tgetz Posted March 25 #1 Share Posted March 25 I know this has been asked before but my search couldn't find the answer. I know you can bring as much wine onboard as you would like on Cunard, but is it for in cabin use only, or can you take a glass or bottle to dinner with you? If you are in Queens grill cabin can you take your own wine it to dinner since wine is also provided to you?? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted March 25 #2 Share Posted March 25 Outside your room, you’ll have to pay corkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted March 25 #3 Share Posted March 25 (edited) You can't take a 'Glass of Wine ' from the wine/alcohol that you have brought onboard that is permitted for 'stateroom consumption only' - However, you can take a FULL bottle of wine ( that you have brought onboard) into the restaurant where you will be charged corkage - any unused wine can be held back for the following evening. Edited March 25 by Bell Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted March 25 #4 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Our last QV cruise last December the corkage charge was 25 dollars per bottle, if consumed in the Restaurant. Edited March 25 by LEESRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgetz Posted March 25 Author #5 Share Posted March 25 Thank you all. We don't mind the corkage fee for some of my husbands wines. I, however, can usually be happy with a bottle that is less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted March 25 #6 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, tgetz said: I know you can bring as much wine onboard as you would like on Cunard Are you sure about that? Everything I read says one bottle of wine. https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/what-to-pack https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/cunard-stories/embarkation-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted March 25 #7 Share Posted March 25 (edited) The April 2024 to Jan 2026 paper brochure doesn’t. It just says wine. Anyway, they don’t seem to mind how much you bring on. Edited March 25 by exlondoner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Pushpit Posted March 25 #8 Share Posted March 25 7 minutes ago, david63 said: Are you sure about that? Everything I read says one bottle of wine. https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/the-cunard-experience/what-to-pack https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/cunard-stories/embarkation-day This is one of several examples where the spiel online does not coincide with the reality on the ground (or indeed sea). We are treated as adults and we can bring as much drink, alcoholic or otherwise, that we can haul on board. Bad form if it clanks too loudly, but even that isn't a barrier. Cunard staff don't handle the boarding process anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted March 26 #9 Share Posted March 26 I rarely take wine onboard, and I don't bother with water or soft drinks. But last fall on QV, there was no ginger ale, and that's my go-to remedy if things get a bit bouncy. Am I allowed to bring on soft drinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnevale Posted March 26 #10 Share Posted March 26 I like having a spritz out on our stateroom balcony. Will it be okay to bring Aperol and Campari onboard along with some Prosecco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted March 26 #11 Share Posted March 26 For years, we've been bringing 4 or 5 bottles of champagne for use in our room. Sometimes, we top up at ports. Bring whatever you want (or can carry). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted March 26 #12 Share Posted March 26 I really don’t think they mind what you bring on, so long as you don’t drop it and make a sticky mess on their nice carpet. Security checks you haven’t got a bomb, etc, they aren’t the beverages police. Nobody on the ship takes the least interest. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted March 26 #13 Share Posted March 26 Personally I cannot be bothered lugging a load of bottles of wine (or anything else for that matter) onto a cruise that has cost me several thousand pounds just to save a few pounds. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted March 26 #14 Share Posted March 26 12 minutes ago, david63 said: Personally I cannot be bothered lugging a load of bottles of wine (or anything else for that matter) onto a cruise that has cost me several thousand pounds just to save a few pounds. I agree, but if you want something particular that they don’t have, I can see you might want to do it. And nobody is going to stop you, which is comforting. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted March 26 #15 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, david63 said: Personally I cannot be bothered lugging a load of bottles of wine (or anything else for that matter) onto a cruise that has cost me several thousand pounds just to save a few pounds. I agree. I've brought a bottle or two of wine if we visited a winery or a few bottles of a local beer. Maybe a bottle of fizz for a balcony sailaway. But I found it odd that there was no ginger ale. They used to have the Fever Tree, which was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgetz Posted March 26 Author #16 Share Posted March 26 It is not to save money that he brings his wine onboard. It is to enjoy a really nice bottle of wine with friends with a nice meal. I only drink white wines, and my husband has some special wines he has purchased over the years that really need to be shared, Once decanted they would go bad very quickly at home and he can't drink a full bottle himself. 