Bringing on drinks

[bubba3197]

Royal allows 2 types of drinks to be brought on board, per cabin:

• 2 bottles of wine (or champagne)
• 12 bottles of water (or soda)

 

From the description, it says that both of these need to be in your carry-on on boarding day (i.e. not in the checked bags).   Is that correct, or would I be able to put some of these in the checked baggage?

 

[poocher]

Nope, carry on.

[Morecruisesplz]

24 minutes ago, poocher said:

Nope, carry on.

Carry with you and schlep it around with you until cabin is ready.

[Sunshine3601]

Carry on...check in around 1 pm then drop off everything in your cabin as they are usually available around 1ish.  Then you don't have to carry heavy items around for a couple of hours.

[ORV]

Are plastic bottles ok? Seems I read somewhere that sodas should be in cans. 

Edited December 19, 2022 by ORV

[ATSEAMYLIFE]

Read that some people have slapped luggage tags on water and sent it with the porters.  For us it was easier to just buy a few cans to have in the cabin and then with the drink package I just stocked up during the day and took them back to the cabin, which I did also with beers.  I was always able to get extra unopened cans of beer to take back.  

[Merion_Mom]

1 hour ago, bubba3197 said:

Royal allows 2 types of drinks to be brought on board, per cabin:

• 2 bottles of wine (or champagne)
• 12 bottles of water (or soda)

 

From the description, it says that both of these need to be in your carry-on on boarding day (i.e. not in the checked bags).   Is that correct, or would I be able to put some of these in the checked baggage?

 

 

or juice.  Any non-alcoholic beverage.

 

 

31 minutes ago, ORV said:

Are plastic bottles ok? Seems I read somewhere that sodas should be in cans. 

 

Material doesn't matter.

[DallasGuy75219]

37 minutes ago, ORV said:

Are plastic bottles ok? Seems I read somewhere that sodas should be in cans. 

No problem on Royal. It's Carnival and Princess (at least) that don't allow you to bring on non-alcoholic drinks in bottles.

[Morecruisesplz]

10 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

No problem on Royal. It's Carnival and Princess (at least) that don't allow you to bring on non-alcoholic drinks in bottles.

You can buy 12 or 24 delivered to your cabin on Royal.

[ORV]

Thanks .

[Merion_Mom]

9 minutes ago, fredmdcruisers said:

You can buy 12 or 24 delivered to your cabin on Royal.

 

Water, yes.

 

Soda or Juice, no.

[ONECRUISER]

2 hours ago, ORV said:

Are plastic bottles ok? Seems I read somewhere that sodas should be in cans. 

Yup, allowed 12 count 17oz Bottles, so I bring 12- 16.9oz Diet Dews its what I always bring in my Back Pack, have for over 12yrs now

[Joseph2017China]

14 hours ago, bubba3197 said:

Royal allows 2 types of drinks to be brought on board, per cabin:

• 2 bottles of wine (or champagne)
• 12 bottles of water (or soda)

 

From the description, it says that both of these need to be in your carry-on on boarding day (i.e. not in the checked bags).   Is that correct, or would I be able to put some of these in the checked baggage?

 

From the description of the rules what does it say?  Just follow the rules and you will be good.  

[cublet]

Hello,

 

This side of the pond, Southampton, you leave the stuff suitably labelled with your 'hold luggage' and it is taken on board with your cases.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[HappyTexan44]

I've been giving some thought to logistics of our carry-on.    We will have 4 bottles of wine (two rooms) and a 12-pack of Diet DP.   That will get pretty heavy.     I was originally thinking of dragging out one of those wheeled fold-up luggage things from before luggage had wheels.   But, now I am thinking it will be more secure to use a wheeled luggage as carry-on that I normally use as checked luggage, and carefully packing everything in there.   Putting in the wine, sodas, daughter's medicine, swimsuits, and enough extra clothes for padding.   Could even add bubble-wrap.   

This dropping all the checked luggage off with a porter is a game-changer from flying since we don't need to worry about restrictions or the luggage being abused.      

[Morecruisesplz]

1 hour ago, HappyTexan44 said:

I've been giving some thought to logistics of our carry-on.    We will have 4 bottles of wine (two rooms) and a 12-pack of Diet DP.   That will get pretty heavy.     I was originally thinking of dragging out one of those wheeled fold-up luggage things from before luggage had wheels.   But, now I am thinking it will be more secure to use a wheeled luggage as carry-on that I normally use as checked luggage, and carefully packing everything in there.   Putting in the wine, sodas, daughter's medicine, swimsuits, and enough extra clothes for padding.   Could even add bubble-wrap.   

This dropping all the checked luggage off with a porter is a game-changer from flying since we don't need to worry about restrictions or the luggage being abused.      

All to save how much?

[HappyTexan44]

1 hour ago, fredmdcruisers said:

All to save how much?

Not about the savings.   
They don't have Diet DP on board.   DH vastly prefers DP.   
I am particular about my wine.   They are likely to have the same quality of wine that I'd bring onboard, but not the precise thing I want.  For example, I'm likely to bring a Natural Rose Champagne, they won't have that and they'd try to talk me into a big name Champagne that was neither Natural or Rose.  

 

[Morecruisesplz]

4 minutes ago, HappyTexan44 said:

Not about the savings.   
They don't have Diet DP on board.   DH vastly prefers DP.   
I am particular about my wine.   They are likely to have the same quality of wine that I'd bring onboard, but not the precise thing I want.  For example, I'm likely to bring a Natural Rose Champagne, they won't have that and they'd try to talk me into a big name Champagne that was neither Natural or Rose.  

 

I get it! My wife also prefers diet dr pepper, but would rather enjoy a coke zero than carrying on drinks. Each to his own. Enjoy your cruise. 

[poocher]

I was pretty sure the freestyle machines have DP and diet DP.

Edited December 19, 2022 by poocher

[Morecruisesplz]

6 minutes ago, poocher said:

I was pretty sure the freestyle machines have DP and diet DP.

Wow! How much is bev pkg daily?

[poocher]

Soda  package runs about $8.99 per day plus gratuity.  Occasionally on sale.

[HappyTexan44]

I so wish our ship had the freestyle machines!    Voyager doesn't have them.   
We are very familiar with them from visiting Six Flags and Universal Orlando.   

[Morecruisesplz]

3 minutes ago, poocher said:

Soda  package runs about $8.99 per day plus gratuity.  Occasionally on sale.

Now wondering if bar soda guns have DP. Will find out in a couple weeks.

[poocher]

No, guns do not, only the freestyle machines.  You must have a package (soda, refreshment, or DBP) with the souvenir cup to access.

[cublet]

Hello,

 

OK so some years ago but the Navigator was using the gun to fill soda package souvenir cups - what they said they could not do was fill from cans/bottles.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet