Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 21, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi, can someone please confirm if passengers are allowed to take their own soft drinks (soda cans/bottles) on board NCL ships or is that not allowed? If so, is there a maximum allowance and do you have to say upfront if you have soft drinks in your suitcase? I know you're not allowed to take any alcohol, but not sure about soft drinks. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted October 21, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi, can someone please confirm if passengers are allowed to take their own soft drinks (soda cans/bottles) on board NCL ships or is that not allowed? If so, is there a maximum allowance and do you have to say upfront if you have soft drinks in your suitcase? I know you're not allowed to take any alcohol, but not sure about soft drinks. Many thanks. Yes, you can. No maximum. No, you don't have to tell anyone. You can take wine on board. Info is in the NCL FAQ's for sizes/corkage fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 21, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Yes, you can. No maximum. No, you don't have to tell anyone. You can take wine on board. Info is in the NCL FAQ's for sizes/corkage fees. Hi, I did look at the FAQ at the bottom of the NCL website's main page and it states that you cannot take alcohol on board, didn't see anything about wine/corkage fees. Could you post a link please, incase there is somewhere else with more current information that I've missed. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted October 21, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi, can someone please confirm if passengers are allowed to take their own soft drinks (soda cans/bottles) on board NCL ships or is that not allowed? If so, is there a maximum allowance and do you have to say upfront if you have soft drinks in your suitcase? I know you're not allowed to take any alcohol, but not sure about soft drinks. Many thanks. All you need is to put a luggage tag on your case of soda and it will be delivered with your bags to your cabin. You may want to bring a case of bottled water too, as the mark up on board is 1000%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted October 21, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi, I did look at the FAQ at the bottom of the NCL website's main page and it states that you cannot take alcohol on board, didn't see anything about wine/corkage fees. Could you post a link please, incase there is somewhere else with more current information that I've missed. Many thanks Certainly. Check out the second part: Wine and Champagne Policy. http://www.ncl.com/faq#alcohol-consumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted October 21, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 21, 2015 All you need is to put a luggage tag on your case of soda and it will be delivered with your bags to your cabin. You may want to bring a case of bottled water too, as the mark up on board is 1000%. That all depends on what port you are sailing from according to many previous posts. I'm sure others can chime in with what ports don't accept them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted October 21, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi, I did look at the FAQ at the bottom of the NCL website's main page and it states that you cannot take alcohol on board, didn't see anything about wine/corkage fees. Could you post a link please, incase there is somewhere else with more current information that I've missed. Many thanks Wine & Champagne Policy Guests may bring bottles of wine and champagne on board. When bottles are brought on board and served or consumed in any restaurant, public room area or in their stateroom, a corkage fee will be charged according to bottle sizes noted below. 750 ml Bottle: $15.00 1,500 ml Magnum: $30.00 http://www.ncl.com/faq#alcohol-consumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted October 21, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2015 We've never had a problem taking 6 packs of coke products and some bottled water. We have heard that some have had to open their luggage to show that they didn't have alcohol, but have never had that happen to us on about a dozen NCL cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbryan5 Posted October 22, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Yup, that's no problem.. You can even bring alcohol onboard too.. (if your sneaky enough) :D:D disclaimer - it's a joke people, relax :p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 22, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Certainly. Check out the second part: Wine and Champagne Policy. http://www.ncl.com/faq#alcohol-consumption The page you sent a link to did not look familiar to me, then I realised I was looking at the ncl.com website, rather than the UK version ncl.co.uk website where the information is different. No info about soft drinks, nor bringing on wine and paying a corkage fee. ---------------------------------------------------- "Can I bring my own alcoholic drinks aboard? Sorry, but we do not allow guests to bring their own alcohol to drink on board. If you purchase alcohol ashore to take home with you, this should be given to the ship’s crew when you get back on board and it will be returned to you at the end of the cruise. back to top" So, I can only assume from this differing information that those of us boarding (Escape) from Southampton CANNOT take soft drinks or wine - and pay corkage fee - onboard. If that's the case, why oh why do there always seem to be benefits for North American passengers/ports of embarkation that we don't share in Europe?? I'll contact NCL and confirm that this is the case and post back here a definitive answer. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnIreland Posted October 22, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Never had a problem bringing my supply of coke zero on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 22, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Never had a problem bringing my supply of coke zero on board. What was your embarkation port JohnIreland? Have written to my PCC asking for confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted October 22, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 22, 2015 So, I can only assume from this differing information that those of us boarding (Escape) from Southampton CANNOT take soft drinks or wine - and pay corkage fee - onboard. If that's the case, why oh why do there always seem to be benefits for North American passengers/ports of embarkation that we don't share in Europe?? Your assumption is wrong. The rules about bringing wine or non-alcoholic drinks do not change based on port, one can bring those just as well in Europe too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnIreland Posted October 22, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 22, 2015 What was your embarkation port JohnIreland? Have written to my PCC asking for confirmation. I have done it in Barcelona, New York , Vancouver , Houston , Miami and Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showgren Posted October 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Would anybody feel comfortable sticking a luggage tag to a case of glass bottled soda (Mexican coke or Izze)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted October 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Would anybody feel comfortable sticking a luggage tag to a case of glass bottled soda (Mexican coke or Izze)? That's exactly what I plan on doing for my upcoming Escape cruise. I will bubble wrap it beforehand though. Costco $20 for the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 22, 2015 Author #17 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Your assumption is wrong. The rules about bringing wine or non-alcoholic drinks do not change based on port, one can bring those just as well in Europe too. That's good news then. It's just odd that the same information about taking soft drinks and wine (with corkage fee) on board does not seem to show up anywhere on the UK based NCL website, or at least I can't find it! However, if anyone can prove me wrong, please post a link to the relevant page. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Quimby Posted October 22, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We actually brought a cooler and put a luggage tag on it,,no problems:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted October 22, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We actually brought a cooler and put a luggage tag on it,,no problems:) I thought I had read that you weren't allowed to bring coolers on board. Maybe that's just for carry-on purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showgren Posted October 22, 2015 #20 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I just called the Costco in Honolulu, the price for the coke is just a bit more. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nw gardener Posted October 23, 2015 #21 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Can anyone advise about Tampa? I've heard the porters [not NCL] have restrictions about dealing with cases of water/soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted October 23, 2015 #22 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Can anyone advise about Tampa? I've heard the porters [not NCL] have restrictions about dealing with cases of water/soda. Have them in a bag (possibly a folding one with some wheels) you can manage yourself. We had sodas in a large collapsable NCL duffel bag (filled pretty much to the rim) and when they refused to check it in, it was a huge PITA to haul onboard (heavy, large, not so ergonomic handles). Luckily we don't cruise from Tampa often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excitedtotrycruising Posted October 23, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted October 23, 2015 OK, good news. Just heard back from my PCC and he's confirmed that we can take soft drinks and water onboard the Escape from Southampton. Good to have a definitive answer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted October 23, 2015 #24 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) OK, good news. Just heard back from my PCC and he's confirmed that we can take soft drinks and water onboard the Escape from Southampton. Good to have a definitive answer :) Sorry to say this, but the answers you get here are usually much more definitive than ones from NCL PCCs, they are known to give incomplete and/or incorrect information more often than not and most have not even set foot on a cruise ship. Edited October 23, 2015 by Demonyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisuitegian Posted October 25, 2015 #25 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Are there restrictions from the porters sailing out of New Orleans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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