Can you bring wine on the ship

[fa]

We're on the Allure of the sea Mediterranean cruise in June. 2 of our tours include visiting a winery, can we purchase wine and bring it on the ship without getting it confiscated?

[CruiserBruce]

The far better place for your research is the RCI board, here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=83

[John Bull]

You're permitted to take aboard 2 bottles of wine per cabin, to drink in the cabin/on your balcony. But that applies only to your port of embarkation. Mebbe in the circumstances you can persuade security to make an exception.

 

If not, there's no problem taking aboard at a port-of-call any quantity of any alcohol - it will be taken from you at the gangplank and you can reclaim it on the last day of your cruise.

Bear in mind any Canadian customs limitations /allowances for stuff you take home.

Perhaps also customs limitations at your disembarkation port (UK? Spain? No problem with as much booze as you can physically carry if purchased in a EU port). But theoretically only a litre of spirits & two litres of wine per adult if purchased outside the EU, though customs there might turn a blind eye since you'll be in transit.

 

JB :)

Edited April 21, 2015 by John Bull

[t_car]

On a port of call, there are no exceptions. It will be confiscated and returned to you on your last night to take home with you.

 

Unless you want to polish them off on the last night. :p:D

[GUT2407]

What you take on in Port has to be surrendered till last night.

[trish1c]

You can bring wine on to any ship. Whether you can drink it on board is a whole other issue which varies by cruise line. You need to look at RCL's policies or ask on that board. At worst you will get it back when you disembark. At best you will pay corkage.