csk47 Posted January 13, 2005 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2005 We are leaving Monday on the Enchantment for Cozumel and Belize. Are prices onboard as low as those in those ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maier Posted January 13, 2005 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I would like to know also!! And were to go to buy it Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted January 31, 2005 #3 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Not that i was in those ports, but st. thomas was really cheap....actually even the San Juan airport was good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted February 12, 2005 #4 Share Posted February 12, 2005 The prices are comparable. Best thing to do is to write down the prices on the ship, then check w/the shops in port. Make sure you check the amount of liquid in the bottles - it can be deceiving. I usually end up buying on the ship, since it's about the same price, and I don't have to lug the bottles around with me back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis2cruise Posted February 13, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2005 yes i have to agree with st thomas, there is a grocery store right out side of the pier we go to(this was 2yrs ago)we got absolute for 7.99 at home you're talking 21.00 a bottle. someone even said kmart has it but i'm not sure where kmart is in st thomas. now as far as booze on the ship, yes i would deffinitly write down the prices they have specials on the ships on certain different types of booze. hope this helps cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nccruiser Posted February 16, 2005 #6 Share Posted February 16, 2005 We have always found that St. Maarten has the cheapest liquor prices. For instance, last year, we got liters of Absolut for $5.95, liters of Kalhua for $7.95 and liters of Jose Cuervo for $7.95. Mostly, that was for cash only. If you used a credit card, it was higher. Hope it is still cheap there next week when we get there. Need to restock. LOL Might also mention that St. Maarten is cheaper for most souvenier type items than St. Thomas. We have always found St. Thomas to be high, more like US prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted February 16, 2005 #7 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Ditto on St Maarten. tonyt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis2cruise Posted February 17, 2005 #8 Share Posted February 17, 2005 wow nccruiser boy that is cheap!! i know there is limitations of what we can bring into the states does anyone know what it is? is it per island or total. thanks cheryl ps where did you get the absolute from was it right at the pier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinsel57 Posted February 18, 2005 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2005 We sailed this past fall and visited Belize and Cozumel. We had such a great time we didn't booze shop. We'd rather spend the time diving and ended up buying on the ship, which was still cheaper than our pricing back home. Besides, I would not have wanted to lug bottles around in port. What a pain that would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cruising Posted February 18, 2005 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Yes there are limits on liquierr and cigarettes. The ship will tell you what you may be back per person including minors. It depends on what ports you visit. If St. Thomas is one of your ports then you will be able to bring back alot more. Not to worry, we buy whatever we want and take the chance we will have to pay the duty tax (which is minimal compared to what we pay for liquier in the states) In 5 crusies we have yet to be stopped by customs and we are often hand carring the boxes so they are visible. There are bigger fish to fry than the crusieship passenger with an xtra bottle of Absolute! wow nccruiser boy that is cheap!! i know there is limitations of what we can bring into the states does anyone know what it is? is it per island or total.thanks cheryl ps where did you get the absolute from was it right at the pier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nccruiser Posted February 18, 2005 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2005 In St. Maarten, there are quite a few liquor stores. As I recall, the best ones were to the left when you got to the main street. Just walk into a few and compare prices. If you go to St. Thomas, you are allowed to bring back 5 liters per person, four of which are supposed to be purchased in St. Thomas, but no one ever really pays attention. You also are supposed to have 1 bottle of island made liquor, but again, no one really pays attention. Once we had to pay duty, as all the kids wanted us to bring bottles for them, but it was only about $15 for 8 or 10 extra bottles. If your customs fee is under $10, they usually tell you to be on your way and they don't charge you anything. As to carrying bottles around all day in port, we usually just wait till we're ready to go back to the ship and then make our purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis2cruise Posted February 18, 2005 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2005 addicted to cruising,,, minors are aload to purchase booze too? cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcruise67 Posted February 19, 2005 #13 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Yes...the Liquor Outlet in St.Thomas directly across the street from the cruise pier is the cheapest I've ever seen in the caribbean. I've been to all the islands in the caribbean and nothing I've seen compared. The port in San Juan was real cheap too. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nccruiser Posted February 19, 2005 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2005 addicted to cruising,,,minors are aload to purchase booze too? cheryl NO, minors are not allowed to bring alcohol. The limits are for adults (over 21). We're out of here in the morning, on our way to Tampa/ Will get there Monday, just in time to get on the ship. I will double check prices in the islands and post again when I return next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cruising Posted February 22, 2005 #15 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Sorry Dis2cruise, that was meant to say excluding minors...I was doing 2 tasks at once. Sorry for any confusion. addicted to cruising,,,minors are aload to purchase booze too? cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajjohnson Posted February 23, 2005 #16 Share Posted February 23, 2005 The best place is to on the Enchantment. You can only bring back 2 bottles a person duty free. We priced booze in Cozumel at the duty free and it was much more than on the ship, though the ship had a limited selection. We bought 2 bottles of Bailey's for about $32 - we pay 22 for 1 bottle at home. Hubby bought 2 bottle of Crown Royal really cheap too -can't remember the exact price. Only noticed 1 place for booze in Belize and it was expensive too. St. Maarten is THE best - we got ours at Ram's - delivered to ship free of charge etc. too. Unfortunately we didn't go to St. Maarten this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nccruiser Posted March 6, 2005 #17 Share Posted March 6, 2005 We just returned from an 11 day cruise on Celebrity Horizon, and, as promised, heere are some prices: Nassau: All stores I priced were the same. Absolut - $9.95 ltr, Kahlua - $17.95 ltr, Jose Cuervo - $16.95 ltr, Tanguerey - $11.95 ltr Closest to the pier with good prices was Dean's Liquors, which was the 1st street off the pier, to the right San Juan, Puerto Rico: Checked the store at the pier. Absolut $7.95 ltr, Kahlua $10.95 ltr or 3/$27, Jose Cuervo $10.95 ltr, Tanguerey $11.95 ltr., Finlandia $6.95 ltr, Cruzon rum $5.95 ltr At this store, we also found Gilbey's vodka and gin for $3.00 ltr and, not-so famous Scotches, like McGregors for $5.00 ltr. St. Thomas: Was basically the same price as on the ship, with most stores at the prices below or HIGHER Absolut $10.95 ltr, Kahlua $11.95 ltr, Jose Cuervo $11.95 ltr St. Maarten: By far the cheapest on everything. One good store was Caribbean Paradise, main street to the left a couple of blocks at #89 Front St. Here, they give you a free bottle of rum or vodka with a 6 bottle purchase. Stolichnaya $4.95ltr (YES, $4.95), Kahlua $9.95 ltr, Jose Cuervo $9.95ltr, Tanguerey $7.95 ltr, Cruzan rum $5.95 ltr, Teachers Scotch $6.95 ltr, Crown Royal $10.95 ltr Another good store with the best prices on these brands was at a store right on the corner at the 1st stop for the water taxi. Absolut $5.95 ltr, Kahlua $8.95 ltr We took a small, fold up type, roll-on cooler to carry the bottles, as they charge you at least $2.00 for a 6 pack, handled box. On the Horizon, they just allowed you to carry everything to your cabin. They would take it for you, if you wanted, but no problem taking either booze or beer back on board and keeping it with you. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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