opie051699 Posted October 27, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Anyone ever had trouble bringing a bottle of Port on board? My wife doesn't drink much, but she does like a glass or two of Tawny. It is after all just wine...(with enough brandy added to make it interesting). We did it before and the people checking luggage didn't look twice. A Portuguese label probably helped. A woman at work said she tried and hers was confiscated. I tried searching...but the word "Port" makes that troublesome. I don't see any limit on alcohol content listed...thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgee109 Posted October 27, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I've only been on 2 cruises but both times brought port and had no issues. It probably helps if you purchase one with a "traditional" wine bottle shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Advisor King Posted October 27, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) It really is form over substance with the beverage checkers and the ones we dealt with on our last cruise didn't seem too bright. First they separated me from my wife and kids. Then they insisted that I could only bring one bottle of wine on board and I had two. I explained very politely and patiently that one was mine and one was my wife's, reminding them that they had insisted on taking her separately to the other side of the hall. I explained this once and got a blank look. I explained it again, using slightly different (yet still polite) vocabulary, just in case any of the words I had used were unfamiliar to them. I got another blank stare, along with a repeated explanation that the limit is one bottle per person. I had to shout to her across the hall (stopping everything that was going on in the room at the time - you could hear a pin drop) in order to get my wife's attention and resolve this. Meanwhile, she was having her own issues. The 12-pack of root beer was, as far as the screeners were concerned, alcohol. It was as if they had never heard of root beer. She needed to get a second, then a third employee to help before one of them would vouch for the fact that root beer is soda, not alcohol. What a gong show. Edited October 27, 2014 by T. Advisor King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino D Posted October 27, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It really is form over substance with the beverage checkers and the ones we dealt with on our last cruise didn't seem too bright. First they separated me from my wife and kids. Then they insisted that I could only bring one bottle of wine on board and I had two. I explained very politely and patiently that one was mine and one was my wife's, reminding them that they had insisted on taking her separately to the other side of the hall. I explained this once and got a blank look. I explained it again, using slightly different (yet still polite) vocabulary, just in case any of the words I had used were unfamiliar to them. I got another blank stare, along with a repeated explanation that the limit is one bottle per person. I had to shout to her across the hall (stopping everything that was going on in the room at the time - you could hear a pin drop) in order to get my wife's attention and resolve this. Meanwhile, she was having her own issues. The 12-pack of root beer was, as far as the screeners were concerned, alcohol. It was as if they had never heard of root beer. She needed to get a second, then a third employee to help before one of them would vouch for the fact that root beer is soda, not alcohol. What a gong show. Have to ask. Where were you sailing out of? San Juan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansmith18 Posted October 27, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Meanwhile, she was having her own issues. The 12-pack of root beer was, as far as the screeners were concerned, alcohol. It was as if they had never heard of root beer. She needed to get a second, then a third employee to help before one of them would vouch for the fact that root beer is soda, not alcohol. What a gong show. rofl, this part is just downright hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamestown478 Posted October 27, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I take a bottle of port wine on all my cruises and have never had any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamusdad Posted October 28, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Domino D....why do you ask if its San Juan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 28, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2014 No problems bringing on Zinfandel Port or Sherry onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookbug53 Posted October 28, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Port is nothing more than fortified wine. If Carnival wants to ban it they need to make distinctions in their own policies. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opie051699 Posted October 28, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks all. That's what I thought. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandlockedCruiser01 Posted October 30, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Domino D....why do you ask if its San Juan? San Juan is in Puerto Rico, whose regional language is Spanish. Which means English is not their first language, and they might not know phrases like "root beer". So when they see the word "beer" in "root beer", they translate it to "cerveza" (by using a memorized dictionary definition), and they think "alcohol!" When in reality, the whole phrase "root beer" needs to be translated as a single unit, but because it's not a popular drink in Puerto Rico, not all locals know about it. (Much like horchata is not widely known outside of major mainland cities.) To complicate the matters further, some bars now offer alcoholic root beer. But it's not a retail product (yet, I guess), so it's not something screeners gotta worry about as of now. Edited October 30, 2014 by LandlockedCruiser01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Advisor King Posted October 31, 2014 #12 Share Posted October 31, 2014 San Juan is in Puerto Rico, whose regional language is Spanish. Which means English is not their first language, and they might not know phrases like "root beer". So when they see the word "beer" in "root beer", they translate it to "cerveza" (by using a memorized dictionary definition), and they think "alcohol!" When in reality, the whole phrase "root beer" needs to be translated as a single unit, but because it's not a popular drink in Puerto Rico, not all locals know about it. (Much like horchata is not widely known outside of major mainland cities.) To complicate the matters further, some bars now offer alcoholic root beer. But it's not a retail product (yet, I guess), so it's not something screeners gotta worry about as of now. Sadly, no, it was Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino D Posted October 31, 2014 #13 Share Posted October 31, 2014 San Juan is in Puerto Rico, whose regional language is Spanish. Which means English is not their first language, and they might not know phrases like "root beer". So when they see the word "beer" in "root beer", they translate it to "cerveza" (by using a memorized dictionary definition), and they think "alcohol!" When in reality, the whole phrase "root beer" needs to be translated as a single unit, but because it's not a popular drink in Puerto Rico, not all locals know about it. (Much like horchata is not widely known outside of major mainland cities.) To complicate the matters further, some bars now offer alcoholic root beer. But it's not a retail product (yet, I guess), so it's not something screeners gotta worry about as of now. Yeah, exactly why I asked. Had thought it might have to do with the understanding of Root Beer and a translation. Turns out it was Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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