Purchasing wine in Seward?

[GPStoryteller]

We will be finishing our land tour at the Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward before being driven to the Radiance on 6/5. 

Is there a place within walking distance to buy a few bottles of wine to take on board?

Thanks in advance!

[breezy_carol]

I am interested in this as well.  And also to get a 6 pack of soda.

[mapleleaves]

The Safewy grocery store is about 3/4 mile from the harbor.

[GPStoryteller]

Wine in the grocery store?!?

[mapleleaves]

 

https://local.safeway.com/safeway/ak/seward/1907-seward-hwy.html

[donaldsc]

2 hours ago, GPStoryteller said:

Wine in the grocery store?!?

 

What is so unusual about wine in a grocery store?  You can get wine at a grocery store in lots of places?

 

DON

[AKStafford]

2 hours ago, GPStoryteller said:

Wine in the grocery store?!?

The Safeway has a liquor store attached to it. Separate entrance & separate purchase.

 

And across the street from the Sealife Center is Tony's Bar & Liquor Store. 135 4th Ave, Seward, AK 99664

[rjm11]

As a side note I was kind of surprised by how limited the wine selection was in most stores in Alaska.  They have lots of liquor options, and lots of beer options, but the wine was usually really limited (unless you like Arbor Mist!  They had lots of flavors of that!) 🙂  So if you find something you like- you might want to stock up!

[szubieta]

Can you take aboard another bottle of wine, per person, from a port too?

[Burry]

Maybe it varies ship by ship, but with NCL you can't bring on any alcohol from the ports.

[mapleleaves]

55 minutes ago, szubieta said:

Can you take aboard another bottle of wine, per person, from a port too?

 

you need to check with your cruiseline.  Some allow, some don't, and some allow you to bring wine but you have to pay a $15 corkage fee per bottle. 

This info should be on the cruiseline web site.

Edited June 21, 2019 by mapleleaves

[szubieta]

4 hours ago, mapleleaves said:

 

you need to check with your cruiseline.  Some allow, some don't, and some allow you to bring wine but you have to pay a $15 corkage fee per bottle. 

This info should be on the cruiseline web site.

Thank you, I found Princesses policy and they take any alcohol from you on the way back on the ship after a port day.  ~S

[GNplus2]

I just purchased two bottles of wine for embarkation at the Chevron gas station at Seward Hwy and North Harbor St.  Surprisingly decent selection.

[breezy_carol]

7 hours ago, GNplus2 said:

I just purchased two bottles of wine for embarkation at the Chevron gas station at Seward Hwy and North Harbor St.  Surprisingly decent selection.

Thanks for this information.  I was using google maps and found Gateway Liquor and Food Mart, the same address as the Chevron, and wondered if it would be a good place to shop.  Did they also have soda (cans of Coke/ Pepsi)?

[GNplus2]

Yes, it’s a convenience store.

[GPStoryteller]

No wine, beer or liquor of any kind is sold in any grocery stores in MD- can't imagine it!  But how convenient!

[Burry]

Actually they sell a large selection of beer and wine at one of the Giant grocery stores in Silver Spring, MD, but that is certainly the exception to the rule. It is much more prevalent in VA.