Seeya2352 Posted January 4, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 4, 2018 We’re on the Escape in February and stopping at Jamaica, Nassau and Grand Cayman? What type of liquor do you get on the island that you might not be able to get at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbryan5 Posted January 4, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I have gotten some good local Rum's in Nassau. Best bet is to hit a couple places and ask what the local stuff is. If I can think of the name of what we got, I'll post back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted January 4, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Agree. Buy something local that you can't get back home. There's a liquor that they sell onboard - Sheridan's layered coffee liquor that we can't find at home. But don't do what we do - we rarely drink. Bought a really nice creamy coconut liquor one trip and by the time we opened it for the holidays - it was spoiled. Have had the same happen with Baileys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarko Posted January 4, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Agree. Buy something local that you can't get back home. There's a liquor that they sell onboard - Sheridan's layered coffee liquor that we can't find at home. But don't do what we do - we rarely drink. Bought a really nice creamy coconut liquor one trip and by the time we opened it for the holidays - it was spoiled. Have had the same happen with Baileys. Does that happen with all liqueurs? I have a bottle of unopened Sheridan’s that I’ve had for over a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tef43 Posted January 4, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Overproof rum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted January 4, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Does that happen with all liqueurs? I have a bottle of unopened Sheridan’s that I’ve had for over a year. I don't think so. Think we had the cream base in too warm an area in the house. Was longer than a year. We forgot we had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGal999 Posted January 4, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 4, 2018 We’re on the Escape in February and stopping at Jamaica, Nassau and Grand Cayman? What type of liquor do you get on the island that you might not be able to get at home? Rum Jumbie ... but not sure about those islands. We bought it in St. Maarten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchbunch55 Posted January 4, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Sorry. Hopefully not hijacking the thread. What happens when you buy alcohol at a port? I know you can’t drink it on the boat but then when you get back to the home port, what must you do? It’s be requested I pick up some Hennessy white if I find it when we cruise in March. But will be lost at what the procedure is... Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish4bruce Posted January 5, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Tortuga Rum from Grand Cayman! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xriva Posted January 5, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Sorry. Hopefully not hijacking the thread. What happens when you buy alcohol at a port? I know you can’t drink it on the boat but then when you get back to the home port, what must you do? It’s be requested I pick up some Hennessy white if I find it when we cruise in March. If you purchase it off the ship, it’s confiscated when you reboard, and you collect it the last evening. If you purchase it on the ship, it’s held for you until the last evening. Then, you take it home - but not in any carry-on luggage, since it’s over 3oz. So, checked baggage only - which means you need bubble wrap just in case (unless you like Hennessy-scented underwear.) We’ve never lost a bottle, but my wife always packs sheets of bubble wrap. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libtrek Posted January 5, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Kids swimmy arm bands make good bottle cushions in the checked luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted January 5, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 5, 2018 What happens when you buy alcohol at a port? I know you can’t drink it on the boat but then when you get back to the home port, what must you do? It’s be requested I pick up some Hennessy white if I find it when we cruise in March. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Some stores, particularly in St Thomas deliver directly to the ship - they take your cabin number - and the ship stores it and delivers it to your cabin the night before disembarking. They do the same if you purchase liquor in an onboard shop. If you carry it back to the ship - they take as you reboard and return night prior to disembarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted January 5, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Sorry for the duplicate response. Took a phone call between typing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted January 5, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I can get pretty much anything I want at home....have never felt the need to lug heavy bottles home! Especially, since I fly to most ports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcruzr Posted January 5, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 5, 2018 In Jamaica, we always buy rum. In Grand Cayman, we buy "Big Black Dick Rum". It is more for the giggles and amusement that we buy it for freinds. It isn't very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted January 5, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Does that happen with all liqueurs? I have a