Bringing alcohol on board in Galveston

I've cruised out of Galveston several times and have always brought the allowed per person wine amount, but I haven't cruised in two years, so I'd like to know if anything has changed with that. Also, in the past I have had an easy time getting extra, hidden alcohol on the ship; anyone know if it's still basically a non-issue? Thanks.

Are you cruising Carnival? If so 1 bottle of wine per adult is permitted in your carry on for embarkation. It had been a few years since we’d cruised as well. I will say that things seem to have changed a lot! They appear to be x-raying every single suitcase and opening and confiscating pretty much all alcohol from checked luggage. I would say you have less than a 50% chance of having checked alcohol making it to your cabin. It is definitely no longer a non issue, they are clamping down hard & they do not return what they take.

Thank you for the info. I appreciate it. I am planning to go on a Carnival cruise, yes. I should have included that!

I just got back Sunday from a cruise on the Breeze and they were way more thorough than on previous cruises. One of my wine bottles was a gift and the foil had some damage. They cut the foil and made sure the cork matched the bottle. Not something I'd normally expect them to do.

I had inadvertently left an empty 3 ounce flask in my carryon. After they x-rayed it I had to open the bag & show them it was empty.

Also, in the past I have had an easy time getting extra, hidden alcohol on the ship; anyone know if it's still basically a non-issue? Thanks.

This is one of the reasons why they do not allow bottled water to be brought on the ship anymore.