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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 speed!

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 1499 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

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	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	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bionic	300	550	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Briegull	360	440	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Calligraphy	1,888	888	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+	Requires SUPER|brie+
Chipper	4,525	1,235	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Costumed Dragon	2,888	888	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Nitropop Potion
Costumed Horse	2,888	5,888	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Requires Nitropop Charm	Ramming Potion
Costumed Rabbit	1,888	888	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Nitropop Potion
Costumed Sheep	2,888	5,888	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Requires Ramming Speed Charm	Firecracker Charm Satchel of Gold (10,000)
Costumed Snake	2,888	5,888	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Nitropop Potion
Costumed Tiger	1,602	888	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Requires Firecracker Charm	Nitropop Potion
Cowardly	190	300	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Diamond	1,200	600	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dumpling Chef	2,886	3,000	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dwarf	225	450	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Field	200	200	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Frosty Snow	600	300	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gold	600	1,200	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gorgon	1,400	2,800	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hot Head	2,250	550	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Lightning Rod	175	100	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Longtail	1,000	900	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Monarch	2,500	600	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New Years	2,200	200	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Party Head	2,000	2,000	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pinchy	325	400	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pirate	350	2,750	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Polar Bear	4,225	990	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Present	900	900	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pugilist	700	600	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Red Envelope	888	221	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Red Pocket Envelope Sealed Lunar New Year Scroll Case
Saloon Gal	3,750	1,200	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Shopkeeper	4,500	4,500	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sorcerer	6,200	350	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Spotted	175	175	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Student of the Cheese Belt	6,250	450	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Student of the Cheese Claw	6.250	450	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Student of the Cheese Fang	6,250	450	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Swarm of Pygmy Mice	5,800	840	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Zombie	2,700	2,700	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

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 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 any of the 25km 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.

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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