Oceania wine questions

Red and white pours between 4-5 oz each. Bubbly typically 3-4 Oz each.

Once the staff realizes one is bib or on the other plan, they pour more freely. If you’re not on the plan expect closer to the 4 Oz pour.

26 US ounces in a 750ml bottle. With a solid hand a splash that makes 6 each 4 Oz pours or 5 each 5 Oz pours. Depends upon the mood of the wine steward. I have watched them stretch out those bottles of cab or chard over 6 pours several times .

Looking at some of the dining room menus ... are the suggested wine pairings shown covered under any of the beverage packages?

The sugesdted wine pairing are from the wine by the glass menu ( if they are in stock).

There is also the possibility of buying a 7 bottle package at the start of most cruises (at least the ones we have recently been on). You choose your wines from a list of maybe 30 choices and they are stored and brought out when requested. Seem to remember it worked out to about $50 a bottle, but no additional gratuity charge.

Thank you pinotlover and msn123. Your posts are very helpful in comparing the various wine options.

You're right, of course. But that's the way it is.

 

For perspective - the Oceania wine markups Pinotlover reported are pretty much what you would see in a nice restaurant anywhere in the states. Wine (and liquor) are significant profit centers in the business.

 

Again, for perspective, we might eat out at a nice restaurant once or twice a month while at home so the markup is not too bad a hit. But on a cruise we are "dining out" every night and it adds up dramatically. The $25 corkage fee is a wonderful benefit on Oceania and rarely, perhaps never, seen on any other cruise line.

 

 

We do spend a lot of money on wine while on a cruise but Oceania's liberal policy basically allows us to drink a wine comparable to their $200 (plus gratuities) for maybe $75 ($50 + $25 corkage). Pretty good deal all things considered.

 

Robbie

This is our first Oceania cruise. We were told that we were allowed 3 bottles of wine to be brought on board per statement for the duration of the cruise. In your experience do they hold you to that limit?

This is our first Oceania cruise. We were told that we were allowed 3 bottles of wine to be brought on board per statement for the duration of the cruise. In your experience do they hold you to that limit?

NO

People have brought cases on or pick of bottles in ports along the way

as long as you do not abuse the rules there is no problem

NO

People have brought cases on or pick of bottles in ports along the way

as long as you do not abuse the rules there is no problem

Do you mean that there is no limit as long as the corkage fee is paid on any over 3 bottles?

As for bringing cases onboard, do those have to be impounded and returned to the passenger the night before disembarkation?

Do you mean that there is no limit as long as the corkage fee is paid on any over 3 bottles?

 

You can bring as much as you want for use in your cabin if you take the bottle to the dining venues you pay the corkage fee

As for bringing cases onboard, do those have to be impounded and returned to the passenger the night before disembarkation?

You can either have the Sommelier store your wine for you in O wine cellar & pay the corkage when you take it to the dining venues or you can keep it in your cabin

What you cannot or should not do is pour a glass of wine form your cabin stash & walk around the ship with it or nip out during dinner & refill your glass

Do you mean that there is no limit as long as the corkage fee is paid on any over 3 bottles?

 

As for bringing cases onboard, do those have to be impounded and returned to the passenger the night before disembarkation?

Your first sentence is a bit confusing ... You pay corkage (in restaurants and bars) on all and any bottles you bring on board; not just on bottles over 3.

So far as I know know no wine is impounded.

Islandwoman....this still applies. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2226398

Particularly note Hondorner input.

We regularly bring case(s) aboard. Impounding an alien concept to Oceania.

Do you mean that there is no limit as long as the corkage fee is paid on any over 3 bottles?

 

As for bringing cases onboard, do those have to be impounded and returned to the passenger the night before disembarkation?

None of the above is true.

Oceania treats its' passengers like responsible adults, and allow booze and wine to be brought aboard without restriction.

Anything imported may only be used in the cabin.

Wines may be brought into the public spaces for a corkage fee of $25 per bottle.

Your first sentence is a bit confusing ... You pay corkage (in restaurants and bars) on all and any bottles you bring on board; not just on bottles over 3.

So far as I know know no wine is impounded.

