Rare KKB Posted August 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2018 We have had drink packages thrown in our last several cruises. Looks like we are booking the Anthem & going to have to pay for drinks/package--BOO! I have some clear rum runner bags from years past. Is it still possible to pack those in the bags we check at the port? Or has the technology to check bags improved so much that they will confiscate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irisheileen Posted September 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Enquiring minds like me also want to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted September 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 11, 2018 The technology is there, it's a matter of the skill of the screener. Be prepared to pay for your drinks. It's my understanding that Royal will sometimes sell their drink package for as little as $37pp/pd so keep your eyes open for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Mix your luggage...shoes, toiletries, etc, with your rum runners....unlikely to be detected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mak474 Posted October 24, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Shampoo and conditioner bottles, buy the resealing caps off amazon. Fill them to the top, top off with a tiny bit of water if necessary. Put the seal on them and cap tight. If they take them out for visual inspection it wont sound like there full of liquor cause there will be very very little air inside if they go to shake them. Pack them in your checked luggage w/ your toiletries... Also bring your allotted wine and or sodas, check your cruise line's restrictions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoniz Posted October 24, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Used them for years. Works like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gakawgirl Posted October 26, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 26, 2018 have read where some have resealed( with glue?) mouthwash bottles. don't know if it works. we will be sailing for 8 days. do not think 2 of us would drink enough alcohol to equal the amount of a beverage package. $ 816 and thats with the pre-sail discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mak474 Posted October 26, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Buy the pressure sealing films that go under the cap and use the original caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymillie Posted December 23, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 23, 2018 First four cruises they passed thru, last cruise they were detected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted December 24, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 11:31 PM, mymillie said: First four cruises they passed thru, last cruise they were detected interesting--what ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymillie Posted December 24, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, KKB said: interesting--what ship? Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mncruizr Posted January 2, 2019 #12 Share Posted January 2, 2019 They worked for me too. If you use them split them up among your luggage, so if one gets seen, the others may not be noticed. Don't put them with clothes or they will be seen. Put in with other liquids or tooth paste bags and they likely will not be seen. We put them in our toiletry bags and in our snorkeling fins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineCo52 Posted January 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 8/25/2018 at 8:08 PM, KKB said: We have had drink packages thrown in our last several cruises. Looks like we are booking the Anthem & going to have to pay for drinks/package--BOO! I have some clear rum runner bags from years past. Is it still possible to pack those in the bags we check at the port? Or has the technology to check bags improved so much that they will confiscate it? I pack them down by the base of luggage, top, and in the middle usually in pant legs. I have never had a problem. its nice when youre in the room and don't have to go to the bar. we don't take too much, but have in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedirn Posted January 31, 2019 #14 Share Posted January 31, 2019 True story. We were boarding in San Pedro. The family in front of us went through security and scanner. One gentleman beeped and was pulled aside. He was wearing cargo shorts...the kind with multiple pockets. He had two pints in different pockets. Only reason he beeped and got caught was he forgot to take his keys out of his pockets. His pints were confiscated. We were next and I had a half filled rum runner in my purse. Didn’t really mean to have it there but we had been traveling and I forgot to pack it at the hotel so threw it in my purse last minute. It was not detected. I have a daughter who routinely packs eight ounce rum runners in her sports bra when she attends concerts. Says she goes in well endowed and exits less endowed.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stmar Posted February 16, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 for 3 passengers successful, 2 rum runners per suitcase. Vodka, Tequila and Crown. Not cheap, just like to have drinks on the balcony without having to go to a bar and carry back to the cabin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 17, 2019 #16 Share Posted February 17, 2019 16 hours ago, Stmar said: 3 for 3 passengers successful, 2 rum runners per suitcase. Vodka, Tequila and Crown. Not cheap, just like to have drinks on the balcony without having to go to a bar and carry back to the cabin. Most cruise lines will sell you a bottle for your cabin for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymillie Posted February 17, 2019 #17 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Sure they will, at ten times the price of the local bottlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 17, 2019 #18 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mymillie said: Sure they will, at ten times the price of the local bottlo Ah, so the smuggling isn't just because you want a drink on the balcony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymillie Posted February 17, 2019 #19 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm not the drinking on the balcony person, I wish I could afford a balcony. The rum runners, in my case are purely for monetary reasons......and the fun of beating the system. No harm done ha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 17, 2019 #20 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mymillie said: I'm not the drinking on the balcony person, I wish I could afford a balcony. The rum runners, in my case are purely for monetary reasons......and the fun of beating the system. No harm done ha! Hmmm, we lost the ability to bring bottled water and bottled soda onboard because of smuggling so I wouldn't say no harm done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stmar Posted February 18, 2019 #21 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, sparks1093 said: Hmmm, we lost the ability to bring bottled water and bottled soda onboard because of smuggling so I wouldn't say no harm done. Why did we lose the ability to bring booze on board? 25 years ago you could bring anything you wanted. Corporate greed, same reason for bottled products, not smuggling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymillie Posted February 18, 2019 #22 Share Posted February 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, Stmar said: Why did we lose the ability to bring booze on board? 25 years ago you could bring anything you wanted. Corporate greed, same reason for bottled products, not smuggling. Exactly!! People wouldn't be smuggling if they kept their prices reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 18, 2019 #23 Share Posted February 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, Stmar said: Why did we lose the ability to bring booze on board? 25 years ago you could bring anything you wanted. Corporate greed, same reason for bottled products, not smuggling. Poor reason to violate the contract you agreed to. I'm sure if the corporation violated their portion of the contract you wouldn't be okay with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 18, 2019 #24 Share Posted February 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, mymillie said: Exactly!! People wouldn't be smuggling if they kept their prices reasonable. Another poor reason for violating the contract. They charge what the market can bear, just like any other business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stmar Posted February 18, 2019 #25 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, sparks1093 said: Poor reason to violate the contract you agreed to. I'm sure if the corporation violated their portion of the contract you wouldn't be okay with it. I think you misread or did not understand my question. I was asking why they changed their policy and smuggling was not the reason they outlawed water as you intimated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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