6 bottles of wine?

[GeezerCouple]

18 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

tacky

VERY tacky.

 

And as mentioned, it puts at risk Oceania's generous (and "grown up") policy of allowing one to bring aboard one's own choice of alcoholic beverages to enjoy in one's own cabin/suite OR to have the luxury of enjoying one's own choice of wines at meals, at a relatively modest fee.  Otherwise, one is stuck with not just inflated prices of "wine list" wines, but the restricted offerings, which is the real concern for us.

 

The policy is written.  If one knows one can carry on board these beverages, it's a bit difficult to understand how one also would "not" have noticed the rest of the policy...

 

No doubt the staff were being overly kind to davela2; I doubt they didn't realize it after a while.  On Oceania, the passengers aren't lost in crowds, after all.

 

GC

[Flatbush Flyer]

10 hours ago, davela2 said:

I'm not sure who pays the corkage fee.  We just got off Oceania, brought onboard 4 bottles of wine, 1 champagne, and 1 rum.  We always poured a glass for dinner and brought it to the dining rooms.  No one said anything.  I suppose if you brought a whole bottle?

Perhaps you should read your copy of the daily currents more closely. Please don't be so "low rent."

[ORV]

Making me dizzy reading upside down. 

[pauon]

The hypocracy of of some of the “serial posters”  here is amazing.  Name calling is against CC rules and has no place here.  You tell EVERYONE that Oceania dosn’t care how much wine you bring on board, you brought more than 3 bottles when that was the rule, now bring more than 6, with the new rule... but name call others for less?    Did you forget about that rule when judging others?  What other rules do you break in your lives?  You condemn them for walking with a glass of wine... but you bring cases?  What about “shipping” it to the ship?  Really... ship it? You talk about others “ruining” it.    Ding ding ding!  You wine the prize there.   At least the people walking with their glass of wine didn’t include ship staff in their “lawlessness”.  I leave the rules to be enforced by the business making them... anyone else is just a “Mrs. Cravits”.

[LHT28]

Just now, pauon said:

  You tell EVERYONE that Oceania dosn’t care how much wine you bring on board, you brought more than 3 bottles when that was the rule, now bring more than 6, with the new rule... but name call others for less?    Did you forget about that rule when judging others?  What other rules do you break in your lives?  You condemn them for walking with a glass of wine... but you bring cases? 

 Just to point out Oceania  will allow  you to bring on  more wine or spirits  than  they have in writing..sort of an unwritten rule

It covers them legally

They just ask  that you either drink it in your cabin or take the  bottle of wine to the dining venue & pay the corkage

If  they did not allow it they would confiscate it  like  other lines do

You can check out their policies  under FAQ's on their web page

enjoy

 

 

[docmark]

7 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

 Just to point out Oceania  will allow  you to bring on  more wine or spirits  than  they have in writing..sort of an unwritten rule

It covers them legally

They just ask  that you either drink it in your cabin or take the  bottle of wine to the dining venue & pay the corkage

If  they did not allow it they would confiscate it  like  other lines do

You can check out their policies  under FAQ's on their web page

enjoy

 

Oceania  requests you drink 

 

[docmark]

just to be more clear, my understanding is you CAN  bring a glass of wine out of cabins/restaurants, IF the wine is from complimentary bottles (6) you receive , in bigger suites

[LHT28]

Just now, docmark said:

just to be more clear, my understanding is you CAN  bring a glass of wine out of cabins/restaurants, IF the wine is from complimentary bottles (6) you receive , in bigger suites

JMO

I suspect  that the Complimentary bar set up in the suites is for your enjoyment  IN THE SUITE 

I will let those  that stay in the Suites give their take on the  Complimentary  set up

 

 

[Mura]

Not quite true.  When you take one of those bottles of wine to a restaurant there is no corkage fee charged.  There is a label on the bottle that clearly indicates that it is part of the complimentary set-up.

 

They will also hold an unfinished bottle for later use if that is what you wish.

 

Mura

[StanandJim]

14 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

JMO

I suspect  that the Complimentary bar set up in the suites is for your enjoyment  IN THE SUITE 

I will let those  that stay in the Suites give their take on the  Complimentary  set up

 

 

Tio begin with, the free bar setup is designed to make it easier to entertain in a large Suite, so most of the selections there are liquors rather than wines.

That said, since the wine is supplied by Oceania, there is no corkage.  It may either be sent to the restaurant as a whole bottle, or, sent to the restaurant by the glass if that is the preference.

It should be noted that the unconsumed portion of a bottle which is sent to the restaurant my be retrieved later in the voyage at any restaurant, or back to the Suite

[Paulchili]

Mura & S&J - I believe docmark was asking if one from a suite can take a GLASS of wine to a dining venue. It is understood that a bottle can be taken there without a corkage fee - the question is whether it is kosher to take just a glass from the complimentary wine in the suite/cabin.

AFAIK, if someone in large suite does not drink liquor, they can substitute it for 6 bottles of wine.

