Water to bring on board

[andynapril]

We are cruising in a few weeks and a friend wants to bring a gallon of water. Do you know if they allow you to bring the "equivalent" of 12-20 oz bottles? I don't think they do, but thought I would ask. She said they have allowed it on other cruise lines. Thanks!

[bucks724]

Technically, no. But the honest answer is, it depends.

 

Last cruise, I got on with 6 liter bottles of water (didn't know it was 12 20 oz., just thought 12 bottles). They didn't say anything. But I've seen where others have had them confiscated.

 

I also get water in the ports and carry them on. I have also brought liter bottles back on (along with rum and vodka that I was bringing back duty free) and not been stopped or had it taken. So it really depends on who is checking your stuff and where you are.

[bbohbbneedacruise]

We are cruising in a few weeks and a friend wants to bring a gallon of water. Do you know if they allow you to bring the "equivalent" of 12-20 oz bottles? I don't think they do, but thought I would ask. She said they have allowed it on other cruise lines. Thanks!

 

What other cruise lines allow is not Carnival allows.

http://www.carnival.com/Core/FAQ.aspx?faq=beverage

On embarkation day, each guest may bring a small quantity of non-alcoholic beverages on board and only in their carry-on luggage. A small quantity is considered a maximum of 12 bottles and/or cans, 20 ounces each or less.

[seadancer]

i can tell you we put 12 -20oz bottles in our checked luggage last week with no issues. right or wrong been doing it for years

[bucks724]

i can tell you we put 12 -20oz bottles in our checked luggage last week with no issues. right or wrong been doing it for years

 

Wrong. But I guess if you've gotten away with it all this time, that makes it okay. :rolleyes:

[seadancer]

Oh we'll I guess I'm a rule breaker :)

 

Considering we just got back from a week on the Dream and paid for our 2soda cards and could never find a barkeep to get our drinks for us even though we had tipped them already. I don't feel a bit of remorse.

[bucks724]

Awesome. That totally makes it okay. Maybe the barkeep was nursing a sore back from lifting luggage packed with people's "carryon" beverages.

 

I love it when a wrong is justified with a weak excuse. Rules are rules for a reason. Your convenience doesn't really factor into the equation.

[andynapril]

So, it looks like the answer is nobody really knows for sure. I know what the website says, but was just wondering if they hold to that if you bring 6 larger bottles. Anyway, I guess she can just try to bring it. If it gets confiscated it's not the end of the world. Thanks!

[bucks724]

The correct answer is 12 20 oz bottles per passenger in a carryon only. If she insists on trying anything outside of that and is cool with it being taken, then that's her choice.

[seadancer]

Awesome. That totally makes it okay. Maybe the barkeep was nursing a sore back from lifting luggage packed with people's "carryon" beverages.

 

I love it when a wrong is justified with a weak excuse. Rules are rules for a reason. Your convenience doesn't really factor into the equation.

 

You mean all the barkeeps??????there was only one at the blue iguana most of the day to do drinks. So that means 1 barkeep for 3 levels of a mega cruise liner. If you want to try and troll me into a rules war it wont work.

We could put all your cruising stuff out there and examine them and I bet your not squeaky clean either. I just have the guts to put mine out there. So people like you can try to belittle me. Glad I was entertaining for you.

 

End of line..........

[bucks724]

That was hardly trolling but think what you want. Considering that I'm not someone who has taken multiple cruises, there may have been a thing or two I didn't do correctly (see above for examples). But I don't proudly proclaim to be a rule breaker on a public forum. Nobody is squeaky clean, but repeatedly doing the wrong thing and bragging about it makes you troll-worthy if that's what I was here to do.

[deborahjo]

We always take on a 24 pack of 20 oz. bottles of water. We have a special book bag we bought 3 years ago. It is extremely well sewen and holds all 24 bottles just fine. We carry it on with no problem. I have an extremely touchy stomach.

 

In Miami this past January they pulled us aside and checked every bottle. That was okay because we were really early and only took a few minutes. Will be doing again in 14 days in Long Beach.