Will HAL take my Alcohol from my cabin?

[PokerDave]

Sorry, had posted a similar thread earlier, but got the WSOD. It DID post my topic though, but when I got no replies for a while, I tried to get into it and it was empty/invalid...

 

So, I am one of the 60% ( see the Great Alcohol Debate survey thread ) who smuggle liquor on board when I cruise. I put it into my check in luggage and take 1 or 2 fifths in plastic bottles put in plastic bags, then packed inside blankets that are also inside those plastic bags that are vaccuum sealed to save space ( good luck finding that, mr cruise ship inspector )...

 

I have done this on Carnival, Royal Carribean, and Princess without any trouble getting it to the room, then have just left it out in plain site in the room with no issues to date...

 

SO, will HAL confiscate this if it is seen in the room? Anyone had this happen to them? I read some posts that made it sound like HAL may be more strict than some others. I guess I could put it in the safe. Thoughts anyone??? We'll be on the Noordam in June...

[Grumpy1]

Without comment on the smuggling aspects, liquor is allowed in your room. You can order it to be delivered to your cabin through ships services, or you can have it delivered by room service. You could also purchase a bottle at a bar, but not the duty free shop, and take it back to your cabin. so it is highly unlikely that anyone would see a bottle setting there, say to themselves that it must be smuggled and confiscate it.

[NoNoNanette]

Hi Dave-

 

On every cruise we've taken, we've left our stash in plain site.... The Volendam was no different. No problems, honey. :)

 

(I'll bet you STILL spend PLENTY in the lounges like we do, too!!!!) :D

[PokerDave]

Absolutely! I'll still spend at least $200 while on board. We usually do one of the wine tastings, and get a wine package. Will also do other bar drinks...

 

BUT, were I to add up the cost per shot of what we bring on board and drink, it is just too much ( for me ) to pay bar prices for...

[PokerDave]

Without comment on the smuggling aspects, liquor is allowed in your room. You can order it to be delivered to your cabin through ships services, or you can have it delivered by room service. You could also purchase a bottle at a bar, but not the duty free shop, and take it back to your cabin. so it is highly unlikely that anyone would see a bottle setting there, say to themselves that it must be smuggled and confiscate it.

 

How much would a fifth of say Captain Morgan rum from the bar be??? Other ships I've been on ( and I thought HAL policy too ) was that if you bought it from the ship shops ( duty free ) or in a port that they want to hold it till the end of the trip. Seems like this is counter to being able to buy a bottle at a bar. unless they charge me $75 for it...

[minitor]

If you purchase a bottle from the Bar you will pay less than a bunch of individual shots, more than Duty Free and you'll also pay the 15% gratuity.

 

Don't worry about them taking what you bring on board from your room.

[obriendan]

The following rums are listed for purchase through Ship Services and would be delivered to your stateroom:

 

Bacardi Gold $26.90

Bacardi White $26.90

Bacardi Limon $29.00

Myers $30.00

[Grumpy1]

How much would a fifth of say Captain Morgan rum from the bar be??? Other ships I've been on ( and I thought HAL policy too ) was that if you bought it from the ship shops ( duty free ) or in a port that they want to hold it till the end of the trip. Seems like this is counter to being able to buy a bottle at a bar. unless they charge me $75 for it...

You are correct about them holding the duty free purchases. The bottles purchased from the bar are marked up, but most brands are not much more than what you pay at home, especially if you are in a high tax state. The bottles are a full liter. I think there was a price list posted on another thread.

[Old As Dirt Mom]

How much would a fifth of say Captain Morgan rum from the bar be??? Other ships I've been on ( and I thought HAL policy too ) was that if you bought it from the ship shops ( duty free ) or in a port that they want to hold it till the end of the trip. Seems like this is counter to being able to buy a bottle at a bar. unless they charge me $75 for it...

 

Dave:

 

You can preorder liquor and set-ups prior to boarding through ship's services at 1-800-541-1576. You can also order liquor for in-cabin consumption from room service (not from the duty free shop) once you're on board. The alcohol comes in liter-size bottles. Here's a list of prices.

 

(I see from your previous posts that you're in a VB quad cabin with your wife, 15-year-old daughter, and 11-year-old son on Noordam. I think I would need a drink in there, too.:p )

 

Karin

[lov2sailtoo]

Sorry, had posted a similar thread earlier, but got the WSOD. It DID post my topic though, but when I got no replies for a while, I tried to get into it and it was empty/invalid...

 

So, I am one of the 60% ( see the Great Alcohol Debate survey thread ) who smuggle liquor on board when I cruise. I put it into my check in luggage and take 1 or 2 fifths in plastic bottles put in plastic bags, then packed inside blankets that are also inside those plastic bags that are vaccuum sealed to save space ( good luck finding that, mr cruise ship inspector )...