🙂 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted March 26 #17 Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, tgetz said: It is not to save money that he brings his wine onboard. It is to enjoy a really nice bottle of wine with friends with a nice meal. I only drink white wines, and my husband has some special wines he has purchased over the years that really need to be shared, Once decanted they would go bad very quickly at home and he can't drink a full bottle himself. 🙂 When onboard, ask your M’d or sommelier if there is a wine tasting happening. There is a charge and it’s highly worth it. Lasted almost three hours. These were the top-shelf wines and canapés we tasted in last summer’s crossing - Chardonnays of the World: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamps2801 Posted March 28 #18 Share Posted March 28 On 3/25/2024 at 10:05 AM, Bell Boy said: You can't take a 'Glass of Wine ' from the wine/alcohol that you have brought onboard that is permitted for 'stateroom consumption only' - However, you can take a FULL bottle of wine ( that you have brought onboard) into the restaurant where you will be charged corkage - any unused wine can be held back for the following evening. I tend to disagree. How would they know if you brought a glass of wine from your stateroom or, you may of bought a glass of wine from one of the bars, and brought it with you to the dining room ? Either way, your bringing a glass of wine to the dining room. They have no idea where it came from. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted March 28 #19 Share Posted March 28 11 minutes ago, pamps2801 said: I tend to disagree. How would they know if you brought a glass of wine from your stateroom or, you may of bought a glass of wine from one of the bars, and brought it with you to the dining room ? Either way, your bringing a glass of wine to the dining room. They have no idea where it came from. The sailing before the last sailing we had ladies coming from a bar with drinks in their hands from visiting a bar before the dining room and sat near us. No question asked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted March 28 #20 Share Posted March 28 49 minutes ago, pamps2801 said: I tend to disagree. How would they know if you brought a glass of wine from your stateroom or, you may of bought a glass of wine from one of the bars, and brought it with you to the dining room ? Either way, your bringing a glass of wine to the dining room. They have no idea where it came from. I tend to agree with you. Perhaps a more appropriate wording would have been that you are not supposed to do so according to the terms and conditions. But if lot's of folk did so, Cunard might start clamping down and stop treating their passengers like adults. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted March 28 #21 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, pamps2801 said: I tend to disagree. How would they know if you brought a glass of wine from your stateroom or, you may of bought a glass of wine from one of the bars, and brought it with you to the dining room ? Either way, your bringing a glass of wine to the dining room. They have no idea where it came from. Hopefully you are not encouraging it , I believe most members on this board would agree it is unethical to be walking from one venue to another drinking alcohol that is for personal consumption in the stateroom. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted March 28 #22 Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, pamps2801 said: How would they know if you brought a glass of wine from your stateroom I think that one giveaway is when the glass that is used is the tumbler from the bathroom - and yes I have seen it done. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmende63 Posted March 28 #23 Share Posted March 28 17 minutes ago, david63 said: I think that one giveaway is when the glass that is used is the tumbler from the bathroom - and yes I have seen it done. Wow. I can’t even fathom carrying my wine in a tumbler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted March 28 #24 Share Posted March 28 40 minutes ago, jrmende63 said: Wow. I can’t even fathom carrying my wine in a tumbler. How about old-school Italian Sunday afternoon spaghetti and gravy dinners? With homemade vino… Similar to the dress code issue, it’s up to Cunard to enforce their own rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmende63 Posted March 28 #25 Share Posted March 28 (edited) 6 minutes ago, NE John said: How about old-school Italian Sunday afternoon spaghetti and gravy dinners? With homemade vino… Similar to the dress code issue, it’s up to Cunard to enforce their own rules. The first problem with this is the homemade vino. The second problem spaghetti and gravy? Ok all kidding aside…. At home I have drank wine out of a coffee cup. But onboard a 🚢 not a 🛳️, I want my drinks in a proper glass. Edited March 28 by jrmende63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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