Duty free question

[Mattnvick]

Could anyone on board or recently been on board a Royal ship in North America give me the price of a 1 litre bottle of Absolute Vodka please. Also do the duty free prices vary ship to ship or not. Thank you.

[dpostman]

I'm not sure about absolute, but 1L Grey Goose was USD: $35 for 1, $60 for 2 and $99 for 4.

 

Being from Canada, I could only bring back 2 bottles and I already had purchased a Glenlivet Scotch that I was not willing to give up, so my wife got the 1 bottle of GG for $35.

 

Here in NB, GG goes for $50 CAN for 750ml.

 

dp

[dpostman]

I also found a picture (2nd one) on this post from last April on Oasis (Courtesy of Gambee)

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=49655842&postcount=457

 

dp

Edited June 1, 2016 by dpostman

[Mattnvick]

I'm not sure about absolute, but 1L Grey Goose was USD: $35 for 1, $60 for 2 and $99 for 4.

 

Being from Canada, I could only bring back 2 bottles and I already had purchased a Glenlivet Scotch that I was not willing to give up, so my wife got the 1 bottle of GG for $35.

 

Here in NB, GG goes for $50 CAN for 750ml.

 

dp

 

Thank you. Im from Canada too so will be limited the same ;)

 

I'm asking because we are booked on MSC and their Absolutely for 1litre is $11.52. Peace Bridge Fort Erie is $17 (u.s.) I know when were on Royal in Feb. there was a saving of $5 over the border crossing at Detroit. But having seen the prices you have given I'm concluding that Grey Goose is a much superior brand to Absolut :)

 

On going back to check I see it is superior in price anyway as right now at the border they are doing a litre for $27.50 u.s. I'm guessing it maybe a special. Will need to do my homework at both places just before we leave.

 

It's swings and roundabouts I think depending on what you what you are looking for at the time.

Edited June 1, 2016 by Mattnvick

[dpostman]

Thank you. Im from Canada too so will be limited the same ;) I'm asking because we are booked on MSC and their Absolutely for 1litre is $11.52. Peace Bridge Fort Erie is $17 (u.s.) I know when were on Royal in Feb. there was a saving of $5 over the border crossing at Detroit. But having seen the prices you have given I'm concluding that Grey Goose is a much superior brand to Absolut :)

 

 

I just posted above with a link to a picture, but they had Absolute for $85 for 6 that you could mix & match with other stuff.

 

dp

[EntropyGuardian]

I'm not sure about absolute, but 1L Grey Goose was USD: $35 for 1, $60 for 2 and $99 for 4.

 

Being from Canada, I could only bring back 2 bottles and I already had purchased a Glenlivet Scotch that I was not willing to give up, so my wife got the 1 bottle of GG for $35.

 

Here in NB, GG goes for $50 CAN for 750ml.

 

dp

 

$31.99 for a 1L bottle of grey goose from Total Wine in texas. Not much of a savings on a single bottle.

[Fouremco]

Depending on the price, it might be worth bringing home a few extra bottles and paying the duty on your overage. This calculator will help you see if it's worthwhile or not: http://www.canadiandutycalculator.ca/index.php

 

It varies by province, and some pay significantly more than others. I ran a $25 USD 1 litre bottle of vodka, and total duty for New Brunswick is $60.88 CAD, while your neighbours in Nova Scotia pay only $16.42 CAD. I didn't run it with all of the provinces, so I don't know if those are the high and low points. Ontario is in the middle at $32.02 CAD duty.

[LeeW]

Forty years ago when we lived in the Detroit area everyone would go to Canada to buy booze!