misslots Posted February 21, 2006 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2006 is it true that ncl doesn't allow u to bring a bottle of wine to have in your room when relaxing.? other cruise lines allow a bottle on board with u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted February 21, 2006 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2006 misslots - it is NOT true. You are welcome to bring a bottle or two of your own wine onboard. You will be charged a corkage fee of $15.00 per bottle. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted February 21, 2006 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2006 For LOTS more information on this topic, try a search or scan through the past two weeks. Lots of great info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misslots Posted February 21, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted February 21, 2006 misslots - it is NOT true. You are welcome to bring a bottle or two of your own wine onboard. You will be charged a corkage fee of $15.00 per bottle. ;) i thought a corkage fee is when u bring your own bottle to the dinning room? thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser01 Posted February 21, 2006 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2006 no the corkage fee is charged for brining your own wine onto the cruise, regardless of where you drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted February 21, 2006 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2006 i thought a corkage fee is when u bring your own bottle to the dinning room?thanks for the info Corkage fee is paid whether you consume the wine in your stateroom or in the diningroom. You'll pay your corkage fee at embarkation if the wine is in your carry-on bags, or shortly afterwards when you go to retrieve your luggage from the contraband room (assuming they find the wine bottle during x-ray). If the wine does not show on the x-ray, you got lucky and won't pay the corkage fee at all! ;) Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EileenN Posted February 21, 2006 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2006 If the x ray does pick it up, you are notified openly with a note on the door. It has proved embarassing to many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted February 21, 2006 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2006 If the x ray does pick it up, you are notified openly with a note on the door. It has proved embarassing to many. Which is precisely why it makes much more sense to just take it along in your carry-on bags. No need to visit the "contraband" room, and have all your neighbors snickering when they see the contraband notice on your cabin door! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesar Posted February 21, 2006 #9 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Don't they x-ray the carry-on's as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted February 21, 2006 #10 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Don't they x-ray the carry-on's as well? But of course they do! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted February 21, 2006 #11 Share Posted February 21, 2006 the thought here is that with the carry on, if they catch it, you can handle it right then without the notice on the door And of course many have indicated they do not always catch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneCruiser Posted February 21, 2006 #12 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Of course, you could just be honest upfront and tell them you have it in your carry-on and pay the fee instead of trying to sneak it on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted February 21, 2006 #13 Share Posted February 21, 2006 We just got off the Spirit and brought 3 bottles of wine with us in our checked luggage. Sure enough, there was a note on our cabin door telling us to come down to Deck 3 to verify the contents. We opened the luggage, showed them it was wine, and there was a wine steward there who then charged us the $15 per bottle fee. We weren't at all embaressed and didn't see anyone snickering at us.....in fact, there was probably 50 or more suitcases there waiting to be picked up. Took all of 5 minutes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesleyfb Posted February 21, 2006 #14 Share Posted February 21, 2006 When we were on the Dream last year and they took ALL wine etc off you at security on embarkation. No mention of paying corkage. They also notified people their luggage was awaiting them and when they turned up to collect it were confronted with security ready to take the alcohol off them out of their suitcases. It was like the gestapo. Honestly, it put me right off NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibeachbum Posted February 21, 2006 #15 Share Posted February 21, 2006 We would like to relax with a beer on our balcony. I'm thinking plastic beer bottles wouldn't show up on X-ray. We aren't planning on bringing cases, maybe two six-packs. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathas2boys Posted February 23, 2006 #16 Share Posted February 23, 2006 If you are really that desperate to get your alcohol onboard without a corkage fee, put it in an empty scope bottle...lol vodka with a little blue food coloring:D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamourgal Posted February 23, 2006 #17 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Can you get beer anywhere on board, by the case/6-pack for your cabin? I ordered wine, but my husband is a beer drinker and it would be nice to have cold beer in the cabin for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted February 23, 2006 #18 Share Posted February 23, 2006 What all ends up in the contraband room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted February 23, 2006 #19 Share Posted February 23, 2006 If the x ray does pick it up, you are notified openly with a note on the door. It has proved embarassing to many. You knew or know it is against company policy so if you get caught all I can say is "you should know better" We do bring a little bit of the good stuff to consume in our room, we have been lucky, but we also know if we get notified we are breaking the rules they will put a note on our door. It wouldn't embarrass me at all. NMnita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted February 23, 2006 #20 Share Posted February 23, 2006 When we were on the Dream last year and they took ALL wine etc off you at security on embarkation. No mention of paying corkage.They also notified people their luggage was awaiting them and when they turned up to collect it were confronted with security ready to take the alcohol off them out of their suitcases. It was like the gestapo. Honestly, it put me right off NCL. I am a bit confused: we have traveled on NCL several times, out of Texas as well as Miami, etc and never have they kept the wine we have carried on. They do charge the $15 cockage fee and they do convescate the alcohol in your luggage, but not the wine. This must have been a one time occurrance. BTW, Celebrity would not allow booze to be carried on either: we got busted in San Juan. They did let us bring our wine on, but even then they gave us a hassle. I think they are stricter embarking in San Juan than in the states. NMnita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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