Alcohol now being destroyed

[Grammyluvs]

I was under the impression the OP was speaking of vodka. I have always been under the impression that spirits were not allowed only wine. Did I miss something? I know the champagne was discarded and that I don't understand other than it wasn't in his carry on. I am fairly new to Princess and a little confused. I just thought it was the wine policy that changed.

[JimmyVWine]

I am so sorry to hear this. I really wish Princess would reconsider. This was one of the reasons I am so loyal to the brand. It may be time to try another line. So sad!!! :(:(

 

Is changing lines easier than moving your wine to your carry on luggage?

 

How. , if you are flying , do you transport wine or liquor in carry-on? The Airline takes it away and you never get it back. I guess a stop at the wine store is required.

 

You place your wine under the plane as checked luggage in a carrier designed for that purpose. When you arrive at the airport, you claim your luggage. When you get to the pier, you give your checked bags to the porter, and carry on the rest, making sure that your wine carrier is part of your carry on luggage. You get one free bottle per adult, and you pay $15 for each bottle in excess of that amount. Pretty sure this is how Princess wants you to do it to the letter, and really, it doesn't seem too complicated.

[adamfarl]

It is amazing... how many folks here see themselves as the cruise police. My, my... I do not understand why anyone really cares whether someone brings on alcohol or not... all I really care about is what I do.

 

 

Hahah! Agreed completely. This is a cruising website, people need to chill out and relax.

 

And I love how this thread has turned into another "teaching" thread about trying to bring alcohol on board. The OP was just informing about an experience they had (which is greatly appreciated).

[Dudleydog73]

You place your wine under the plane as checked luggage in a carrier designed for that purpose. When you arrive at the airport, you claim your luggage. When you get to the pier, you give your checked bags to the porter, and carry on the rest, making sure that your wine carrier is part of your carry on luggage. You get one free bottle per adult, and you pay $15 for each bottle in excess of that amount. Pretty sure this is how Princess wants you to do it to the letter, and really, it doesn't seem too complicated.

 

Just saying if one purchases a transfer from Princess from the airport to the ship doesnt Princess take control of your checked luggage immediately or do you have time to remove your alcohol and place in carryon prior to giving your luggage to Princess and getting on the bus?

[Cauzneffct]

Just saying if one purchases a transfer from Princess from the airport to the ship doesnt Princess take control of your checked luggage immediately or do you have time to remove your alcohol and place in carryon prior to giving your luggage to Princess and getting on the bus?

 

 

They take your luggage when you give it to them, so prior to that point you can do with it what you want.

[iceleven]

Princess makes plenty of money from me. For every drink I have in the cabin, I buy three or four at the bars. I do not bring liquor on to circumvent buying it on board; I just like to have a drink in my cabin while dressing for dinner or as a nightcap.

 

I've read this reasoning before but nothing keeps you from buying bottled wine and/or liquor from the bon voyage package the ship offers. It is delivered to your cabin and you can drink and mix it as you please. The list can be found on Princess' website. Sure, it's more pricey than bringing your own onto the ship but still an option that I rarely hear anyone talk about.

[Amuse Bouche]

I'm taking the easy route. I'm buying their little bottles of liquor, and doing my best to adjust to it not being my brand. I'll have drinks at a cheaper cost than buying a drink at the bar...don't have to worry about getting angry and embarrassed in the naughty room...and don't have to waste the money watching my purchase get poured down the drain.

I'm enjoying my cocktails morning afternoon and night...but...I'm not on vacation to drink as much as I can. I'll take the little discount I'll get buying thier liquor. I see no thrill in getting away with smuggling anything on. Call me a prude, but the stress just isn't worth it.

