Bringing drinks to mDr or buffet

My plan is to order a couple bottles of rum from the bon voyage. Can I mix the drinks in my room and bring down to dinner or lunch.

Of course.

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Not sure what you mean by ordering bottles of rum from the bon voyage.

That said, you can order bottles of rum from room service. The contents of these bottles are supposed to be consumed only in your cabin. Personally I used to make drinks in my cabin and take them out, typically to the casino or to a show but can't recall doing that for the MDR or buffet. I did receive comments from staff about the glasses - they can tell the difference between bar glasses and those supplied in your cabin. At the time I didn't understand the message I was being given but now I do.

We now purchase the AIBP and all the smuggling worries along with glassware concerns are a thing of the past. Saving a little bit of money wasn't for us worth all the emotional turmoil.

$120 a day is a lot of money to some people.

My plan is to order a couple bottles of rum from the bon voyage. Can I mix the drinks in my room and bring down to dinner or lunch.

Simple answer yes.

We won't be purchasing the drinks package. For us it works out to 74 dollars a day person with the exchange rate. 150 a day or 1050 is unrealistic for us and how much we would drink especially when in port. I would rather order a couple bottles and mix up my own

Not sure what you mean by ordering bottles of rum from the bon voyage.

 

That said, you can order bottles of rum from room service. The contents of these bottles are supposed to be consumed only in your cabin. Personally I used to make drinks in my cabin and take them out, typically to the casino or to a show but can't recall doing that for the MDR or buffet. I did receive comments from staff about the glasses - they can tell the difference between bar glasses and those supplied in your cabin. At the time I didn't understand the message I was being given but now I do.

 

We now purchase the AIBP and all the smuggling worries along with glassware concerns are a thing of the past. Saving a little bit of money wasn't for us worth all the emotional turmoil.

Not sure why the staff would care. I am still buying the rum from the ship and the pop. It just works out a bit cheaper

Not sure why the staff would care. I am still buying the rum from the ship and the pop. It just works out a bit cheaper

It does work out a bit cheaper, I agree and that's why I used to do it. Staff might care because they don't get their 15% tip.

I'm not trying to tell you what to do, just pointing out some things to consider. You make your own decision as to what's best for your own situation.

Nobody onboard cares what you are drinking or where you are drinking it as long as it was purchased onboard which is what you plan to do so don't worry about it. And NO there is no such policy stating that liquor purchased by the bottle must be consumed in your stateroom. Always be wary here for the posters who like to make up Princess policies to suit there own agenda.....

If you pre-order a couple bottles of rum through your cruise personalizer or the gifts catalog, what will be in your cabin on embarkation day is a voucher for them, not the actual bottles, Getting them delivered in time for sailaway (assuming what you meant in the opening post is "ordering for the Bon Voyage") is extremely unlikely.

Not sure why the staff would care. I am still buying the rum from the ship and the pop. It just works out a bit cheaper

They don't care....enjoy!

My plan is to order a couple bottles of rum from the bon voyage. Can I mix the drinks in my room and bring down to dinner or lunch.

My DH brings his own canned diet cherry Pepsi all the time to the mdr for lunch or dinner. He asks for a glass of ice. We never have a problem. Sometimes I will bring one of those large plastic glasses, from one of those outdoor bars, with a mix of lemonade and cranberry juice (no booze) to the mdr @ dinner. (Nice & refreshing) There's never a problem. I know it's fine dining, but who cares, we are on a cruise [emoji568]

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Not sure what you mean by ordering bottles of rum from the bon voyage.

 

That said, you can order bottles of rum from room service. The contents of these bottles are supposed to be consumed only in your cabin. Personally I used to make drinks in my cabin and take them out, typically to the casino or to a show but can't recall doing that for the MDR or buffet. I did receive comments from staff about the glasses - they can tell the difference between bar glasses and those supplied in your cabin. At the time I didn't understand the message I was being given but now I do.

 

We now purchase the AIBP and all the smuggling worries along with glassware concerns are a thing of the past. Saving a little bit of money wasn't for us worth all the emotional turmoil.

Wow. I've seen about a zillion (OK, exaggeration but a LOT) of people carrying drinks in glasses that obviously came from their cabin. I have never seen or heard of crew members making the slightest reference to someone doing so. They don't care and they really don't want to be snarky or have a conflict of any kind with a passenger. Yes, the room service liquor is theoretically only for in-room consumption but I find it amazing that any crew member would comment on the glassware.

If the glassware is really a concern then one can always purchase a drink and take the glass back to the cabin to use later. The main reason I don't take drinks from my cabin elsewhere is the fact that the selection of liquor from room service is horrible for the type of liquor I would want to drink. No decent Bourbon. No decent Scotch. Bleh...

Are you sure this was on a Princess cruise and not some other line?

My plan is to order a couple bottles of rum from the bon voyage. Can I mix the drinks in my room and bring down to dinner or lunch.

No matter where the liquor come from you can drink it where you please. Aside from bringing a bottle of rum from home & placing it on the table no one really can tell any difference. Princess likes to put the fear in everyone that they'll be caught drinking their own liquor. ;p And some people seem to think the glass size/design will give it away that the drinks are not from the bar so if it bothers you that much ask a bartender for one of his glasses. LOL:p Of course they would prefer you buy only their stock which keeps profits up.