[LHT28]

Just now, StanandJim said:

Tio begin with, the free bar setup is designed to make it easier to entertain in a large Suite, so most of the selections there are liquors rather than wines.

That said, since the wine is supplied by Oceania, there is no corkage.  It may either be sent to the restaurant as a whole bottle, or, sent to the restaurant by the glass if that is the preference.

It should be noted that the unconsumed portion of a bottle which is sent to the restaurant my be retrieved later in the voyage at any restaurant, or back to the Suite

Of  course there is no corkage fee on wine supplied  by Oceania

 

I guess the big question is  do you take your glass of  scotch, vodka etc  from the suite  to wander the ship with it ?

 

Does not seem right

 

 

[StanandJim]

50 minutes ago, Paulchili said:

Mura & S&J - I believe docmark was asking if one from a suite can take a GLASS of wine to a dining venue. It is understood that a bottle can be taken there without a corkage fee - the question is whether it is kosher to take just a glass from the complimentary wine in the suite/cabin.

AFAIK, if someone in large suite does not drink liquor, they can substitute it for 6 bottles of wine.

Paul, 

As I stated in my earlier post,  while it is perfectly fine to drink the wine from the suite by the glass, it is not something that the passenger would carry to the venue. 

That is what a butler is for...  

The same goes for Lynnes' Scotch, Whiskey or Gin  😇

Edited March 6, 2019 by StanandJim

[GeezerCouple]

55 minutes ago, StanandJim said:

Tio begin with, the free bar setup is designed to make it easier to entertain in a large Suite, so most of the selections there are liquors rather than wines.

That said, since the wine is supplied by Oceania, there is no corkage.  It may either be sent to the restaurant as a whole bottle, or, sent to the restaurant by the glass if that is the preference.

It should be noted that the unconsumed portion of a bottle which is sent to the restaurant my be retrieved later in the voyage at any restaurant, or back to the Suite

 

Hmmm... this just gave me a thought.

We don't always finish a full bottle of wine (regardless of whether we buy it from O or it's one that we carried on board and paid corkage, although the latter are sometimes "better", and we are more likely to polish it off  ).

If we only drink about half a bottle, then yes, we'll ask them to keep the wine for the next evening.

 

But it it's less than half a bottle, we might sip the remaining wine back in our suite a bit later, since we don't tend to eat very late.

Could we have the bottle sent to a bar/lounge if we wanted to sip it someone other than "in the privacy of our own place"?

I hadn't thought about that before.  And it might be that we just want to relax and get our feet up, etc. (especially on our next cruise, where there are no sea days, which will be a first).

 

And yes, asking our Butler to assist might help, but what about for those in the same situation who are not in suites?

(When we finally have much more time for cruising, we might want to "downsize" and spend a lot more of that available time on board!  Longer cruises are still a dream yet to come true...)

 

Thanks.

 

GC

[Mura]

Given the various answers, my suggestion is to ask Oceania staff -- your butler would be ideal.  Personally, I would think that it's okay to take your glass of wine from the liquor set-up in the suite, but I'm guessing.  And my personal opinion isn't worth very much.  Your butler's is.

 

Mura

 

 

[StanandJim]

17 minutes ago, GeezerCouple said:

And yes, asking our Butler to assist might help, but what about for those in the same situation who are not in suites?

People who are not in Suites don't get the free liquor setup which was the topic here, however, any passenger may ask that the remainder of a wine bottle be served in any lounge, in their cabin or in another restaurant.  

[Paulchili]

17 minutes ago, StanandJim said:

Paul, 

As I stated in my earlier post,  while it is perfectly fine to drink the wine from the suite by the glass, it is not something that the passenger would carry to the venue. 

That is what a butler is for...  

I don’t drink but if I did I don’t think I would want a butler walking into the MDR behind me carrying my glass of wine - that’s just me.

Not to mention that he might be a little busy at dinner time doing things like serving dinner to one or more suites.

I can see a butler arranging that my bottle of wine is available for me in the dining venue - to accomplish that it’s not necessary for him to carry the bottle physically into the dining venue.

[pauon]

2 hours ago, LHT28 said:

 Just to point out Oceania  will allow  you to bring on  more wine or spirits  than  they have in writing..sort of an unwritten rule

It covers them legally

They just ask  that you either drink it in your cabin or take the  bottle of wine to the dining venue & pay the corkage

If  they did not allow it they would confiscate it  like  other lines do

You can check out their policies  under FAQ's on their web page

enjoy

 

 

Seems pretty clear to me, but everyone justifies it because they do it.  The point is...it is really none of my business what other people do and it isn't really yours either.

 

We are pleased to inform you that Oceania Cruises has revised the policy for bringing wine onboard.

We have now increased the limit to 6 bottles per stateroom. The exception being the world cruises for which we will allow up to 60 bottles per stateroom however this only applies to guests who are booked on the full world cruise or any of the variations of the full world cruise as listed below.

