Bringing Alcohol On-board

[cruisePRN]

 

 

I'm CHEEP! CHEEP!!! CHEAP I tell ya!

 

For your honesty I'll make an exception to my opinion bring your booze onboard.

[sas80]

For your honesty I'll make an exception to my opinion bring your booze onboard.

 

Thank You!!! Smooch!!!

 

Hey!!! I just sold my townhouse at Windmill and Pecos in Henderson a year ago and moved to Tx!

 

Loved that capital gains growth!!!

 

Miss not being able to walk to the Sunset Station...or...more so....miss not being able to walk home from the Sunset Station when I was intoxicated!!!

 

Then again, life in Texas is, interstingly, not as filled with booze as life in Vegas was....

 

But anyways, Happy Sailing!!!

[Janice M]

Yes, I got caught. They immediately escorted me out of the terminal, put me in cuffs, took me to the station and booked me. Needless to say, I missed the ship.:D

 

Well thats not as bad as I thought it would be. I thought they would get you out to sea and make you walk the plank. :rolleyes:

 

Jan

[ZoeyZoo]

Not PERMITTED to purchase alcohol on board??? I doubt that ever happened - RCCL is never going to hinder one of their best income sources.

I've asked this same question previously, and have never seen a response where there were any problems with a small amount of alcohol concealed discreetly in CHECKED luggage.

 

You can purchase alcohol in the bars, lounges, and pool areas. You cannot take it from the gift shop to your room anymore. They will hold your purchase until the last night of the cruise.

 

I have seem this topic come up a lot on the money saving boards if anyone is looking for more information.

[cruisePRN]

Thank You!!! Smooch!!!

 

Hey!!! I just sold my townhouse at Windmill and Pecos in Henderson a year ago and moved to Tx!

 

Loved that capital gains growth!!!

 

Miss not being able to walk to the Sunset Station...or...more so....miss not being able to walk home from the Sunset Station when I was intoxicated!!!

 

Then again, life in Texas is, interstingly, not as filled with booze as life in Vegas was....

 

But anyways, Happy Sailing!!!

I'm not fond of Las vegas and will be moving back to the Los Angeles area. I hate the weather, it's to hot or too cold and the people ...well they ain't the sharpest tools in the shed. I just booked the rhapsody out of galveston for next year.

[rvrgirl]

Okay I know they wouldn't be that drastic. But I did see in other posts where people were not permitted to purchase any alcohol on board because they were caught bringing stuff on.

 

Nope don't think that would ever happen. Then that would mean about 50% of the people would not be able to purchase alcohol. That would be a big loss in profit:D

[FitzLA]

You can purchase alcohol in the bars, lounges, and pool areas. You cannot take it from the gift shop to your room anymore. They will hold your purchase until the last night of the cruise.

 

I have seem this topic come up a lot on the money saving boards if anyone is looking for more information.

 

That is not what they were talking about. Someone had mentioned that if you are caught trying to smuggle alcohol onboard the ship, they will prohibit your from purchasing ANY onboard. In otherwords, it would be a very dry cruise.

[DC2OC]

Of course they wont prohibit you from buying on board.I brought wine on carry on and they've said nothing.They charge you to have it opened at dinner.In the unlikely event they say something just say OOOOPS.I've also brought sodas.On a Celebrity ship in Alaska -Mercury-there was a sign that said "DUTY FREE LIQUOR WILL BE HELD TIL FINAL DAY'.I brought a couple bottles of wine without a problem.I wonder if the same would be true with Vodka since it would not be duty-free if bought in Alaska?....Frank:)

[pcur]

Duty free liquor is a different animal. That's held because it's a law that it cannot be consumed until brought into the U.S. Usually the vendor you purchase it from delivers it to the ship, because of the strict laws about duty free liquor purchases. St. Thomas is a buy-deliver-hold port.

 

The smuggled booze the OP is referring to is purchased in the U.S. and brought on the first day. I have never heard of them restricting a person from purchasing bottled alcohol on board if they has some confiscated upon embarkation. They take it and hold it, and return it the last night of the cruise, just like the duty free liquor.

