Bringing food aboard?

[BonusMom]

I looked all over Carnival's website and I can find the rules / regulations for bringing drinks and alcohol aboard, but what about food? We will be going on a cruise to celebrate my son's high school graduation and I would like to bake him cookies or something for the room. I know I can order a cake or something, but I MUCH prefer home made :) Also - my toddler daughter has certain snacks she really likes and I normally bring those along when we travel. Any one have any experience with this?

[Ken076]

Shouldn't be a problem for cookies and packaged snacks. Usually the issue is with taking un-packaged foods OFF the ship. Ken

[springs741]

From Carnivals FAQ:

Food Items must be pre-packaged and unopened; homemade items or pre-cooked foods will not be permitted onboard. Limitations on permitted food items are directly related to concerns for food safety and contamination prevention. We are unable to provide food preparation, refrigeration or storage for personal food or beverage items.

 

 

Here is the link to Carnivals FAQ regarding prohibited items. The above information is located near the end of the list under exemptions.

 

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2261/kw/prohibited%20items/session/L3RpbWUvMTQ4NDU5MTU3NC9zaWQvZlVYQ3lBY1FwSlhJb1VMR0xOZ0FPbV9SM3RMb05FdWtpbkhNQnZQeU5NbVZUNU10d3RHTTd0M1NtdkxnNW96R2lhdG1CSSU3RXlxUk5VNVB3WEFaemplcUpMV081ZHRrX05FRFhlMnFVV3lLZk9HRXU2WEhpYmZ0MFElMjElMjE%3D

[beachbum53]

I looked all over Carnival's website and I can find the rules / regulations for bringing drinks and alcohol aboard, but what about food? We will be going on a cruise to celebrate my son's high school graduation and I would like to bake him cookies or something for the room. I know I can order a cake or something, but I MUCH prefer home made :) Also - my toddler daughter has certain snacks she really likes and I normally bring those along when we travel. Any one have any experience with this?

 

Will you be driving or flying to the home port? Packing baked goods for the trip will be the biggest concern. Obviously, cookies would be more durable than cake, especially if you're flying. You could transport either in a tin, but then you've got the tin to bring back home. A corrugated cardboard box would be the next best thing. Then you could throw the box away when finished. I know you said you'd prefer to have something homemade, but I can tell you from experience, the cookies and cake made by Carnival are pretty good. ;) Before deciding, a call to Carnival might be a good idea.

Edited January 16, 2017 by beachbum53

[cb at sea]

You CAN bring food on, but unless it's pre=packaged, you won't be able to take it off again...but no worries....I'm sure it will all be eaten before the end of the cruise!

[hftmrock]

You CAN bring food on, but unless it's pre=packaged, you won't be able to take it off again...but no worries....I'm sure it will all be eaten before the end of the cruise!

 

this is not what the rules state. you can only bring pre-packaged , unopened food. anything homemade is not allowed

[Anthomaniac]

Anything prepackaged is fine per carnival. I always take ice cream cones :)

 

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[beshears]

How much soda can we bring on?

[bguppies]

How much soda can we bring on?

 

unopened 12 pack of cans per passenger

[springs741]

How much soda can we bring on?

 

12 cans/cartons/pouches of 12 oz or less per person and must be carried on.

[IMKTDQT810]

Does anyone know if we hit up a bakery (or another good sweetness shop) in a port can you bring goodies back on board? It would be in a shop bag showing it was purchased locally but just wondered. Thanks!

[maldenmusic]

We cruised over Christmas and took my homemade fudge, cookies and other treats. They were in Tupperware and in our carry ons. No one said anyone about and we kept it in the frig in our cabin. WE carried off what we didn't finish.

[Buckeye10640]

We had no problem bringing on packaged snacks for my daughter who is gluten-free. All were prepackaged and in unopened containers-snack crackers, nutrition bars, individual cereal boxes. We also brought small containers of almond milk. The rules state all food must be prepackaged and unopened. No home-baked items. Did not try bringing food back on the ship from a port.

[Buffalofirsttimer4]

Does anyone know if we hit up a bakery (or another good sweetness shop) in a port can you bring goodies back on board? It would be in a shop bag showing it was purchased locally but just wondered. Thanks!

Yes in Grand Cayman we got jerk chicken with sides to go & hit up a DQ (Diary Queen) for Blizzards, walked onto Vista with all items no issues.

 

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[beshears]

Thanks for letting me know how much pp, soda can be brought on, ONLY by carry-on.

 

I have bought from "local" bakeries before, and put the pastries in my (I know it doesn't sound good) big luggage and when I got home, it was fine, and STILL tasted good.