bottle of unopened Sheridan’s that I’ve had for over a year. No. If it is sealed it will last for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyanviolet Posted January 5, 2018 #17 Share Posted January 5, 2018 John Watlings Distillery ( http://www.johnwatlings.com/ ) We walked to the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas http://nagb.org.bs/ (pretty cool, small art museum) and John Watlings is a few minutes walk past it. Free short tour too. We bought rum and a really nice gluten free vodka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted January 5, 2018 #18 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Surprisingly I found Blantons in St. Kitts. A fine Kentucky bourbon, that is bottled about 250 miles from where I live. You can never find it at home. I messed upp and only got one bottle, I should have gotten four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironworker808 Posted January 5, 2018 #19 Share Posted January 5, 2018 John Watlings Distillery ( http://www.johnwatlings.com/ ) We walked to the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas http://nagb.org.bs/ (pretty cool, small art museum) and John Watlings is a few minutes walk past it. Free short tour too. We bought rum and a really nice gluten free vodka. I’m going to second this! As Miss Violet said, a short tour and a sample cup of pina colada made with the Buena Vista rum. After the tour you are given the opportunity to purchase cocktails and bottles of the rum. I recommend the Buena Vista and the overproof. Both are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershep Posted January 5, 2018 #20 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Does that happen with all liqueurs? I have a bottle of unopened Sheridan’s that I’ve had for over a year. When I purchased Sheridan's on the ship they told me that it has a shelf life of 3 years and once opened should be drank within 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 5, 2018 #21 Share Posted January 5, 2018 As many have said you will find a lot of rum. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted January 5, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 5, 2018 If you purchase it off the ship, it’s confiscated when you reboard, and you collect it the last evening. If you purchase it on the ship, it’s held for you until the last evening.Then, you take it home - but not in any carry-on luggage, since it’s over 3oz. So, checked baggage only - which means you need bubble wrap just in case (unless you like Hennessy-scented underwear.) We’ve never lost a bottle, but my wife always packs sheets of bubble wrap. Sent from my iPad using Forums Most of the liquors you purchase today at your local liquor store are in plastic - not much of a damage problem here. But the good stuff bought in foreign countries (ports) is in glass. Bubble wrap is great - but here is another idea take two plastic newspaper sleeves - wrap the bottle in a hand towel bigger than a wash cloth and smaller than a bath towel. Put the wrapped bottle into the first plastic sleeve and turn it around a put it into the second sleeve then simply wrap a loose full size bath towel around put into the middle of your airline checked luggage and voila a perfect cushioned double protected bottle safely on its way home. Never put two glass bottles together without a cushion or partition ! Some of the ships duty free liquors come in a cardboard enclosure or even a fancy wood casket - pretty much ready to ship and go - best place in your checked baggage is the center cushioned on all sides - avoid the bottom or ground facing side where external handling and shocks may be transmitted to the inside. Successful school of transporting booze 101 --- graduated --- now you will have something to drink about. Re: Cream based liquors. Cream has a shelf life even if refrigerated and is shorten after opening the bottle. Once alcohol has evaporated or diminished the cream will lose its life and become like sweet cottage cheese pouring out of the bottle in chunks that are not appetizing at all. If you do experiment with this don't use expensive liquor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted January 5, 2018 #23 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Barbados Rum Drinkers visit Mount Gay for the educational tour and of course tasting (drinking). Cozumel (Shore Excursion) to Jose Cuervo Tequila tour and sample tasting. Just two of the places (ports) NCL calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyt Posted January 5, 2018 #24 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hello- fun topic! We always buy quavaberry on St. Martin. They have a larger shop in the shopping area and a smaller store near the docks...at least I hope they are still there. It is only sold on the island on makes an awesome coloda. Blender going and samples makes this a fun filled end to any day in St Martin. We then try to duplicate at home. We always pack sheets of bubble wrap in case of a need to buy something breakable. We have transported many many bottles with only one slight spillage issue. I have had more problems with exploding lotion bottles in my luggage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscobeans Posted January 5, 2018 #25 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I bring home a few more bottles than allowed whenever we drive to a ship in NY, NJ, or Baltimore. I always list my purchases correctly on the Customs Form and have NEVER been charged any additional duty. I only buy liquors that for the most part are not available back home or are too expensive and where the duty difference makes it worth my while. bosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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