Onboard Fun Shop Liquor Prices

Does anyone have a recent price list of the onboard duty free liquor shop price list? :)

Sorry, I don't have a list of prices... but I will offer some unsolicited advise :)

The duty free prices may or may not be such a great deal. I live in a large city where we have discount liquor stores. I can get better prices locally than on the ship (or even in a port). You may or may not be able to do the same. As in everything, be an informed consumer. Know what prices are locally - and be certain to make an apples-to-apples comparison. Duty free bottles are NOT the same as what you buy in your local store. Make an "ounce-to-ounce" comparison (or ml to ml).

Also - as you may already know - if you purchase liquor from the ship, you will NOT be able to take it back to your cabin. It will be held until the last night of the cruise

Also if you over buy be prepared to visit customs the morning of debarkation . Those lines can be long.

Also if you over buy be prepared to visit customs the morning of debarkation . Those lines can be long.

Thanks for the reminder😊. I haven't purchased any duty free from the ships in a while but I do recall seeing the long lines from my last cruise.

Sorry, I don't have a list of prices... but I will offer some unsolicited advise :)

 

The duty free prices may or may not be such a great deal. I live in a large city where we have discount liquor stores. I can get better prices locally than on the ship (or even in a port). You may or may not be able to do the same. As in everything, be an informed consumer. Know what prices are locally - and be certain to make an apples-to-apples comparison. Duty free bottles are NOT the same as what you buy in your local store. Make an "ounce-to-ounce" comparison (or ml to ml).

 

Also - as you may already know - if you purchase liquor from the ship, you will NOT be able to take it back to your cabin. It will be held until the last night of the cruise

Thanks.... I'll be sure to check on the prices here at home before I sail...I just wanted to see if Carnival had changed any of the prices recently.

My family brought back 54 (yes, fifty-four) bottles of alcohol one year; I believe it was 2004. Had to buy some luggage from the Fun Shops just to carry it all. We paid exactly $0 in duty as we waltzed through Customs in New Orleans.

As I recall, the ship had had an extraordinarily good sale on Crown.

We were just on a cruise out of port Everglades and they no longer make you fill out a declarations form. Not sure when this started.

The goods sold on the ship may be duty free, but they are not profit free. I find the high end liquor I buy to be 10 to 20% less in my local area, and I don't need to schlep it in my luggage.

My family brought back 54 (yes, fifty-four) bottles of alcohol one year; I believe it was 2004. Had to buy some luggage from the Fun Shops just to carry it all. We paid exactly $0 in duty as we waltzed through Customs in New Orleans.

 

As I recall, the ship had had an extraordinarily good sale on Crown.

Was this in compliance with duty free limits or you just got it through? I think Crown is usually one of the better deals on the ship and in port.

We were just on a cruise out of port Everglades and they no longer make you fill out a declarations form. Not sure when this started.

You may not have to fill out the form but you are still required to declare purchases that are over your duty free allowance.

I have found that waiting for the last day of cruise is the way to go. They have some good deals on booze. I pick up two liters of Stoli's foe $22, not bad.

You may not have to fill out the form but you are still required to declare purchases that are over your duty free allowance.

Usually someone will stick a note explaining where you will have to go for customs ,this will be under your door or mail box the morning of debarkation. If you don't receive one , skip to my Lo.

Sorry, I don't have a list of prices... but I will offer some unsolicited advise :)

 

The duty free prices may or may not be such a great deal. I live in a large city where we have discount liquor stores. I can get better prices locally than on the ship (or even in a port). You may or may not be able to do the same. As in everything, be an informed consumer. Know what prices are locally - and be certain to make an apples-to-apples comparison. Duty free bottles are NOT the same as what you buy in your local store. Make an "ounce-to-ounce" comparison (or ml to ml).

 

Also - as you may already know - if you purchase liquor from the ship, you will NOT be able to take it back to your cabin. It will be held until the last night of the cruise

Now you have to pick it up in the morning of debarkation.

Does anyone have a recent price list of the onboard duty free liquor shop price list? :)

Crown royal was always cheaper on board. They have a scotch (type of glenlivet I think) that is only available in duty free stores. Pure Hennessy is not available in the u.s. and makes a nice exotic purchase or conversation piece for your home bar. If you like Malibu rum, the two for one deals are always cheaper. Hope this helps.

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Usually someone will stick a note explaining where you will have to go for customs ,this will be under your door or mail box the morning of debarkation. If you don't receive one , skip to my Lo.

