Alcohol Confiscated - Caught !!

1 per voyage per passenger of drinking age, which is 21.

1 free per voyage per passenger of drinking age. After that, you can still bring more. You just have to pay the nominal fee.

1 free per voyage per passenger of drinking age. After that, you can still bring more. You just have to pay the nominal fee.

I do believe that's worthy of copying 'n' pasting now!

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... We were wondering the same thing about the definition of "destroyed" - did someone help themselves ? Our cabin steward told us she saw many many bottles of liquor lined up in the luggage area. I can't imagine they would destroy them. Susan

This could be the answer to those who complain about the bars not having their brands or level of quality. Bring along what you really like, watch them confiscate it and lo and behold there it will be on the back of the bar ready for your purchasing pleasure....

This could be the answer to those who complain about the bars not having their brands or level of quality. Bring along what you really like, watch them confiscate it and lo and behold there it will be on the back of the bar ready for your purchasing pleasure....

You're too cynical, but then again, who knows.

Theo

To pack no more than 2 rum runners in a bag. Reading the post I'm guessing there was more.

Nope.....there was only the one rum runner in the checked bag....and it was not returned the last day of the cruise....never got it or the Vodka that was in it back.

REALLY PEOPLE !!!!!!

You try and smuggle alcohol on board to save money .... But get caught and there goes your money down the drain !!!!!

Drinks aren't that expensive on the cruises and there are is so much variety .... Don't have ur drinks .... Try something new !!!!! Live a little ... YOUR ON VACATION ...

:D:D:D

1 per voyage per passenger of drinking age, which is 21.

This is true unless you are sailing from Southampton. On these cruises the drinking age is 18, as per British law.

They searched through your luggage without you present?

My wife and I were on the Grand Princess last month, on a cruise from San Francisco to Alaska.

A friend had given us a very expensive bottle of gin (Hendrick's). It was put in my wife's large suitcase, buried deep to prevent it from breaking and wrapped in bubble wrap, in a box. When we got to our stateroom, her suitcase was the first to arrive. In it, my wife found a note telling us that the bottle was confiscated and destroyed.

They had scanned the bag, opened it and then dug deep into my wife;s suitcase, through her clothes, to get to the bottle.

My question is...why could they not have kept it aside and returned it to us after the cruise?

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

(By the way, I have a hard time believing that a bottle of Hendrick's would be destroyed and not drunk by someone - crew members, perhaps?)

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

You authorized them when you agreed to the passage contract:

"At embarkation, all luggage will be scanned for suspected alcohol in excess of the one bottle policy as provided herein. Your luggage will undergo a secondary inspection by a security team operating under CCTV (closed circuit surveillance) or in the event Your luggage is locked, You will be notified and are required to attend the secondary inspection where any alcohol found in violation of the one bottle policy will be removed and discarded."

As you can see, they will only notify you if they require you to unlock

the suitcase.

As for the TSA, they routinely open checked bags. I have arrived

home to find a card from the TSA inside an (airline) checked bag saying

that the bag had been opened. Why do you think there are "TSA locks"?

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

Nonsense. All of the bags that you check on a plane are subject to search without you present. That is why they ask you when you drop your bags off at the screening area if your bags are unlocked. That is why travel stores sell TSA approved locks for which the TSA has a key. How do you think that piece of paper gets into your suitcase informing you that the bag has been searched? Fairies? Osmosis? Have you ever been present when that piece of paper was placed into your bag? If the TSA found contraband items in your luggage, they would be confiscated outside of your presence.

My wife and I were on the Grand Princess last month, on a cruise from San Francisco to Alaska.

 

A friend had given us a very expensive bottle of gin (Hendrick's). It was put in my wife's large suitcase, buried deep to prevent it from breaking and wrapped in bubble wrap, in a box. When we got to our stateroom, her suitcase was the first to arrive. In it, my wife found a note telling us that the bottle was confiscated and destroyed.

 

They had scanned the bag, opened it and then dug deep into my wife;s suitcase, through her clothes, to get to the bottle.

My question is...why could they not have kept it aside and returned it to us after the cruise?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

 

(By the way, I have a hard time believing that a bottle of Hendrick's would be destroyed and not drunk by someone - crew members, perhaps?)

The question i have to ask you is will you sail with Princess again after they stole your property. Going by the passengers i sailed with in April the answer wil be no. On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again. So this makes Princess reduce the price of cruises to fill the ship, who would of thought 12 months ago that Princess flag ship would be selling a balconys for 7 nts for oly $649. Where will all this end.

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

The question i have to ask you is will you sail with Princess again after they stole your property.

Princess did not "steal" your property. It detected, confiscated and "discarded" (see contract language quoted in post #184 above) contraband material. Just like police do not "steal" beer that they take away from minors. Now, could Princess hold the liquor and return it after the cruise? Sure. But nowhere in the contract do they promise to do so. Probably more effort than it is worth. They probably figure that the rule breakers are going to be the toughest customers to deal with in the bailor/bailee process. Princess holds a fifth of Jack Daniels and the passenger insists that it was a big bottle of Johnny Walker Black. They don't need that headache.

SNIP..........My question is...why could they not have kept it aside and returned it to us after the cruise?

 

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

 

(By the way, I have a hard time believing that a bottle of Hendrick's would be destroyed and not drunk by someone - crew members, perhaps?)

I have a hard time understanding why you and many others are so mad at Princess. You broke the rules and suffered the consequences. It's a chance you took. You agreed to the rules in the passenger contract. BTW, the TSA does open bags without the owners being present.

