thriftyone Posted February 8, 2009 #1 Share Posted February 8, 2009 HELP!!! New to Carnival. Sailing out of Miami. I know this topic has been driven into the ground... but we like to drink in our cabin. My husband and I would like to bring a few bottles of wine on board with us, which I already know is OK with Carnival. BUT... We would also like to bring on one bottle of something a little harder. I know what the rule is... but has anyone sailing out of Miami recently had any luck getting something other than wine on? AND if so, is my best bet to to carry it on in our carry-ons? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolzCruiser Posted February 8, 2009 #2 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Search Smuggling and I am sure you find your answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcarp Posted February 8, 2009 #3 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Just pack it in your checked luggage and you're done. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujobie Posted February 8, 2009 #4 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Do not carry it on. Put it in your checked luggage. You can leave it in it's original bottle, just pack it and pad it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinlarge Posted February 8, 2009 #5 Share Posted February 8, 2009 order you some rumrunnerflasks.com and take what you want . If you leave in a regular bottle put it in a large ziplock and wrap in a towel, put it in your checked luggage. DO NOT put it in carry on. you will lose it most probably , I have seen it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetobeaches Posted February 8, 2009 #6 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Rum Runner flask, packed in your checked luggage. never a problem.......:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted February 8, 2009 #7 Share Posted February 8, 2009 The rule on wine is one 750 ml bottle per pax, so you might want to divide them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambidrummer Posted February 8, 2009 #8 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I went on a royal crib ship with a plug in cooler loaded with bottles of water and my son's meds and noone check anything in the cooler. We could have had rum in them. Bummer that I did not think to bring any. Next cruise I will be filling at least one water bottle with rum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujobie Posted February 8, 2009 #9 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I went on a royal crib ship with a plug in cooler loaded with bottles of water and my son's meds and noone check anything in the cooler. We could have had rum in them. Bummer that I did not think to bring any. Next cruise I will be filling at least one water bottle with rum. Carnival is starting to restrict coolers. Check their policy before you bring a giant cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinlarge Posted February 8, 2009 #10 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I have seen them check the seal on water bottles in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheible32 Posted February 8, 2009 #11 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I always bring rum on cruises and have never had a problem. I empty 4 water bottles, fill them with rum, place the water bottles in zip lock bags, and then I put them in my shoes/checked bag. Works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujobie Posted February 8, 2009 #12 Share Posted February 8, 2009 No need to disguise. I have been on 9 cruises and most times pack an entire suitcase with liquid, mnost of it contraband. All in original bottles and cans. It probably weighs 90 pounds. When you lift it, there is no question what's in it. And it always makes it to my cabin where said contraband sits all week, in original bottles, on the counter. Never had a problem. Am I just lucky? No. I don't think so. It's an unenforceable rule. Just pack your booze and don't worry, mon.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder23 Posted February 9, 2009 #13 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I cruised out of Miami in December on the Liberty and had no problem getting 6 bottles of wine and another of rum on board that was in our checked bags. We were even bought a few bottles of booze in Ocho Rios--kept one in our back pack and took to our room, and checked the other two at the liquor table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairesmom Posted February 9, 2009 #14 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I sailed out of Miami in January. Brought 2 32oz rum runner flasks and a box of wine in our checked luggage with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTTONS THE CABINBOY Posted February 9, 2009 #15 Share Posted February 9, 2009 You are allowed 1 bottle of wine per person during embarkmin.get the biggest bottle. Pack a 40 oz of rum in 1 suitcase,and a bottle of brandy in the other. Take a chance we did ,what are they going to do throw you over board. Nobody gives a sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveu44 Posted February 9, 2009 #16 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The password is.......BUBBLEWRAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjayB Posted February 9, 2009 #17 Share Posted February 9, 2009 If you aren't talking about high-end booze, you can sometimes find what you are looking for in plastic bottles. I still usually pad it and put it in a big ziplock just in case the baggage handlers too rough with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastoftheboston Posted February 9, 2009 #18 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I packed two rum runner flasks in my checked luggage last week and had no problem (and the bag with all the soda and water arrived no problem as well). Also, I was bold and didn't put my rum runners in a secondary plastic bag, and still had no issues. I don't even think they take the wine limit seriously, as I walked through security and on board with two big bottles of wine in a clear supermarket bag (the glass was clanking together making way too much noise) and no one even looked twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazm2011 Posted February 9, 2009 #19 Share Posted February 9, 2009 www.rumrunnerflasks.com :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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