Duty free booze on 15 day Hawaii cruise

[ottmar]

On our Caribbean cruises we always got good deals on booze but the Ruby only stops one evening in Ensenada, is it there I need to buy the duty free liqueur?

[Colo Cruiser]

On our Caribbean cruises we always got good deals on booze but the Ruby only stops one evening in Ensenada, is it there I need to buy the duty free liqueur?

 

The days of great duty free deals are pretty much gone.

Cheaper to buy onboard or at home, Costco/Total wine etc anymore.

Edited March 11, 2016 by Colo Cruiser

[SadieN]

The days of great duty free deals are pretty much gone.

Cheaper to buy onboard or at home, Costco/Total wine etc anymore.

 

 

True. Unless you're going to buy something you cannot get in the States. Or could buy from the onboard shop.

 

 

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[LACruiser88]

I have found that Costco usually beats all the Duty Free prices. Obviously, Costco does not carry all types of booze...

[VibeGuy]

It really depends on your state of residence as to whether it's a deal or not (WA has both a volume-dependent tax and a price-based excise tax, so buying onboard is substantially cheaper than Costco or Total here).

 

To the OP's question, duty-free liquor sales will be available, but if you're a spirits enthusiast, the Costco in Ensenada is a fairly cheap cab ride from the pier, and I have *NEVER* bought premium tequila as cheaply as I did there - between the exchange and the fairly low taxes on booze in Mexico in general, I bought Cazadores and a few others at around 30% off the ship price.