brian1 Posted November 10, 2017 #51 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On Aurora's worldie we were allowed 1l spirits per person per sector bought on board at duty free prices - ie 1 litre Gordon's export gin for around £11. That's as cheap as chips,Cunard want 57 quid for the same,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted November 10, 2017 #52 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Not quite, Host Sharon is quoting the Duty Free price, the Cunard price is for a bottle via room service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted November 10, 2017 #53 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Will they be denying boarding because of your name. Pity the Irish family who try to board with a little girl called Marella :evilsmile::evilsmile::evilsmile: Maybe Princess would be OK as it is a Carnival brand ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted November 10, 2017 #54 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Not sure that part has changed at all. Sent from my iPad using Forums That's right Dai,it has been in the dress code for a long time. It was certainly in the 2016 - 2018 brochure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted November 10, 2017 #55 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well hopefully he would have read the dress code before he boards so will bring other suitable clothes. Of course the problem would be if someone’s case gets lost but that would be exceptional circumstances so hopefully would be sorted by P & O. Sadly, there are quite a few people these days who either don't read the information available or can't be bothered to try and adhere to the 'rules'. When I started cruising back in 1995, you would not have seen a pair of jeans on a cruise ship - daytime or evening! How things have changed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted November 10, 2017 #56 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Not quite, Host Sharon is quoting the Duty Free price, the Cunard price is for a bottle via room service. So £57 for gin on Cunard and room service gin on P&O is £19. Just a small difference then. Sent from my SM-G930F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted November 10, 2017 #57 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Not quite, Host Sharon is quoting the Duty Free price, the Cunard price is for a bottle via room service. So what is the duty free price on Cunard,if it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted November 10, 2017 #58 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I can't remember exact prices but they have 2 for $25 and 2 for $35 promotions. They will price match so people were getting partial refunds after our Gibraltar call. Generally only for taking off the ship rather than drinking on board but things may be different on World Cruise segments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted November 10, 2017 #59 Share Posted November 10, 2017 They are enforcing the BYO Alcohol policy because P&O want you to buy their drinks at inflated prices. They don't want you to drink your own. Just like on other Carnival brand lines, Princess, HAL etc. P&O Australia forbid any alcohol being brought on.:loudcry: It is obvious alcohol sales targets are not being achieved on P&O UK ships. Hence the Carnival Corp bean counters have struck. I reckon Cunard will be next on the hit list, if not already. TBH i don't blame them especially when people openly pour their own drinks from bottles they have brought on themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted November 10, 2017 #60 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I can't remember exact prices but they have 2 for $25 and 2 for $35 promotions. They will price match so people were getting partial refunds after our Gibraltar call. Generally only for taking off the ship rather than drinking on board but things may be different on World Cruise segments. Price matching Gibraltar prices is not as easy as it sounds because it is difficult to prove prices ashore. You could buy a 1 litre bottle of spirits in Gibraltar and get a receipt but P&O would have to look after it until the last day of the cruise so buying another onboard as a price match, which can also only be collected on last day would be in breach of customs limits of only 1 litre. Last time I was in Gibraltar, shops were not allowing people to take a photo of the bottle and price on the shelf to use for price matching evidence so that is not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted November 10, 2017 #61 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I'm not sure how they did it but a couple were certainly getting a price match refund after our Gibraltar call. I was buying something in the shop on Queen Victoria while it was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted November 10, 2017 #62 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I took a photo of a bottle on a shelf, with the price on the shelf visible, in a shop on an earlier visit and there was no problem either in the shop or onboard ship where they honoured the price. As it was our first port of call, we drunk what we had bought in Gibraltar in our cabin and took the price matched one home within the customs limits. I think the stores are worried about losing business through price matching and this will only increase if purchasers who buy bottles to drink onboard will not be allowed to do so. Hence they will not assist this to happen by allowing photographs to be taken in their store. Hard to disagree with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted November 10, 2017 #63 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I took a photo of a bottle on a shelf, with the price on the shelf visible, in a shop on an earlier visit and there was no problem either in the shop or onboard ship where they honoured the price. As it was our first port of call, we drunk what we had bought in Gibraltar in our cabin and took the price matched one home within the customs limits. I think the stores are worried about losing business through price matching and this will only increase if purchasers who buy bottles to drink onboard will not be allowed to do so. Hence they will not assist this to happen by allowing photographs to be taken in their store. Hard to disagree with. It must be disheartening for the crew who are away from their families for months to see passengers openly drinking their own alcohol and potentially losing their jobs if P&O aren't profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted November 10, 2017 #64 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It must be disheartening for the crew who are away from their families for months to see passengers openly drinking their own alcohol and potentially losing their jobs if P&O aren't profitable. I hope nothing I have written implies that anybody saw me drinking alcohol I bought in Gibraltar onboard. I drunk it in my cabin which as far as I know was permissible at the time. Anywhere else I go on the ship, I buy from the bar or restaurant. I do agree with your comments about the crew potentially losing out and would never drink something in public areas unless I had bought it in a bar or restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted November 10, 2017 #65 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It must be disheartening for the crew who are away from their families for months to see passengers openly drinking their own alcohol and potentially losing their jobs if P&O aren't profitable.I really do not think that those few irresponsible people drinking their own alcohol in public bars are going to cause P&O to make a loss. