Bringing Wine Onboard

[slotmomma3]

Is there still a fee to bring wine onboard?

[taglovestocruise]

2 minutes ago, slotmomma3 said:

Is there still a fee to bring wine onboard?

There has never been a fee to bring wine or soda onboard.  There could be a corkage fee if you bring the bottle into the MDR, but I have never heard of it happing to anyone. 

 

 

 

 

Corkage fee 

[Wineaux007]

I think you have a limit of 2 bottles of wine per stateroom, but I've never been charged corkage in the MDR.  I always ask in advance.  If they do charge, I would just bring down a couple of glasses from my stateroom with me.

[George C]

We always bring two bottles of wine on board have not been charged a corkage fee in many years.

[matj2000]

When was there a fee??

[George C]

49 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

When was there a fee??

Less than ten years ago, it was 18 dollars

[ONECRUISER]

1 hour ago, matj2000 said:

When was there a fee??

Yes, there was Corkage Fee about Decade ago. Seen it charged to Passengers at my Main Dining Table

[SKSMIKE5]

Can I put the bottles of wine in my suitcase or do I have to carry them on?

[Mr. Green]

37 minutes ago, SKSMIKE5 said:

Can I put the bottles of wine in my suitcase or do I have to carry them on?

Carry On.

[thepixie]

Is there a corkage fee to take a case of wine on board

 

[DaKahuna]

3 minutes ago, thepixie said:

Is there a corkage fee to take a case of wine on board

 

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-alcohol-guest-policy

 

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by DaKahuna

[thepixie]

Just now, DaKahuna said:

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

Thank you. Yes that is what I have done on other cruise lines, and paid the corkage up front at registering at embarkation. Do you know what the charge per bottle is?

[DaKahuna]

1 minute ago, thepixie said:

Thank you. Yes that is what I have done on other cruise lines, and paid the corkage up front at registering at embarkation. Do you know what the charge per bottle is?

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/charge-corkage-fee
 

Google is your friend. 

[thepixie]

  2 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

 

Sorry, are you saying that I would only be allowed to bring two bottles on board, and not a case of my favorite wine?

[DaKahuna]

Just now, thepixie said:

  2 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

 

Sorry, are you saying that I would only be allowed to bring two bottles on board, and not a case of my favorite wine?

It is not me saying it,  it is what Royal Caribbean says is allowed. 
 

[Ferry_Watcher]

36 minutes ago, thepixie said:

Thank you. Yes that is what I have done on other cruise lines, and paid the corkage up front at registering at embarkation. Do you know what the charge per bottle is?

 I can say that no fees are collected in Seattle at embarkation (check-in) for corkage fees for any of the cruise lines.

 

[little britain]

4 hours ago, thepixie said:

Thank you. Yes that is what I have done on other cruise lines, and paid the corkage up front at registering at embarkation. Do you know what the charge per bottle is?

There is no corkage “up front”

You are allowed 2 bottles per stateroom irrespective of how many people are in the room.

You cannot bring a case of wine on board. If you do then 10 bottles will be held back and returned at the end of the cruise.

If you take a bottle to dinner you may be charged corkage. I have only ever seen this happen once to a neighbouring table. I told them to go back to the cabin; open the bottle themselves and come back to dinner with 2 filled glasses; which is what they did! 

[C cruise]

Can you bring soda or water onboard? Is there a limit?

[BND]

8 hours ago, thepixie said:

  2 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

 

Sorry, are you saying that I would only be allowed to bring two bottles on board, and not a case of my favorite wine?

That's pretty standard on other cruise lines too.  What line allows you to bring a case?  I have never seen anyone actually charged a corkage fee.

[BND]

7 hours ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

 I can say that no fees are collected in Seattle at embarkation (check-in) for corkage fees for any of the cruise lines.

 

Or any other port that RCI cruises out of.  That's not how corkage fees work anyway.

[vjmatty]

29 minutes ago, BND said:

That's pretty standard on other cruise lines too.  What line allows you to bring a case?  I have never seen anyone actually charged a corkage fee.

Princess. You pay corkage for anything beyond two bottles, even if you drink it in your room….they charge you when you board.

 

I will only do this if I’m boarding in a country where I really like the local wines, like Greece, Italy or France. On RCL I settle for the two we can bring on plus I’ll order a few bottles of the wine and cheese plate for $30 from the Gifts and Gear section. 

Edited June 5, 2022 by vjmatty

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, C cruise said:

Can you bring soda or water onboard? Is there a limit?

12 up to 17 oz bottle/cans.

Edited June 5, 2022 by Biker19

[Mr. Green]

10 hours ago, thepixie said:

  2 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

You are only allowed to bring two bottles of wine. 
I have only heard of corkage fee’s being charged in the dining rooms 

 

Sorry, are you saying that I would only be allowed to bring two bottles on board, and not a case of my favorite wine?

You are allowed bring 2-750ml bottles of wine on boarding day. That is it.

[M&A]

15 hours ago, ONECRUISER said:

Yes, there was Corkage Fee about Decade ago. Seen it charged to Passengers at my Main Dining Table

RCL charged me a corkage fee, it was $10,  on a $8 bottle.  That was 10 years ago

[leaveitallbehind]

We have brought 2 bottles of wine on board all of our recent three cruises since October and have never paid a corkage fee to bring them on.  In fact we have never paid a corkage fee to bring wine on board with RCCL.  The only time they would charge that is if you bring it to a restaurant venue.  And that has only happened with us once.  That policy is non consistently upheld, at least in our experience.  However we usually consume the wine elsewhere and not a dining venue.