She is probably used to main stream lines that either charge a corkage on all bottle brought aboard or after their allotted limited

some lines will impound anything over the allotted limit

Can you only bring wine on board (for cabin consumption) at embarkation, or, can you also bring bottles on board at various port stops?

One can bring wine or alcohol aboard at any port!!!!!

And many of us have, including yours truly!

It's not rocket science ... :) If you don't want to drag your wine all the way to the departure (or intermediate) port(s), you can buy once you get there. The same goes for booze ...

I wish I had a US dollar for every time someone has asked this exact same question? I remember back a year ago we had three threads going, simultaneously, with people asking about bringing wine or liquor aboard an O ship. Strange thing is CC doesn’t want to make it a sticky!

Here is the larger question. If made a sticky, would a one read it or just ask the same question without a simple search?

Here is the larger question. If made a sticky, would a one read it or just ask the same question without a simple search?

The problem there is that the Stickys AND the Search are not something that the typical "New" Poster realize exist, and precisely because they are new, the repetition factor does not occur to them.

Some of the best advice that I ever received about Cruise Critic, specifically, was that if you don't enjoy a post, just move on from it.

Eventually, it all self corrects, anyway....

Apologies if I have missed this somewhere in the thread but what is the process for paying the corkage? Do you deposit the bottles on arrival and then request them or keep them in your room and take them to the dining room/bar and then hand them over. We were in a Princess cruise out of New York last year and took some bottles aboard intending to pay corkage however we just walked aboard took them to our room and then took them down to the bar to uncork and there was no charge.

Apologies if I have missed this somewhere in the thread but what is the process for paying the corkage? Do you deposit the bottles on arrival and then request them or keep them in your room and take them to the dining room/bar and then hand them over. We were in a Princess cruise out of New York last year and took some bottles aboard intending to pay corkage however we just walked aboard took them to our room and then took them down to the bar to uncork and there was no charge.

You can take them to your cabin to drink there, you can carry them to the dining venue /bar or ask the Sommelier to store them until you want to drink them in a dining venue/bar

At that time they will apply the corkage fee to your onboard account

I’ll be specific. The corkage fee is charged when they pop the cork. Before departing the venue, the wine steward will bring you a bill to sign verifying the corkage fee. Any such fees will then appear on your cabin statement.

Likewise, be advised that if one is with a Group with a negotiated corkage fee less than the standard fee, the bill one signs at the venue will display the full corkage fee. That full corkage fee will continue to show up on one’s cabin statement until the final statement is prepared. At that time only, does the system go in and adjust all accounts to include various fee arrangements. So please don’t sit and argue with your steward over the corkage fee you are originally charged. Their system does not show the negotiated rates. It will all work out in the end!

Likewise, be advised that if one is with a Group with a negotiated corkage fee less than the standard fee, the bill one signs at the venue will display the full corkage fee. That full corkage fee will continue to show up on one’s cabin statement until the final statement is prepared. At that time only, does the system go in and adjust all accounts to include various fee arrangements. So please don’t sit and argue with your steward over the corkage fee you are originally charged. Their system does not show the negotiated rates. It will all work out in the end!

+1

Excellent advice.

Precisely the way that it works, in the real World. :D

Total newbie. Booked on Regatta this summer for Alaska cruise embarking from Vancouver. I noted that you clear US Customs and Immigration at the cruise terminal in Vancouver. Does anyone have any experience or advice re bringing wine/liquor on board at this port? Strict adherence to 1 liter/person duty-free limit?:eek:

Total newbie. Booked on Regatta this summer for Alaska cruise embarking from Vancouver. I noted that you clear US Customs and Immigration at the cruise terminal in Vancouver. Does anyone have any experience or advice re bringing wine/liquor on board at this port? Strict adherence to 1 liter/person duty-free limit?:eek:

I would think taking wine/spirits onboard would be the same as any port

You are not taking the wine ashore to drink ...are you?

Hi LB,

>What is the quality of wine by the glass and about how much a glass?

"Quality" is subjective.

A sample wine list is at https://www.oceaniacruises.com/Documents/Menus/1695/Grand-Dining-Wine-list.pdf.pdf

Enjoy your cruise.

Ira