Bon Voyage Wines

[In Toronto]

Noticed that the Bon Voyage wines are very reasonable - $24.95 including 15% gratuity.

 

Two questions:

 

Are they drinkable? We are not "wine snobs" at all.

 

Can they be taken into the restaurants or bars or are they for cabin consumption only?

 

Thanks.

Ellen

BTW: Can you buy the Canaletto wines in the MDR/bars or only in Canaletto Restaurant?

[CowPrincess]

We are not wine snobs either. We think that the "bon voyage" red wines we've gotten on HAL are overpriced by about $20 :) We took one bottle to the MDR one night on one cruise. (It was definitely superior to the Mexican wine we'd had the previous night ;) )

[sail7seas]

Noticed that the Bon Voyage wines are very reasonable - $24.95 including 15% gratuity.

 

Two questions:

 

Are they drinkable? We are not "wine snobs" at all.

 

Can they be taken into the restaurants or bars or are they for cabin consumption only?

 

Thanks.

Ellen

BTW: Can you buy the Canaletto wines in the MDR/bars or only in Canaletto Restaurant?

 

 

Any wine you purchase from the ship can be consumed in any of the ship's restaurants. You will not be charged a corkage fee to drink it anywhere on the ship you wish.

 

[garydm]

The wines vary but typically the bon voyage white is drinkable if you get it cold enough. Our experience with the reds was not good.

 

HAL wines are by and large unimpressive and overpriced. We generally bring our own and pick up bottles when in port and pay the corking fee.

 

Gary

[sail7seas]

We find the more costly the wine, the less the mark up.

We don't drink really high, high category wines but we drink the higher mid range and don't feel the pricing is that out of line with what we pay for similar wines at land restaurants. Yes, they certainly are higher than what we pay in a liquor store but that is not a fair comparison IMO

 

[CowPrincess]

>SNIP< Our experience with the reds was not good.

 

>SNIP<

Gary

 

You are a master of understatement :D

[Krazy Kruizers]

We do not care for the "House" wines or sparking wines -- they are bitter.

Why not wait until you are on the ship and check out the Navigator package?

[Typhoon1]

I would agree with KK and recommend the Navigator package.

 

The Bon Voyage wines were nothing special.

[innlady1]

I prefer to choose my own at Total Wine from the wines that I like and pay the $18 corkage fee. That works for me. I don't think I'm a "wine snob" but I do have preferences.