k3. They ran out of food for lunch on Carnival Tues, their LTB system never worked, I registered very early & never got my Girl Power ticket that was promised to me by Wyatt. And the Mon gear by Radical Designs was an embarassment! I guess that's what I get for playin fass & abandoning Pleasurescarnival (Tribe) that year - I'll never forgive myself for that. Whenever I saw that gorgeous Osiana costume on the road I wanted to hide my ugly Celosia costume :(
Yeah but discomania drinks eh reach till 1pm on Monday (with lunch) was not impressed.I think I had play in Sambistas too yes lolol that was a shit costume! But it was free so say what.Where the ass you find them pics???lol
kevian I did not find the price for Celosia female, oops!
Oh, and to answer you Kevian,I don't think some of the costumes in Tribe are worth the price for sure! For me my costume price has increased from $1795.00 in 2005 to $2935.00 in 2007,though next year's costume is more elaborate than the one I had for 2005. That difference of $1140.00 over the two years is alot,I agree,however I have been seeing that as a masquerader I am also getting "more for my money" than I did before.I cannot put a price on what it means to me to go to a mascamp and not have someone talk down to me, or when I need information and call them on the phone they are not only courteous, but very helpful.Neither can I price the sense of security I have in knowing that what I am paying for (as advertised by said band) is what I am getting at the end of the day.To me being a band where I am comfortable, not having to worry about stormers and some random stranger coming to pull me for a wine,is all part of that price. Being able to lime with my friends, have a good time, have freedom in the band (not being told to stay in my section)makes me enjoy my Carnival even more.And,when it comes to service I cannot complain.Notice I did not talk about the food,drinks, goody bag, mobile toilets, cool zone etc. etc. that are all part of the all-inclusive package. Those things I can bring down to a dollar value, but intangible benefits, for me, is worth it.
Like I said, people are different and what is important to me might not be a priority for other people and for them I say,AGAIN, there is a band to suit you.
Kevian so true; there is a lady who works with me who always has a comment about how I does "waste my money" behind mas.But get this,every single day she buys cheap Chinese food from Tai Hing on Park Street at $11.00 a box. We have 5 working days a week and 52 weeks in the year, so she buys this cheap food 260 days a year and spends $2860.00 at the end of it all..that money could be used towards a costume ent? And if you think she NEEDS to buy this food or else she will starve,no, Ms. Lady brings a homecooked meal but eats it for breakfast and then buys the cheap Chinese food for lunch!On the rare occasion she does not buy Tai Hing she eats a KFC dinner special :S Needless to say she is overweight.
So her money is going toward the cheap Chinese food, that she shitting out after, and mine going towards my two days of enjoyment.Ent it boil down to the same damn ting? We both spending money on things that are important to us, what we value, what brings us some measure of satisfaction and happiness, the difference is I don't have nothing to say to her when she wolfing down the rice and noodles like a starving Somalian but she always have something to tell me about how I spending MY damn money. One of these ah go tell she haul she kiss meh arse self with she stink Chinese food!!!
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH GAD!!!!! Well yes! I only HOPE none ah dem Chinese food people does read dis blog! People does spend thousands a year in drinks. I find THAT is a waste of money. Lemme spend my money on a costume that makes me feel even more of a goddess than I already do yes!
Hottie I doh know if the food stink eh,LOL,I never eat it and I hope i eh offend amybody who does buy they cheap Chinese food.But it does be pack up with rice and God knows what kinda meat.I really used the "stink" for emphasis cause it does disgust me how she so damn greedy and ready to pass she mouth on everybody else!!!
LOL! But yuh eh see how high people used to wear dey waistband (ah know ah changing de topic.)
yeah Hotts and check how tight and small dem man pants was LOL!
LOL! Death by noodle!
She not going to be reading the blog, trust me!
OH SHIMS look meh Prurience costume. LOL LOL LOL that was my first time playing mas in Trinidad and I felt I was "it" yuh know! bwahahaha. It was simpler times back then I guess.
But the next time I played with them in Celosia, yes I can vouch with Ampy on this one....was awful. The costume was ill-fitting and cheaply made, imagine I'm a 36C and I was afraid of falling out of my bra. They used glitter...who uses glitter on a costume??? not even Legends with thier older stuff used glitter!!! GLITTER! The food was sour and even though I'm not creative in ordering my drinks but the day I decided to be creative, they didn't have what I wanted. I was doubly vex because I wanted to play in either Osiana or Desert Rose and I decided to play in this purple and red shite! *steups* I does still get vex about it! :-(
Desert Rose wa a pretty costume doh mind yuh could order pratically everything online!!
Osiana looked gorgeous on the road I must say, though I didn't feel the headpiece that much.
So true. But I didn't know better back then. At least now I can go to Jackson Heights in Queens, or online and play out my Desert Rose fantasy! LOL
Thanks for that Way Back Machine link, Saucy!! I was just having a conversation with someone about my FAVORITE Poison costume ... SHANGHAI. But we were disagreeing on the year that Poison came out with Culture Shock. Looks like yours truly just won some Carnival spending money!!
way back machine is the thing self!
whats the next best band after tribe?
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