BYOB to dinner ???

[Kcarp]

for those who bring their own drinks to dinner expecially those who bring the whole bottle of wine...What do you do with it if you are stopped for a picture??

If someone stops me for a picture, they better have a table for my drink!! lol Also, pictures are not required!

[bitemyfly]

you know I always found the wine to be very fair priced ... certainly less expensive than most resturants...

[chefmichael]

I'm Planning on taking my wine and just paying the fee if they want it. I know it costs more on ship but when I look at the wine list and $30 cabs are going for $110 I'll pay the fee.

[white.sand]

Gotta love this board!!! So much to learn...so little time!!

[T. Advisor King]

I'm against the dishonesty of sneaking booze onto the ship. But that aside, ...

 

Dan, didn't you assume they were just asking in the context of drinking their "one bottle of wine per person" allowance?

[nolaAlive]

for those who bring their own drinks to dinner expecially those who bring the whole bottle of wine...What do you do with it if you are stopped for a picture??

 

I smile with it.

[notme1955]

for those who bring their own drinks to dinner expecially those who bring the whole bottle of wine...What do you do with it if you are stopped for a picture??

 

I haven't taken my own wine to dinner yet, but we're seriously thinking about taking wine with us this trip. However, if stopped for a photo, I'll do the same thing I do without the wine--smile and politely say, "No thank you!"

[bobsfamily]

We usually have a bottle of wine given to us from either the casino or captain.. last cruise we had 3 bottles on the last night... gave one away to a couple that was on their honeymoon and drank the other 2!! Whew it was a woozy getting up after dinner.

[zqvol]

I don't think this is so...anyone...???

 

According to what I have read, including in the book Cruise Confidential, waiters are responsible for all plates, silver, glasses, etc. Not sure about wine and drink glasses since they belong to the bar and are portable.

[zqvol]

for those who bring their own drinks to dinner expecially those who bring the whole bottle of wine...What do you do with it if you are stopped for a picture??

 

People walk around the ship with a drink in their hand all the time. Who cares if you have a drink in your hand in a photo?

[Socref124]

Anyone ever make themselves a drink in their room-wine,mixer,soda,etc and bring it into the dining room to have with their dinner ? Or are they strict with the wine only and you gotta pay them 10 bucks-honestly I hate this cuz I really can open my own wine !!

 

You can bring your own drink into the dinning room without a corkage fee:). They will only charge you if you bring a bottle of wine into the dinning room and even then, sometimes they do charge and sometimes they don't. If they do charge, they will charge wether the bottle is uncorked or not.:(

[golfadj]

We used to borrow a couple of wine glasses from a bar while exploring the ship the first day and than bring a glass of wine to dinner.

 

Now we ask the steward to make sure we always have a few wine glasses in our cabin and never a problem.

 

Sometimes the waiter offers to hold our wine for us and than we bring it to the DR but if he does not (and last few cruises they have not) we just bring a large glass for each of us when we feel like having a glass during dinner.

 

We are not about to ask permission but do make sure that we tip well for the service we expect.

 

The last night of the cruise we will bring the remainder of our wine to the DR to share with our tablemates.

 

We prefer saving our money so we can go on 2-3 cruises per year instead of paying inflated prices for wine.

[G'ma]

Dan, didn't you assume they were just asking in the context of drinking their "one bottle of wine per person" allowance?

 

I, like Dan, can read........OP said "wine-mixers-soda, etc."....

 

Like Dan, I would never consider the dishonest practice of "smuggling". It's unnecessary for any reason other than being too cheap to buy drinks onboard......

 

But, it is what it is, isn't it...........

[G'ma]

We used to borrow a couple of wine glasses from a bar while exploring the ship the first day and than bring a glass of wine to dinner.

 

Now we ask the steward to make sure we always have a few wine glasses in our cabin and never a problem.

 

Sometimes the waiter offers to hold our wine for us and than we bring it to the DR but if he does not (and last few cruises they have not) we just bring a large glass for each of us when we feel like having a glass during dinner.

 

We are not about to ask permission but do make sure that we tip well for the service we expect.

 

The last night of the cruise we will bring the remainder of our wine to the DR to share with our tablemates.

 

We prefer saving our money so we can go on 2-3 cruises per year instead of paying inflated prices for wine.

 

Just think.....if everyone of the 2-3000 passengers onboard used that excuse and brought their own libation.......drink prices would be through the ceiling.

 

I guess some folks are just "special" and exempt from the rules because they're too cheap to buy liquor onboard.

[salty dingo]

Like Dan' date=' I would never consider the dishonest practice of "smuggling". It's unnecessary for any reason other than being too cheap to buy drinks onboard......[/quote']

I have a different opinion, but I do respect the right of each person to have their own opinion.

 

I view the cabin as you personal space, just like a hotel room. It's just plain wrong to tell people the cannot do something in the privacy of their room, so long as it is safe and legal. I would never bring an iron on a ship, because they can be a safety hazard.

 

When people talk about out bringing smuggled drinks to a show, a bar, or to the dining room, that in my opinion is crass. I smuggle, and don't consider it the least bit dishonest. I just enjoy it in the room and if I want wine at dinner I'll pay the corkage or buy a bottle off the wine list.

 

Just my opinion, and I am not expecting anyone to agree with me.

[golfadj]

Originally Posted by golfadj

We used to borrow a couple of wine glasses from a bar while exploring the ship the first day and than bring a glass of wine to dinner.

 

Now we ask the steward to make sure we always have a few wine glasses in our cabin and never a problem.

