Dare2Believe Posted January 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure Carnival allows one bottle per person, right? Or is it 2? Can someone confirm the size for me? Is it 750ml? Also, another question..we are flying down the night before, but not getting into JAX until about 11:15 at night, and are going straight from the hotel to the port the next morning. We are bringing our wine with us from home, in our checked baggage - yes I know they need to be in carry ons for the ship to check...will switch them over. What is your preferred method for keeping the wine safe in your checked bags when you fly? Is this a crazy idea? Any tricks or products you can recommend besides wrapping it up in a t-shirt? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jks336 Posted January 17, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It is 1 750 per person over 21. Bubble wrap it, then put your clothes around it and top n bottom. Luggage doesn't get soft treatment. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANCING GRANDMOMMY Posted January 17, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wrap them in diapers, so if it does break it absorbs the liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonuf Posted January 17, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I didn't know you could have liquids in your checked luggage. How recently have you done that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcarter407 Posted January 17, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am new to all of this but have done a lot of research. PLEASE correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the wine had to be in your carry-on. Same with water/soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlrm Posted January 17, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I didn't know you could have liquids in your checked luggage. How recently have you done that? I do it all the time while flying. Last month was the most recent. No worries. Unless it breaks :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian85 Posted January 17, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 17, 2014 If you're flying the liquid/wine has to be in your checked luggage, not allowed in carry-on. Opposite for the cruise, wine has to be in your carry-on. Just wrap it in a couple bags and put in the middle of your clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisedreamin-gang Posted January 17, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I packed mine in bubble wrap then I slipped them in a large vacuum bag and sealed it. That way if it should break it wouldn't ruin my clothes. I then packed them between the clothes for cushion. Sent from my XT907 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smachale Posted January 17, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wrap them in diapers, so if it does break it absorbs the liquid. I have packed a lot of wine in checked bags, mostly coming home from Napa.. I have used several methods and have never had a broken bottle yet. Bubble wrap is good, and easy to find. You need to pack the pack the bottle so that no outside forces hit it.. Like when the baggage guys chuck it onto the conveyor. One trick I do is to stuff the bottle in my husbands shoes, one shoe on each end... the shoes provide the extra support.. also if you have a hard side to your suitcase, pack in that end, usually the bottom end of most suitcases.. be sure to have a good buffer of soft clothing between the bottle and the sides and don't pack anything else firm near it. Hopefully this helps.. I'll be doing the same for my upcoming cruise.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaGrl4Evr Posted January 17, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Buy a set of the Water-Wiggles, blow them up around the wine bottle and then put them in a 2.5 gal zip lock bag and wrap it all in a beach towel. The water-wiggles are the blow up arm bands that children often use for the swimming pool. They work great for bringing home any purchased liquor as well. Fly with them in your checked bags and then transfer to your carry-on before heading to the port. It works for us everytime. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted January 17, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2014 For,flying, have to be in checked luggage. Better idea to buy once you land. For ship, has to be carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin_Sea Posted January 17, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages on board. However, at the beginning of the cruise during embarkation day, guests (21 years of age and older) may bring on board one bottle (750ml) of wine or champagne, per person, only in their carry-on luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrchkr Posted January 17, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I also use Tracker wine bags.. you can get them at your local Luggage specialty store. Or Google them.. They are bags meant for carry 750 ml bottles which is what you are allowed per person of legal drinking age staying the same cabin. The bags are bubble wrap insulated with dbl zip locks and velcro flaps.. I have been shipping wine this way for years and never had any damage and you can keep using them again and again.. watch for the sales on them and you should be paying about $10 for 2 bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Advisor King Posted January 17, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Could you consider just stopping on your way from the hotel to the port? When we flew to LAX last year we just got the taxi driver to stop at a corner store. Of course, I wasn't too picky about the wine (other than that I wanted sparking). Maybe that seems more of a hassle than just packing, but I'd sure be worried about breakage regardless of the suggestions offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancerOT Posted January 18, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I love the idea of water wings. Thank you for sharing!! We recently flew all of our wine to Florida in smaller wine boxes. The wine shop we frequent had 6 bottle boxes that worked perfectly. If there was extra room in the box, we put a few towels to avoid any movement. I then packed everything around it. There are also 2 and 3 bottle boxes that can be found for smaller quantities, but we did send 6 bottles down and it is actually about the same size so it worked perfectly for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanadakid Posted January 19, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 19, 2014 What is your preferred method for keeping the wine safe in your checked bags when you fly? Is this a crazy idea? Any tricks or products you can recommend besides wrapping it up in a t-shirt? :o I buy a larger (1.14 L) bottle at Costco every time I fly to Vegas or Fla to bring back to Canada. I have always wrapped it well in a towel, and placed it toward the middle of my duffle back. I have never had a bottle break (yet!) :) I understand that you will be hard pressed to find a liquor store in the morning on the way to port so you have the right idea. Good LucK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GINGERWILDCAT Posted January 21, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Is this only allowed on the first day on ship or can you bring one on at every port you stop at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billfrompa Posted January 21, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Is this only allowed on the first day on ship or can you bring one on at every port you stop at? Only first day. But....... creativity on port days can be very rewarding!!;) Happy cruising, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliair Posted January 22, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We bubble wrap each bottle and place each bottle in a 2 gallon size zip lock and place them inside a rolled up T-shirt. We take them out at the airport and transfer to our carry ons. If you leave them in your check in bags they will confiscate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GINGERWILDCAT Posted January 22, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Only first day. But....... creativity on port days can be very rewarding!!;) Happy cruising, Bill. This is our first cruise so can anyone enlighten me on a little creativity please?;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaGrl4Evr Posted January 22, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) This is our first cruise so can anyone enlighten me on a little creativity please?;) #1- If you get caught bringing it on the ship at a port, they will tell you to take it over to a table to have it logged in with your information so you can pick it up on debark day. ***** If the table is crowded with others AND security is not looking your way, keep on walking, keep on walking real fast...... keep on walking right to your cabin. ---- OR ----- #2- Purchase 2 bottles and if need be, hand over one. --------- or --------- Split up your wine purchase between two or more people and repeat with steps #1 and #2 above Good luck, wine on board is expensive . . Edited January 22, 2014 by FlaGrl4Evr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted January 22, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I usually take a bottle of champagne. Last cruise I took a cheap bottle of wine I got at the last minute--only $4.99! Imagine my surprise when I went to open it the darned cheap wine had a cork! Luckily the steward was near and had a corkscrew...If yours is corked, remember the corkscrew! Cheap wine actually tasted very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocochanel26 Posted January 22, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Amazon.com sells bags for traveling with wine. They work great. Just for my reassurance I tied mine also in a plastic bag to catch liquid if it broke. 750mls of wine pp. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suggie123 Posted January 24, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Can you bring a bottle of Sangria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbsteve Posted January 24, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) You can get wine shippers at shipping supply stores. A friend of mine travels extensively and has quite a few of them from wine purchased and then brought home. Safe and secure they sell em in single, 2 pack 4 pack and 6 pack sizes. The 6 pack would be its own checked item Also check Vinni bags Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Edited January 24, 2014 by pbsteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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