mompells Posted February 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I haven't ever purchased any liquor on a cruise ship or in any of the ports. I would like to price KAHLUA. Any hints on where I would find the best price? The ports that I am traveling to are San Juan, St. Kitts & St. Maarten. I am traveling on the Navigator of the Seas. Thank you in advance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I haven't ever purchased any liquor on a cruise ship or in any of the ports. I would like to price KAHLUA. Any hints on where I would find the best price? The ports that I am traveling to are San Juan, St. Kitts & St. Maarten. I am traveling on the Navigator of the Seas. Thank you in advance!!! We've had good luck with liquor prices in St. Maarten. Be sure to check on the ship too. They may have a low price guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted February 24, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I would do St Marten or ship, got good deal on Navigator on Johnny walker gold last year, they also had some scotch and other tasting on the ship , need to know your prices before you go some are really bargains others not, also remember ship and ports most likely will be liter size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted February 24, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Of these three ports St. Maarten. Just think how you will get it home as if you are flying you would have to check it with your checked bags. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffles2 Posted February 24, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Are you driving to the port? or flying? If flying, you will have to pack it in your checked luggage--which is risky for breakage--and overweight charges. Just something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripper10 Posted February 24, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 24, 2016 St. Maarten for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 24, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2016 If you see lower prices int he port, be sure to take a picture. I've seen the ship match the price before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted February 24, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) The best prices are on the ship since they will do best price guarantee. You just wont have the selection the ports do. Kahlua should not be a problem Find the price on Kahlua at the port, take a picture of the price and take it back to the ship. They will match it. Ive never had any trouble whatsoever getting them to match the price. Edited February 24, 2016 by ryano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted February 24, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Cozumel. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. ;) Beware about the "taking picture" thing. Many shops have signs up warning you not to do that. And they mean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted February 24, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I was thinking of Cozumel too. LOL. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddycat Posted February 24, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 24, 2016 On our last cruise we wanted to buy Sheridan to bring back to a friend. We found that the ship's price was lower than any of the prices in either St. Martin and St. Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted February 24, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2016 So far, I have found the ship to have the best prices. Kahlua was super cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted February 24, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Cozumel. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. ;) Beware about the "taking picture" thing. Many shops have signs up warning you not to do that. And they mean it. Im sure they do but as many of liquor stores as Ive been in port, I have only seen these signs at St Thomas. The good thing is, the only thing I was looking for on my last cruise was vodka for my stepdad. Luckily there was a sign outside one of the stores in Grand Cayman "two liter bottles of absolut for......" so I just took a pic of that. The ship was a little higher but had no problem matching the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winghunter Posted February 24, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Are you driving to the port? or flying?If flying, you will have to pack it in your checked luggage--which is risky for breakage--and overweight charges. Just something to think about. Bought my wife some earrings one time on the ship, they threw in a couple bottles of booze from the ships store. I got a bottle of Jamison and JW Black label, they wrapped them in bubble wrap for me. I placed them in my suitcase between all the clothes thinking that and bubble wrap would be fine. When we landed and got our luggage we smelled something but just walked to the car, on the way home the car stunk so we pulled over to find out what it was. Both bottles were 100% shattered, not a piece of glass larger than an 1/8th of an inch. Almost like they had been broken on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDMTRAVEL Posted February 24, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 24, 2016 If you see lower prices int he port, be sure to take a picture. I've seen the ship match the price before. Interesting, I did not know about this. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tserface Posted February 24, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 24, 2016 When we used to be able to pack up liquor to carry it on the airplane it was sometimes a good deal. These days we never buy anything that we can get in a liquor store back home unless it's a phenomenal deal. Most of the time I've noticed the prices are something like $5-$10 different than the price we can get down on the corner and it's just not worth the trouble to try to pack it, hope it doesn't break in your suitcase, etc. For example, Kahlua is very common around here and already pretty cheap: http://www.bevmo.com/kahlua-coffee-liqueur--750-ml-.html Of course, that may not be true where you're from. That said, there are some things like guavaberry liqueur or tequilas or off brand rums that we can't get at home so those are more worth the risk. Guavaberry is available through the mail now so even that's hart do justify packing home. I miss the old days where it was so easy and the cruise lines always packed up the bottles so nicely. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denamo Posted February 24, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 24, 2016 On all the Royal Caribbean ships we've been on, they do a tasting the first or second night, and if you purchase two bottles there are some savings. They knock off a slight percentage that you will only see that night. There usually is a fairly long line for tasting some of the liqueurs. You don't have to taste to purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted February 24, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Kuhlua is one of the cheapest things to buy in the Caribbean, especially on the ships. I they do like 2 bottles for $15 or something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aduntu Posted February 25, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) St. Maarten had the best prices from what we could find. We found Johnnie Walker Blue at the port shopping area for $125 (usually over $200 in the states). General Store staff on Freedom matched the price without question (regular price on ship was ~$165). Like mentioned earlier, snap a photo and you shouldn't have any problems getting a price match. Edited February 25, 2016 by Aduntu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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