Bringing alcohol onboard

[salsalady]

WE have just booked Westerdam and want to know if we are able to bring spirits (bottle of gin) onboard when we embark in Fort Lauderdale. I know you can bring wine on but cant find any threads about spirits....

 

Karen

[Vict0riann]

"Able" or "Allowed" - two different things! Beer and alcohol ("hard liquor") are not supposed to be brought on board. If you are caught, they will take it away from you and return it at the end of the cruise. Some people have said they've gotten away with it, others not. Are you a gambler? :)

[RuthC]

"Able" or "Allowed" - two different things! ... Are you a gambler? :)

Perfect answer.

[planobob]

From Holland Ameica's website:

 

Can I Bring Alcoholic Beverages Onboard?

 

 

Except for wine and champagne, guests cannot bring hard alcohol on board for private consumption. Hard alcohol purchased on board in the duty free shops or in port will be collected, stored for safekeeping and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the voyage.

Guests can bring as much wine and/or champagne as they choose on board at embarkation or purchased in port. A corkage fee of US$18.00 applies to wine and champagne brought to the shipboard restaurants or bars for consumption. Wine and/or champagne brought on board cannot be consumed in any public venue. If a guest is drinking a beverage carried on board and in a public venue they will be asked to return it to their stateroom.

Room Service offers reduced-price stateroom beverage packages for in-stateroom consumption of alcoholic beverages. A 15% Service Charge on all beverage items and packages with beverages will be added.

 

Bob

[jayjaycan]

See previous post.Only wine is allowed to be brought on board.

 

We have brought a bottle of whiskey on board in our checked luggage and have had no problem but it is a gamble.Don't put it in your carry on.

 

J suggest you check out the alcohol packages that can be pre ordered and delivered to your cabin.A 1 litre bottle of gin is reasonably priced.We did this on our last cruise as we had to watch our weight allowance on tthe flight to FLL.

[salsalady]

Thanks all, seems the same as Celebrity then...

 

Will look at purchasing the bar set up.....

[paksey]

Has anyone brought 1 1/2 liter bottles to MDR?:confused: We are on a long cruise and might help with the corkage fees!

[planobob]

Has anyone brought 1 1/2 liter bottles to MDR?:confused: We are on a long cruise and might help with the corkage fees!

 

Corkage fee is $18/bottle!

 

Bob

[Krazy Kruizers]

We just pre-order alcohol from HAL for our cabin.

　

SPIRITS -- 1 Liter bottles -- prices below include the 15% gratuity

　

Cutty Sark -- $33.35

Kahlua -- $39.10

Vodka: Belvedere -- $72.45

Vodka: Tanqueray Sterling -- $36.80

Cognac: Remy Martin VSOP -- $102.35

Cognac: Remy Martin XO -- $228.85

Whiskey - Irish: Jameson --$44.85

Cognac: Hennessy VS -- $96.60

Tequila: Jose Quervo Gold -- $35.65

Sherry: Harvey's Medium --$59.80

Sherry: Tio Pepe --$59.80

Vodka: Stolichnaya --$31.05

Vodka: Skyy --$29.90

Vodka: Absolut --$33.35

Vodka: Chopin -- $72.45

Vodka: Grey Goose -- $71.30

Vodka: Finlandia -- $31.05

Vodka: Smirnoff -- $28.75

Rum: Bacardi White -- $36.80

Rum: Bacardi Gold -- $35.65

Liqueurs: Tia Maria --$52.90

Liqueurs: Southern Comfort --$39.10

Liqueurs: Sambuca -Opal Negro -- $47.15

Liqueurs: Grand Marnier -- $79.35

Liqueurs: Drambuie -- $63.25

Liqueurs: Cointreau -- $58.65

Liqueurs: Baileys Irish Cream -- $48.30

Liqueurs: Amaretto -- $54.05

Gin: Bombay Sapphire -- $44.85

Gin: Tanqueray -- $43.70

Gin: Beefeater -- $33.35

Whiskey: Seagrams V.O. -- $31.05

Whiskey: Seagrams 7 --$31.05

Whiskey: Canadian Club -- $33.35

Whiskey: Crown Royal --$44.85

Bourbon: Jim Beam -- $35.65

Scotch: J. Walker Black Label --$79.35

Scotch: J. Walker Red Label -- $37.95

Scotch: Dewar's White Label --$50.60

Scotch: J&B Rare -- $37.95

Scotch: Ballentines -- $41.40

Scotch: Chivas Regal - 12 Y.O. -- $67.85

Rum: Myers -- $33.35

　

BEER

Miller Genuine Draft domestic beer: 6-pack -- $26.45

Bud Light domestic beer: 6-pack -- $26.45

Budweiser domestic beer: 6-pack -- $26.45

Corona imported beer: 6-pack -- $29.90

Amstel Light imported beer: 6-pack -- $29.90

Heineken imported beer: 6-pack -- $29.90

Miller Lite domestic beer: 6-pack -- $26.45

　

