mcconh

Once again, they have the right to alter their policies at any time. Their official policy is: "

As provided in the Passage Contract, passengers agree not to bring alcoholic beverages of any kind onboard for consumption, except one bottle of wine or champagne per adult of drinking age (no larger than 750 ml) per voyage, which will not be subject to a corkage fee if consumed in the stateroom. Additional wine or champagne bottles are welcome, but will incur a $15 corkage fee each, irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed. Liquor, spirits or beers are not permitted. Please remember that luggage will be scanned and alcohol outside of our policy will be removed and discarded.*"

 

There is no mention of "nominal".

 

I am absolutely positive Princess, and probably other lines, read these CC posts. For quite some time there have been some among us who've bragged about how they beat the system. Now they reap what they've sown.

Take your own advice and read all of post #360 which did NOT refer to the Policy of Princess. It referred to comments made in a previous post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyVWine

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

The funniest is the people who are miffed when the corkage

is five-times the cost of their three-dollar wine at walmart.

 

I somehow doubt these people are a demographic that princess

hopes to attract.

Oh! They would rather hope to attract the elitist, patronizing and condescending demographic?

Corkage fees at land-based restaurants typically start at $20 and go up from there. Certainly at nicer restaurants. Since the cruise fleet is heading to FL, let's look there:

 

Arturo's in Boca Raton: $30

Cafe L'Europe in Palm Beach: $50

Capital Grill in Ft. Lauderdale: $20

Casa D'Angelo in Ft. Lauderdale: $35

Fifth Avenue Grill in Delray Beach: $30

 

So $15 is definitely below industry average. The term fits.

 

nom·i·nal

ˈnäminəl

 

adjective

(of a price or amount of money) very small; far below the real value or cost.

The term does not fit, if you read my post. I pay the corkage fee when I buy wine in the Princess dining rooms or when I bring a bottle to the dining room. I do not mind that.

As I stated, I do resent the same principle being applied to wine that I bring on board to only drink in my cabin. Then it is not a "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 think not! The Legal definition of Nominal: Trifling, token, or slight; not real or substantial. Fifteen dollars to drink a bottle of wine that I have paid for, in my cabin is not a "Nominal fee". If it was nominal people would not be wasting their time trying to avoid it.