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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

Horsepower Charms, Snakebite Charms, and Dragonbreath Charms do not drop as loot, nor do their respective potions. They are relics from previous cruises and they will still advance the ship, but they do not affect the population of available mice.

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 50 Gnawnian Shoreline Miniature View
Digby and Lab 301 — 450 75 Digby Lab Miniature View
Iceberg 451 — 600 100 Iceberg Miniature View
Acolyte Realm 601 — 750 110 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!

Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise Mice

All mice in the area have a chance of dropping Cruise Bux and 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
Digby
and
Lab
Iceberg
Acolyte
Realm
Huntington
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
Briegull 360 440 X
Calligraphy
(Requires SUPER|brie+)
1,888 888 X X X X X X X X X X
Chipper 4,525 1,235 X
Costumed Dragon
(Requires Firecracker Charm)
2,888 888 X X X X X X X X X X Nitropop Potion
Costumed Horse
(Requires Nitropop Charm)
2,888 5,888 X X X X X X X X X X Ramming Potion
Costumed Rabbit
(Requires Firecracker Charm)
1,888 888 X X X X X X X X X X Nitropop Potion
Costumed Sheep
(Requires Ramming Speed Charm)
2,888 5,888 X X X X X X X X X X Firecracker Charm
Satchel of Gold (10,000)
Costumed Snake
(Requires Firecracker Charm)
2,888 5,888 X X X X X X X X X X Nitropop Potion
Costumed Tiger
(Requires Firecracker Charm)
1,602 888 X X X X X X X X X X Nitropop Potion
Cowardly 190 300 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
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
Hot Head 2,250 550 X
Lightning Rod 175 100 X
Longtail 1,000 900 X
Monarch 2,500 600 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
Pirate 350 2,750 X
Polar Bear 4,225 990 X
Present 900 900 X
Pugilist 700 600 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
Shopkeeper 4,500 4,500 X
Sorcerer 6,200 350 X
Spotted 175 175 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
Sunken Citizen 17,800 342 X
Swarm of Pygmy Mice 5,800 840 X
Zombie 2,700 2,700 X


Shops

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

Cheese Shoppe

Item Cost Ea. Requires Refund
Cheddar 10 gold 10 gold
Marble 50 gold 50 gold
Swiss 100 gold 100 gold
Brie 200 gold 200 gold
Gouda 600 gold 600 gold
Gilded 20 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---

Trapsmith

Bases
Item Cost Requires Refund
Jade Base 80,000 14,000
Sheep Jade Base 550,000 gold
1 Jade Base
1,000 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Skins
Item Cost Requires Refund
Ram Shrine Crystal Laser Skin 375 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Focused Ram Eye Laser Skin 375 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---

Charm Shoppe

Charms
Item Cost Requires Refund
Scientist's Charm 10 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Antiskele Charm 20 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Amplifier Charm 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Rotten Charm 35 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Empowered Anchor Charm 40 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Artisan Charm 60 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Rift Power Charm 75 Cruise Bux Null Gauntlet
Captain's Coat
---
Warpath Commander's Charm 300 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Ultimate Power Charm 350 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Ultimate Luck Charm 400 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---