People who take stashed bottles on board know what they are doing. They are "smuggling". HELLO! I can't stand people who moan when they get caught out after trying to break the rules, a lot of British legions and social clubs have gone out of business due to people taking bottles in etc and buying mixers only! Then they moan when they have no where to go and socialise when they close down. It's simple, if you need a litre bottle of spirits for a week or twos cruise you have a drink problem. Lol.

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As many others have said, if you chose to ignore the stated rules, then you need not moan about the consequences. Yes, inconsistent enforcement of the rule is annoying but you well know that by breaking the rule, you are taking a chance. If you don't like the rules, you should protest, in writing, to Princess and if your protests do not result in a rule change, chose a cruise line whose rules you find more amenable.

To the posters who erroneously believe that the TSA doesn't go through your bags without your permission, they most certainly do! I've gotten their note in my luggage informing me of this, several times over the past few years. Again, if you don't like this rule, don't travel by air.

Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

 

Yes, TSA goes through your bags without the owner present!!!!

The question i have to ask you is will you sail with Princess again after they stole your property. Going by the passengers i sailed with in April the answer wil be no. On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again. So this makes Princess reduce the price of cruises to fill the ship, who would of thought 12 months ago that Princess flag ship would be selling a balconys for 7 nts for oly $649. Where will all this end.

Who authorized them to go through my wife's bag without her present? Not even the TSA goes through bags without the owner present!!

You are wrong on two counts. First, Princess didn't "steal" property. Read the contract, Princess has the right to confiscate unapproved items brought onto its PRIVATE PROPERTY. Secondly, the TSA "inspects" all of our bags every second or every day without the owners' present. Please, get your facts straight before maligning any company.

You are wrong on two counts. First, Princess didn't "steal" property. Read the contract, Princess has the right to confiscate unapproved items brought onto its PRIVATE PROPERTY. Secondly, the TSA "inspects" all of our bags every second or every day without the owners' present. Please, get your facts straight before maligning any company.

On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again.

So you think the above happening to customers is OK

On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again.

 

 

So you think the above happening to customers is OK

It doesn't matter if I disapprove of what Princess does. If the passenger contract states that alcohol (except for whatever is allowed) will be confiscated and destroyed, then I've agreed to abide by those terms. If I don't like Princess' or HAL's or whatever's policies then I can do two things (1) complain, and/or (2) take my money elsewhere. But to be upset over something Princess already advised me was unallowable, is unreasonable and an exercise in futility. Do I think paxs should be able to buy duty-free, declare it to Princess so it can hold it (even for a fee) and give it back on the last day? Yes - but I don't make the rules.

I have a hard time understanding why you and many others are so mad at Princess. You broke the rules and suffered the consequences. It's a chance you took. You agreed to the rules in the passenger contract. BTW, the TSA does open bags without the owners being present.

I have never had anything taken from me while boarding a ship but I vow never to sail with them again under these circumstances. It is one thing to say there are rules but one must clarify this, in that these rules are unwelcoming and are unreasonable. Confiscate AND destroy is the most unwelcoming and hostile reception this line can offer. Having rented you a space aboard their ship, they then wish to dictate what you can and cannot drink within this space. They are saying if you want to drink you will drink in their bar at their prices take it or lump it. The consummate host? Please !!!

They are saying if you want to drink you will drink in their bar at their prices take it or lump it.

You seem to have actually grasped the policy.

You are, of course, overlooking the obvious. Princess will

be glad to sell you 375ml bottles of liquor from room service,

and you can drink in your cabin as you wish.

On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again.

 

 

Sorry, I'm missing something here. If the flight hadn't been late, were those 80 UK passengers going to leave their duty free purchases somewhere else BEFORE boarding the ship? Weren't they planning on bringing it aboard anyway...which would still be in violation of the rules?:confused:

The "destruction" of the liquor seems excessive, but storing lots of bottles of booze and then returning it to passengers who were not supposed to be bringing it in the first place seems to be unreasonable, too.

You seem to have actually grasped the policy.

 

You are, of course, overlooking the obvious. Princess will

be glad to sell you 375ml bottles of liquor from room service,

and you can drink in your cabin as you wish.

What next? Meters on the taps?

On our sailing 80 passengers from the UK where late arriving and arrived directly from there flight, there bags also went directly to the ship with the duty free purchases inside. Princess removed there property and destroyed it, a lot of these passengers where very very upset and said they would never sail with them again.

 

 

Sorry, I'm missing something here. If the flight hadn't been late, were those 80 UK passengers going to leave their duty free purchases somewhere else BEFORE boarding the ship? Weren't they planning on bringing it aboard anyway...which would still be in violation of the rules?:confused:

The "destruction" of the liquor seems excessive, but storing lots of bottles of booze and then returning it to passengers who were not supposed to be bringing it in the first place seems to be unreasonable, too.

 

It would have given them time to switch things out of their checked luggage into their hand luggage. At that point when Princess found it, Princess has said they would hold it and the passengers can retrieve it at the end of the cruise. Anstp had champagne destroyed which Princess would have allowed on if it had been in his/her hand luggage.

Sorry, I'm missing something here. If the flight hadn't been late, were those 80 UK passengers going to leave their duty free purchases somewhere else BEFORE boarding the ship? Weren't they planning on bringing it aboard anyway...which would still be in violation of the rules?:confused:

The "destruction" of the liquor seems excessive, but storing lots of bottles of booze and then returning it to passengers who were not supposed to be bringing it in the first place seems to be unreasonable, too.

I'm with you on this. I don't see the late arrival as being anything more than a red herring. Who loads up on duty free liquor purchases other than people who want to sneak it on board? Seems to me that the only thing that the late arrival adds to this story is that the 80 passengers didn't have sufficient time to hide their purchases. Unless, of course they were all going to tempt the fate of alcohol poisoning and guzzle their purchases before boarding the ship. antsp--care to fill us in on what we are missing here?