NJCowboy Posted July 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I know you are allowed to bring one bottle per adult, but here is my question. I ferment and bottle about 150 gallons of wine per year. It is pretty darn good. Am I allowed to bring my own wine on the ship? I can see them giving me heck for it because it is not labeled or is a "Commercial" wine. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaded Lady Posted July 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2018 First let me say I don't know the answer, I'm only speculating... but I'd say if it's not labeled and not 'commercial' you can't bring it on board. The inspectors would have no way of determining if it's actually wine (allowed) or liquor (not allowed). To be sure, I'd email Carnival. I just sawa this on their websit3e and it's a bit ambiguous- your wine would be sealed, but as I said, hard to tell it's not liquor... Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages on board with the following exception - At the beginning of the cruise during embarkation day only, guests (21 years of age and older) may bring one 750 ml bottle of sealed/unopened wine or champagne per person in their carry-on luggage. All liquor, beer, other forms of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages outside of this exception are strictly prohibited in both carry-on and checked luggage and such items will be confiscated and discarded and no compensation will be provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm6pm5 Posted July 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Not sure but would suspect no as they may think that you have liquor other than wine in it.That's the reason you can't take water anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDidly Posted July 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Customers have been bringing their on brew on the ships for years now. Most make it through with little problems, and yes some have bottled and sealed alcohol in them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SRQbeachgirl Posted July 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I just went through security at Port Canaveral about 5 minutes ago with 2 bottles of wine and they never even took them out if my carry-on bag. There's no way they would have known if they were labeled or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersigh Posted July 21, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2018 It depends on the person doing the screening. We drink White Zinfandel which is PINK. The screener was quite concerned that a "real" white wine could be pink and carefully inspected the bottles :confused: until the screener at the next station reassured them it was legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted July 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Depends on whether they send you for secondary "beverage screening" after x-raying your carry-ons, which itself varies by port and even sometimes by sailing. If it looks like a normal bottle of wine on the x-ray, you might not have issues. If you do get sent for secondary screening, expect to get at least some grief if they they realize it's non-commercial/home-botttled. As to whether they confiscate it or let you keep it, YMMV, but there's a fair chance it'll be confiscated if it's something your bottled yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCowboy Posted July 21, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Probably not worth the aggravation. This is only my third cruise so I am still learning. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesyl27 Posted July 21, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Dont see it as a problem. We both brought a bottle of wine with us 2 cruises ago. We placed them in the travel wine protectors. When going through they didn't even blink. My husband brand is not found in stores and can only be purchased in Northern California directly from the winery. Here's an idea, create your own label. Easy to do on the computer. Chances are that they won't know all the wine names and brands there are is slim. Just make sure you bring it on your carry on. Enjoy your cruise. Sent from my SM-G930V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 21, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Dont see it as a problem. We both brought a bottle of wine with us 2 cruises ago. We placed them in the travel wine protectors. When going through they didn't even blink. My husband brand is not found in stores and can only be purchased in Northern California directly from the winery.Here's an idea, create your own label. Easy to do on the computer. Chances are that they won't know all the wine names and brands there are is slim. Just make sure you bring it on your carry on. Enjoy your cruise. Sent from my SM-G930V using Forums mobile app I would say the same, create your own label making sure it does say wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyCoffeeCruiser Posted July 22, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2018 We brought a bottle of non commercial wine many cruises ago, it was bottled at a “ make your own wine “ shop and label was pretty diy ( had our family name on it ) Had zero problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted July 22, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2018 we did a bottle per adult and then did the "mouthwash" trick. sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Homemade wine would be prohibited under the food rule.. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaniBell Posted July 22, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I know you are allowed to bring one bottle per adult, but here is my question. I ferment and bottle about 150 gallons of wine per year. It is pretty darn good. Am I allowed to bring my own wine on the ship? I can see them giving me heck for it because it is not labeled or is a "Commercial" wine. Any thoughts? My thought, if it's good you need to share with the rest of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrion Posted July 22, 2018 #15 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I make my own wine too. I've brought my "one bottle per adult" on many times. Make sure it is labeled and has a capsule on top. I brought a 375ml bottle of port on with no issues. If you are that worried, go buy a bottle at the store, drink it and reuse the bottle so you have a commercial label. As others have noted, we rarely get questioned on our wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted July 22, 2018 #16 Share Posted July 22, 2018 not homemade wine- i brought hard stuff plus my wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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