melk Posted September 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 24, 2023 We are elite on Celebrity and will be sailing on Constellation. We do not have any kind of beverage package. If we bring a bottle of wine aboard for consumption in our cabin, are we required to pay corkage? Doesn't seem right somehow if we do have to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted September 24, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 24, 2023 No corkage if you don’t take the bottle to a dining room or restaurant. You can bring 1 bottle per adult max 2 per cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted September 24, 2023 #3 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, melk said: We are elite on Celebrity and will be sailing on Constellation. We do not have any kind of beverage package. If we bring a bottle of wine aboard for consumption in our cabin, are we required to pay corkage? Doesn't seem right somehow if we do have to pay. Why does it not seem right that you have to pay? Most cruise lines are moving toward corkage, and sooner or later it will hit Celebrity too. Elite has nothing to do with anything. Edited September 24, 2023 by RD64 Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted September 24, 2023 #4 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Corkage has been Celebrity policy for many, many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMHSRN Posted September 24, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 24, 2023 17 minutes ago, jelayne said: No corkage if you don’t take the bottle to a dining room or restaurant. You can bring 1 bottle per adult max 2 per cabin. Read your contract. Some of the current contracts still stat 2- bottles of wine per drinking age passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8life Posted September 24, 2023 #6 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, melk said: We are elite on Celebrity and will be sailing on Constellation. We do not have any kind of beverage package. If we bring a bottle of wine aboard for consumption in our cabin, are we required to pay corkage? Doesn't seem right somehow if we do have to pay. For those of you who don't have the beverage pkg (it was given to us by our TA) here's an idea: You are allowed a bottle of wine each pax, we bring 1.5L each w/o any problem in our carry on. We also bring a plastic carafe; pour 1/3 wine, 1/3 cranberry and 1/3 orange or grapefruit, add fruit. You can also add some brandy, and viola - Sangria! Stretching out your wine and making it delicious. Enjoy! Also, being Elite, don't forget the daily 5-7 complimentary drinks. Here is the info on Captain Club (Elite) benefit: Captain’s Club daily Elite Cocktail Hour – see Cocktail Hour Menu for details 5–7 PM daily. Check the link, on Celebrity cruises, for more that you may be missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted September 24, 2023 #7 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, LMHSRN said: Read your contract. Some of the current contracts still stat 2- bottles of wine per drinking age passenger. That has changed recently back to 2 bottles. The cruise line contract allows them to change most anything any time. Our contract said 1 pp when they changed to 2 and we could bring 2 bottles on board even through our contract said 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyman Posted September 24, 2023 #8 Share Posted September 24, 2023 We took 2 bottles each last month after the change to one each, no problem at check in. To avoid corkage if you’re taking wine to dinner just fill up your wine glass in the cabin and take it through, they hold nearly 1/2 a bottle each! Also you can then order wine 5-7pm and take that to dinner when your bottles have run dry. Being savvy when using the Elite 2 hours of free drinks, other than embarkation day, you can leave the ship with a nil drinks account😉. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2cruze me and u Posted September 28, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Crazy question........We are on a BTB in a few weeks. Does anyone know if you are able to bring two for the initial cruise, buy two in port and have them delivered the last evening, then use them as your two for the second leg of the BTB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmfdr Posted September 28, 2023 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 1:06 PM, gr8life said: For those of you who don't have the beverage pkg (it was given to us by our TA) here's an idea: You are allowed a bottle of wine each pax, we bring 1.5L each w/o any problem in our carry on. We also bring a plastic carafe; pour 1/3 wine, 1/3 cranberry and 1/3 orange or grapefruit, add fruit. You can also add some brandy, and viola - Sangria! Stretching out your wine and making it delicious. Enjoy! Also, being Elite, don't forget the daily 5-7 complimentary drinks. Here is the info on Captain Club (Elite) benefit: Captain’s Club daily Elite Cocktail Hour – see Cocktail Hour Menu for details 5–7 PM daily. Check the link, on Celebrity cruises, for more that you may be missing. Sorry, yuk on your sangria! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD64 Posted September 28, 2023 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 1:24 PM, Rustyman said: We took 2 bottles each last month after the change to one each, no problem at check in. To avoid corkage if you’re taking wine to dinner just fill up your wine glass in the cabin and take it through, they hold nearly 1/2 a bottle each! Also you can then order wine 5-7pm and take that to dinner when your bottles have run dry. Being savvy when using the Elite 2 hours of free drinks, other than embarkation day, you can leave the ship with a nil drinks account😉. One glass would barely get me through the dining room doors and to the table. Savvy? Is that a synonym for frugal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenton04 Posted September 29, 2023 #12 Share Posted September 29, 2023 3 hours ago, jmfdr said: Sorry, yuk on your sangria! Yes Sangria was born when the vintage was less than satisfactory. While we do like Sangria it’s good policy to buy a cheap wine. On a hot night on the veranda sangria on ice would be very refreshing. Salud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted September 29, 2023 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I know rules were changed to one bottle , but if you have drink package is there a corkage , I know there was none earlier this year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB_NJ Posted September 29, 2023 #14 Share Posted September 29, 2023 At one point it was 2 - 750 ml bottles per person. When did that change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyman Posted September 29, 2023 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2023 8 hours ago, RD64 said: One glass would barely get me through the dining room doors and to the table. Savvy? Is that a synonym for frugal? Savvy is knowledgeable or street smart. A full glass of wine taken to dinner saves about $30 so not to be sniffed at😉. So one glass of wine hardly gets you through the dining room doors? That’s why you’ve got 2 hands, one glass for each! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njguy_south Posted September 29, 2023 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2023 The rule is “two bottles per stateroom” as found on the Celebrity Cruises PDF Alcohol Policy: http://media.celebritycruises.com/celebrity/content/en_US/pdf/faq/Cel_Alcohol_Policy_07-30-07.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micruiser2002 Posted September 29, 2023 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2023 52 minutes ago, njguy_south said: The rule is “two bottles per stateroom” as found on the Celebrity Cruises PDF Alcohol Policy: http://media.celebritycruises.com/celebrity/content/en_US/pdf/faq/Cel_Alcohol_Policy_07-30-07.pdf That is actually outdated, it is 1 bottle per guest. Which is a bit annoying if you are a solo traveler. https://www.celebritycruises.com/company/customer-support/conduct-policy#alcohol-policy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmj59 Posted September 30, 2023 #18 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Is it ok to bring my own tumbler (with wine) into MDR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted September 30, 2023 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, mrmj59 said: Is it ok to bring my own tumbler (with wine) into MDR? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteymil Posted September 30, 2023 #20 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/28/2023 at 10:52 PM, George C said: I know rules were changed to one bottle , but if you have drink package is there a corkage , I know there was none earlier this year . No corkage if you have a drink package 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homestyle Posted September 30, 2023 #21 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Peteymil said: No corkage if you have a drink package Interesting, so I can take a bottle of champagne for Christmas Eve ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted September 30, 2023 #22 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 8:12 AM, micruiser2002 said: That is actually outdated, it is 1 bottle per guest. Which is a bit annoying if you are a solo traveler. https://www.celebritycruises.com/company/customer-support/conduct-policy#alcohol-policy Same verbiage in our cruise documents for our 8 October 2023 Eclipse cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted September 30, 2023 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2023 If you take you own glass of wine into Blu they quickly our it into one of their glasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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