No 18% gratuity/service charge on $15 wine corkage fees - right?

[marciemi]

Trying trying to make sure! DH & I will have the UBP but bringing 2 adult children and trying to do the math and figure out if it's a better deal to bring bottles of wine for them at dinner (paying of course the cost of the wine at home and the $15 corkage fee per bottle) or buying them on the ship (with a 20% discount with the UBP but then paying 18% service charge). Just want to make sure I'm comparing the same things and that there's not an additional 18% added on if the wine is consumed in a dining location or something like that. (No, I'm not trying to give NCL any ideas!). :rolleyes: Thanks!

[ColinIllinois]

You are correct. No gratuity on top of the corkage.

[SteveH2508]

You are correct. No gratuity on top of the corkage.

 

I'm kind of surprised that the corkage fee has not changed - drinks prices up - 15 seems to morph into 18 everywhere else on NCL...:rolleyes:

[mking8288]

Pssss, keep it quiet. Don't give the bean counters idea. Just a matter of time, "they" will catch on at some point, sooner but hopefully later. Then, we get another first world "problem" to openly discuss over :D

 

We aren't drinkers so the "stance" is neutral but doesn't mean we will rejoice with raising the fees, not at all.

[RiotAct]

IMO, that would be the ultimate chintziness.... seeing as the corkage fee IS a service charge in the first place!

[backsbanny]

Mr Del Rio has apparently forgotten about this..Its a matter of time to implement this 18% for our convenience of course

[hawkeyetlse]

They can just raise the corkage fee if they want. $15 to $18 would have a nice, familiar ring to it :D But there are other lines that charge $20 per bottle, so they could do that and not be out of line with the rest of the industry…

[casofilia]

Once you have paid the corkage fee the bottle is yours to drink wherever and whenever you like. If there is no bill there is no 18% to be added.

 

Mike

[backsbanny]

Yeah but while you are paying it you can add a 18% gratuity for the lovely person you do the payment to!

[SullytheBFG]

We found Chilean wine really cheap in Florida what I would pay £10-£15 ($15 - $22.50) we found for $6-$9 plus corkage was a no brainer.

 

This January we are on a 2 week B2B with UBP with no gratuity so weeeeeeee.

 

We would have paid for it, it's worth nearly $2k for both of us for the 2 weeks.

[Deedee85]

On Royal last year I just opened the bottle in my room and brought the glass with me. Tacky? Perhaps a bit but I own it.

[SuiteCruiser]

On Royal last year I just opened the bottle in my room and brought the glass with me. Tacky? Perhaps a bit but I own it.

 

On NCL you pay the corkage when you board and they scan your bags to make sure you haven't packed any alcohol in your case. I doesn't matter if you drink it in your cabin or in the dining room, it's still $15/bottle.

[Deedee85]

On NCL you pay the corkage when you board and they scan your bags to make sure you haven't packed any alcohol in your case. I doesn't matter if you drink it in your cabin or in the dining room, it's still $15/bottle.

Wow! Good to know. I won't pay an $18 fee for my $10 wine lol.

[casofilia]

Wow! Good to know. I won't pay an $18 fee for my $10 wine lol.

 

But you will pay USD15 corkage.

 

Mike

[Deedee85]

But you will pay USD15 corkage.

 

Mike

 

$15....$18 whatever it is I simply won't bring my own wine onboard. I will simply order a cocktail. It is not that important to me either way.