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Climb aboard the S.S. Sofast to begin your exciting cruise! This year, fluffy white sheep make an appearance along the coastline..

Description and Requirements

The Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise is the event location for the Year of the Sheep Festival, requiring a minimum rank of Recruit to enter. Mice are unable to steal gold or points, but may steal multiple pieces of cheese if not caught. The cruise ship is run by Calamity Carl.

The area includes a Heads-up Display that shows which area the cruise is visiting and how many Cruise Bux a hunter has earned. It also shows the hunter's inventory of Firecracker Charms, Nitropop Charms, and Ramming Speed Charms.

Mousing over the individual charm boxes in the HUD will allow you to brew Nitropop Potions and Ramming Potions

Mousing over the area showing the currently armed charm's effects gives this popup hint:

Boost your horsepower!

Use Firecracker, Nitropop, Dragonbreath, Snakebite, Horsepower or Ramming Speed Charms to BOOST the speed of your ship's engine!

The bigger the firework, the faster you'll cruise, and the more rewards you'll earn!

During the cruise, each mouse caught lets the cruise ship progress according to which charm the hunter had armed:

Charm	Distance per catch
Ramming Speed	25 km
Horsepower	25 km
Snakebite	25 km
Dragonbreath	25 km
Nitropop	9 km
Firecracker	3 km
others/none	1 km

If a hunter has fewer remaining km to reach the end of the cruise than what the current charm would advance, they are applied to the next cruise cycle (that is, using Ramming Speed Charms at 1349 km will move the hunter to 24 km).

The cruise is divided into 10 zones, each lasting 150 km, and the mice in that zone are determined by what Location the ship is sailing near. Each zone has a particular Miniature Collectible available as loot or for purchase in the General Store. After completing all but the last zone, a message is left in the Hunter's Journal:

To celebrate reaching a new stop on the cruise, Carl has handed out XX Cruise Bux to spend in the ship's Shops! I'm sure you'll get even more at the next stop!

At the completion of the last section, the message changes:

Congratulations, you've completed a full cruise! Carl has provided you with ??? Cruise Bux to spend in the ship's Shops. There's another cruise departing shortly - now would be a great time to take another trip and rack up even more Cruise Bux!

Zone	Length	Cruise Bux Earned	Collectible	HUD Image
Harbour	0 — 150	25	Harbour Miniature	View
Gnawnian Shoreline	151 — 300	???	Gnawnian Shoreline Miniature	View
Digby and Lab	301 — 450	???	Digby Lab Miniature	View
Iceberg	451 — 600	???	Iceberg Miniature	View
Acolyte Realm	601 — 750	???	Acolyte Realm Miniature	View
Huntington	751 — 900	???	S.S. Huntington III Miniature	View
Tribal Isles	901 — 1050	???	Tribal Isles Miniature	View
Zugzwang Island	1051 — 1200	???	Zugzwang Island Miniature	View
Sunken City	1201 — 1350	???	Sunken City Miniature	View
Daredevil Canyon	1351 — 1500	???	Gnawnian Express Miniature	View

The first time through a complete cruise, this additional message is left in the Hunter's Journal:

In order to celebrate your inaugural cruise, Carl has rewarded you with a fancy Captain's Coat which grants you full access to the ship's Shops!

Shops

These are the shops that can be found in the Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise:

