How much water and/or soda can I bring aboard

[jan_az]

My rustic search did not find anything.

How many cans or bottles ( and i understand I cannot have plastic bottles) of water and/or soda can each person bring onboard?

 

Thanks in advance

[sandiego1]

No soda.

 

Go to HAL's website - Know Before You Go:

 

Items such as sodas, energy drinks or other non-alcoholic items are not allowed on board in any form. Plastic water bottles are not allowed. However, an allowance of six liters, twelve (12) cans or cartons (500 ml in volume or less) or six (6) cans or cartons (1 liter in volume or less) of water are allowed per stateroom.  Any amount in excess of this allowance will be not be allowed onboard. Water in plastic bottles will not be allowed onboard in any quantity, including in ports of call. Guests will be asked to discard open beverages in plastic containers prior to boarding. 

[oakridger]

From HAL website "Shipboard Life" FAQ:

 

Frequently Asked Questions | Holland America

 

Posted at same time!

Edited February 23, 2022 by oakridger

[Wakepatrol]

Looks like the cruise line 

finally found out they want to sell sodas to their passengers.

No worries $3 for a soda in the middle of the ocean is a great deal😀

[Bucketlist22]

2 hours ago, Wakepatrol said:

Looks like the cruise line 

finally found out they want to sell sodas to their passengers.

No worries $3 for a soda in the middle of the ocean is a great deal😀

I pay a lot more than that at the airport 

[AFNavigator]

4 hours ago, sandiego1 said:

No soda.

 

Go to HAL's website - Know Before You Go:

 

Items such as sodas, energy drinks or other non-alcoholic items are not allowed on board in any form. Plastic water bottles are not allowed. However, an allowance of six liters, twelve (12) cans or cartons (500 ml in volume or less) or six (6) cans or cartons (1 liter in volume or less) of water are allowed per stateroom.  Any amount in excess of this allowance will be not be allowed onboard. Water in plastic bottles will not be allowed onboard in any quantity, including in ports of call. Guests will be asked to discard open beverages in plastic containers prior to boarding. 

If you like sparkling water, they allow that in your 12 can limit.  We brought on a 12 pack of La Croix sparkling water 12 oz cans in Dec.  No pushback on bringing that onboard.

[grest]

I wish we could purchase bottled water or soda ahead of time to be delivered to our stateroom, like some other lines do...

[jan_az]

You can purchase water to be delivered.  I found that on the website under Indulgences

[FlaMariner]

HAL's spigot water is fine for us....No need to haul or buy water.  They provide it for free in the lido, MDR and all the food venues and your stateroom!

Edited February 23, 2022 by FlaMariner

[grest]

thanks, Jan, found it....crazy price!

[hvbaskey]

20 hours ago, AFNavigator said:

If you like sparkling water, they allow that in your 12 can limit.  We brought on a 12 pack of La Croix sparkling water 12 oz cans in Dec.  No pushback on bringing that onboard.

 

Thank you!   we enjoy our Bubley (or Buble! as Michael would say) and was wondering if we could bring a 12-pack aboard for the enjoyment in our cabin.

[AFNavigator]

14 hours ago, FlaMariner said:

HAL's spigot water is fine for us....No need to haul or buy water.  They provide it for free in the lido, MDR and all the food venues and your stateroom!

If you prefer chilled water and don't mind the ship's tap water but forgot to bring a refillable bottle, buy a 16 oz Open Water can once onboard.  These cans are resealable and fit great in the fridge.  They are all aluminum so they chill pretty fast too. 

 

In case you are worried about drinking the tap water from your cabin bathroom, don't worry.  It is the same water as provided in all the dining venues.  It is produced by the ship's water processing plant so it is totally safe to drink.

[jeh10641]

On our 12/01/21 Rotterdam cruise, I brought 12 waxed paper, 11 oz., bottles of Premier Protein shakes on board. I told HAL before our cruise about them (dietary needs). No problem. I asked our cabin stewards (Roby and Addy) to empty the minibar so I could store them. It was done in less than an hour after requesting.

[FlaMariner]

13 hours ago, AFNavigator said:

In case you are worried about drinking the tap water from your cabin bathroom, don't worry.  It is the same water as provided in all the dining venues.  It is produced by the ship's water processing plant so it is totally safe to drink.

 

That's our water source when onboard!

 

(We do not pay surcharges for water, coffee or food when we are onboard......we do pay a surcharge for wine!)

[jan_az]

Thanks all.  Guess I will be breaking my Coke Zero habit again 🙂