krev Posted November 2, 2012 #226 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just talked to RCI, there is no bottle size specified, I personally think this may change but at this point that is what she told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted November 2, 2012 #227 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hi Question on bringing wine into dining room without getting charged a corking fee.. Does anyone know if you are allowed to bring wine in a soda tumbler in the dining room. I would pour the wine into the soda tumbler and bring it with me to the dining room.. I am assuming that there might be a problem if I pour that into a glass during the dinner.. Thanks you can bring a glass in with you no problem, regardless of where you get it.. but even I, who can kill a bottle by myself woudl NEVER bring a juice glass full of wine. in my personal opinion that's just ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted November 2, 2012 #228 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just talked to RCI, there is no bottle size specified, I personally think this may change but at this point that is what she told me. since it is pretty well a given that 99% of anyone who takes advantage of this will stick to 'normal' bottles, I don't think there will be too much abuse even if they do place an official limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboojoy Posted November 2, 2012 #229 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hi Question on bringing wine into dining room without getting charged a corking fee.. Does anyone know if you are allowed to bring wine in a soda tumbler in the dining room. I would pour the wine into the soda tumbler and bring it with me to the dining room.. I am assuming that there might be a problem if I pour that into a glass during the dinner.. Would they allow that Soda tumbler into the dining room if I have wine it. I know I have brought many times my own can of soda in the dining room and poured that in a glass without any problems.. Thanks IMO thats kinda tacky. i would put it in a wine glass and walk in with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboojoy Posted November 2, 2012 #230 Share Posted November 2, 2012 so how will this work? will they check each piece of carry on to insure its a bottle of wine in there? that seems silly to me. anybody know how they will do this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted November 2, 2012 #231 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just talked to RCI, there is no bottle size specified, I personally think this may change but at this point that is what she told me. Oh yeah! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayenu Posted November 2, 2012 #232 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Does anyone know if you are allowed to bring wine in a soda tumbler in the dining room. I would pour the wine into the soda tumbler and bring it with me to the dining room.. I am assuming that there might be a problem if I pour that into a glass during the dinner.. Would they allow that Soda tumbler into the dining room if I have wine it. We did this with another cruise line that had corkage fee only if you ask the waiter to open your bottle... The waiter assistant wondered out loud, talking to the waiter, if he should take the empty plastic cups off the table and toss, or wash, or what :D You can bring any tumbler with you, only keep an eye on it if you don't want it to disappear off the table :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reney313 Posted November 2, 2012 #233 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY I know it sounds crazy, but I always appreciated Princess treating me like an adult and allowing to bring on a bottle of wine or two. I do enjoy having a bottle of wine in the cabin. I typically order a bottle or two to be delivered to the stateroom before I board. Depending on how my supply is, on the last night or two, I'll take a glass into the dining room with me and never had an issue. The room steward will provide you glasses and a corkscrew (although I have a corkscrew in every one of my suit cases that stays there...I've been stuck in too many hotel rooms with a bottle of wine and no corkscrew, never again!). I'm not too concerned on how they keep track, etc. Most other lines have this same policy as does Celebrity. I doubt too many people abuse it. While it may lower their pre-boarding orders, I don't think this will really impact many bar bills. I can assure you mine are still very high. Who wants to go back and forth to their room for a glass of wine? I still order at the bar, but enjoy the wine as I'm getting ready for dinner or a post activities drink from my room. I couldn't agree more with the poster that wrote "About Frickin Time!" Isn't that the truth!! Great News Royal Caribbean! Way to go!! Oh yeah....now how do I go about canceling the bottles I pre-ordered from myself and my sisters room in November! I guess we'll have extra! LOL Edited November 2, 2012 by reney313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted November 2, 2012 #234 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) do you have any idea how difficult it is to cork a bottle?! or how expensive the machine is to accomplish said task? As a home winemaker who has bottled over a thousand wine bottles, the answers are: 1) very easy with right tool 2) about $20 Edited November 2, 2012 by publicpersona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted November 2, 2012 #235 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I am very happy to hear this news. We will be in Florida for several days before our Oasis cruise, so we have time to pick up a couple bottles for the stateroom. relaxing to sip wine on the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishLassie Posted November 2, 2012 #236 Share Posted November 2, 2012 So HAPPY to hear they changed the policy, but we were a week early for it to help us! :( We took 2 bottles, but they took it from us at the port, but we got it back on the last night of the cruise :D now we won't have to worry about it for our next cruise, YEA! We also like to just have it in our cabin, & sometimes just take a glass with us to dinner, but then buy some also at the table. Glad to see they are allowing it now like all the other ships we've been on. