AU/NZ sailings: how strict for wine brought onboard at ports?

[elaine5]

Wondering how strict Princess has been on post-Covid sailing for wine brough onboard at ports? As AU/NZ has lots of wineries, we'd like to bring wine onboard from some of our port stops. Whether we could drink onboard vs. only retrieving at the end of the sailing would impact how many bottles we purchase. And, does it matter if the wine was purchased on a Princess winery excursion? Thanks, Elaine

[valantine80]

You might get more response by asking this question on the Australia and New Zealand Cruisers forum.

[azbirdmom]

They weren't strict at all when we went in December but things can change.  We were waved through with wine every time.

[Arizona Wildcat]

It has varied from port to port and cruise to cruise.  You cannot depend on being allowed to drink it on board.

The only in Portugal have we always been able to bring wine (Port) on board.

[c-boy]

we often brought a couple of bottles (one each) on board the majestic, from various ports with out any problems. Winery tours with numerous bottles,  lended themselves to being pulled aside and questioned but; no wine was confiscated, not even tagged. 

[startedwithamouse]

Brought three bottles onboard in Auckland, no problem, no corkage, not tagged, just waved through security. This was on Majestic in October.

Edited March 4 by startedwithamouse

[partybarbie]

Last week, we purchased a bottle of wine In Wellington, New Zealand. No one said anything when we brought it on board the Royal Princess.