We've even used the bathroom glass in a pinch to carry our own stuff to the DR. :D

Wow. I've seen about a zillion (OK, exaggeration but a LOT) of people carrying drinks in glasses that obviously came from their cabin. I have never seen or heard of crew members making the slightest reference to someone doing so. They don't care and they really don't want to be snarky or have a conflict of any kind with a passenger. Yes, the room service liquor is theoretically only for in-room consumption but I find it amazing that any crew member would comment on the glassware.

 

If the glassware is really a concern then one can always purchase a drink and take the glass back to the cabin to use later. The main reason I don't take drinks from my cabin elsewhere is the fact that the selection of liquor from room service is horrible for the type of liquor I would want to drink. No decent Bourbon. No decent Scotch. Bleh...

We will probably get the Bacardi rum as we really like it. I don't like scotch...Lol

If you pre-order a couple bottles of rum through your cruise personalizer or the gifts catalog, what will be in your cabin on embarkation day is a voucher for them, not the actual bottles, Getting them delivered in time for sailaway (assuming what you meant in the opening post is "ordering for the Bon Voyage") is extremely unlikely.

I think I got the bon voyage from Carnival

Any alcoholic beverage purchased on the ship can be consumed anywhere on the ship.

Yes you can.

Tony

Wow. I've seen about a zillion (OK, exaggeration but a LOT) of people carrying drinks in glasses that obviously came from their cabin. I have never seen or heard of crew members making the slightest reference to someone doing so. They don't care and they really don't want to be snarky or have a conflict of any kind with a passenger. Yes, the room service liquor is theoretically only for in-room consumption but I find it amazing that any crew member would comment on the glassware.

 

If the glassware is really a concern then one can always purchase a drink and take the glass back to the cabin to use later. The main reason I don't take drinks from my cabin elsewhere is the fact that the selection of liquor from room service is horrible for the type of liquor I would want to drink. No decent Bourbon. No decent Scotch. Bleh...

 

Are you sure this was on a Princess cruise and not some other line?

Not trying to tell anyone what to do, simply relaying my own experience and of course that technically, RS booze is supposed to stay in the room.

Haven't sailed any line but Princess since 2008. 100% positive it was on Princess. I could even tell you which ship, which cruise and where I was on the ship. The employee was making an off-hand comment and didn't make a big deal about it. It's certainly possible the comment didn't mean anything and I read too much into it, but then just because you're paranoid doesn't mean nobody is out to get you. ;)

Agree that room service liquor is not up to what I'd normally get and I certainly don't get it anymore, being a confirmed AIBP person. Heaven help us if the decent whisky goes over $10.

If the glassware is really a concern then one can always purchase a drink and take the glass back to the cabin to use later.

Any alcoholic beverage purchased on the ship can be consumed anywhere on the ship.

The reality of it is, ANY alcoholic no matter where it comes from can be consumed anywhere a person chooses unless a person is so drunk that it becomes obvious.

Not trying to tell anyone what to do, simply relaying my own experience and of course that technically, RS booze is supposed to stay in the room.

 

Haven't sailed any line but Princess since 2008. 100% positive it was on Princess. I could even tell you which ship, which cruise and where I was on the ship. The employee was making an off-hand comment and didn't make a big deal about it. It's certainly possible the comment didn't mean anything and I read too much into it, but then just because you're paranoid doesn't mean nobody is out to get you. ;)

 

Agree that room service liquor is not up to what I'd normally get and I certainly don't get it anymore, being a confirmed AIBP person. Heaven help us if the decent whisky goes over $10.

We are sailing 28 days on Emerald Princess. They have the Salty Dog Gastropub ocated in Wheelhouse and have the new Whiskey menu. There are a lot of items on that particular menu that are well above the price ceiling for the AIBP. There is no price increase for the items that are normally stocked in the bars but this special menu has a lot of higher priced stuff.

You can download a pdf of the menu HERE

If you don't want to click on a link that downloads a pdf directly (can't really blame you) then you can go to the Princess page HERE and verify that it is a legitimate link and get the menu from there. :) You will find the link under the part about the WORLDWIDE WHISKEY ADVENTURE.

If you are still uncertain about clicking a hyperlink of this sort I will post the looooooooooooooooooong URL as well but you may have to copy and paste it as CC seems to not be making it an active link for some reason.

http://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/food-and-dining/specialty-restaurants/the-salty-dog-gastropub/

I was pleased to find that they had finally added a decent Rye to the menu but not at all happy to find that Bulleit Rye is priced at $12 and Whistle Pig Rye is priced at $18. You can still get John Jacob Rye for $7.95 and, since we do have the AIBP, I may give it a try but I don't hold any high expectations for it.

Shame they managed to misspell Talikser (sic) twice!

Shame they managed to misspell Talikser (sic) twice!

Yep. While I would love the Talisker 25 I really don't know that "Talkiser" is. ;p

Sadly though, at $25 a pop, I will likely not be having either one and will stick with beverages that fall within the AIBP range. When I really need a premium whiskey fix I get it at my son's house.

We always take out RS drinks (purchased on board) to the dining room. Sometimes it takes forever to get a drink. I have a whole lot of Princess Coke glasses with the lid. When we order a new drink from the dining room or casino etc. we dump the new drink in the Coke glasses. Stays colder longer.