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We've booked two shore excursions that allow us to bring one bottle per person onboard without corkage fee. How does security know we're allowed to bring these bottles when we're probably going to be turning our shore excursion tickets in prior to returning to the ship?

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We've booked two shore excursions that allow us to bring one bottle per person onboard without corkage fee. How does security know we're allowed to bring these bottles when we're probably going to be turning our shore excursion tickets in prior to returning to the ship?

The people at the 'wine check' table have a list of those who went on HAL winery shore excursions. Just mention that's what you were on, and they will check the list, and put a sticker on your bottle.

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We've booked two shore excursions that allow us to bring one bottle per person onboard without corkage fee. How does security know we're allowed to bring these bottles when we're probably going to be turning our shore excursion tickets in prior to returning to the ship?

"Security" does not care. After you have gone through security and the scanners, they will direct you to a table where a wine steward will be collecting bottles from everyone coming back to the ship. He/she will have a list of cabin numbers who were on a HAL sponsored shore excursion that included a winery visit. He/she will put a sticker on your bottle and you are good to go and enjoy the wine anywhere on the ship, including the dining room if you wish.

 

p.s. And remember, don't drink and knit :-)

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As usual, RuthC is correct ... when you have been on a wine excursion - and DW and I go on any/all that we can - your name is on a list that is at the station where the security will direct you if you have brought back wine. The person there asked your room number and they veryify you were on a wine excursion - then - and this is most important - they put a sticker on the wine which will indicate to one/all that you have either paid the gratuity or it was a freebie from a wine excursion.

 

harry

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