[Pia1913]

WELL BELIEVE IT. its just happened, i dont lie, i wouldnt waste my elite minutes making stuff up. Yellow tag on cabin door telling me where to get our bags back. Told to open bag in front off staff, asked to remove bottles by your self. Placed in large grey bin in front of us. Massive arguments going on. Security brought empty bottle back to cabin about 30 mins later. If you dont believe this please do not comment on this thread because its put a little sour taste on the start to the cruise. My bil is with us in another cabin happened to them too, made a pact not discuss it again. Everyone is a bit wound up

 

I believe you. We are boarding the Coral in San Pedro on April 20th and I expected to put a wine box in my suitcase and another in my carryon. Are you aware of anyone who had box wine and how it was handled?

[tgmtgm]

Just borded the golden, any alcohol in your luggage is now being removed and destroyed. Its just happened to me. Major arguments going on down on deck 4. The new alcohol policy is now in full force. Be warned.

 

Sorry to hear that your cruise started off on a sour note. Not to mention the loss of high quality vodka. :(

 

One more reason Princess needs to get with the times and offer it's guests the option of purchasing a comprehensive alcoholic drink package...

 

 

Tony

[pablo222]

I've read this reasoning before but nothing keeps you from buying bottled wine and/or liquor from the bon voyage package the ship offers. It is delivered to your cabin and you can drink and mix it as you please. The list can be found on Princess' website. Sure, it's more pricey than bringing your own onto the ship but still an option that I rarely hear anyone talk about.

 

You can also order 375ml bottles of liquor from room service.

They cost around $20.

[Dudleydog73]

I've read this reasoning before but nothing keeps you from buying bottled wine and/or liquor from the bon voyage package the ship offers. It is delivered to your cabin and you can drink and mix it as you please. The list can be found on Princess' website. Sure, it's more pricey than bringing your own onto the ship but still an option that I rarely hear anyone talk about.

 

I would not be opposed to that, however they stock very bottom shelf items for purchases at extreme prices. If they had better quality room service stocked items then that may sway some folks that direction.

[tanzer22pilot]

Just reread our luggage tags for our next cruise. Clearly stated was the "one 750 bottle wine or champagne per adult per voyage. .... all others prohibited."

 

If this was on the original poster luggage tags, I can not feel bad for them. Sort of like reading the bold print for certain activites. Reading is a skillset that is important for making ones way through society.

 

This may offend some folks but if you want to drink cheap on a boat buy a pontoon boat and bring your drinks with you. Cruises cost money, it is what it is.

 

Watch the CNBC Big Money on the High Seas which is found on CNBC.com or Hulu.com for how important drink sales are to the bottom line.

[cruzsnooze]

It is amazing... how many folks here see themselves as the cruise police. My, my... I do not understand why anyone really cares whether someone brings on alcohol or not... all I really care about is what I do.

It effects everyone in the form of higher fares. One of the three revenue sources for a cruise ship is alcohol. The others are casinos and shore excursions. They can't do anything about shore excursions if you choose not to book one on the ship but they have total control over the alcohol policy.

[tanzer22pilot]

It effects everyone in the form of higher fares. One of the three revenue sources for a cruise ship is alcohol. The others are casinos and shore excursions. They can't do anything about shore excursions if you choose not to book one on the ship but they have total control over the alcohol policy.

 

Agree 100%

[ONT-CA]

Princess makes plenty of money from me. For every drink I have in the cabin, I buy three or four at the bars. I do not bring liquor on to circumvent buying it on board; I just like to have a drink in my cabin while dressing for dinner or as a nightcap.

 

You and so many like us. My bar bill is substancial, always! I have said that when Princess begins to enforce their childish policy of discarding packaged alcohol upon boarding, I will first cancel all tips, not buy a drink, a souvenir, play no casino and pose for every photo op while purchasing none. But the simple answer is this: if by final payment dates for the current two cruises booked I have not heard that this situation has been reversed, the cruises will be cancelled and I will look to a line other than CCL to patronize. I trust that Mr. Buckelew will soon recover from this self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right foot....

[Dudleydog73]

This may offend some folks but if you want to drink cheap on a boat buy a pontoon boat and bring your drinks with you. Cruises cost money, it is what it is.

