mringenoldus Posted October 26, 2004 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2004 My relatives are to receive a free bottle of wine each evening of their Panama cruise from the TA and RCCL as a booking bonus. Do you think they will be charged the corkage fee in the dining room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted October 26, 2004 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I am assuming that they are getting one of the wine packages that are offered on the ship. In that case the wine will come from the ships wine cellar and no corkage fee will apply. Stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqusis Posted October 26, 2004 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2004 If the wine is delivered to the dining room, no fee. If it is delivered to their cabin and they carry it to the dining room, my experience has been they will charge the fee-even if the bottle was originally purchased from RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 26, 2004 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2004 If the wine is delivered to the dining room, no fee. If it is delivered to their cabin and they carry it to the dining room, my experience has been they will charge the fee-even if the bottle was originally purchased from RCI. I think that what we are learning on these boards is that such things vary wildly from ship to ship and even from crew member to crew member. We were on the Explorer in August of 2002. We <ahem> *borrowed* a bottle of unopened wine from a reception we attended and carried it with us into the dining room. The waiter was about to charge us a corkage fee, until I said, "But it's one of RCI's bottles." And he didn't charge us. Who knows what anyone will encounter these days? Seems to be a crap shoot. Good luck, mringenoldus. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayak Posted October 26, 2004 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I have received a bottle of wine in my room from TA and from friends - they did not charge us when we took it to the Dining Room to have for dinner. We just advised it was a gift and we exchanged it for a cold bottle of wine and had it for dinner. No problem. Kayak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mringenoldus Posted October 27, 2004 Author #6 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Thanks for the info - it's exactly what I needed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plyman69 Posted October 27, 2004 #7 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I always thought that the corkage fee was for men after mexican night :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammallama Posted October 27, 2004 #8 Share Posted October 27, 2004 plyman69--There is to be NO talking of bodily functions on these boards! :p (Although I did laugh out loud and nearly choked on my coffee!) To the OP, I don't have any input on the 'corkage' fee, but I do hope the cruise works out for your relatives. I know all the hard work you've put into their trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mringenoldus Posted October 27, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I agree that men should be issued a cork around age 14!! Thanks for all the help - now my lasy yasks are to find a decent one-way airfare from Phoenix to San Jaun, a good hotel for the night before, and recommend the best excursions to them. This is actually fun for me (but it would be more fun if I was going too!) This RCCL board is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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