grand isle joe Posted January 28, 2010 #301 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Maybe ment to be a prop for their darling little 5 year old to use in the Adventure Ocean pirate skit that they do before one of the shows every week for the past I don't know how many years. Or maybe the sword is to take care of those pesky chair hogs.:eek::eek:;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdsb4 Posted January 28, 2010 #302 Share Posted January 28, 2010 People love to try to scare others with the "You could be denied boarding for smuggling booze onto the ship", but really, have you ever heard of anyone being denied boarding for smuggling on a bottle or two of booze?! It would make zero sense for them to do that. I know that the language is there, but I don't believe for a second that anyone has ever been left on the pier because security found a bottle of wine in a passengers' suitcase! I don't smuggle booze or break any rules, but neither do I sit in judgment of a poor Granny bringing in 4 oz. of alcohol. Sheesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkycat Posted January 28, 2010 #303 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I haven't found an all inclusive resort with prices even remotely close to what you can get a cabin on a cruise ship for. And if they include alcohol (especially premiums), the price is way more. And I would have trouble spending that much more on booze on board. No, I think the real problem is people think about how much a six pack of beer, or a fifth of bourbon costs retail, and somehow think that is relevant. We spent 6 nights at a lovely all-inclusive resort in Playa Del Carmen Mexico just in front of Christmas. Including hotel, airfare, all food and alcohol, the stay was under $1400. Not per person. Total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker in Texas Posted January 28, 2010 #304 Share Posted January 28, 2010 My guess is that if word got out Royal Caribbean was actually denying boarding to passengers who had liquor in their suitcases that RC would lose a lot of future bookings. What do you think would happen? They deny boarding, they get to keep the fare but no on-board revenue or tips for their service crew. Everyone more or less agrees the fare hardly covers (if it does) operating expenses. It's the on-board revenue that is what is important. No passenger, no on-board revenue. No tips for their crew equals a lot of unhappy crew members. The only reason I can see someone being denied boarding would be if they were really ugly and threatening in the process of taking up their booze which is a whole different case. That would happen if it was taking up alcohol or some other issue. And, yes, I think their future bookings would tank big time when people would have to factor in the cost of drinking into the cruise budget when comparing fares with other lines that allow wine to be bought on. I doubt smuggled alcohol for an entire cruise exceeds the cost of two or three empty cabins. Tucker in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravlGrl Posted January 28, 2010 #305 Share Posted January 28, 2010 i would have opened both minis in the naughty room and chugged them, then handed them the empties and burped. Priceless! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki_77573 Posted January 28, 2010 #306 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The only reason I can see someone being denied boarding would be if they were really ugly and threatening in the process of taking up their booze which is a whole different case. Tucker in Texas Anyone that would get ugly and threatening should be denied boarding for the safety and consideration for fellow passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 28, 2010 #307 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Easy fix...just sail on a cruise line that treats it's passengers like paying adults. You can take wine aboard other lines and you can buy a bottle of hard stuff for your room from other lines. Vote with your wallets!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotWithOne_t Posted January 29, 2010 #308 Share Posted January 29, 2010 2 ounces of booze? LOL That's like getting a ticket for doing 71 in a 70. Yes, it is an infraction of the rules. Yes, it is extremely petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pair-Ahhh-Dice Posted January 29, 2010 #309 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Easy fix...just sail on a cruise line that treats it's passengers like paying adults. You can take wine aboard other lines and you can buy a bottle of hard stuff for your room from other lines. Vote with your wallets!! The sad part is...in the good old days with Royal Caribbean you COULD purchase a bottle from the on board shop, pay a fee (@$9) and take it to your room. Those were the days, before Goldstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted January 29, 2010 #310 Share Posted January 29, 2010 We have friends who if they brought booze along, would be the ones who would complain. They were going on a cruise with us and would have been their first & were planning on bringing some along. They ended up cancelling, so never new what the outcome would have been. We didn't care if they brought any but let them know what could happened if found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubble88 Posted January 29, 2010 #311 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I guess I won't try to bring my own bottle of wine again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdsb4 Posted January 29, 2010 #312 Share Posted January 29, 2010 2 ounces of booze? LOL That's like getting a ticket for doing 71 in a 70. Yes, it is an infraction of the rules. Yes, it is extremely petty. I think that's a great analogy. Alot of these "rules are rules" people would complain pretty loudly if they got a speeding ticket for going one mile over the speed limit. I rank getting called out for bringing two 2 oz. airplane bottles of liquor right along with that kind of extreme speed limit enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 29, 2010 #313 Share Posted January 29, 2010 The sad part is...in the good old days with Royal Caribbean you COULD purchase a bottle from the on board shop, pay a fee (@$9) and take it to your room. Those were the days, before Goldstein. That was the last time I sailed them! I agree, very sad, they used to have the best policy at sea....now they're the only one with this stupid policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingCaraCat Posted January 29, 2010 #314 Share Posted January 29, 2010 That was the last time I sailed them! I agree, very sad, they used to have the best policy at sea....now they're the only one with