rccl policy on wine/spirits

[twoguyscruising]

I know on Princess and NCL they allow me to bring all the wine I would like on board (of course they charge a corkage fee). Celebrity says no, how about RCCL. Anyone know thier official policy?

[Merion_Mom]

Here's the quote from the documents:

 

What About Alcoholic Beverages?

 

Guests are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages of any kind onboard for consumption or any other use. Alcoholic beverages that are purchased duty-free from the Shops On Board or at ports of call will be stored by us and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of your voyage. A member of our staff will be at the gangway to assist with the storage of your purchases.

What About Wine?

 

Royal Caribbean has a state-of-the-art wine list that beautifully represents "The romance of the seas, the passion of wine and the elegance of Royal Caribbean"; please review our complete list by visiting http://www.royalcaribbean.com. A limited selection is available for preordering; please see page 9 for selections.

 

The list, frankly, sucks. Examples: Kendall Jackson Chardonnay Vintner's Reserve for FORTY FOUR DOLLARS. HA! (that's their "premium" chardonnay)

 

Mumm's Cordon Rouge for SIXTY ONE dollars! Korbel (UGH!) for THIRTY ONE DOLLARS.

 

The docs used to say "no wine, but if you bring it into the dining room, a corkage fee will be charged." That's gone.

 

They seem to be clamping down ON PAPER. I fully intend to sneer at this. I'll let you know how it worked out when I return on January 3rd.

 

Carol

[Merion_Mom]

Blush Wines

Item# 1266

White Zinfandel, Woodbridge, Robert Mondavi

$24.95 USD

 

Item# 1267

White Zinfandel, Beringer

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1416

White Zinfandel / Chardonnay, PVS, Beringer

$29.95 USD

 

 

 

Champagnes & Sparkling Wines

Item# 1200

Mumm's Cordon Rouge, Brut

$60.95 USD

 

Item# 1201

Champagne Moet & Chandon

$70.95 USD

 

Item# 1215

Asti Spumante, Martini & Rossi, Piedmont

$27.95 USD

 

Item# 1216

Korbel Brut, California, USA

$30.95 USD

 

Item# 1218

Domain Chandon,Brut,California

$44.95 USD

 

Item# 1431

Argyle, Brut, Willamette Valley, Oregon, NV

$33.95 USD

 

 

 

Red Wines

Item# 1320

Pinot Noir, Beringer Founders' Estate

$39.95 USD

 

Item# 1330

Merlot, La Terre

$21.95 USD

 

Item# 1343

Cabernet Sauvignon, La Terre, California, USA

$21.95 USD

 

Item# 1344

Cabernet Sauvignon, Stone Cellar by Beringer, California, USA

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1346

Cabernet Sauvignon, Beringer, Founders' Estate

$39.95 USD

 

Item# 1367

Torres Gran Coronas Cabernet

$50.95 USD

 

Item# 1370

Merlot, Vina Tarapacá, Maipo Valley, Chile

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1380

Beaujolais Villages, Georges Duboeuf

$27.95 USD

 

Item# 1385

Côtes du Rhône, Belleruche, M. Chapoutier

$33.95 USD

 

Item# 1386

Shiraz, Rosemount, South Eastern Australia

$36.95 USD

 

Item# 1390

Crianza, La Mancha, Condesa de Leganza, Spain

$29.95 USD

 

Item# 1391

Rioja, Faustino VII, Rioja, Spain

$38.95 USD

 

Item# 1392

Valpolicella, Botter, Verona, Italy

$24.95 USD

 

Item# 1393

Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Gabbiano

$40.95 USD

 

Item# 1401

Moscato Bianco, La Famiglia di Robert Mondavi

$29.95 USD

 

Item# 1409

Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserva, Caliterra

$33.95 USD

 

Item# 1410

Cabernet Sauvignon, Woodbridge Twin Oaks

$25.95 USD

 

Item# 1411

Sangiovese, Danzante, Mondavi Frescobaldi

$24.95 USD

 

Item# 1412

Merlot, Robert Mondavi Private Selection

$33.95 USD

 

Item# 1413

Merlot, Sebastiani

$26.95 USD

 

Item# 1415

Merlot, Wolf Blass, Blue Label

$36.95 USD

 