If what you purchased onboard exceed your duty free allowance, sure, but I don't believe that the ship would have any knowledge of anything you purchased ashore other than liquor if turned in.

Thanks everyone

Was this in compliance with duty free limits or you just got it through? I think Crown is usually one of the better deals on the ship and in port.

No, it was definitely not in compliance with the duty free limits. We didn't try to hide it -- we were lugging it through with us. The customs officer just looked and said, "that's about 2 bottles per person, right?" We readily agreed, he stamped our forms, and let us go. Two bottles x six people definitely does not equal 54!

We did learn the hard way, though, that if you buy jewelry on board, Carnival will tell Customs about it. In fact, they will escort and your luggage to the Customs officers so you can pay duty. It's not a problem if you buy jewelry in a port.

So, you are limited to two bottles per person? I had no idea. My DH and i had 12 bottles and didn't hide them, they were in the carted boxes with handle and we walked right through customs. We were not asked about them at all. I didn't know about the limit. We were planning to stock up again on our January cruise. I thought they would say something when we purchased them at the shop onboard to be sure we don't go over the limit.

We were just on a cruise out of port Everglades and they no longer make you fill out a declarations form. Not sure when this started.

Same on the Freedom last month. The Customs official just asks if you have anything to declare. It started at some point this year in Galveston. We cruised out of Galveston in December 2016 and we filled out forms then - but not last month (October 2017). We thought the steward had forgotten to give us our form, so hubby went to Guest Services to ask about it. He was told those forms are no longer needed.

I have found that waiting for the last day of cruise is the way to go. They have some good deals on booze. I pick up two liters of Stoli's foe $22, not bad.

Wait till the last day and the good deals may be sold out. Grab it if the price is good.

So, you are limited to two bottles per person? I had no idea. My DH and i had 12 bottles and didn't hide them, they were in the carted boxes with handle and we walked right through customs. We were not asked about them at all. I didn't know about the limit. We were planning to stock up again on our January cruise. I thought they would say something when we purchased them at the shop onboard to be sure we don't go over the limit.

Two different versions: I've heard that 2 bottles per person refers to only liquor (we had bottles of wine at the time, so it didn't count) (Port of Long Beach) and I've heard from another customs agent that ALL bottles count, wine or liquor (Port Canaveral).

This thread is a few days old, don't know if OP will return or not but... I do have the price sheet given to us on the Miracle last week. It's kind of a poor photocopy. Is there a specific liquor you want me to look up? Or, if somebody can tell me the best place to upload pic, I'll post it here. Or happy to email. Also, as somebody else mentioned, they have lots of specials that probably aren't reflected on the price sheet.

~Denise

No, it was definitely not in compliance with the duty free limits. We didn't try to hide it -- we were lugging it through with us. The customs officer just looked and said, "that's about 2 bottles per person, right?" We readily agreed, he stamped our forms, and let us go. Two bottles x six people definitely does not equal 54!

 

We did learn the hard way, though, that if you buy jewelry on board, Carnival will tell Customs about it. In fact, they will escort and your luggage to the Customs officers so you can pay duty. It's not a problem if you buy jewelry in a port.

First off MDSGU this is not a shot at you, it's a general shot at tax evaders. I let this go for a couple days to see if there would be outrage but this just shows how out of touch some value systems are on this site. So many people on this forum get fired up about people smuggling booze or sharing drink packages or skipping muster drill yet when a person openly says that he or she didn't pay tax on liquor it's crickets. I don't like paying taxes and like our President, take great pride in not paying a penny more than I am required, but I PAY WHAT IS REQUIRED because dang it, the military, roads, prisons and teachers cost money and even if I don't totally agree with how all of it is spent, its my duty as a citizen of this great country.

Get your priorities straight and either keep your mouth shut when people skirt the rules (probably the best decision) or start complaining about rules that affect everyone not just some corporate conglomerate of money. I know corporations are people too but the government is for the people and by the people and we all have to do our part.

We just returned from a cruise on the Sunshine last Saturday 11/11, and most definitely had to go through Customs. Staff slipped a note under our door the last night, letting us know that our presence at Customs in the morning would be required. They had a room set up on a lower deck, and the wait to get through the line was well over an hour. They finally brought in a 2nd agent to assist. They were VERY thorough and asked a lot of questions. Interesting how different the ports can be.

Usually someone will stick a note explaining where you will have to go for customs ,this will be under your door or mail box the morning of debarkation. If you don't receive one , skip to my Lo.

Doesn't everyone have to go through customs on debarkation? We never got a note from anyone.