 

That, I believe, is the worst that happens. Restricting purchases on the cruise is probably a special case of some kind.

 

A person caught trying to bring it on board can just play dumb if caught, and get it back again at the end of the cruise.

[i15swguy]

I think many are missing the point. In a hotel you may have booze in your room. The ship is a moving hotel. I like to have a drink while I am dressing for dinner. I will not cruise with booze ****s.

[pcur]

I think many are missing the point. In a hotel you may have booze in your room. The ship is a moving hotel. I like to have a drink while I am dressing for dinner. I will not cruise with booze ****s.

 

Actually, we do get the point. It's been mentioned before. A lot of people are upset because their ability to have a drink in their cabin is being denied. I don't have the problem, but if an important part of my cruise experience was being denied, I'd be pretty upset, too.

 

What's a booze ****s????

 

In polite language, of course, so we don't get this thread pulled.:D

[SailyaCruise]

And, from someone who was on the mariner when the kid went over - if you are going to drink...

STAY AWAY FROM THE SIDE OF THE SHIP, AND THAT INCLUDES ANY BALCONY

 

Happy Sailing!

Wow. Do you know what happened??? Is it true that surveillance cameras caught him going overboard? How frightening. And very sad.

[pcur]

Yes, it was tragic. And, his parents insisted on seeing the video so they could be sure it was an accident.

 

There is NO WAY I could watch a video of either one of my sons going overboard. I'd just take the officials word for it.

 

Anyway, that incident in May with the 21 year old that went overboard while intoxicated was partially caused by a lot of drinking in the cabin with his friends. They took a video of it all. Also, combined with the George Smith last year probably triggered some changes in RCCL's alcohol policy. My personal opinion (only) is the influx of Spring Breakers had something to do with it, too. Lots of complaints about them and teenagers cruising with their families and being drunk out around the ship.

 

Most of these problems are exacerbated by alcohol brought on board by the pax.

[SailyaCruise]

Yes, it was tragic. And, his parents insisted on seeing the video so they could be sure it was an accident.

 

There is NO WAY I could watch a video of either one of my sons going overboard. I'd just take the officials word for it.

Oh my goodness. And I agree with you, I couldn't have watched that either.

 

Off topic, but I just think it's very scary to be out there that late at night. It's windy, it's dark out at sea, just creepy. IMO it's equivalent to walking down a dark street alone at 2am. Not a good idea. Anything can happen.

[sas80]

Oh my goodness. And I agree with you, I couldn't have watched that either.

 

Off topic, but I just think it's very scary to be out there that late at night. It's windy, it's dark out at sea, just creepy. IMO it's equivalent to walking down a dark street alone at 2am. Not a good idea. Anything can happen.

 

As comical as I might have implied that to be I really meant it.

 

It is my feeling that people are making STUPID decisions when they are intoxicated and on cruise ships. I choose to learn from their mistakes and never approach the side of the ship if I have been drinking. As well, and although we always get a balcony, I will never so much as step one foot up the rung of that balcony railing - lest I lose my balance and fall overboard and end up another statistic who happened to be drinking....

 

I WILL however, continue to be a cruise ship booze smuggler and continue to enjoy my booze as much as I want to on my cruise vacation.

 

I sincerely urge everyone who is bringing alcohol onto cruiseships, and/or drinking while on cruise ships to join with me and vow never to get near the side of a ship if they have been drinking!

 

Seriously folks.

[SailyaCruise]

Your point of view well taken. But I'm all for people drinking and having a good time. I just hope everyone remains safe doing so.

[rubrrick]

- some of us are more high maintenance than that - my Grey Goose is more like $8.95/martini. Of course, I can only handle one, and it's usually in the Schooner Lounge, not my cabin, but I digress.

 

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Uh............Jean.................I hope you can put up with Ketel One martinis.............cause that what we have. if you want Grey Goose, we need to talk. Grey Goose is fine in the bars.......but in our bar.......well, anyway............just a heads up, incase you need to to empty out one of those airplane sampler bottles!:D

 

Rick

[CaesarsNcruisin4me]

I totally agree. If you drink so much spirits that you feel the need to smuggle it on board, you probably have a problem that needs to be addressed by an aa meeting or two.