Item# 1426

Tempranillo, Fortius, Navarra, Spain

$30.95 USD

 

Item# 1427

Shiraz, Footprint, Western Cape, South Africa

$24.95 USD

 

Item# 1428

Shiraz, Kirralaa Bushvine, Australia

$39.95 USD

 

Item# 1429

Malbec, Navarro Correas, Coleccion Privada

$25.95 USD

 

Item# 1430

Pinotage, Fort Simon, Stellenbosch

$36.95 USD

 

Item# 1432

Zinfandel, Buehler Estate

$34.95 USD

 

Item# 1433

Zinfandel, Cline

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1434

Baron Herzog (Kosher)

$34.95 USD

 

 

 

White Wines

Item# 1128

Fumé Blanc, Robert Mondavi Winery

$39.95 USD

 

Item# 1226

Sauvignon Blanc,Kenwood Sonoma

$32.00 USD

 

Item# 1235

La Terre, Chardonnay

$21.95 USD

 

Item# 1238

Chardonnay, Stone Cellars by Beringer

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1255

Johannisberg Riesling, Chateau St Michelle

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1281

Chardonnay, Hardys, Nottage Hill

$29.95 USD

 

Item# 1282

Chardonnay, Torres, Gran Vina Sol, Penedes

$30.95 USD

 

Item# 1283

Semillon / Chardonnay, Lindemans, Bin 77

$33.95 USD

 

Item# 1285

Chardonnay, Penfold's Koonunga Hill

$39.95 USD

 

Item# 1287

Pouille Fuisse, Bouchard

$46.95 USD

 

Item# 1295

Sauvignon Blanc, Caliterra, Valle Central, Chile

$27.95 USD

 

Item# 1299

Sauvignon Blanc, Geyser Peak

$30.95 USD

 

Item# 1305

Riesling Spätlese, L Kreusch, Piesporter Michelsberg

$24.95 USD

 

Item# 1306

Blanco, Marques de Caceres, Rioja

$25.95 USD

 

Item# 1307

Soave Classico, Botter, Verona, Italy

$23.95 USD

 

Item# 1308

Pinot Grigio, Danzante, Venezie, Veneto, Italy

$34.95 USD

 

Item# 1311

Vouvray, Remy Pannier, Loire, France

$30.95 USD

 

Item# 1347

Chardonnay,Kendall-Jackson Vr

$43.95 USD

 

Item# 1417

Mâcon-Villages, Bouchard Père & Fils

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1418

Sauvignon Blanc, Kenwood, Sonoma

$33.95 USD

 

Item# 1419

Sauvignon Blanc, Fairview, South Africa

$28.95 USD

 

Item# 1420

Sauvignon Blanc, Brancott, Marlborough

$32.95 USD

 

Item# 1421

Chardonnay, Footprint, Western Cape

$22.95 USD

 

Item# 1422

Organic Chardonnay, Badger Mountain

$29.95 USD

 

Item# 1423

Chardonnay, Sebastiani, Sonoma

$26.95 USD

 

Item# 1424

Chardonnay, Woodbridge Twin Oaks

$25.95 USD

 

Item# 1425

Fumé Blanc, Ferrari-Carano, Sonoma

$38.95 USD

 

Item# 1435

Baron Herzon (Kosher)

$34.95 USD

 

 

 

Wine And Dine Packages

Item# 2281

Wine & Dine Diamond 5Btl

$137.00 USD

 

Item# 2282

Wine & Dine Diamond 7Btl

$189.00 USD

 

Item# 2283

Wine & Dine Diamond 10Blt

$274.00 USD

 

Item# 2284

Wind & Dine Diamond 12Btl

$329.00 USD

 

Item# 2285

Wine & Dine Platinum 5Btl

$125.00 USD

 

Item# 2286

Wine & Dine Platinum 7Btl

$173.00 USD

 

Item# 2287

Wine & Dine Platinum 10Btl

$250.00 USD

 

Item# 2288

Wine & Dine Platinum 12Btl

$299.00 USD

 

Item# 2289

Wine & Dine Gold 5Btl

$113.00 USD

 

Item# 2290

Wine & Dine Gold 7Btl

$158.00 USD

 

Item# 2291

Wine & Dine Gold 10 Btl

$226.00 USD

 

Item# 2292

Wine & Dine Gold 12 Btl

$273.00 USD

[MEW1960]

Item# 1308

Pinot Grigio, Danzante, Venezie, Veneto, Italy

$34.95 USD

 

OMG! That stuff is less than $10 a bottle...around $6 on sale! Even in a restaurant here it's around $24! I guess it's been a long time since I've been on a cruise and forgot about the prices!