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCampers3 Posted November 2, 2012 #237 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) Thank you, Royal Caribbean!!! :) Edited November 3, 2012 by HappyCampers3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoemc Posted November 3, 2012 #238 Share Posted November 3, 2012 pardon my enthusiasm for just a moment.... about freakin' time!!!! we now return you to your normal message board activities. Thank you. :d ditto!!!!:d:d:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalDiamond Posted November 3, 2012 #239 Share Posted November 3, 2012 So RCI may be making life quite difficult for themselves. If they don't indicate carry-on v checked bags in the policy then people will of course try to bring bottles on board both in their carry-on and checked bags. Unless there is some kind of mechanism whereby they record at checkin/boarding that you have already brought on board your allowance how on earth will they be able to check?! Of course for those flying in to join the ship there really is little choice but to have it in checked baggage. So we could be looking at 4 bottles/cabin. Hah. Actually, 2 in my carryon, 2 in my checked bag, 2 in my patner's carryon, and 2 in his checked bag=8 total bottles....if someone really wanted that much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmarya Posted November 3, 2012 #240 Share Posted November 3, 2012 How about non-alcoholic beverages--water and soda. Are those still prohibited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fd851 Posted November 3, 2012 #241 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Does anyone know if the state of Florida permits the sale of wine on Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmacruiser418 Posted November 3, 2012 #242 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Does anyone know if the state of Florida permits the sale of wine on Sunday? In Brevard county where FOS sails out of it is, but it also depends on the city. some are after noon you can buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENBEA Posted November 3, 2012 #243 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Fellow cruiser just posted on rollcall that Royal has changed its policy and you can now carry two bottles of wine onboard ship for consumption. Subject to a corkage fee of $25 each. Called RCCL and agent confirmed, policy change went into effect today. Why bring a bottle on board, 3 glass of wine per bottle (approx.) @ $6.00/$7.00 glass.( I drink the cheaper wines) Your still NOT ahead of the game!!!:confused::(:eek: I'm just buying mine on board, you get more for the buck! Am I missing something here?? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENBEA Posted November 3, 2012 #244 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Does anyone know if the state of Florida permits the sale of wine on Sunday? After 12:00PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted November 3, 2012 #245 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Why bring a bottle on board, 3 glass of wine per bottle (approx.) @ $6.00/$7.00 glass.( I drink the cheaper wines) Your still NOT ahead of the game!!!:confused::(:eek: I'm just buying mine on board, you get more for the buck! Am I missing something here?? :confused: For a 750ml you should get 4-5 glasses, by filling just half the glass. ;) Sometimes more depending on the glass. You can find some very good wines at very good prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punky_b Posted November 3, 2012 #246 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I am an Aussie, and here the standard serve of wine is 150mL. So, my maths goes a little something like this.... 750mL bottle, 5 glasses, say I pay $10 for a bottle at the liquor store, then that's $2 per glass. Sounds like a good deal to me :D Great news! Anyone know where I can buy wine near the Sydney port? Closest one I'm aware of is Vintage Cellars, on Carrington Street. It's opposite Wynyard station, next to the Menzies hotel. I am not from Syndey so there may well be a closer one.... Hopefully the new rule will apply in Australia *fingers crossed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted November 3, 2012 #247 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Why bring a bottle on board, 3 glass of wine per bottle (approx.) @ $6.00/$7.00 glass.( I drink the cheaper wines) Your still NOT ahead of the game!!!:confused::(:eek: I'm just buying mine on board, you get more for the buck! Am I missing something here?? :confused: I like the way you think Benbea. Why lug bottles around when you are on holiday. Cheers:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted November 3, 2012 #248 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Closest one I'm aware of is Vintage Cellars, on Carrington Street. It's opposite Wynyard station, next to the Menzies hotel. I am not from Syndey so there may well be a closer one.... Hopefully the new rule will apply in Australia *fingers crossed* Wine Odyssey in the Rocks is right up the street from Circular Quay. They have all Australian wines. And the restaurant has one of those put in your card and sample away, we'll charge you later setups, with about 100 wines to try. :eek::D And the lamb tangine is out of this world. There's also a Cole's supermarket in the business district, near the Westin. They had a nice selection of more "ordinary" wines. You can see we had our priorities in order when we visited.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBear69 Posted November 3, 2012 #249 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Say you have 2 staterooms booked....one with adults and the other one with kids......are you then allowed 4 bottles???? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonlacey Posted November 3, 2012 #250 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Actually, 2 in my carryon, 2 in my checked bag, 2 in my patner's carryon, and 2 in his checked bag=8 total bottles....if someone really wanted that much... With me in is not how much, it is the wine I like that would cost 3 times the amount on board. Sure others feel the same way;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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