bobbi3 Posted September 20, 2005 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2005 We discovered at our second port that you can bring booze on the boat. I had a couple bottles of wine I had bought as gifts, but when we went thru the x-ray machine, no one said a word. I thought for sure they would take them away. So at the next port, we brought back a couple of bottles of vodka and rum. Party in my room !!!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoinCruisin Posted September 20, 2005 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2005 We discovered at our second port that you can bring booze on the boat. I had a couple bottles of wine I had bought as gifts, but when we went thru the x-ray machine, no one said a word. I thought for sure they would take them away. So at the next port, we brought back a couple of bottles of vodka and rum. Party in my room !!!!:) You've always been allowed to bring on wine... as for the liquor, it's hit or miss, sometimes they catch it, sometimes they don't. I don't see where they have a relaxed policy for the LIberty, it very well could have been an oversight... I wouldn't want people to board the Liberty thinking they could take on the motherload and have it confiscated... wine is not a problem though. I would suggest anyone cruising on the Liberty call Carnival first to see if they have done away with the alcohol policy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi3 Posted September 20, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted September 20, 2005 I guess we got lucky. But truly the security seemed like a joke. Many times I put bags on the ramp (for the x-ray) and they would pick them up and put them back in my hands and tell me to walk it through. And also,when I took the wine, they didn't even open the bag to see that it was wine. We brought alcohol in on 3 more ports, not once did they open the bag. And we werent the only ones. When we spread the word, others brought bottles too. Lucky for us, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballmom Posted September 21, 2005 #4 Share Posted September 21, 2005 This happened to us on the Glory in July. Bought 4 bottles of liquor in St. Maarten. Went through x-ray and the next thing I know, I'm entering my cabin with the liquor still in hand! We never needed to open it because we had plenty with us already:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssheldo Posted January 10, 2006 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Last Sept. I had some Baily's Irish Creme I wanted to take onboard at embarcation in FLL. I poured it into an opaque plastic bottle and carried it on in my backpack that also contained 6 unopened bottles of spring water. They opened the backpack, took everything out and asked what was in the plastic bottle. When I told them it was Baily's they confiscated it and were very firm about bringing liquor (wine and champagne IS permitted) on board. Oh well, I thought I'd try!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sablerose Posted January 10, 2006 #6 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Yeah, I think the best way to get your own hooch onboard the ship is a plastic bottle, in a ziploc bag, in a towel, in a checked bag. If you have it in your carryon, you just never know if they'll find it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted January 10, 2006 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Sablerose and ssheldo - The OP is talking about bringing booze/wine on board from a PORT visited on the cruise, not from your embarkation port.;) Also - about wine - It's always been that you can bring wine on at the port of embarkation, NOT from the ports-of-call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentureMan_2000 Posted January 10, 2006 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2006 It's just like chewing gum in the classroom... if you bring booze on board, you have to bring enough for everyone... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznlobo Posted January 10, 2006 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2006 When bringing booze back from a port, they tell you to take it a seperate table and they will deliver it to your cabin on the last night. I've never stopped at the table. Just kept walking and no one person stopped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sablerose Posted January 10, 2006 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh -- thanks for the clarification there, Cotton. I dunno where my head was. Longing for Happy Hour, apparently. I think it's time for a cocktail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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