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRINCESSTHE BEST Posted November 10, 2017 #66 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On Aurora's worldie we were allowed 1l spirits per person per sector bought on board at duty free prices - ie 1 litre Gordon's export gin for around £11. Now I think that is perfectly reasonable. On recent cruises I've done including a 35 nighter on P&O there was no such concession. All duty free was collected from the shop on the last day of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted November 10, 2017 #67 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I hope nothing I have written implies that anybody saw me drinking alcohol I bought in Gibraltar onboard. I drunk it in my cabin which as far as I know was permissible at the time. Anywhere else I go on the ship, I buy from the bar or restaurant. I do agree with your comments about the crew potentially losing out and would never drink something in public areas unless I had bought it in a bar or restaurant. I agree we are the same we buy all our drinks in the bars from the barstaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted November 10, 2017 #68 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I really do not think that those few irresponsible people drinking their own alcohol in public bars are going to cause P&O to make a loss. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app It is a knock on effect and soon everyone would be drinking their own alcohol which could affect the bar staff number's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted November 10, 2017 #69 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It is a knock on effect and soon everyone would be drinking their own alcohol which could affect the bar staff number's.All P&O have to do is enforce their own rules. If people are brazenly drinking their own alcohol, they must be easy to spot, and should have their drink confiscated. Simples. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted November 10, 2017 #70 Share Posted November 10, 2017 All P&O have to do is enforce their own rules. If people are brazenly drinking their own alcohol, they must be easy to spot, and should have their drink confiscated. Simples. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app I agree totally although some people were going back to their cabins to fill their glasses then came back to the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3rjp Posted November 10, 2017 #71 Share Posted November 10, 2017 When I read the Facebook post from cruise critic about this, I was ready to be fuming. I generally don’t like being told what I can have in my luggage for someone else’s revenue protection. However, the policy still seems more relaxed than other lines. Normally we’ll bring a bottle of gin or vodka onboard for pre dinner balcony drinks. As this is still allowed, it seems pretty reasonable. Also if you choose to bring on wine (which I never have) there’s also no corkage. Which again is pretty reasonable. The only slightly disappointing thing is that sometime we’d buy a few extra bottles of local beer ashore to enjoy on the balcony (instead of the spirits, not as well!) and we won’t be able to do that. It’s not really the last nail in the coffin for me that I thought it might be following the last very average cruise we took with p&o. The big saving grace for the little we do drink, the onboard prices are far more reasonable than most lines. Which means p&o would still be an option for us. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted November 10, 2017 #72 Share Posted November 10, 2017 When I read the Facebook post from cruise critic about this, I was ready to be fuming. I generally don’t like being told what I can have in my luggage for someone else’s revenue protection. However, the policy still seems more relaxed than other lines. Normally we’ll bring a bottle of gin or vodka onboard for pre dinner balcony drinks. As this is still allowed, it seems pretty reasonable. Also if you choose to bring on wine (which I never have) there’s also no corkage. Which again is pretty reasonable. The only slightly disappointing thing is that sometime we’d buy a few extra bottles of local beer ashore to enjoy on the balcony (instead of the spirits, not as well!) and we won’t be able to do that. It’s not really the last nail in the coffin for me that I thought it might be following the last very average cruise we took with p&o. The big saving grace for the little we do drink, the onboard prices are far more reasonable than most lines. Which means p&o would still be an option for us. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando Forums Still seems a little unfair that you can only take on board a litre of spirits, or beer, or wine. A slightly more generous wine allowance would have stopped a lot of the moaning on the various sites. It also seems wrong that the allowance is the same for a 2 day cruise as a 22 day one. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOnymously Posted November 10, 2017 #73 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Sounds reasonable to me. First you can bring a litre of spirit on board and also when I have consumed my own alcohol in hotels it has been because their prices were sky high and that sounds not to be true. I am still researching my first P and O cruise, been with several other lines, and this does not put me off at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted November 10, 2017 #74 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Sounds reasonable to me. First you can bring a litre of spirit on board and also when I have consumed my own alcohol in hotels it has been because their prices were sky high and that sounds not to be true. I am still researching my first P and O cruise, been with several other lines, and this does not put me off at all. To be honest it is hardly worth the effort of carrying spirits on board when the in cabin prices are so low. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted November 10, 2017 #75 Share Posted November 10, 2017 To be honest it is hardly worth the effort of carrying spirits on board when the in cabin prices are so low. Sent from my iPad using Forums Not low compared to buying a bottle of gin in Spain and taking it on board. Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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