tallnthensome Posted May 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I have a 12 day cruise from London next year. I've been searching the forum and trying to figure out if you can bring liquor back on the ship and to your room from the visited ports. It will be Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland. I've read some posts in the past that Carnival is much more lenient in Europe about this versus the Caribbean and Mexico where it's held until the end of the cruise. Some have said a few years ago they had no problem doing this in Europe. I've been to Europe a few times in the past but never tried carrying on liquor from ports. I usually buy Cheers but I can't wrap my head around the almost $1700 cost now for Cheers for 12 days. If anyone has any knowledge on this topic they could share that would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairescurtains Posted May 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Thanks for asking this, I have carried on liquor [no CCL liquor police at the on ramp] on a European cruise in the past, I hope to again but don't know if it is still possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted May 21, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted May 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Clairescurtains said: Thanks for asking this, I have carried on liquor [no CCL liquor police at the on ramp] on a European cruise in the past, I hope to again but don't know if it is still possible. Thank you for the reply. Was this at initial boarding or while visiting a port during the cruise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairescurtains Posted May 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted May 21, 2022 When we boarded at Barcelona there was actually a duty free store between security and the gangplank. I understand there is a new dock.🙄 We took lemoncello aboard when in Italy and somewhere else, don't remember what or which port. At the time security was conducted by port officials rather than CCL and they really were unconcerned about what you took aboard as long as it wasn't weapons or drugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann2 Posted May 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I was recently on the Carnival Pride TA and can confirm that we were able to take on wine at the ports. Did not try liquor though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted May 21, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted May 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, maryann2 said: I was recently on the Carnival Pride TA and can confirm that we were able to take on wine at the ports. Did not try liquor though. Hmmmm ..... makes me wonder if it would matter which kind of alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcvtmom Posted May 21, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I can only speak of our experience on a Carnival Mediterranean cruise in 2013. We were able to bring wine, as well as Limoncello, on in the ports we visited. It's been 9 years, so I don't know if the policy has changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmarie424 Posted May 21, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I’m going to Norway on Carnival next month and someone in our group confirmed that adults are able to carry on one bottle of wine in each port there. No liquor or beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowballs mom Posted May 21, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 21, 2022 3 hours ago, maryann2 said: I was recently on the Carnival Pride TA and can confirm that we were able to take on wine at the ports. Did not try liquor though. Was there a limit on the number of bottles at each port? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 21, 2022 #10 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Carnival's alcohol policy is no different in Europe than the US. Enforcement, or lack thereof, is the only difference. Generally yes, you can carry on, but there are no guarantees. In numerous European cruises on Carnival, I only recall seeing a liquor collection table once. Carnival used to limit sales of Cheers to cruises where there was at least one non-EU port stop to avoid having to collect VAT on the sales. Don't know if they still do, but VAT can be a significant burden and would apply to just about everything on the ship except for shore excursions which already have it built in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann2 Posted May 21, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, snowballs mom said: Was there a limit on the number of bottles at each port? Thanks! We didn't ask. It was our first port after Bermuda, Ponte Delgada. There were 3 of us and we carried on 3 bottles of delicious Portuguese wine between us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKUTopperFan Posted May 21, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 21, 2022 9 hours ago, tallnthensome said: I have a 12 day cruise from London next year. I've been searching the forum and trying to figure out if you can bring liquor back on the ship and to your room from the visited ports. It will be Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland. I've read some posts in the past that Carnival is much more lenient in Europe about this versus the Caribbean and Mexico where it's held until the end of the cruise. Some have said a few years ago they had no problem doing this in Europe. I've been to Europe a few times in the past but never tried carrying on liquor from ports. I usually buy Cheers but I can't wrap my head around the almost $1700 cost now for Cheers for 12 days. If anyone has any knowledge on this topic they could share that would be appreciated. I've never had a problem carrying on a bottle of liquor or a couple or up to 4 bottles of wine I purchased in port on my Mediterranean cruises with Carnival. As other posters have stated, I think it's a ship by ship decision. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted May 21, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted May 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, WKUTopperFan said: I've never had a problem carrying on a bottle of liquor or a couple or up to 4 bottles of wine I purchased in port on my Mediterranean cruises with Carnival. As other posters have stated, I think it's a ship by ship decision. Taking them right back to your cabin for consumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 22, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, tallnthensome said: Taking them right back to your cabin for consumption? I have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythenose Posted May 22, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I know this has been the case in past years but I am hoping someone who has sailed Carnival this year will be able to verify it is still the same. I did see the post above verify wine at ports other than embarkation so hopefully someone else can share their experience with other alcohol. I do realize it is very early in the season so might take a while for this answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlehyena Posted July 27, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 27, 2023 We did a 15 day TA from Barcelona to NY May 29th we did purchase alcohol and wine at the terminal before we boarded walked right on and took it to our room. They never had the scanner machines running when we got back on the ship. Just scanned our S&S card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted July 27, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) We carried on at least 8-10 bottles of liquor, wine and champagne we purchased in Barcelona this year. We stayed in Eixample and were close to a grocery store and the wine was so cheap...like 3-8 Euros. Even for wine that tasted really good. I had bought one of those bags on Amazon that expands for souveniers and it ended up filled with pretty much alcohol. The coca-cola was more expensive than the wine. My husband bought hard liquor in Scotland or Wales or somewhere last year, too, and carried it on. No one said anything. They totally don't care. You can even buy it in the port terminal and carry it on. Edited July 27, 2023 by Eli_6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted July 27, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Oh, and I sailed in 2022 and in 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbiter Posted July 27, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Yes, no problems on the Pride last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgesken75 Posted June 21 #20 Share Posted June 21 Hi there we will be sailing on the Legend from July 7th in UK and Iceland. Does anyone have any recent information/experience if you can still bring alcohol onboard during the cruise at the different stops? And how much, wine and/or liquor? and can you also bring additional can of sparkling water / sodas onboard at a port during the cruise or only the 12 cans you can bring on embarkation? thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 21 #21 Share Posted June 21 7 hours ago, Georgesken75 said: Hi there we will be sailing on the Legend from July 7th in UK and Iceland. Does anyone have any recent information/experience if you can still bring alcohol onboard during the cruise at the different stops? And how much, wine and/or liquor? and can you also bring additional can of sparkling water / sodas onboard at a port during the cruise or only the 12 cans you can bring on embarkation? thanks a lot! On Legend from Barcelona on a Med cruise I could carry on alcohol at embarkation with no issues, but at every port they had a liquor collection table collecting spirits. I could carry on beer and wine. This was a change from the past. No problem bringing on more sodas etc in cans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted June 21 #22 Share Posted June 21 10 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: On Legend from Barcelona on a Med cruise I could carry on alcohol at embarkation with no issues, but at every port they had a liquor collection table collecting spirits. I could carry on beer and wine. This was a change from the past. No problem bringing on more sodas etc in cans. How recently did you experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 21 #23 Share Posted June 21 3 minutes ago, Old Fart Cruisers said: How recently did you experience this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted June 21 #24 Share Posted June 21 19 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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