A carrier for holding a plurality of containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3), the carrier comprising: a plurality of panels comprising front central panel, a back central panel, a front attachment panel foldably connected to the front central panel, and a back attachment panel foldably connected to the back central panel, each of the front attachment panel and the back attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) of the plurality of containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3), the front central panel 125(a) comprises a first plurality of openings and the back central panel comprises a second plurality of openings, each of the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings comprises a respective first row (RF1, RB1) of openings (127a, 127b) spaced apart from a respective second row (RF2, RB2) of openings (127a, 127b), each respective first row (RF1, RB1) of openings (127a, 127b) is spaced a respective first distance (D1, D3) from a bottom edge of the respective front central panel and back central panel, each respective second row (RF2, RB2) of openings (127a, 127b) spaced apart a respective second distance (D2, D4) from the bottom edge of the respective front central panel and back central panel, the respective second distance (D2, D4) is greater than the respective first distance (D1, D3), each of the front central panel and the back central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) of the plurality of containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) and the front central panel and the back central panel are in at least partial face-to-face contact, the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings have a longitudinally staggered arrangement, such that a respective portion of the back central panel is exposed through the first plurality of openings and a respective portion of the front central panel is exposed through the second plurality of openings such that the first plurality of openings are in communication with the back central panel and the second plurality of openings are in communication with the front central panel. a plurality of panels comprising front central panel, a back central panel, a front attachment panel foldably connected to the front central panel, and a back attachment panel foldably connected to the back central panel, each of the front attachment panel and the back attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) of the plurality of containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3), the front central panel 125(a) comprises a first plurality of openings and the back central panel comprises a second plurality of openings, each of the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings comprises a respective first row (RF1, RB1) of openings (127a, 127b) spaced apart from a respective second row (RF2, RB2) of openings (127a, 127b), each respective first row (RF1, RB1) of openings (127a, 127b) is spaced a respective first distance (D1, D3) from a bottom edge of the respective front central panel and back central panel, each respective second row (RF2, RB2) of openings (127a, 127b) spaced apart a respective second distance (D2, D4) from the bottom edge of the respective front central panel and back central panel, the respective second distance (D2, D4) is greater than the respective first distance (D1, D3), each of the front central panel and the back central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) of the plurality of containers (CA1, CA2, CA3, CB1, CB2, CB3) and the front central panel and the back central panel are in at least partial face-to-face contact, the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings have a longitudinally staggered arrangement, such that a respective portion of the back central panel is exposed through the first plurality of openings and a respective portion of the front central panel is exposed through the second plurality of openings such that the first plurality of openings are in communication with the back central panel and the second plurality of openings are in communication with the front central panel.