Carrying Wine on board

[CU64]

You really don't need to pack anything all that special to protect a bottle of wine. That glass is very strong and it takes a large amount of force to break one. I've dropped one on cement and it simply cracked a bit and did not shatter. Whenever you see someone hit with a bottle on TV to great breaking effect, that is actually edible candy glass!

 

I've transported bottles around the world back to the US (from Portugal, Italy, Australia, etc.) in my checked luggage and never had one break and would not be nervous at all about having a bottle in my luggage as it heads onto the ship. I just pack it in the middle of my luggage where it isn't likely to take any direct hits.

 

I bought one of those wine holders from a travel co and had it sitting with a bottle of red wine inside. It fell 1 ft from the top of a box where I had it resting onto the wood floor and shattered. Nothing hit it. The red wine seeped out of this so called wonderkin of a wine holder and got onto the wool rug. Luckily, it was wool and was able to be cleaned by me & then the rug Dr.

Would NEVER put wine in suitcase!

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

Not all people - in fact probably not even 'most' people, but those that do seem to enjoy boasting on this board.

You obviously think most people are like the ones on this board when in fact they are in a very small minority compared to the typical Princess cruiser.

[caribill]

 

I've transported bottles around the world back to the US (from Portugal, Italy, Australia, etc.) in my checked luggage and never had one break and would not be nervous at all about having a bottle in my luggage as it heads onto the ship.

 

I had a co-worker who had bought a bottle of red wine in Puerto Rico paying the Commonwealth tax and brought it back to the mainland in his suitcase.

 

At customs in New Orleans after inspecting the suitcase the agent told him "I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that you paid the Puerto Rico tax, but not the mainland tax so that needs to normally be paid now. The good news is since the bottle broke in your suitcase, you will not need to pay the tax."

[chloemonkey]

So true. A couple will pay $3000 for a cruise, $600 more for excursions, will drop $300 in the casino, and then try to figure out how to avoid paying $60 for wine bottles #3 through #6. All the while complaining about money grubbing companies that nickel and dime their customers. But who is really doing the "nickeling" and "diming" in this scenario?

 

I only wish that there was a "LOVE" button for your post! As I have had the same thoughts so many times throughout the years!

[JimmyVWine]

Out of curiosity, how do they ensure the bottle to christen the ship breaks?

They "pre-etch" them.

[judy5cents]

I wrap my bottles in bubble wrap and then put them into stretchy socks. If you are traveling to a cooler climate you will need the socks!

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

[quote name='JimmyVWine']They "pre-etch" them.[/quote]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Unless they scored them with a glass cutter it would be a little embarrassing to have the bottle bounce off the bow of the ship. [/FONT]:D:D

[debuskjt]

[quote name='caribill']I had a co-worker who had bought a bottle of red wine in Puerto Rico paying the Commonwealth tax and brought it back to the mainland in his suitcase.

At customs in New Orleans after inspecting the suitcase the agent told him "I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that you paid the Puerto Rico tax, but not the mainland tax so that needs to normally be paid now. The good news is since the bottle broke in your suitcase, you will not need to pay the tax."[/QUOTE]

That's just an anecdote, and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence#Faulty_logic"]we all know anecdotes aren't indicative of much[/URL]. I'm not saying it cannot happen, but it's incredibly unlikely and probably due to a blemish in the glass already. You should still try to put them towards the center of your luggage just to avoid it from taking direct impacts, but the odds of breaking are really low. Even more so with something bubbly, as those bottles are even further re-enforced.

If you think you want to take wine and are really paranoid about it, I'd wrap it in a t-shirt you don't care much about and take an empty two gallon freezer bag to then slide it in to contain any spillage. But buying special containers or taking up lots of space by bubble wrapping it is unnecessary. Otherwise, like I said, just try to pack it in the center of your luggage away from all sides of the suitcase and make sure the suitcase itself is fully packed so items can't shift around.

A bottle is only going to break if it takes a rather strong direct hit. If it's in the middle of the suitcase, that can only really happen if the bag's frame fails. In that event, you probably have bigger issues, as all your liquids just got crushed, not just the wine. Edited March 25, 2015 by debuskjt

[debuskjt]

[quote name='Lovetocruiseprincess'][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Unless they scored them with a glass cutter it would be a little embarrassing to have the bottle bounce off the bow of the ship. [/FONT]:D:D[/QUOTE]

That's exactly what they do. They score it with a glass cutter. Because otherwise the glass is so strong there's a good chance it won't break. [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7348038.stm"]BBC News reported on it once.[/URL]

[sunneesmile]

As far as packing a bottle for transport, the coolest way I saw this handled was in Italy. It was large bottle of olive oil and the bottle was similar to a wine bottle. It was from a small street kiosk. They wrapped a baby diaper around it with packing tape (yes it was new and clean right out of the box) and then sealed it into a vacuum seal bag (like a foodsaver). They said if the bottle was compromised the diaper would absorb it and the heat sealed bag would ensure it did not leak.

[quote name='debuskjt']That's just an anecdote, and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence#Faulty_logic"]we all know anecdotes aren't indicative of much[/URL]. I'm not saying it cannot happen, but it's incredibly unlikely and probably due to a blemish in the glass already. You should still try to put them towards the center of your luggage just to avoid it from taking direct impacts, but the odds of breaking are really low. Even more so with something bubbly, as those bottles are even further re-enforced.

If you think you want to take wine and are really paranoid about it, I'd wrap it in a t-shirt you don't care much about and take an empty two gallon freezer bag to then slide it in to contain any spillage. But buying special containers or taking up lots of space by bubble wrapping it is unnecessary. Otherwise, like I said, just try to pack it in the center of your luggage away from all sides of the suitcase and make sure the suitcase itself is fully packed so items can't shift around.

A bottle is only going to break if it takes a rather strong direct hit. If it's in the middle of the suitcase, that can only really happen if the bag's frame fails. In that event, you probably have bigger issues, as all your liquids just got crushed, not just the wine.[/QUOTE]

[highheel girl]

[quote name='sunneesmile']As far as packing a bottle for transport, the coolest way I saw this handled was in Italy. It was large bottle of olive oil and the bottle was similar to a wine bottle. It was from a small street kiosk. They wrapped a baby diaper around it with packing tape (yes it was new and clean right out of the box) and then sealed it into a vacuum seal bag (like a foodsaver). They said if the bottle was compromised the diaper would absorb it and the heat sealed bag would ensure it did not leak.[/quote]


Hopefully it was a new one.