Wine Permitted to Carry Onboard Now

[crusinanan]

Ohhh please be true we sail in 13 days and are used to ships that allow you to bring wine.

 

oh please let me know if you got 2 bottles on ..... we are sailing in dec on explorer and i hope i can get 2 bottles on !!!!

[janetz]

This is a really really good thing. Total Wine will be doing alot of business :)

Edited November 2, 2012 by janetz

[iamsunnysarah]

yay this is so exciting!!!! sure, we consume more than 2 bottles on a week-long cruise, but as others have said, nice to bring 2 of our favorite bottles to enjoy as well!

[sr4mjc]

1.5 L bottles ? ;) Asking for the MIL here.. haha

[spookwife]

No way I'd pay $25 corkage fee on my $6 bottle!!!! That's insane! I'll stick to real liquor or beer!

 

$25 is about standard for restaurants around here. and now my $60 bottle of Marinus just became an $85 dollar one( and ya know what.. STILL WORTH IT!!!)

 

.. except we will most likely have it in our cabin as we have a lovely travel wine case that comes with a corkscrew and glasses.

 

Oh happy happy joy joy.. it was one thing I wished Royal would have allowed and now they do!

[bellarosa]

Now maybe they will do this for bottle water as well as we like to buy our own and bring it onboard.

[spookwife]

OK... I'll stick my neck out there....:eek:

It will be nice if they followed Celebrity's lead on the whole balcony smoking policy too.... It'd be nice to relax out there with a glass of wine smoke-free! ;)

 

 

we can dream, Jayfo! maybe some day soon... ;)

[bellarosa]

anyone know where we buy wine in Fortlauderdale near port to bring on board??

[Eng23]

anyone know where we buy wine in Fortlauderdale near port to bring on board??

Total Wine on SE 17th Street. behind the Embassy Suites hotel. There is also a Publix Market there too.

[BecciBoo]

[lorielucks]

Hmmm...wonder what they would say about a magnum.:p

[Darkwolfe]

Hmmm...wonder what they would say about a magnum.:p

 

TSA made me check my magnum (.357 variety) last time I flew. But I don't think RCI is going to let me get away with open carry on board.;)

[gambee]

Yup just got of the phone with RCCL, in the room no fee. To open at the restaurant $25 each.

 

Right in time for my cruise :D

Edited November 2, 2012 by gambee

[MS52]

FANTASTIC!

 

Note to RCI....I'm still buying the wine package like I do every cruise. I just don't have to sneak the box wine on now for the stateroom!!!

 

RCI hasn't lost anything on us - just made it nicer to cruise. Thank you. :D

[Freo]

A step in the right direction.......

"Any word on beer or rum?"

[luvscruising2007]

Will this be like the Carnival policy where you must put it in your carry on?

I think we will definitely be bringing wine on board. And they won't lose a dime on us.

[chaswelf]

This is good news.. But this could cut into the rum runner business, now you just need a nice dark red wine bottle and a cork..

[jakenashleysmom]

It will be interesting to hear how this is handled. Now what kind of wine to bring....hmmmmm. We have 2 cabins booked for our family, 4 bottles of wine for us WAHOO! And no, they won't lose a dime from me. I'll still rack up a healthy tab unfortunately LOL!

[Lost_in_BC]

Yay! This is a change for the better.

 

I wonder if this will mean that their rule on ship purchased liquor will also change to reflect Celebrity's rules? Celebrity allows you to buy a bottle in their duty free shop and take it back to your cabin too. Now that would be really nice. :D

Edited November 2, 2012 by Dandelion Wrangler

[jellybabe2]

please clarify is it i bottle pp

or 2 bottles each

on ios 22nd nov ta

thankyou

[jakenashleysmom]

I believe it is 2 bottles per cabin.

[gambee]

please clarify is it i bottle pp

or 2 bottles each

on ios 22nd nov ta

thankyou

 

2 bottles per cabin.

 

I am trying to confirm where you put the bottles. One guy told me in the big bags, but that does not make sense to me. How do they keep control on two bottles per cabin?

[zaknzoey]

Hmm..... this is interesting! You would think they could update the website if it went into effect today. But I just checked, and it's not updated.

 

Someone wrote that it was 2 bottles per cabin. So I guess a single cruiser (which I will be in December!!) would still be able to bring on two bottles???

 

Guess I'll have to wait until something "official" is posted to see. :rolleyes:

[zuggie]

Next question - may I purchase a bottle of wine at a port stop and take it directly to my cabin?

[sbuckner]

I am wondering if they will allow champagne too??