peterfox8

We were thinking of taking 6 bottles of wine on an Oceania cruise (Regatta) leaving in 9 days. Will most wine stores package wines so that they are safe for carrying?

I was asked to be someone's "friend" on a roll call and agreed. Now what? I have no way of communicating with the individual directly and am not sure what this gets me.

I agree with Josie. I find your suggestion that people in Manchester may be less ethical than those in the United States to be offensive. I am an American who has lived in Britain and don't find any empirical or experiential support for your suggestion. This all started with my asking about the practice of bringing bottles of wine on board and into the restaurant (openly) and have found the earlier comments very helpful. My post had nothing to do about gin, the subject that the thread seems to have morphed into.

Hi, Josie,

Thank you for the information. Everyone has been most helpful. I didn't realize that you could take glasses of wine among venues. My inclination is simply to pay the corkage fee and let the restaurant store the open bottle. A wine package is not part of our arrangement.

I hope to meet you on the cruise. Lynda and I will be in cabin 7091.

Peter Fox

We sometimes take in two bottles and pay $25 corkage for each. Generally we have them store the white wine for our use the next day but usually take the red back to our cabin to finish later in the evening. Our butler kindly makes sure we have wine glasses cleaned and replaced daily. And once when a PH was not available when booking a last minute cruise, our cabin steward also kept us in wine glasses.

 

+1 - act like a responsible adult and Oceania will treat you that way.

Thank you for the very helpful responses. Unless someone advises me differently, I will take, perhaps, six bottles on board and bring them to the restaurants.

We are taking the June 16 Regatta tour to Alaska, our first cruise. The consensus on the forum is that passengers can bring as many bottles as they want on board, i.e, the 3-bottle limit is not enforced. What about taking wine into the ship's restaurant? Is the one-bottle limit enforced?:) I am very willing to pay the $25 corkage fee. Can wine purchased before boarding be transferred among restaurants?