This includes guests flying with their own wine, or purchasing it on shore, any additional purchases above and beyond the three bottles made during the cruise at any of the ports may be held for you until the end of the cruise.

[Paulchili]

6 minutes ago, StanandJim said:

People who are not in Suites don't get the free liquor setup which was the topic here

No, they don’t get a bar set up but they may get a bottle of bubbly that they may exchange for a bottle of wine. After that, the question is, can they take a GLASS from that bottle to the MDR and how would the MDR staff know whether this glass is from their “free” wine vs wine they brought on.

[pauon]

20 hours ago, davela2 said:

I'm not sure who pays the corkage fee.  We just got off Oceania, brought onboard 4 bottles of wine, 1 champagne, and 1 rum.  We always poured a glass for dinner and brought it to the dining rooms.  No one said anything.  I suppose if you brought a whole bottle?

Dave,  I got your message, but was unable to respond.  The Oceania Board is like driving by a car wreck;  you just have to look but know nothing good will come out of it.  It is so polluted with the same 6-9 people, it is just for entertainment.

[Mura]

12 minutes ago, Paulchili said:

I don’t drink but if I did I don’t think I would want a butler walking into the MDR behind me carrying my glass of wine - that’s just me.

Not to mention that he might be a little busy at dinner time doing things like serving dinner to one or more suites.

I can see a butler arranging that my bottle of wine is available for me in the dining venue - to accomplish that it’s not necessary for him to carry the bottle physically into the dining venue.

Paul, on several occasions our butler has insisted on escorting us to the restaurant.  If we were planning on bringing a bottle of wine to dinner (whether one supplied by Oceania or by us), he would carry it.  I've never seen them bringing glasses of wine, whether for us or someone else, though.  There were also a couple of times when we'd meant to bring a bottle of wine to dinner but forgot -- and so he went back to our suite and brought the wine to us in the restaurant.

 

Your point about their usually being business during dinner hours is well taken!  Perhaps it's a question of how much they are doing in terms of serving dinner to other passengers in their suites, etc.  It's not as if we have asked them to do this ...

 

Can't say I really liked the escorting business, but it isn't unusual for them to do so.

 

Mura

 

[Paulchili]

45 minutes ago, pauon said:

The Oceania Board is like driving by a car wreck;  you just have to look but know nothing good will come out of it.  It is so polluted with the same 6-9 people, it is just for entertainment.

Unlike a car wreck which you might not be able to anticipate or avoid, the Oceania board can easily be avoided if it makes you uncomfortable - unless you enjoy “the entertainment”.

It reminds me of people who like to complain about how much food they eat on a cruise. They are not being force-fed - they can eat as much or as little as they wish. They can even skip a meal or two if they wish. It is entirely their choice and thus there is no cause to complain about it.

Edited March 6, 2019 by Paulchili

[Flatbush Flyer]

27 minutes ago, Mura said:

Paul, on several occasions our butler has insisted on escorting us to the restaurant.  If we were planning on bringing a bottle of wine to dinner (whether one supplied by Oceania or by us), he would carry it.  I've never seen them bringing glasses of wine, whether for us or someone else, though.  There were also a couple of times when we'd meant to bring a bottle of wine to dinner but forgot -- and so he went back to our suite and brought the wine to us in the restaurant.

 

Your point about their usually being business during dinner hours is well taken!  Perhaps it's a question of how much they are doing in terms of serving dinner to other passengers in their suites, etc.  It's not as if we have asked them to do this ...

 

Can't say I really liked the escorting business, but it isn't unusual for them to do so.

 

Mura

 

It's not so much a butler duty as it is a food safety issue. No matter who supplied it, no passenger should be transporting any OPEN glass container into, through or between public spaces on a cruise ship (e.g., on the pool deck where plastic reigns supreme).

 

Ergo, once you've opened it in your cabin YOU (a passenger) may not transport it elsewhere yourself. 

 

If you want to finish your restaurant dinner bottle later in your cabin (your own for which you paid corkage in a dining venue or one purchased from Oceania), Oceania's policy is that the sommelier will arrange for its delivery to your cabin or you can call room service later and they will deliver the previously stored bottle to your cabin. 

Likewise, carrying your own spirits outside of the cabin is expressly prohibited.

(see the earlier pic I posted of the Currents notice).

Edited March 6, 2019 by Flatbush Flyer

[pauon]

 What is sad is that so few people post anything here because of those 6 or 7.   I wish they could see it.  Maybe we should have two forums;  those that have questions and the helpful people  and another for those that want to show how smart they are.

cheers

[Paulchili]

9 minutes ago, pauon said:

 What is sad is that so few people post anything here because of those 6 or 7.   I wish they could see it.  Maybe we should have two forums;  those that have questions and the helpful people  and another for those that want to show how smart they are.

cheers

You can still enjoy the forum by just putting an ignore function on those 6 or 7 “smart serial posters” (I assume I am included in that number )

That way none of their posts will be visible to you.

Edited March 6, 2019 by Paulchili