Cabin service

[wilson2579]

Can anyone help as to whether you can buy a bottle of spirits for your cabin via interactive tv on board the Balmoral. When we were on the Ventura we were able to buy a litre of Gin for £11, which was a bargain.

[the english lady]

Yes you can buy drink for in the cabin. Only proviso though would be if the cruise you are going on goes outside the EU. We once did a 3 nighter and could not buy drink for the cabin (in case that looks bad-we were on an 18nighter straight afer b 2 b )

[wilson2579]

Thanks English Lady, we are on a mini cruise to Liverpool and Belfast, so probably won't be able to buy for the cabin.:(

[the english lady]

No you will not be able to purchase, sorry. I can't remember if Fred lets you take a bottle on board-like p and o ...

[wilson2579]

No they don't allow any bottles to be taken on.

[ISS]

Yes you can buy drink for in the cabin. Only proviso though would be if the cruise you are going on goes outside the EU. We once did a 3 nighter and could not buy drink for the cabin (in case that looks bad-we were on an 18nighter straight afer b 2 b )

 

I did a round Britain last August on the Bamoral and bought a bottle of whisky for the cabin. There was an order form in the cabin just filled it in and it arrived the next day.

 

John

[the english lady]

did you do a round Britain that stopped anywhere else-we did one and the ship stopped in Amsterdam!!! work that one out...

I know when we did our 2 nighter we requested bottles for the cabin and were informed that they were not able to do....

[ISS]

did you do a round Britain that stopped anywhere else-we did one and the ship stopped in Amsterdam!!! work that one out...

I know when we did our 2 nighter we requested bottles for the cabin and were informed that they were not able to do....

 

My Round Britain trip last August was St. Peter Port, Holyhead, Dublin, Greenock, Tobermoray, Scrabster, Harwich.

 

I had a bottle of "Famous Grouse" - actually I think I may have ordered a second bottle half way round :)

 

Order forms were in the cabin - just filled it in and the bottle appeared.

 

John

[berkshireboy]

My Round Britain trip last August was St. Peter Port, Holyhead, Dublin, Greenock, Tobermoray, Scrabster, Harwich.

 

I had a bottle of "Famous Grouse" - actually I think I may have ordered a second bottle half way round :)

 

Order forms were in the cabin - just filled it in and the bottle appeared.

 

John

 

You were able to do this because the cruise included a destination outside the EU - St. Peter Port.

 

The Channel Islands are not part of the EU and that is why a number of cruises now include them in their itinerary. Also why a number of cruises to the Western Med. include a stop in North Africa.

 

Alan

[wilson2579]

Thanks for all the replies, no bottle of gin for me then.:(

[Auntie Porker]

I think there is a difference between buying spirits to drink on board only - and buying it to take home. The order forms in the cabin make it clear.

[ISS]

I think there is a difference between buying spirits to drink on board only - and buying it to take home. The order forms in the cabin make it clear.

 

Yes there is a second order form. There was an opportunity to buy a day or so before disembarkation at a lower price than the normal cabin charge.

 

The price I paid for the whisky in the cabin was competitive but wasn't discounted. The disembarkation offer which much have been the Channel Islands effect was quite a bit lower.

 

John