Bringing Soda on board

[cdillon23]

If I brought a 12 pack or 24 pack of soda on board with me when I depart will RCI allow it or will they confiscate it? Thanks.

[dianfarmer]

I always take a collaspable cooler with me with soda and water. No one has ever said anything. In fact I keep it on the bathroom floor and the cabin stewart keeps it full with ice. After the cruise we fold it up and pack it or fill it with things we bought

[pjpurple6]

I just went on the mariner, and and I brought a duffle bag, put soda in it and it was delivered to my room with my suitcase, no problem, asked the room attendent to clear out the fridge, and put the soda cans in there, nop problem whatso ever.

[cdillon23]

Great, thanks! I think instead of buying a soda card I will just bring my own.

[moheckie]

So if you walk around with your own soda can, do they give you grief about it or do they even know it's from your own stash?

[kingsgirl]

this is a great idea, especially for us who aren't flying to the port. ty

[barbaragrace]

If I brought a 12 pack or 24 pack of soda on board with me when I depart will RCI allow it or will they confiscate it? Thanks.

 

We always fill a suitcase of soda, bottled water and 2 bubble wrapped bottes of wine. It's nice to have an empty suitcase to fill for the trip home.

[Cruzn Chuck & Susan]

My DSIL brought a case of diet coke on board a cruise on the Majesty of the Seas...but that was several years ago..no problem though.

We also brought champagne on board without a problem...but now it looks like they are cracking down on that. :mad:

 

I definately have been rethinking the whole Royal Caribbean cruise experience. We are cruising with them on the 29th, but I really don't think we will book with them again....to much like cruise ****s. :(

[dfgf]

As long as it's not alcohol, it's permitted. I brought a 6-pack of Diet Coke with me when I boarded the Mariner last week. Then I 'restocked' while I was in Grand Cayman. Brought it aboard without a problem.

[takeatrip]

Have they recently cracked down on alcohol? Within the last couple of years they didn't really seem to care.

[Cruzn Chuck & Susan]

According to all I have read on the boards..it really sounds like they are cracking down. :mad:

Don't really know why, especially when other cruiselines permit it. (Carnival & Cunard, that I know about first hand). Seems silly and "money grabbing" to me..:p

[aqhacruiser]

Have they recently cracked down on alcohol? Within the last couple of years they didn't really seem to care.

 

RCCL will lot allow you to bring alcohol of any kind of board when you depart. NCL has the same rule now also. Not sure of the other cruiselines:o

[croaziera]

I took a 12 pack of coke cans and 2 2 liter bottles in a plastic grocery bag right through security in Miami onto the Freedom of the Seas and nobody said a word. They have a policy against bringing alcohol but not sodas. It saved $42 for the soda sticker. I gave the room steward all the candy bars and soda cans from the fridge and showed her that I had my own stuff and she had no problem with it.

[maurick]

Oct 6th sailing on Explorer..we brought 20 cans of caf. free diet coke. We used a heavy tote bag. No problem. Just a pain to drag on.

[iluvcruzin]

I've done it many times with no problems. I carry them on. I don't take big cases because in all honesty, I don't drink a case in a week at home. I just like having something in the room and have a few of my favorite brand. I like the 12oz bottles so they can be resealed. I take a few mini-bottles of water with me too and toss them in my backpack for days in port.

[marcmedic]

I carried them on in plain sight and nobody said a thing.

[Cruzn Chuck & Susan]

RCCL will lot allow you to bring alcohol of any kind of board when you depart. NCL has the same rule now also. Not sure of the other cruiselines:o

RCCL? Is that the same as Royal Caribbean or am I getting my initials mixed up? Royal Caribbean expressly forbids bring alcohol on the ship, even at embarkation, which Carnival and Cunard allow.

[Cruzn Chuck & Susan]

RCCL? Is that the same as Royal Caribbean or am I getting my initials mixed up? Royal Caribbean expressly forbids bring alcohol on the ship, even at embarkation, which Carnival and Cunard allow.

OOPS ..you meant "not" not "lot"...misread that...gotcha

[wishtdream]

Oct 6th sailing on Explorer..we brought 20 cans of caf. free diet coke. We used a heavy tote bag. No problem. Just a pain to drag on.

 

On the same sailing we brought 1 case of water 1 12pk of soda 2 bottles of wine and 3 bottles hard liquor. We too had no problem our cabin steward Angus kept us stocked up with plenty of ice in our collapsible cooler.

Anna

[OSU MOM]

We always fill a suitcase of soda, bottled water and 2 bubble wrapped bottes of wine. It's nice to have an empty suitcase to fill for the trip home.

WOW thats a great idea---