thames_side Posted May 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I generally have a bottle of whisky and a bottle of gin in the suite. If there is a significant amount left I pack it up and take it home in my hand luggage. Just wondered if everybody does or do some leave it for the staff to enjoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffleboard Dude Posted May 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Well, I do tend to take home the paint stripper we commoners get. But do tell me, do you do a lot of paintwork around your house or do you actually get decent whisky in QG? ;p Otherwise I'd assume that the crew is not allowed to drink hard liquor on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORT ROYAL Posted May 7, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I generally have a bottle of whisky and a bottle of gin in the suite. If there is a significant amount left I pack it up and take it home in my hand luggage.Just wondered if everybody does or do some leave it for the staff to enjoy? Leave it all for your Steward. If they do not drink, it is a negotiable product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseluvva Posted May 8, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2018 If it’s Pimms we take it home, other drinks we often leave. But we have always been told they are ours and to take home if we have room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thames_side Posted May 8, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Well, I do tend to take home the paint stripper we commoners get. But do tell me, do you do a lot of paintwork around your house or do you actually get decent whisky in QG? ;pOtherwise I'd assume that the crew is not allowed to drink hard liquor on board. Famous Grouse suits me fine and the Gordons gin is export strength 47.5% proof which cheers me up no end when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adammara Posted May 8, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Famous Grouse suits me fine and the Gordons gin is export strength 47.5% proof which cheers me up no end when I get home. We had the 'free' drinks package, and bought a bottle of Bombay Sapphire and Baileys home unopened. Your post caused to check our bottle of gin, its 47% against our currently open bottle at 40%. I see some hazy afternoons on our summerhouse veranda this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laktex Posted May 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Well, I do tend to take home the paint stripper we commoners get. But do tell me, do you do a lot of paintwork around your house or do you actually get decent whisky in QG? ;pOtherwise I'd assume that the crew is not allowed to drink hard liquor on board. If you ask nicely you pretty well get what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted May 8, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 8, 2018 If you ask nicely you pretty well get what you want. We always get Grey Goose and Bombay. last November, we timed it so we just about finished the two bottles during our 12 day trip. However, with only 2 days left, our butler replaced both without us asking. It seemed a shame to leave them, so we brought them home. Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDBINK1 Posted May 8, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On one of my cruises in QG cabin, I left the extra gin and rum and discussed it with the Butler. She said that they would probably use it for cooking. Which was code for a room party in the Crew quarters per the Butler. So I kind of felt we gave them something extra at the end. They were both top shelf liquor. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted May 8, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On one of my cruises in QG cabin, I left the extra gin and rum and discussed it with the Butler. She said that they would probably use it for cooking. Which was code for a room party in the Crew quarters per the Butler. So I kind of felt we gave them something extra at the end. They were both top shelf liquor. :) The crew have a daily limit of two standard drinks when off duty, so it wouldn't be much of a party. Having too much to drink is instant dismissal, and put ashore at any port. As it's duty free, neither could they take more than one bottle ashore (in most countries), so it's probably pointless leaving it for the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warringtonian Posted May 8, 2018 #11 Share Posted May 8, 2018 We had the 'free' drinks package, and bought a bottle of Bombay Sapphire and Baileys home unopened. Your post caused to check our bottle of gin, its 47% against our currently open bottle at 40%. I see some hazy afternoons on our summerhouse veranda this summer! I may be wrong but I think that American proof spirit is a lower value than British so 47% American may be 40% British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted May 8, 2018 #12 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I may be wrong but I think that American proof spirit is a lower value than British so 47% American may be 40% British Degrees proof may differ, but a percentage is a percentage, so if it states 47% then that's exactly what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted May 8, 2018 #13 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (US) Proof is 2 times % alcohol. For example, 151 proof rum is 75.5% alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted May 8, 2018 #14 Share Posted May 8, 2018 In the UK, 175 degrees proof = 100% (people my recall seeing 70 degrees on bottles of UK spirits, which is 100/175 * 70 = 40%) In the US, 200 degrees proof = 200%. So, yes, whilst proof values are indeed different, as BigMac says, percentage is percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted May 8, 2018 #15 Share Posted May 8, 2018 We bought our unfinished whisky and vodka home with us from our cruise in October/November and dropped the vodka on the kitchen floor getting it out of the hand luggage perhaps thats judgement on us for bringing in it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmike911 Posted May 8, 2018 #16 Share Posted May 8, 2018 My tipple is Johnny Walker Black, which I ask for with a smile and have gotten it all but one time ironically when I was in the Holyrood suite. A call to the hotel manager got that resolved. They also replenish it when empty, but two bottles usually lasts me for a crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelskater Posted May 8, 2018 #17 Share Posted May 8, 2018 we leave it for the staff. Plenty of liquor at home : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thames_side Posted May 9, 2018 Author #18 Share Posted May 9, 2018 And another thought. Does it count against your duty free allowance? After all, you haven't bought it (not directly anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted May 9, 2018 #19 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Unless it's labelled as duty paid then yes it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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