Shelli Posted May 5, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2004 My husband is an exotic beer fan-- maybe the term "beer snob" would be more appropriate. He loves unusual beers, and they don't offer these onboard any ship we've been on. He'd like to bring a bottle of his favorite ale along and have it with his dinner one evening. The bottles this particular type of ale come in actually look more like champagne bottles than beer bottles. Does anyone have any experience with attempting to bring a bottle of something like this in their carryon? And do you think they'd charge a corkage fee to open it (it does have a cork-- held in with twisted wire, kinda like champagne) at dinner? He's certainly capable of opening it himself. If it were, say, Budweiser, I'd forbid him from doing anything so tacky. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] But it's certainly in another class... I'd love to hear opinions-- but I'd especially love to hear similar experiences. [url="http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shellishaw2/lst?.dir=/Our+Century+Cruise+9-03&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/&.view=t"]Our Century Cruise[/url] Norway - July 1987 Sovereign of the Seas - June 1988 Norway - July 1989 Holiday - August 1990 Triumph - August 1999 Destiny - June 2000 Westerdam - February 2001 Fascination - October 2001 Pacific Princess - September 2002 Century - September 2003 Caribbean Princess - September 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgilmore Posted May 5, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Shelli, We brought wine onboard and they charged us $10 for corkage. It was not a problem. Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelli Posted May 5, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted May 5, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sgilmore: Shelli, We brought wine onboard and they charged us $10 for corkage. It was not a problem. Sally<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, Sally-- but my question is about beer. [url="http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shellishaw2/lst?.dir=/Our+Century+Cruise+9-03&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/&.view=t"]Our Century Cruise[/url] Norway - July 1987 Sovereign of the Seas - June 1988 Norway - July 1989 Holiday - August 1990 Triumph - August 1999 Destiny - June 2000 Westerdam - February 2001 Fascination - October 2001 Pacific Princess - September 2002 Century - September 2003 Caribbean Princess - September 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwind6371 Posted May 5, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hi Shelli; Princess only "allows" wine and Champaign to be brought on board for consumption in the dining rooms. That being said, I think if brought discreetly to the dining room, it would be handled just like a bottle of wine. We are all "capable of opening our own bottles" The corkage fee will apply and should not be a problem for anyone who chooses to bring a "special bottle" to a fine restaurant. (Depending on your wait staff, you may or may not actually be charged the fee, currently $10. If you are not charged, increase your waitstaff tip appropriately) Fair winds Dave Sun Princess [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=111111&cdt=2005;1;18;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted May 5, 2004 #5 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Does your husband enjoy Chimay? I think it could be treated exactly like wine, subject to corkage at the waiter's discression. Princess would likely have no objections to your bringing it on board. Completed: Sea Princess, Royal Princess, Grand Princess (3X), Caribbean Princess, Golden Princess Coming up: Tahitian Princess Oct 14/04 Caribbean Princess redux 6/25/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelli Posted May 6, 2004 Author #6 Share Posted May 6, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by spongerob: Does your husband enjoy Chimay? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I just asked him and he said, "Yeah, Chimay is good-- I have a bottle in the fridge [meaning his beer refrigerator-- a whole fridge devoted to beer in the garage] now." Thanks, Rob. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] [url="http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shellishaw2/lst?.dir=/Our+Century+Cruise+9-03&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/&.view=t"]Our Century Cruise[/url] Norway - July 1987 Sovereign of the Seas - June 1988 Norway - July 1989 Holiday - August 1990 Triumph - August 1999 Destiny - June 2000 Westerdam - February 2001 Fascination - October 2001 Pacific Princess - September 2002 Century - September 2003 Caribbean Princess - September 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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