 

I have done this on Carnival, Royal Carribean, and Princess without any trouble getting it to the room, then have just left it out in plain site in the room with no issues to date...

 

SO, will HAL confiscate this if it is seen in the room? Anyone had this happen to them? I read some posts that made it sound like HAL may be more strict than some others. I guess I could put it in the safe. Thoughts anyone??? We'll be on the Noordam in June...

 

No problem with liquor bottles in the room, we've had them out and in the open!! I guess they would rather us spend more than....I hate to say, on cruising with them than they do us having a drink before we go out. Don't take your drinks out of your room and you will be fine.

[Chivalrygirl]

and its even better if you are doing a b 2 b, espcially when the 2nd leg is for 4 weeks. How stupid is this, just buy up big on the 1st leg and drink up large on the 2nd. Except I don't drink hard liquor anymore, other than maybe a long cold rum and coke on very hot days. More coke than rum, but me "old boy" had a lovely time pre dinner and post dinner on the rum he purchased. :)

Cruise lines have become ridiculously expensive they are in fact shooting themselves in the foot. In the good old days part of the excitement of getting offshore on a ship was the fact that the drinks on board were duty free, much cheaper than land based. Can someone please explain the logic of the new breed of beancounters! Maybe they would prefer people not to drink at all. :eek:

Your steward is hardly likely to pot you in cause you got liquor in your cabin, that would be rather silly of him now wouldn't it. I don't think ships personnel give a monkeys really, its all dictated from high above by people that are paid too much to sit on their arses and dream up rather hideous prices for all sorts of things on board ships!

[Grumpy1]

Don't take your drinks out of your room and you will be fine.

Really, there is no problem taking your drink out of the room. I've done it many times. No one gives it a second thought. Now carrying the bottle with you and ordering a glass with ice when you get to the lounge might be a bit over the top...:D

[dakrewser]

Cruise lines have become ridiculously expensive they are in fact shooting themselves in the foot. In the good old days part of the excitement of getting offshore on a ship was the fact that the drinks on board were duty free, much cheaper than land based.

 

In the "good old days" the cruise itself was far more expensive than it is today. Compare a cruise "all in" 20 years ago with one today and you could drink twice as much now for the same total as then, in constant dollars.

 

Of course as more people insist on smuggling then the rest of us will have to make up the difference....

[Krazy Kruizers]

Obviously you do not fly!! Blankets to wrap your alcohol in!!! If you flew you would have no room for clothes!!

 

Why not just buy your bottles of alcohol from room service when you get on the ship or pre-order from ship services before you cruise?

[Denn33]

I would say that the markup on liquor is not as hard to deal with as it is for wine, since a 1L bottle will make many drinks and last a long time. I'm thus planning on bringing my own wine and ordering one or two bottles of liquour from ship services on board.

[PokerDave]

I will absolutely pre-order from Room Service. I am very hapy to pay a reasonable premium for drinking on-board... $30 for a litre of rum is fine ( and a drop in the bucket on a cruise like this ). But pay for enough bar drinks to fill the litre of rum with the rum from the drinks and I think its probably 200+...

 

So, have I had this opportunity all along on other lines, or is this just a HAL thing???

[PokerDave]

Dave:

 

You can preorder liquor and set-ups prior to boarding through ship's services at 1-800-541-1576. You can also order liquor for in-cabin consumption from room service (not from the duty free shop) once you're on board. The alcohol comes in liter-size bottles. Here's a list of prices.

 

(I see from your previous posts that you're in a VB quad cabin with your wife, 15-year-old daughter, and 11-year-old son on Noordam. I think I would need a drink in there, too.:p )

 

Karin

 

Not only that, but my Mom and Grandma are right down the hall... So, yes, in the absence of all the romantic moments my wife and I had on our 20th anniversary cruise from Rome through the greek isles to Venice, we'll be drinking instead... ;-)

[newmexicoNita]

Sorry, had posted a similar thread earlier, but got the WSOD. It DID post my topic though, but when I got no replies for a while, I tried to get into it and it was empty/invalid...

 

So, I am one of the 60% ( see the Great Alcohol Debate survey thread ) who smuggle liquor on board when I cruise. I put it into my check in luggage and take 1 or 2 fifths in plastic bottles put in plastic bags, then packed inside blankets that are also inside those plastic bags that are vaccuum sealed to save space ( good luck finding that, mr cruise ship inspector )...

 

I have done this on Carnival, Royal Carribean, and Princess without any trouble getting it to the room, then have just left it out in plain site in the room with no issues to date...