• Cheese Shoppe
• Trapsmith
• General Store
• Charm Shoppe

Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise Mice

2014 Mice

Every mouse in this area has a chance of dropping Cruise Bux, although some mice are more likely to drop it than others, and some mice drop it in higher quantity than others. Also, all mice in the area have a chance of dropping the Miniatures appropriate to the zones where the mouse can be attracted. To make the table more compact, this information has been omitted from the Loot column.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Required Charm	Harbour	Gnawnian Shoreline	Town of Digby and Laboratory	Iceberg	Acolyte Realm	S. S. Huntington III	Tribal Isles	Zugzwang Island	Sunken City	Daredevil Canyon	Loot (excluding Cruise Bux, 10 Miniatures)
Abominable Snow	1,750	1,750	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bionic	300	550	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X							Firecracker Charm
Briegull	360	440	Aquatic Order	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X						X				Firecracker Charm
Calligraphy	1,888	888	Event Mice			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm
Chipper	4,525	1,235	Icewing's Invasion	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				X						Firecracker Charm
Costumed Dragon	2,888	888	Event Mice	X	X	X			X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Nitropop Potion
Costumed Horse	2,888	5,888	Event Mice	X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm Satchel of Gold (10,000)
Costumed Rabbit	1,888	888	Event Mice	X	X	X			X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Nitropop Potion
Costumed Snake	2,888	5,888	Event Mice	X	X	X				X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Horsepower Potion
Costumed Tiger	1,602	888	Event Mice	X	X	X			X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Nitropop Potion
Cowardly	190	300	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Diamond	1,200	600	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dumpling Chef	2,886	3,000	Followers of Furoma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dwarf	225	450	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Field	200	200	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Frosty Snow	600	300	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gold	600	1,200	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gorgon	1,400	2,800	The Forgotten Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X					Firecracker Charm Haunted Arcanum Skin
Hot Head	2,250	550	Seasonal Soldiers	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								X		Firecracker Charm
Lightning Rod	175	100	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X
Longtail	1,000	900	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X								Firecracker Charm
Monarch	2,500	600	Seasonal Soldiers	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								X		Firecracker Charm
New Years	2,200	200	Event Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm King's Reserve Bubbleh
Party Head	2,000	2,000	Event Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X						Firecracker Charm
Pinchy	325	400	Aquatic Order	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X						X				Firecracker Charm
Pirate	350	2,750	Aquatic Order	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X									Firecracker Charm
Polar Bear	4,225	990	Icewing's Invasion	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				X						Firecracker Charm
Present	900	900	Event Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X									Firecracker Charm
Pugilist	700	600	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X									Firecracker Charm
Red Envelope	888	221	Event Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Firecracker Charm Red Pocket Envelope Sealed Athletic Lunar Scroll Case
Saloon Gal	3,750	1,200	Wild Bunch	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X									X	Firecracker Charm
Shopkeeper	4,500	4,500	Wild Bunch	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X									X	Firecracker Charm
Sorcerer	6,200	350	The Forgotten Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X					Firecracker Charm
Spotted	175	175	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X						X	X	Firecracker Charm
Student of the Cheese Belt	6,250	450	Followers of Furoma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Satchel of Gold (750)
Student of the Cheese Claw	6.250	450	Followers of Furoma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Satchel of Gold (750)
Student of the Cheese Fang	6,250	450	Followers of Furoma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Satchel of Gold (750)
Swarm of Pygmy Mice	5,800	840	The Dreaded Horde	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X							X			Firecracker Charm Flawed Orb
Zombie	2,700	2,700	Indigenous Mice	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X							Brain Bits Firecracker Charm

Hunting Strategy

Each zone of the cruise provides a different set of mice. There are several zones where there are mice with non-overlapping weakness; hunters must choose whether to arm a Tactical (or Physical) trap to catch the Dumpling Chef and Student mice, or whether to arm Hydro (Iceberg), Arcane (Acolyte Realm), Shadow (Tribal Isles), or Law (Daredevil Canyon) to catch Chipper, Polar Bear, Sorcerer, Gorgon, Swarm of Pygmy Mice, Saloon Gal, or Shopkeeper. Fortunately, all of the firework charms that advance 3 or more km per hunt are consumed only upon successful catch, so attracting the wrong mouse for the current trap power does not waste the effort spent in collecting charms for accelerated cruising.

Cruise Bux can be earned as random loot drops, but the fastest way to gain them is by progressing through zones. Hunters aiming to purchase as much as possible from the shops may want to focus on using firework charms to make it through the cruise multiple times. Conversely, hunters desiring to collect Souvenirs or Miniatures without spending Cruise Bux are advised to use lower-powered charms until the collectible is obtained as loot, since speeding through a zone in 6 hunts with Horsepower Charms reduces the chance of getting loot in that zone. Depending on what traps a hunter has and what mice the hunter is trying to collect, it may pay to go fast in some zones and slow in others.

The only way to attract a Calligraphy mouse is to arm SUPER|brie+, no matter what charm is in use. Similarly, the only way to attract the Totally Not Bitter mouse is to arm a Valentine Charm, which only advances 1km per catch. The only way to attract Extreme Everysports, Hurdle, Lovely Sports, Trampoline, and Winter Games mice is to arm Runny cheese; but using this cheese at the same time as a firework charm reduces the encounter of the sports mice, so it may pay to go slower to maximize the catch ratio of these mice.

Hunting tips by Larry

Welcome to the cruise, hunter! Have you visited the buffet table yet? The cheese spread is incredible!

Which probably explains the terrible problem we're having with mice, actually. Hm.

Carl was so impressed by the massive speeds reached on last year's cruise that he's decided to further encounter it this year!

You see, what with it being the Lunar New Year, many of the mice have brought various fireworks with them, and if you can capture and use these fireworks as charms on your trap, the loud noise boosts the ramming speed of the ship!

The bigger the firework, the louder the noise, the stronger the spirit of the sheep, the faster the boat can go!

Calamity Carl will be thankful for your help, and will reward you with Cruise Bux as you pass by the various landmarks, so you can buy necessities and frivolities in the ship's Shoppes!

Links

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