Duty free Cigarettes and liquor prices ?

[Malemew]

Hey,

hope you are all well.

we are due on the getaway 7th November. 
Family are asking for gifts duty free cigarettes and liquor.
does anyone know the cost of cigarettes on board vs on land in the states? 
also, if possible, does anyone recall how much 1 litre of gin may be in the duty free?

thanks

 

[BirdTravels]

Can post #146 on the link below. 

 

 

[Lightnin42]

On the Breakaway in August, cigarettes were 50$ per carton or buy 2 get one free. Alcohol? Didn’t see much of a deal there. Seemed to be close to prices on land.

[AnitaVacation]

2 hours ago, Lightnin42 said:

On the Breakaway in August, cigarettes were 50$ per carton or buy 2 get one free. Alcohol? Didn’t see much of a deal there. Seemed to be close to prices on land.

I noticed on our last few cruises, prices are not anything like they used to be... sadly.  I'm pretty sure cigarettes used to be like 2/$50 and you could get a bottle of Sapphire Gin for $18 (about 1/2 of land price)... also, on our last cruise, the liquor selection had dwindled to almost nothing...

[LaCal]

$50 per carton and Buy 3 get the 4th free 

 

Great deal since a carton is almost $100 where I live 

[mking8288]

Joy was running a special of Buy 3 get the 4th free last month on our Canada/NE run, for about $145 in total, which we purchased using part of our non-refundable OBC as gifts (not that we endorse or encourage the smokers to continue ...)  Here in NY, each carton with sales is about $125 from what we heard.  

[Yesimapirate]

Can't tell you about cigarettes but in the Mediterranean last week, alcohol was about 50% more than the duty free shops at Heathrow Airport.   Guy on the ship told me it's because I don't understand how to convert pounds to dollars 😶

[JGmf]

I drive to/from the my nearest cruise pier (NYC), so I'm routinely looking to see if it's worth the packing and lugging-it-around hassle to buy alcohol on the ship vs just buying it at home. 

 

The conclusion: most of the time you save about $6-$10 on a bottle, at least on the stuff I buy (Baileys, vodka, some liqueurs).  I'll do it if I have casino or other credit to use. 

[Lupush]

On board Encore earlier this month, booze prices were considerably higher than on land in Florida.  No deals to be had there.

[Malemew]

Thanks all 👍🏼

[phillygwm]

On 10/24/2022 at 7:19 AM, AnitaVacation said:

I noticed on our last few cruises, prices are not anything like they used to be... sadly.  I'm pretty sure cigarettes used to be like 2/$50 and you could get a bottle of Sapphire Gin for $18 (about 1/2 of land price)... also, on our last cruise, the liquor selection had dwindled to almost nothing...

I picked up a bottle of Veuve Clicquot because I had some OBC to burn on the last day.  I would have gotten a second but they only had the one.  The price was a bit higher than I could have gotten it for in PA.  

[pbenjamin]

From what I saw, the only reason to buy alcohol at the duty free shop is if you have nonrefundable OBC.  I bought a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, a bottle of Zacapa 23 and a Macallan Lumina.  The first two were priced on par with Total Wine here in Phoenix.  The scotch is a duty free only item, so no comparison.