rkmw Posted April 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2012 for any smokers who are concerned with p&o duty free cigarette prices the cost varies from $89.95 up to $99.95 and the onboard prices are $14 for a pack of 30's from any bar we bought our supply in Noumea in cartons of 200 for $36 AUD and they deliver to the ship but you dont see them until the last day and you need your passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted April 26, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wow! That's gone up! My other half smokes and we got cartons of Winfield Sky Blue 30s for $45 when we were onboard the Pearl in December. And if I remember correctly, we got a discount on that because we bought in the first couple of days when they had specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted April 26, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wow! That's gone up! My other half smokes and we got cartons of Winfield Sky Blue 30s for $45 when we were onboard the Pearl in December. And if I remember correctly, we got a discount on that because we bought in the first couple of days when they had specials. the price for winfield blue for a 250 carton is $99.99 so if you got a discount you would still be paying $90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsta Posted April 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2012 who are they kidding? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedisneyfan Posted April 26, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 26, 2012 That is ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover53 Posted April 26, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Is anybody really surprised.P&O has woken up to what the Government realised years ago.That smokers are an easy mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted April 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Smokers are an easy target, and can be bullied by the politicians as much as they like. Duty Free cigarettes? You must be joking. I am afraid they are a long lost dream these days. The cruise lines are only passing on what they have pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted April 27, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Smokers are an easy target, and can be bullied by the politicians as much as they like. Duty Free cigarettes? You must be joking. I am afraid they are a long lost dream these days. The cruise lines are only passing on what they have pay. David while we can buy the same products at half price from Noumea & Vila we will still do so.....p&o must be trying to make a big profit off the people that dont know any better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanoforion Posted April 27, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hi, I have found..that whenever the Ships visit Vila...their onboard prices for Cigs and Grog, are lower than if only cruising to New Caledonia or up the Qld coast. kind regards, Lorraine:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptFatguts Posted April 28, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Wow! That's gone up! My other half smokes and we got cartons of Winfield Sky Blue 30s for $45 when we were onboard the Pearl in December. And if I remember correctly, we got a discount on that because we bought in the first couple of days when they had specials. $55AUD at Paris in Vila for 250 B&H at Easter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted April 28, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Wow! That's gone up! My other half smokes and we got cartons of Winfield Sky Blue 30s for $45 when we were onboard the Pearl in December. And if I remember correctly, we got a discount on that because we bought in the first couple of days when they had specials. do they make winfield 30s?they do make a 30g packets. I only ever seen 20s and 25s, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsta Posted April 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Similar to Duty Free prices at the airport too........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted April 29, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 29, 2012 do they make winfield 30s?they do make a 30g packets. I only ever seen 20s and 25s, My mistake, they were 25s (clearly I'm not the smoker in the household). :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted April 29, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 29, 2012 My mistake, they were 25s (clearly I'm not the smoker in the household). :) not unless your other half rolls there own. then they would be 30grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted April 29, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hi, I have found..that whenever the Ships visit Vila...their onboard prices for Cigs and Grog, are lower than if only cruising to New Caledonia or up the Qld coast. kind regards, Lorraine:):) yes if the cruise does not go to port vila then all the duty free prices go up on the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted April 29, 2012 Author #16 Share Posted April 29, 2012 yes if the cruise does not go to port vila then all the duty free prices go up on the ship our last cruise we only went to Noumea and not Vila but the prices were what i quoted in my OP.....Noumea was very cheap at $36 per carton of 200's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted April 29, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 29, 2012 our last cruise we only went to Noumea and not Vila but the prices were what i quoted in my OP.....Noumea was very cheap at $36 per carton of 200'sour last cruise that went to port vila $28 per 200 carton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio Posted May 9, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 9, 2012 17 bucks acarton benson and hedges in dubai in the budget the other nite you can only bring in 2 packets///// from now duty freethats packets not cartons the anti smokers greens have got their way i supose booze will be next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted May 9, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 9, 2012 not unless your other half rolls there own. then they would be 30grams.I'm talking about how many cigarettes are in each packet. I don't know what the gram measurement is. They're Winfield Sky Blue 25's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie71 Posted May 9, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 9, 2012 The rules will be changing from September 2012, as reported in the media. Snipped from the Herald Sun article: Budget 2012 slashes duty free cigarettes, taxes beer SMOKERS have been hit like never before, with a clampdown on duty-free cigarettes and tobacco police to enforce new plain packaging laws. From September 1 the government will reduce the inbound duty free allowance for international travellers to 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of tobacco. Scrapping the duty free perk will rip an extra $600 million from smokers' pockets over four years. The measure will raise $115 million in its first year rising to $175 million by 2015. For full article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/money/budget-2012-slashes-duty-free-cigarettes-taxes-beer/story-fn84gmep-1226350506372 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted May 9, 2012 #21 Share Posted May 9, 2012 With the current prices of cigarettes and tobacco, and now the drastic cut back on duty free allowances, I predict that the cruise lines will soon stop selling cigarettes on board. It will not be worth their while any more. Even individual packets are getting so pricey that if 1 packet go missing or is unaccounted for , they will be down the tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted May 12, 2012 #22 Share Posted May 12, 2012 on the Pacific Dawn winfield 25s per carton duty free $ 69.oo Port vila was $ 55 for the same. but alcohol was still very cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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