 

SO, will HAL confiscate this if it is seen in the room? Anyone had this happen to them? I read some posts that made it sound like HAL may be more strict than some others. I guess I could put it in the safe. Thoughts anyone??? We'll be on the Noordam in June...

I haven't read the other responses, but I can assure you: No, they will not. If you are able to get it on ship you don't have to worry about it getting taken from your cabin. As for sneaking it on other lines, the days of gettin booze on board are coming quickly to an end. RCI is the latest to start the crack down. Enjoy it while it lasts. NMnnita

[mechcc]

BRAVO....the corporate decision makers don't have any idea what is needed aboard the ships..only the crew and customers are aware of the problems.....

If drinks were reasonably priced, ie $2.50 per cocktail, and $2.00 per beer more peolple would drink...then the more they drink the more they spend in the stores, the casino, etc. It's a win-win, but corporate can't seem to grasp anything that makes sense....

 

$2.50 for a cocktail being reasonable? That seems more like Happy Hour price to draw in customers then being reasonable. The cruise line has to pay for the alcohol, the bartenders salary, cleaning the glass and sanaitazion of the equipment and bar area. Oh and with the paying of bartender's salary there is not only their direct pay but add their the cost of uniforms, medical care, a place to live and the food that they eat. $2.50 is much too low to be anything but reasonable.

[lovecruise1]

IN 2004 MARINER of the sea RCCL I get 1 liter of absolute citron in duty free shop for $15. They let me take it to the cabin for extra 10 dollars.It almost the same cost in New York.In 2005 Norwegian down I just walk in with bottle in my bag.Nobody stop me.Price list on Holland looks not so bed to me.Also wine card for 20 glasses(4 bottles) $77,less them 20 per bottle for house wine.If u by bottle for 10 plus 15 fee in dining room it going to cost u 25 plus u have to feet it in your luggage and carry all the way ........

[Chivalrygirl]

$2.50 for a cocktail being reasonable? That seems more like Happy Hour price to draw in customers then being reasonable. The cruise line has to pay for the alcohol, the bartenders salary, cleaning the glass and sanaitazion of the equipment and bar area. Oh and with the paying of bartender's salary there is not only their direct pay but add their the cost of uniforms, medical care, a place to live and the food that they eat. $2.50 is much too low to be anything but reasonable.

 

You reckon deary, does it not enter your head that maybe they would sell 20 fold, the profit would be quite substantial, its called TURNOVER!!!!!!!!!! Large profits come from turnover. Maybe HAL want to keep everybody totally sober and UNHAPPY.

[Chivalrygirl]

IN 2004 MARINER of the sea RCCL I get 1 liter of absolute citron in duty free shop for $15. They let me take it to the cabin for extra 10 dollars.It almost the same cost in New York.In 2005 Norwegian down I just walk in with bottle in my bag.Nobody stop me.Price list on Holland looks not so bed to me.Also wine card for 20 glasses(4 bottles) $77,less them 20 per bottle for house wine.If u by bottle for 10 plus 15 fee in dining room it going to cost u 25.

 

But on HAL their house white wine is cheap Australian crap, even Australians would not drink it, that is why they sell it to American cruise ships:rolleyes:

[PokerDave]

Obviously you do not fly!! Blankets to wrap your alcohol in!!! If you flew you would have no room for clothes!!

 

Why not just buy your bottles of alcohol from room service when you get on the ship or pre-order from ship services before you cruise?

 

Alas, the blanket in my luggage ( and my pillow ) travel with me everywhere ( I have issues ) . Sounds like I can just get liquor on board though...

[billsrobb]

Without comment on the smuggling aspects, liquor is allowed in your room. You can order it to be delivered to your cabin through ships services, or you can have it delivered by room service. You could also purchase a bottle at a bar, but not the duty free shop, and take it back to your cabin. so it is highly unlikely that anyone would see a bottle setting there, say to themselves that it must be smuggled and confiscate it.

 

Am I reading this correctly that I can purchase a bottle of gin at the bar, take it back to my room. How much does the bottle cost?

 

Thanks,

 

Robb

[madelinerose]

Ouch, 68.30 for Grey Goose...ouch!~:eek:

 

I was really surprised to see this price since, imho, the martini prices are very reasonable. I just paid 11.50 for a martini last night in a local restaurant. Oh well, ya can't have it all, right?

 

Karen

 

 

You can preorder liquor and set-ups prior to boarding through ship's services at 1-800-541-1576. You can also order liquor for in-cabin consumption from room service (not from the duty free shop) once you're on board. The alcohol comes in liter-size bottles. Here's a list of prices.Karin