getting older slowly Posted March 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi All, I know it sound like a silly question..... we mainly cruise princess.. on our last cruise thought a glass of port with a little cheese would be nice to end the evening.. Well Port on princess is only at a couple of bars... and rather dear $20 per glass...... So is Port a wine or a spirit in the eyes on Princess..... on cruises out of Australia or like so many things it varies ship to ship... or crew to crew ??? And in the big picture one can buy a port for $20 a bottle, do I just put it in the case and see ?? and I was also thinking about a small knife ( under 2inches ) to cut up fruit... Cheers Don or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted March 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) So far as I'm concerned, and officially, Port is wine, even though it is fortified with a distilled grape spirit up to around 18% alcohol. The name comes from the town of origin Oporto. Edited March 19, 2019 by Russell21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailco Posted March 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Take it in your carry on like a normal bottle of wine. It'd be dreadfully wasteful if it spilt in your suitcase 😂 Edited March 19, 2019 by sailco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted March 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 19, 2019 You are supposed to carry on your bottles of wine, not have them in your checked luggage. I understand from something that was said in the past, that Port is regarded the same as spirits. I don't agree. It is fortified wine, but it is not up to us to categorise it. I feel that your bottle would have less scrutiny if you had that bottle, and only one, in your carry on luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Port is definitely a wine, we have taken one on board once with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch1 Posted March 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yep, I agree with Mick. Port is wine and you can take it on as your "1 bottle of wine may be aboard at embarkation". And I too enjoy a nice glass of port before bed. Many a night sitting out on the balcony enjoying a glass of port and some nice chocolate under a starry starry night......just bliss!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Fletch1 said: Yep, I agree with Mick. Port is wine and you can take it on as your "1 bottle of wine may be aboard at embarkation". And I too enjoy a nice glass of port before bed. Many a night sitting out on the balcony enjoying a glass of port and some nice chocolate under a starry starry night......just bliss!!! Sounds very good, I usually only bring two types of food onto a ship for a cruise. One is good quality Dark chocolate, the other is some savoury type snacks like chips or chicarone (pork scratchings). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted March 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I am glad a couple of you have had no difficulty taking port on as your 'bottle of wine'. Someone a year or two ago was refused on the grounds that it was not wine. It might depend who you get on embarkation. We had a bottle of Pisco Sour in South America and were initially refused. After a long discussion where we kept calling it "local wine", we were allowed to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 19, 2019 LOL, I suppose the big difference is taking stuff on at embarkation as opposed to in one of the ports, as they have different policies, let alone enforcement of the policy.. As for the Pisco, now that was stretching it a bit to call it wine but it is definitely a local product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted March 19, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks All So for next cruise will but a bottle of port in our carry on and see what happens Any port in a storm is a good one.... particularly not have to carry two glasses from vine up three decks and all the way the way aft.... ( did not spill a drop ) Cheers Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Get a good grandfather port, and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted March 20, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, getting older slowly said: So for next cruise will but a bottle of port in our carry on and see what happens Any port in a storm is a good one.... particularly not have to carry two glasses from vine up three decks and all the way the way aft.... ( did not spill a drop ) Cheers Don Probably there would be none left in the glasses by the time you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 24, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Any Port in a storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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