First, it suggests that wine can be sent directly to the ship, which if true, would be more convenient that bringing wine on board... but even though their policy seems to allow this, I've been told that in fact you cannot send wine directly to the ship but have to carry it on board. So if anyone from NCL land frequents this Cruise Critic, what's the "deal"?... and if you cannot ship wine directly to the ship, the please change your policy to reflect same. If you can, than what is the "procedure"?
Next, what I've been told is that if you carry wine on board, you declare the wine, which is then "labelled" with your name. But it isn't clear whether or not NCL stores the wine for you or the wine is delivered to your room w/ your luggage or you have to pick it up somewhere on the ship. If NCL stores it for you, is it stored in a temperature controlled room/area. If you simply keep the wine in your room, then I assume you bring it to dinner, etc. and then you pay the corkage fee, i.e., you are charged a corkage fee for each bottle but you are refunded the fee for each bottle you do not consume on board- at least that is what I was told. But if NCL does not store the wine, then how do they know if you used/consumed all of the bottles?
btw, my wife and I will be sailing on the Pearl/Alaska Cruise embarking from Seattle on July 6 and returning to Seattle on July 13.
Carrying wine aboard policy on NCL?
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NCL Alcohol Consumption Policy is not "clear".
First, it suggests that wine can be sent directly to the ship, which if true, would be more convenient that bringing wine on board... but even though their policy seems to allow this, I've been told that in fact you cannot send wine directly to the ship but have to carry it on board. So if anyone from NCL land frequents this Cruise Critic, what's the "deal"?... and if you cannot ship wine directly to the ship, the please change your policy to reflect same. If you can, than what is the "procedure"?
Next, what I've been told is that if you carry wine on board, you declare the wine, which is then "labelled" with your name. But it isn't clear whether or not NCL stores the wine for you or the wine is delivered to your room w/ your luggage or you have to pick it up somewhere on the ship. If NCL stores it for you, is it stored in a temperature controlled room/area. If you simply keep the wine in your room, then I assume you bring it to dinner, etc. and then you pay the corkage fee, i.e., you are charged a corkage fee for each bottle but you are refunded the fee for each bottle you do not consume on board- at least that is what I was told. But if NCL does not store the wine, then how do they know if you used/consumed all of the bottles?
btw, my wife and I will be sailing on the Pearl/Alaska Cruise embarking from Seattle on July 6 and returning to Seattle on July 13.