WINE PACKAGES

Navigator's Wine Package: 3-Bottle -- $102.35

Navigator's Wine Package: 5-Bottle -- $171.35

Admiral's Wine Package: 3-Bottle -- $135.70

Admiral's Wine Package: 5-Bottle -- $228.85

Cellar Master Package, Single, 11+ Days -- $259.00

Cellar Master Package, Double, 11+ Days -- $323.00

　

WINE AND CHAMPAGNES

Mumm, Cordon Rouge, Brut, France -- $74.64

Cuvee Dom Perignon, Brut, France -- $251.74

White Zinfandel, Beringer, CA -- $36.69

Zonin Moscato -- $36.25

Grant Burge Benchmark Shiraz -- $36.25

Luigi Bosca La Linda Malbec -- $36.25

Merlot, Northstar, Walla Walla, WA -- $112.59

Bon Voyage Red Wine -- $24.04

Bon Voyage White Wine -- $24.04

Rudi Sodamin Chef's Selection Chardonnay -- $36.69

Rudi Sodamin Chef's Selection Cabernet Sauvignon --$36.69

Rosemount Estate Shiraz -- $49.34

Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon -- $99.94

Cline Cellars Zinfandel -- $44.28

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough -- $56.93

Ruffino Pinot Grigio -- $49.34

Robert Mondavi Private Selection Merlot -- $46.81

Beringer Founder's Estate Cabernet -- $49.34

Veuve Cliquot, Yellow Label -- $112.59

Ferrari-Carano Alexander Valley Chardonnay -- $87.29

[Typhoon1]

"Able" or "Allowed" - two different things!

 

Love it. I don't see the need for smuggling. Bottles purchased from HAL are very competitively priced.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Love it. I don't see the need for smuggling. Bottles purchased from HAL are very competitively priced.

 

I agree

No smuggling here -- ever.

[hylasgirl]

The sad part isn't the pricing, it's the selection. Jose is the ONLY Tequila?? How incredibly sad is that! I guess I'll be gambling.

[shuksan7]

The sad part isn't the pricing, it's the selection. Jose is the ONLY Tequila?? How incredibly sad is that! I guess I'll be gambling.

 

Yikes..... the beer selection is just as bad. Not a single decent beer on that list!! (sorry- Heineken in this country is only drinkable on tap.)

 

Isn't HAL based in Seattle???? There are so, so many good beers produced in that city. HAL could at least offer one of them.

[JamesEM]

Here we go again............

[lovetocruise2020]

The sad part isn't the pricing, it's the selection. Jose is the ONLY Tequila?? How incredibly sad is that! I guess I'll be gambling.

 

HAL will order anything you want. Call ships services. My rum is only $30 a 1 ltr bottle. Super cheap.

[lovetocruise2020]

Yikes..... the beer selection is just as bad. Not a single decent beer on that list!! (sorry- Heineken in this country is only drinkable on tap.)

 

Isn't HAL based in Seattle???? There are so, so many good beers produced in that city. HAL could at least offer one of them.

 

They will get you anything u want, and its not bad at all. My rum special order 1 ltr is $30 a bottle...

[lovetocruise2020]

Love it. I don't see the need for smuggling. Bottles purchased from HAL are very competitively priced.

 

Right! Cheapest line at sea.

[Keith1010]

Post number 4 has it right.

 

Keith

[BlueLadyBlue]

HAL will order anything you want. Call ships services. My rum is only $30 a 1 ltr bottle. Super cheap.

Thank you for that info. I wanted to order a bottle of Laphroaig as a surprise but it wasn't on the list. Now I'll just call and ask closer to the time.

[George C]

some alcohol have decent prices, others do not, maybe I am a pirate that likes to smuggle

[Golferboy18]

Is there a total wine or other discount wine store near the port in LA?

 

 

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[mrsdoc3]

From Holland Ameica's website:

 

Can I Bring Alcoholic Beverages Onboard?

 

 

Wine and/or champagne brought on board cannot be consumed in any public venue. If a guest is drinking a beverage carried on board and in a public venue they will be asked to return it to their stateroom.

 

If I walk into the showroom with a glass of wine, how do they know if I brought it from my cabin or if I bought at at one of the bars?

[peaches from georgia]

If I walk into the showroom with a glass of wine, how do they know if I brought it from my cabin or if I bought at at one of the bars?

The in-cabin wine glasses are different than the ones used in lounges.

[YubaSutter]

HAL will order anything you want. Call ships services. My rum is only $30 a 1 ltr bottle. Super cheap.

 

Not true. I asked if they can get Belikin beer form Belize, Presidente beer from Dominican Republic, or Mack and Jack African Amber from Washington State. The answer was, no.

[Krazy Kruizers]

If the alcohol is something that HAL can get from one their distributors, than they will try and get it for you.

Otherwise -- you are out of luck.