Diver_Den

Who cares? And why?

Here is what NCL says:

 

All guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on board our ships. Please note that with the exception of Wine and Champagne, all guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on board our ships. If you purchase any alcohol at one of our ports-of-call or in our onboard shops, we will safely store your purchase(s) and either on the final night of the cruise or the morning of debarkation it will be available for pick up in a designated area. Wine & Champagne Policy Guests may bring bottles of wine and champagne on board. When bottles are brought on board and served or consumed in any restaurant, public room area or in their stateroom, a corkage fee will be charged according to bottle sizes noted below. 750 ml Bottle: $15.00 1,500 ml Magnum: $30.00 Wine or champagne sent directly to the ship by travel agents, friends, family, etc. or from another retail source, are subject to the same fees. Box wines are not allowed on board.

 

I would hesitate to even try to send a case of wine on board by checking it because there are four things that could happen to it and three of them are bad.

 

The porters will refuse it

 

It might never make it to your cabin.

 

It might get broken

 

it arrives intact (not likely)

I haven't had any luggage lost yet on a cruise, but certainly that could happen. More concerned about porters refusing it for some reason--though I can't imagine why. I'm really not the first person to check a case of wine aboard--its fairly common on longer cruises. Hoping someone who has done this will respond. Cheers!

Corkage fee is a given--no problem. More concerned about the case getting lost and hoping someone else has done this before.

I'm on a 16 day cruise with NCL Pearl, 16 April, out of the Port of Miami. I'm driving a rental car to the port and would like to drop off my luggage and a case of wine curbside, prior to returning the rental car. Is this doable? Any advice? BTW, I have a TBA reservation so don't know the cabin number.