Where to buy wine?

[royal65]

I'll need to restock my cabin wine supply in Bagkok (Laem Chaban), Singapore or Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang). Are there any suggestions as to stores convenient to those piers? Do any of the stores at the new Singapore pier facility carry wine?

[bonsai3s]

I'll need to restock my cabin wine supply in Bagkok (Laem Chaban), Singapore or Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang). Are there any suggestions as to stores convenient to those piers? Do any of the stores at the new Singapore pier facility carry wine?

 

...not much in Laem Chaban nor Port Klang. Your best bet will be in Singapore. You will be walking distance to a few stores. (We purchased other drinks and did not look at the wine selection.) Happy sailing! :)

[estebofarr]

Can I get Diet Pepsi and Diet Ginger Ale in Singapore?

[bonsai3s]

Can I get Diet Pepsi and Diet Ginger Ale in Singapore?

 

...the grocery stores are massive and the selections numerous. Diet Pepsi definitely there...Diet Ginger Ale, we are not sure. :)

[estebofarr]

Regular ginger ale is fine. Thanks.

[bonsai3s]

...3 pictures of the Singapore cruiseport. You may be able to see part of the store in one of the pictures. One is a wonderful bakery just outside the cruiseport. Happy sailing!

[Goldygolfer]

I'll need to restock my cabin wine supply in Bagkok (Laem Chaban), Singapore or Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang). Are there any suggestions as to stores convenient to those piers? Do any of the stores at the new Singapore pier facility carry wine?

 

Sorry to sound like a "Negative Nellie", but Laem Chabang is an industrial port and there are no shops of any kind close by. You will also find that wine is very expensive in Thailand as there is a 400% tax impost.

 

Wine is also fairly expensive in Singapore and wine/liquor shops are few and far between. I have no knowledge of Port Klang.

 

If possible, I would consider stocking up somewhere else.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Wine is also fairly expensive in Singapore and wine/liquor shops are few and far between.

 

I agree with that comment.

They are not big wine drinkers in Asia , so do not expect any bargains at the wine stores you come across. We saw a few stores in Singapore , but a cursory glance at the prices they were asking , was enough to keep us walking on ..... They made the wine cellar on board look like a bargain.

 

 

[Goldygolfer]

I forgot to mention that there are restricted hours for purchasing take-away alcohol (including bottles of wine) in Thailand. You cannot purchase prior to 11am nor between 2pm and 5pm.

[Jacs]

Singapore is very expensive for any kind of alcohol, its is there way of dissuading a drinking culture. You will be better of buying in on the ship, it will probably be cheaper :)

[emileg]

...3 pictures of the Singapore cruiseport. You may be able to see part of the store in one of the pictures. One is a wonderful bakery just outside the cruiseport. Happy sailing!

Is this the new Marina Bay cruise port?

[cruising cockroach]

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand all have pretty stiff tariffs on (imported) wines. May be better to stick with what you can buy onboard. What you buy on shore may also have been improperly stored.

 

As for Singapore, the taxes on alcohol were said to be flat (on volume instead of value) so more expensive wines may end up to be better bargains.