 

Daniel

Actually, I don't think an AA meeting would be right for me...................I've heard that they don't allow alcoholic drinks at those meetings!!!!:D:D:D Nope........definately not my cup of tea.....er...vodka!!!

 

Sandie

[bingus_88]

I totally agree. If you drink so much spirits that you feel the need to smuggle it on board, you probably have a problem that needs to be addressed by an aa meeting or two. Also, would you bring a bottle of wine into a restaurant that says no outside beverages allowed?

 

Daniel

 

This topic has been debated over and over. I dont see how you can say that someone that wants a drink in their room before dinner needs to go to an aa meeting. Also in the restaraunt you wont be spending much money in one night. Spending 5 dollars on a can of beer for an entire week can get pretty expensive on a cruise . If you want to bring up the breaking the "rules" issue then, have you ever broken the speed limit in your car, or walked across the street with no cross walk? Bringing booze isnt against the law the cruiseline just asks you not to do it, and they dont enforce it very well at that.

[ROPD184]

you know, we did it on our cruise and we will do it again, i dont see why people get so upset..I agree withthe previous poster...Do all these people not ever speed while driving down the road? do they never change lanes without using their signals? thats even a poos examply because those are laws. Bringing your own alcohol onto the ship is not breaking ANY laws, it may be going againsta rule that the cruise line has set up, but thats it. So are we going to deny those that allow their kids to swim in the adult only pool, access to ANY of the pools? are we going to say that those who wear nicely starched jeans to formal night can no longer eat in the sit down dining room? If your caught speeding....does that mean you can no longer drive? i have seen some pretty nasty arguments on this topic over on the carnival thread, Iwas actually quite surprised to see it over here, but glad I did. I feel most people on this thread, although some may not support it, they are not judging those who do it. Ive seen threads that condemned those who brought alcohol onboard to the firey pitts...LOL....just my outlook!

[beachbuzzard]

Ive seen threads that condemned those who brought alcohol onboard to the firey pitts...LOL....just my outlook!

 

Are the firey pitts an excursion in Aruba? I thought I saw that online last week when I was planning excusrions. ;)

[sas80]

I totally agree. If you drink so much spirits that you feel the need to smuggle it on board, you probably have a problem that needs to be addressed by an aa meeting or two.

 

Daniel

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Actually, I don't think an AA meeting would be right for me...................I've heard that they don't allow alcoholic drinks at those meetings!!!!:D:D:D Nope........definately not my cup of tea.....er...vodka!!!

 

Sandie

 

 

LOL, they offer AA meetings on board every cruise, all cruise long! Every day!!! Just look for the "friends of Bill W" meeting in your cruise compass!!!

 

As far as I know, the friends of Bill W dont even care if you show up DRUNK!!

 

hee hee

[sas80]

I totally agree. If you drink so much spirits that you feel the need to smuggle it on board, you probably have a problem that needs to be addressed by an aa meeting or two.

Daniel

 

Oh, and, BTW - this is a totally judgemental thing to say. I'm not trying to piss anyone off but DH and I smuggle and all our friends smuggle and I am educated enough to know that none of us are Alcoholics. I, personally, know people who have real issues with Alcoholism and attend AA meetings to deal with them - and I applaud them for doing so.

 

They would be upset at your quick and callous assumptions about alcoholism....

 

Unless it's touched your life and you are educated about it, it's really nothing to make light of OR pass quick judgement on....

 

It's more something to be compassionate about....

 

Just a thought.

[sas80]

Are the firey pitts an excursion in Aruba? I thought I saw that online last week when I was planning excusrions. ;)

 

This is a new excursion that they are marketing specifically to those who smuggle alcohol...

 

they toss a bottle of jack daniels, a 2 liter of coke, and a bag of ice into the firey pit and watch us go......

 

:p

[tuff2]

smug•gle \"sm€g-€l\ verb smug•gled; smug•gling \-(€-)li¾\

1 : to export or import secretly and unlawfully ‹smuggle jewels, alcohol, money etc.

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