 

Sometimes the waiter offers to hold our wine for us and than we bring it to the DR but if he does not (and last few cruises they have not) we just bring a large glass for each of us when we feel like having a glass during dinner.

 

We are not about to ask permission but do make sure that we tip well for the service we expect.

 

The last night of the cruise we will bring the remainder of our wine to the DR to share with our tablemates.

 

We prefer saving our money so we can go on 2-3 cruises per year instead of paying inflated prices for wine.

Just think.....if everyone of the 2-3000 passengers onboard used that excuse and brought their own libation.......drink prices would be through the ceiling.

 

I guess some folks are just "special" and exempt from the rules because they're too cheap to buy liquor onboard.

 

Always nice when people ignorant of the rules criticize others.

 

Carnival allows each person to bring 750 ml bottle on board. Why would you think to criticize me when Carnival allows it?

 

Call me whatever you want but you just showed your own ignorance.

[sam1148]

Just think.....if everyone of the 2-3000 passengers onboard used that excuse and brought their own libation.......drink prices would be through the ceiling.

 

I guess some folks are just "special" and exempt from the rules because they're too cheap to buy liquor onboard.

 

 

Someone here apparently isn't following the 'rules'...From Cruise Critics FAQ and Posting Guide lines. The OP was talking about WINE' date=' not smuggling.

And yet you took up that torch; insulted and attempted to embarrass them.

You might want to review this it's all right there. Please pay attention before posting. Thank you.

 

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Cruise Critic is committed to providing an online environment that is free from these types of harassing postings. Please, don't attack another poster or group of posters. Do not harass, threaten, embarrass, or do anything else to another member that is unwanted.

 

[/i]In every booze thread you consistently do these things. Live by the sword babe.

[sashacat]

First, you need to order a drink from the bar and keep the glass. Then you can make your own drink and take it to dinner, and noone will know if you are just coming from the bar...On another cruise line, my friend had her own wine in her room and kept a wine glass from dinner, came into the dining room every night with a full glass of wine.

I didn't even think of keeping a wine glass from dinner - good idea. We had wine in our room that we brought on board and I didn't want to pay corkage. So I just filled up the water glass that they always have in the room with wine and just walked in to dinner with it. No problem.

[Max Circus]

We brought a couple of bottles of wine onboard, opened in our cabin and brought with us to dinner. No corkage fee was charged.

[Froufie]

One of the first things i do when getting onboard is leave a note for room steward re red and white wine glasses - never a problem - take them with me to pre-dinner/dinner and just leave the glass there (guess I am helping the waiters replenish their missing supply?:) )

 

You can also ask for glasses from room service as well! If I run out I usually just ask for a couple more when ordering my afternoon snack!

[LemurCat]

Would they charge me a corkage fee for a bottle of MD 20/20? It *is* technically wine.

[Pegs222]

Just think.....if everyone of the 2-3000 passengers onboard used that excuse and brought their own libation.......drink prices would be through the ceiling.

 

I guess some folks are just "special" and exempt from the rules because they're too cheap to buy liquor onboard.

 

Just think that out of that 2-3000 some of the pax are children, under the age of 21. That is against the "rules" G'ma, children are not allowed to drink and or have alcohol beverages. The drink prices are not going to go through the ceiling. You really know how to stretch it.

 

We are talking about a glass of wine, not a keg of beer being dragged into the dinning room. We are allowed to bring 2 bottles of wine on board, so we are also allowed to have a glass of that wine during our dinner in the dinning room. There is no rule that we are not allowed to bring our drink in the dinning room.

 

G'ma, I have been known to agree with you, but this time you have really gone over board with your set of rules.

[ccartman2]

I have a different opinion, but I do respect the right of each person to have their own opinion.

 

I view the cabin as you personal space, just like a hotel room. It's just plain wrong to tell people the cannot do something in the privacy of their room, so long as it is safe and legal. I would never bring an iron on a ship, because they can be a safety hazard.

 

When people talk about out bringing smuggled drinks to a show, a bar, or to the dining room, that in my opinion is crass. I smuggle, and don't consider it the least bit dishonest. I just enjoy it in the room and if I want wine at dinner I'll pay the corkage or buy a bottle off the wine list.

 

Just my opinion, and I am not expecting anyone to agree with me.

 

All though I am not a smuggler, I certainly agree wtih your sentiments. Therefore the two bottles of wine I bring on board this time will be comsumed solely in the room. It's a pain to have to go up to the lido deck or wait on room service when you want a drink while the wife is getting ready. It's just unfortunate that carnival changed the rules to 1 bottle per person from the reasonable about. I mean for a 3 day cruise, two bottles will be just fine, but a 7 day cruise they wouldn't last long at all.

 

As for drinks to the dining room, I have never taken a glass from the room simply for the reason stated above, but I have carried in drinks from the bar into the dining room. On the Glory cruise I think we did about every night as it seemed we were always drinking. :)

[SusieQusie]

We brought a couple of bottles of wine onboard, opened in our cabin and brought with us to dinner. No corkage fee was charged.

 

Actually, I was just wondering about that. If you buy a bottle of wine on the ship and open and start it in your room, then bring it to dinner, would/should you be charged the corkage fee? Along those same lines, how would they know if you purchased the wine onboard or brought it from home?

[don24]

I'm against the dishonesty of sneaking booze onto the ship. But that aside, if you want to look like you got your drink at a ship's bar, just stop at any of the bars and ask for the type drink glass you want. Any but the DOD and Funnel and Monkey heads will just be handed to you. Same for wine glasses.

Tip the bartender!!

 

Also your room steward will get wine glasses for you too. TIP!

 

 

 

ok whats a monkey head or a funnel (never cruised carnival before)