steppesister Posted January 25, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hi There! First post, first cruise. :) I am wondering where the wine you can bring onboard is kept? In your stateroom or do they keep it stored for you? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed01106 Posted January 25, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Kinda your choice. Keep it in room if you want to drink it in your room. Often this can avoid the corkage fee. Have them store it if you want to have it at dinner, chilled. etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 25, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, steppesister said: Hi There! First post, first cruise. 🙂 I am wondering where the wine you can bring onboard is kept? In your stateroom or do they keep it stored for you? Thanks! Welcome to CC. Not knowing what cruise line or ship you are cruising with/on but Celebrity and RC allow two 750 ml bottles of wine per stateroom at the embarkation port only. No fees to bring them aboard. Celebrity and RC request you carry you wine onboard. No wine glasses in your stateroom. No corkscrew either. We always have one in our first aid lit. You can request wine glasses (and corkscrew, hate theirs) from your stateroom attendant or stop by one of the bars and ask for wine glasses if you want to drink the wine in your stateroom. You can also take your filled wine glasses from your stateroom into other venues. Enjoy your first cruise. 🍷 Edited January 25, 2020 by davekathy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 25, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted January 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, ed01106 said: Kinda your choice. Keep it in room if you want to drink it in your room. Often this can avoid the corkage fee. Have them store it if you want to have it at dinner, chilled. etc. That answers my question perfectly. Wanted to sip in my room in the evenings. 🙂 Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 25, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, davekathy said: Welcome to CC. Not knowing what cruise line or ship but Celebrity and RC allow two 750 ml bottles of wine per stateroom at the embarkation port only. No fees to bring them aboard. Celebrity and RC request you carry you wine onboard. No wine glasses in your stateroom. No corkscrew either. We always have one in our first aid lit. You can request wine glasses (and corkscrew, hate theirs) from your stateroom attendant or stop by one of the bars and ask for wine glasses if you want to drink the wine in your stateroom. You can also take your filled wine glasses from your stateroom into other venues. Enjoy your first cruise. 🍷 Thanks!! That was going to be my second question.... can we sip outside the room? (Sorry, yes, it's RC.) I want to mainly sip IN my room before bed as I surf the nets, but might want to take out to watch a sunset or something too. Good point about the corkscrew! I'd have probably forgotten! Edited January 25, 2020 by steppesister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 25, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, steppesister said: can we sip outside the room? Yes. 🍷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted January 25, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Ask your cabin attendant for wine glasses and if you like your wine chilled; an ice bucket Ask to have the bucket refreshed as they do the room.😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted January 27, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 27, 2020 BTW< on RCI, people have seldom been actually charged the corkage fee. They MAY do so, but in 4 cruises, we have not been charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted January 27, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, SRF said: BTW< on RCI, people have seldom been actually charged the corkage fee. They MAY do so, but in 4 cruises, we have not been charged. Yeah it's confusing and inconsistent with them. First their policy was to charge, then they dropped it, now its back, but rarely enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 27, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 10:34 AM, janetz said: Ask your cabin attendant for wine glasses and if you like your wine chilled; an ice bucket Ask to have the bucket refreshed as they do the room.😊 Super helpful advice! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 27, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I'll probably just order wine with dinner and save my own for sipping in the room. But this is good to know if I change my mind and take the bottle to dinner. IF they do enforce, is it a one-time fee or every time you drink from it. Sorry, new to this and it might be a silly question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted January 27, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 27, 2020 IF they charge a fee, it's one-time. Likely, there is no corkage fee. You may take drinks FROM anywhere TO anywhere. Just don't take glass on the pool deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted January 27, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, SRF said: BTW< on RCI, people have seldom been actually charged the corkage fee. They MAY do so, but in 4 cruises, we have not been charged. Agree do not remember last time rccl charged us corkage but celebrity normally does and that is 25 a bottle , but no problem drinking it in your room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 27, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted January 27, 2020 47 minutes ago, cb at sea said: IF they charge a fee, it's one-time. Likely, there is no corkage fee. You may take drinks FROM anywhere TO anywhere. Just don't take glass on the pool deck. 6 minutes ago, George C said: Agree do not remember last time rccl charged us corkage but celebrity normally does and that is 25 a bottle , but no problem drinking it in your room. Perfect! I'll bring my local Oregon Pinots and sip at my leisure. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznjan Posted January 27, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, steppesister said: I'll probably just order wine with dinner and save my own for sipping in the room. But this is good to know if I change my mind and take the bottle to dinner. IF they do enforce, is it a one-time fee or every time you drink from it. Sorry, new to this and it might be a silly question. I leave my bottle in the room and take a glass of wine to dinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 27, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 hours ago, cruznjan said: I leave my bottle in the room and take a glass of wine to dinner. Oh!! I had no idea you could do that!! This is the best idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted January 27, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 27, 2020 You can also take your opened bottle of wine to the dinning room with you 😊 No need for any corkage fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 28, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted January 28, 2020 5 hours ago, janetz said: You can also take your opened bottle of wine to the dinning room with you 😊 No need for any corkage fee Perfect! Thank you so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted January 28, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 28, 2020 15 hours ago, janetz said: You can also take your opened bottle of wine to the dinning room with you 😊 No need for any corkage fee Seriously? "Corkage" is about more than pulling the cork (or unscrewing the cap). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted January 28, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 10:36 AM, steppesister said: Hi There! First post, first cruise. 🙂 I am wondering where the wine you can bring onboard is kept? In your stateroom or do they keep it stored for you? Thanks! up to you. most people keep it in their stateroom until they are ready to drink it. keeping in mind that nearly all lines charge you a corkage fee if you consume it anywhere outside of your stateroom. they will hold any open bottles for you, and will pre chill bottles as well. you can also pour yourself a glass in your stateroom and bring it anywhere with you with no corkage fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted January 28, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 28, 2020 21 hours ago, SRF said: BTW< on RCI, people have seldom been actually charged the corkage fee. They MAY do so, but in 4 cruises, we have not been charged. and as I always have a rebuttal: we have always been charged( and we sail in suites too) so we just stopped bringing bottles to dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted January 28, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 28, 2020 15 hours ago, janetz said: You can also take your opened bottle of wine to the dinning room with you 😊 No need for any corkage fee Incorrect. On RCI, and most restaurants, the corkage fee has nothing to do with opening the bottle. It has to do with compensating for the loss in revenue when you bring, instead of buy, your wine. So, it is charged, even if you open the bottle and bring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted January 28, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, spookwife said: and as I always have a rebuttal: we have always been charged( and we sail in suites too) so we just stopped bringing bottles to dinner. They must just not like you. 😄 We have never been charged. 4 cruise, 2 bottles per cruise, taken to dinner and opened by the waiter, and never a mention of corkage fee. As I said, TYPICALLY, they have not charge, as evidenced by MOST posts. You have just been unluckly Last cruise, I had a 1980 Robert Mondavi Cabernet, that the cork was in bad shape. They had to put a lot of work into opening it, and still did not charge in Chops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted January 28, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 hours ago, SRF said: As I said, TYPICALLY, they have not charge, as evidenced by MOST posts. You have just been unluckly What line are you describing? I get charged about 90% of the time on Cunard. I recognize the economics and the rationale so I'm not surprised or bothered by it. Lately I've had issues spending my onboard credit, so I've resolved not to carry on wine next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppesister Posted January 28, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted January 28, 2020 This a great discussion and I'm learning a lot! Thanks for helping me understand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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