this stupid policy. Actually most of them have the same policy with regards to hard liquor. Policy varies with wines and of course with enforcement. but don't let facts get in the way of your rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 29, 2010 #315 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Actually most of them have the same policy with regards to hard liquor. Policy varies with wines and of course with enforcement. but don't let facts get in the way of your rant. They don't allow you to take on hard stuff, but every other line allows you to buy a bottle for consumption in your room. All other lines allow at least one bottle of wine to be taken. So as I said, Royal Caribbean is the only one with this stupid policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 29, 2010 #316 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Evidently she isn't.;) It happened to us on NCL about a year ago. We had a 1/2 pint of Jim Beam in our luggage and guess what? We got busted also. I acutally pretty much laughed about it. They kept it and we were told we could claim it at the end of the cruise. We didn't bother. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingCaraCat Posted January 29, 2010 #317 Share Posted January 29, 2010 They don't allow you to take on hard stuff, but every other line allows you to buy a bottle for consumption in your room. All other lines allow at least one bottle of wine to be taken. So as I said, Royal Caribbean is the only one with this stupid policy. Wrong again...I won't go through every cruise line but Carnival, Celebbity, HAL, Princess, etc etc. will not allow you to purchase liquor on board or in port and keep it in your room. They all retain it until the end of the cruise. Again don't let facts get in your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted January 29, 2010 #318 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Wrong again...I won't go through every cruise line but Carnival, Celebbity, HAL, Princess, etc etc. will not allow you to purchase liquor on board or in port and keep it in your room. They all retain it until the end of the cruise. Again don't let facts get in your way. Thanks teacher for setting us straight..:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingCaraCat Posted January 29, 2010 #319 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Thanks teacher for setting us straight..:rolleyes: Well I am not trying to defend RCI or anybody else. I just get a little tired of people her getting their righteous indignation all fired up and then making lots of loud statements that havve no basis in fact. Once again don't let me ruin your fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 29, 2010 #320 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Wrong again...I won't go through every cruise line but Carnival, Celebbity, HAL, Princess, etc etc. will not allow you to purchase liquor on board or in port and keep it in your room. They all retain it until the end of the cruise. Again don't let facts get in your way. What? yes they will. All the cruise lines listed about allow you to buy a bottle. You can't go to the duty free store and buy it, but you can order a bottle of vodka from room service on Celebrity, HAL and Princess and on Carnival I believe you have to phone customer service ahead of time to order it. Do your homework will ya!! http://www.princess.com/learn/onboard/services/gifts/princess_cellars/index.jsp http://www.celebritycruises.com/beverage/package/details.do;jsessionid=0000_w8fF9eJW2MgN1jFOqeW-p-:12hdbcveb?ComponentTypeId=17&categoryId=18&pagename=beverage_package_details I think on HAL you need your booking number to order gifts, but their prices are really reasonable on ordering a bottle for your room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingCaraCat Posted January 29, 2010 #321 Share Posted January 29, 2010 What? yes they will. All the cruise lines listed about allow you to buy a bottle. You can't go to the duty free store and buy it, but you can order a bottle of vodka from room service on Celebrity, HAL and Princess and on Carnival I believe you have to phone customer service ahead of time to order it. Do your homework will ya!! http://www.princess.com/learn/onboard/services/gifts/princess_cellars/index.jsp http://www.celebritycruises.com/beverage/package/details.do;jsessionid=0000_w8fF9eJW2MgN1jFOqeW-p-:12hdbcveb?ComponentTypeId=17&categoryId=18&pagename=beverage_package_details I think on HAL you need your booking number to order gifts, but their prices are really reasonable on ordering a bottle for your room. So now I see you are arguing that pre-purchasing liquor before your cruise amounts to the same as buying it on board or in port. However you want to argue this point is just fine with me as this is getting tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 29, 2010 #322 Share Posted January 29, 2010 So now I see you are arguing that pre-purchasing liquor before your cruise amounts to the same as buying it on board or in port. However you want to argue this point is just fine with me as this is getting tedious. That's you admiting you don't know what you're talking about and don't like being proven wrong? How childish!! You don't have to prepurchase anything, you can pick up the phone and have a bottle delivered to your room at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo70 Posted January 29, 2010 #323 Share Posted January 29, 2010 So now I see you are arguing that pre-purchasing liquor before your cruise amounts to the same as buying it on board or in port. However you want to argue this point is just fine with me as this is getting tedious. You aboslutely can order a bottle of liquor for your room on Celebrity and HAL (before you board or while on board). I do not know the policies on Carnival and Princess, so I will not comment on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted January 29, 2010 #324 Share Posted January 29, 2010 You aboslutely can order a bottle of liquor for your room on Celebrity and HAL (before you board or while on board). I do not know the policies on Carnival and Princess, so I will not comment on those. Now a question to bring the discussion full circle. Can you order MINIs? :confused::D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted January 29, 2010 #325 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Now a question to bring the discussion full circle. Can you order MINIs? :confused::D:D Would you like your Mini in a standard or automatic transmission? :) :) I believe Celebrity and HAL it's a litre or a 750ml depending on the product, Princess are 375 ml bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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