General Store

Item Cost Requires Refund
Harbour Miniature 15,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Gnawnian Shoreline Miniature 20,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Digby Lab Miniature 25,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Iceberg Miniature2 30,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Acolyte Realm Miniature 35,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
S.S. Huntington III Miniature 40,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Tribal Isles Miniature 45,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Gnawnian Express Miniature 50,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Zugzwang Island Miniature 50,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Sunken City Miniature 50,000 gold
100 Cruise Bux
Captain's Coat ---
Stale Cheese 10 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Calcified Rift Mist 10 Cruise Bux Null Gauntlet
Captain's Coat
---
Radioactive Sludge 10 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Two Oxygen Canisters 12 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Rune 20 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Wooden Crate of Splintered Wood 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Radioactive Blue Cheese Potion 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Wicked Gnarly Potion 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Stale SUPER|brie+ 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Flawed Orb 30 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Simple Orb 40 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Flawless Orb 50 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Cherry Potion 80 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Cheese Belt Token Pack 80 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Cheese Fang Token Pack 80 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Cheese Claw Token Pack 80 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Seashells 90 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Savoury Vegetables 90 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Delicious Stones 90 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Scrap Metal 100 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Wire Spool 100 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Heating Oil 100 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Frosty Metal 100 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Stack of War Scraps 120 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Vanilla Beans 120 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Gauntlet Potion Tier 3 120 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Living Garden Charms 250 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Twisted Garden Charms 500 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Lost City Charms 250 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Cursed City Charms 500 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Sand Dunes Charms 250 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Crate of Sand Crypts Charms 1,000 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---
Epic Orb 750 Cruise Bux Captain's Coat ---

Cheese Preference

Though Hunters will encounter many mice on the Cruise that normally are only attracted to specially crafted cheeses, all Standard Cheeses can be used to attract all the mice available during the event. The only exception is the Calligraphy Mouse, which can only be attracted with SUPER|brie+.

Charms

Arm Firecracker Charms to attract the mice that drop Nitropop Potions. Arm Nitropop Charms to attract the Costumed Horse Mouse which drops Ramming Potions Arm Ramming Speed Charms to attract the Costumed Sheep Mouse.

Horsepower Charms, Snakebite Charms, and Dragonbreath Charms do not drop as loot, nor do their respective potions. Hunters with charms (or potions) remaining from previous Cruises can use these charms to move the S.S. Sofast forward 25km with each catch, but the charms do not affect the population of available mice.

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


Locations
Gnawnia:  • Meadow   • Town of Gnawnia   • Windmill   • Harbour   • Mountain
Valour:  • King's Arms   • Tournament Hall   • King's Gauntlet
Whisker Woods:  • Calm Clearing   • Great Gnarled Tree   • Lagoon
Burroughs:  • Laboratory   • Mousoleum   • Town of Digby   • Bazaar   • Toxic Spill
Furoma:  • Training Grounds   • Dojo   • Meditation Room   • Pinnacle Chamber
Bristle Woods:  • Catacombs   • Forbidden Grove   • Acolyte Realm
Tribal Isles:  • Cape Clawed   • Elub Shore   • Nerg Plains   • Derr Dunes
 • Jungle of Dread   • Dracano   • Balack's Cove
Varmint Valley:  • Claw Shot City   • Gnawnian Express Station   • Fort Rox
Queso Canyon:  • Queso River   • Prickly Plains   • Cantera Quarry   • Queso Geyser
Rodentia:  • S.S. Huntington IV   • Seasonal Garden   • Zugzwang's Tower   • Crystal Library
 • Slushy Shoreline   • Iceberg   • Sunken City
Sandtail Desert:  • Fiery Warpath   • Muridae Market   • Living Garden   • Twisted Garden
 • Lost City   • Cursed City   • Sand Dunes   • Sand Crypts
Hollow Heights:  • Fungal Cavern   • Labyrinth   • Zokor   • Moussu Picchu   • Floating Islands
Folklore Forest:  • Foreword Farm   • Prologue Pond   • Table of Contents   • Bountiful Beanstalk
 • School of Sorcery   • Draconic Depths
Rift Plane:  • Gnawnia Rift   • Burroughs Rift   • Whisker Woods Rift   • Furoma Rift
 • Bristle Woods Rift • Valour Rift
Events:  • Great Winter Hunt: Great Winter Taiga
 • Cinnamon Hill   • Golem Workshop   • Ice Fortress
 • Halloween: Gloomy Greenwood
 • MouseHunt Birthday: The SUPER|brie+ Factory
 • Ronza: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe
 • Historic uses: King's Party Zone   • Festive Comet
Others:  • King's Stockade   • Vacant Lot