 

Watch the CNBC Big Money on the High Seas which is found on CNBC.com or Hulu.com for how important drink sales are to the bottom line.

 

That being the case, one would think that they would be trying to come up with comprehensive drink packages that are offered on a consistent basis fleet wide. Princess has woefully stayed away from that model to date.

 

I can't blame someone for trying to source better quality product then the cruise line is willing to make available.

[Thrak]

I really only have one problem with the policy: The "one size fits all" aspect of the thing.

 

One bottle of wine for a 3 day coastal cruise. One bottle of wine for a 14 day Hawaii cruise. This doesn't make sense to me. There should be a sliding scale according to the length of the cruise.

 

Everybody already knew that liquor was prohibited.

[Dori Saltzman]

Check out our news article on this topic - http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5291.

[iceleven]

I would not be opposed to that, however they stock very bottom shelf items for purchases at extreme prices. If they had better quality room service stocked items then that may sway some folks that direction.

 

That can be an honest argument but is there really nothing offered other than "very bottom shelf" items? I'm not a good judge for that as I am not much of a drinker. I only drink an occasional glass of wine or a "craft" beer and I have to admit, if it's of bad quality, I won't drink it. After all this time, why hasn't Princess upgraded their options to their guests? Do other cruise lines offer better room service bar options?

[pablo222]

I have said that when Princess begins to enforce their childish policy of discarding packaged alcohol upon boarding, I will first cancel all tips, not buy a drink, a souvenir, play no casino and pose for every photo op while purchasing none.

 

Cancel all tips? To demonstrate what -- that you are cheap?

 

If you don't like the rules, you have to choice to not sail on princess.

Didn't you already tell us you were changing to Celebrity?

[Dudleydog73]

That can be an honest argument but is there really nothing offered other than "very bottom shelf" items? I'm not a good judge for that as I am not much of a drinker. I only drink an occasional glass of wine or a "craft" beer and I have to admit, if it's of bad quality, I won't drink it. After all this time, why hasn't Princess upgraded their options to their guests? Do other cruise lines offer better room service bar options?

 

Just as an example, the BEST Scotch offered on the room service menu is Johnny Walker Red at a normalized price of $48 for a 750ml ($24 for a 375ml room service bottle). For that price there are way better options easily available elsewhere.

 

If you go down the list you see just about every bottom shelf item, including their top whisky that is regular old Jack Daniels.

[shipscat]

What is going to happen when you are on a cruise but do not embark with a bottle of wine because you intend to buy a bottle at a winery? How are you going to prove that this bottle is the only bottle you have brought on board? I don't to pay a corkage fee just because the people at security don't believe this is my first bottle.

[billco]

You and so many like us. My bar bill is substancial, always! I have said that when Princess begins to enforce their childish policy of discarding packaged alcohol upon boarding, I will first cancel all tips, not buy a drink, a souvenir, play no casino and pose for every photo op while purchasing none. But the simple answer is this: if by final payment dates for the current two cruises booked I have not heard that this situation has been reversed, the cruises will be cancelled and I will look to a line other than CCL to patronize. I trust that Mr. Buckelew will soon recover from this self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right foot....

Who is being childish?

[esmo]

First, I'm only talking about wine. I read the article on Cruise Critic through the link above. The Princess beverage manager (I believe) stated that you can bring more than one bottle of wine on board as long as you pay the $15 corkage fee per bottle. Worth it to me to have the wine I like and to have a glass in my cabin. The one time I might drink a little more than usual is on a cruise. I have no child responsibilities, I'm not driving and I can relax my personal rules a bit. In our "defense" - the bar bill at the end of the cruise is always an eyebrow raiser, even with the wine we have brought on with us. The cruise line isn't losing any money on us.

 

We will see what happens in October on the Sapphire...

[sminfiddle]

Who is being childish?

 

How many guesses do we get?