 

So...just what DO they charge for a corking fee?

[1corona4u]

Ooohhh, this is my fav...

 

Item# 1415

Merlot, Wolf Blass, Blue Label

$36.95 USD

 

But I do not buy the bottle...just by the glass...hate wine a day after it's been opened...they did seem to push the bottle though on the Enchantment.

[Happy ks]

We were pleasantly surprised this last weekend on our little Monarch cruise, we brought a bottle to the table, no corkage fee at all. Perhaps it was the fact that we'd bought a few bottles from the list the prior 2 nights. We only brought it because we hadn't opened it in our room and did not want to re-pack it. We took two bottles onto the ship in our roll-aboard, no questions asked.

[gerif]

We were pleasantly surprised this last weekend on our little Monarch cruise, we brought a bottle to the table, no corkage fee at all. Perhaps it was the fact that we'd bought a few bottles from the list the prior 2 nights. We only brought it because we hadn't opened it in our room and did not want to re-pack it. We took two bottles onto the ship in our roll-aboard, no questions asked.

 

We had the same experience on Voyager - had bought bottles of wine the previous nights in the dining room and had a bottle the last night that we had not yet opened in the cabin so brought it to dinner - no corkage fee was charged (of course, I pried open the tip envelope and stuffed in another $10).

[Merion_Mom]

In the past, I've had no trouble bringing stuff on board either. I'm just WONDERING if they are REALLY going to start to clamp down.

 

Also, this past summer on the Enchantment, the head waiter was watching the waiters LIKE A HAWK to be sure that they charged the corkage fee. They all looked very nervous whenever they opened a passenger's own bottle.

(previously, I just tipped my waiter and there was no fee - I always said to them, "I would rather that this go to YOU than to RC."

 

Carol

[MEW1960]

can anyone tell me what they charge for a corkage fee pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee?

[wrp96]

Hmm. I think we might have found one of Carol's pet peeves.

[twoguyscruising]

sounds like we can bring alittle wine with us in our bags but on our 12 day cruise to europe (Splendor of the Seas) I think a case might be too much! Not that I am cheap but most the reds I drink are not listed.

 

Needless to say, my booze tap eats up about $50-100 per day OOUCH.. I should drop the habit but its oohhh so good..

[KyTraveler]

The corkage fee, in 2003, was $8/btl. We were not charged for every btl opened, but were charged for some. Caymus Special Select, Corton Charlemange, and Puligny Montrachet can not be found on rccl, so it is nice they turn their head for wine lovers.

[lindalu62]

Seems I have read lately that the corkage fee had gone up to 11.00 or so!!

[Merion_Mom]

This summer (August 2005) it was $12.

 

Hmm. I think we might have found one of Carol's pet peeves.

Actually, what REALLY chapped my buns was a year and a half ago..............in Portofino's....................own bottle............charged the corkage fee............CHARGED A FLIPPIN' 15% GRATUITY ON THE CORKAGE FEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

ISN'T THE CORKAGE FEE ALREADY A SERVICE FEE??? WHAT'S UP WITH CHARGING A FEE ON A FEE?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[critterchick]

I think the corkage fee was $12 before they took it off their website and cruise documents. The cruise dox used to say that the "no booze on board" rule varied by port, but now that language is gone in favor of the blanket prohibition.

 

We often do winery tours and bring back some of the product. We've never had any trouble carrying it back on board. On the short (3-night) cruises, our Diamond C&A book gave us a coupon for xx% (I can't remember how much) off the second bottle when you order 2. It's still overpriced given the quality (or lack thereof) of the wines offered, but it's something. We order both wines and then they hold the second one for the next night.

[twoguyscruising]

thats more than the local restaurants charge for it!! We have a jr suite and we will bring our own wine opener (hopefully we will have glasses in the room). I wonder if they would say anything about us bringing on 12 bottles of wine since it is a 12 day cruise?