JES11583 Posted March 5, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2009 hi there! So,I know we can bring our own Wine on board. If we bring our own cork (or even a bottle that has a screw on top).. can we bring an opened bottle of wine to dinner with us?? We wont need it to be opened.. itll already be opened... thoughts?? thank you in advance! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVegasMan Posted March 5, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Yes, you can bring your Boone's Farm to the dining room. They may or may not charge you the corkage fee. The fee is not for removing the cork or taking off the cap, it's to recover lost revenue for you not buying a bottle of wine in the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnjkeith Posted March 5, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Yes open bottles are OK. No cork fee that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted March 5, 2009 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2009 hi there! So,I know we can bring our own Wine on board. If we bring our own cork (or even a bottle that has a screw on top).. can we bring an opened bottle of wine to dinner with us?? We wont need it to be opened.. itll already be opened... thoughts?? thank you in advance! :) Whether it's open or not, cork or screw cap, you may be charged a corkage fee of $10... About half the time they don't charge you but be prepared in the event they do... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES11583 Posted March 5, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted March 5, 2009 thank you!! I just dont want to get charged a corkage fee... Ill be buying enough other alcohol from them.. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted March 5, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2009 hi there! So,I know we can bring our own Wine on board. If we bring our own cork (or even a bottle that has a screw on top).. can we bring an opened bottle of wine to dinner with us?? We wont need it to be opened.. itll already be opened... thoughts?? thank you in advance! :) IMO - this borders on Tacky. You can get/bring wine glasses, pour the wine into them, and carry to dining Room (or anywhere else). ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES11583 Posted March 5, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Would we be better to just fill a glass up and take it with us that way? make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES11583 Posted March 5, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted March 5, 2009 IMO - this borders on Tacky. You can get/bring wine glasses, pour the wine into them, and carry to dining Room (or anywhere else). ken I was asking that question as you were responding I guess... thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumbles Posted March 5, 2009 #9 Share Posted March 5, 2009 We brought in two unopened bottles of wine just last week on two separate occasions. We were charged the corkage fee the first time but not the second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES11583 Posted March 5, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted March 5, 2009 We brought in two unopened bottles of wine just last week on two separate occasions. We were charged the corkage fee the first time but not the second time. thank you! :0 Hopefully theyll only charge it once, if at all :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnjkeith Posted March 5, 2009 #11 Share Posted March 5, 2009 We brought in two unopened bottles of wine just last week on two separate occasions. We were charged the corkage fee the first time but not the second time. If waiter charged me a cork fee, I would go to purser and lower his tip by amount of cork fee! Flame away.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John&John Posted March 5, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 5, 2009 In October on the Valor we had wine every night and were charged the corkage fee 3 times. The waiter did not get an extra tip (mainly because he was playing his own violin one night :eek: , but the corkage fee closed the deal. Just off the Victory and were not charged any corkage fees. The waiter got an extra tip! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cks Posted March 5, 2009 #13 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm going to get flamed for this I'm sure, but is a $10 corkage fee really that big of a deal to people paying hundreds or thousands of $$ for a cruise?? I mean, geez, I pinch my pennies and can barely afford this cruise, but I'm fine with paying a corkage fee if it means I don't have to pay their markup. Sorry, just my $0.02 on an irritating afternoon. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie48 Posted March 5, 2009 #14 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If waiter charged me a cork fee, I would go to purser and lower his tip by amount of cork fee! Flame away.! And for that I hope you get lousy service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted March 5, 2009 #15 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Yes open bottles are OK. No cork fee that way. Wrong. As has been said many times in different ways... Corkage fee has nothing to do with the bottle being 'opened or not opened'. The fee is for them allowing you to bring your own bottle into the dining room...period.:) It may or may not be charged by your waiter. As to going to the purser's desk and lowering the waiter's tip....what a silly thing to do. The waiter is doing what he is told to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan40 Posted March 5, 2009 #16 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If waiter charged me a cork fee, I would go to purser and lower his tip by amount of cork fee! Flame away.! It is actually the bar waiter/wine steward that charges you the fee. Not your table waiter. He/she may be the one to present the bill to you but it was the other guy that charged you. So would you still dock the table waiter since you cannot stiff the wine steward? Is it the principle of the thing, or is it your fanatical frugality? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnjkeith Posted March 5, 2009 #17 Share Posted March 5, 2009 It is actually the bar waiter/wine steward that charges you the fee. Not your table waiter. He/she may be the one to present the bill to you but it was the other guy that charged you.So would you still dock the table waiter since you cannot stiff the wine steward? Is it the principle of the thing, or is it your fanatical frugality? Dan Heck I will just take all the tips off! It was a joke! Lighten up folks, ya'll toooo serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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