Raspberry Rose 31 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Can i take any of my own beers or spirits on board? Has anyone done this before? please advise!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flower pot 8 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 On P&O you can take you own wine in the restaurants but you will be charged a corkage fee, you can buy spirts in the Duty Free onboard too, not sure about any other companies, think most of them are quite strict! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eyes12 82 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 p&o tend to turn a blind eye taking alcohol on boad at the moment although when you purchase it from the shop they keep it until the end of the cruise and then you have to go and collect it but if you bring it on board from a port they seem to be fine about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAVES 125 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I have heard you can take your own onboard p&o not sure about the others, but p&o's prices at the bar etc are really good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSong 403 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I am not sure about P&O, but Cunard will let you bring on board one bottle of wine or champagne per person for special occasions. You can drink this in the resturants or bars but they do charge a corkage fee. I think it is about $20.00 per bottle and they charge it to your on-board account Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tigerlilly 97 Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 I think P&O are more lenient than Fred Olsen. we boughts lots of alcohol at ports with P&O and drank it in our cabin or brought it home. However on Fred Olsen we had all bottles taken off us at the gangway and they were delivered to the cabin on the last night! they are getting really strict! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emmone 8 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 We take a few bottles (2 or 3) for drinking in the cabin but usually have one of the wine packages, we found the Captains Package had a good choice. As previously said, they don't mind if you bring a couple of bottles on board either when embarking or from a port of call. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hampshire Hog 5 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Each time I have sailed on a P & O cruise from Southampton we take one small suitcase which I carry on board and contain some drinks i.e. a wine box, some bottles of tonic, Gin and Brandy which we consume on the balcony before dinner during the cruise. Never have we been stopped from doing this. The bottles in some cases were the duty free variety which we purchased on our previous cruise so you see we are not really big drinkers. Mother in Law loves calling into Cadiz where she can get a sherry unobtainable in the UK, another bonus of cruising. portholepolly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sandpiper 18 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Yes you can take some alcohol on board as Hampshire Hog has stated, providing it's a sensible amount. However, this can only be consumed in your cabin (Not in Public Areas), but personal bottles of wine is allowed in restaurants subject to a corkage charge. Personally, I wouldn't even bother as that bottle of Gin or Scotch you want for your cabin can be purchased via your Steward. The cost of the litre bottles of spirits via your Cabin Steward is very competitive with that available in your local supermarket. And best of all, you don't have to carry this on-board in your hand luggage. More room for that extra pair of the wife's shoes (at least that's what she tells me). jimbo 62, Sailaway and Nottingham Ryan 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shilly3191 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 The price of buying bottles of spirits from cabin steward have risen considerably recently and is not comparable to supermarkets so if for personal use in your cabin I would visit supermarket and take your own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raymondox 0 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 We normally take on board a case of champagne for drinking in our cabin with friends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyf 1 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I have never taken alcohol on board P&O ships as I find their on-board prices reasonable for what I drink (i.e. beer). I can also understand that they do not want rolling drunk people getting on board. Having said that, however, for most passengers a cruise ship is basically a floating hotel, and the idea of a hotel receptionist telling me that I can not take alcohol to my room is obviously a complete non-starter. For cruise ships to not allow passengers to take alcohol on board seems to me to be a throwback to the worst kind of Blackpool landlady's attitude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilbo 22 Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I might as well say the unpopular thing and think that cruise ships should not allow people to take alcohol on board and nor should they provide packages that allow uncontrolled alcohol consumption. Cruise ships are a business, just like hotels and restaurants and I would not regard it as acceptable behaviour to take my own alcohol to any of these estblishments. Equally I prefer not to have to spend my holiday with fellow passengers who are being encouraged to drink as much as they like because there is no financial restriction on the level of their consumption. The only thing I find even worse is those people who think it is clever to take alcohol on board hidden in water bottles or other equipment. Do they have no self respect and do these people not think it is the equivalent of a criminal act? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Solent Richard Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I might as well say the unpopular thing and think that cruise ships should not allow people to take alcohol on board and nor should they provide packages that allow uncontrolled alcohol consumption. Cruise ships are a business, just like hotels and restaurants and I would not regard it as acceptable behaviour to take my own alcohol to any of these estblishments. Equally I prefer not to have to spend my holiday with fellow passengers who are being encouraged to drink as much as they like because there is no financial restriction on the level of their consumption. The only thing I find even worse is those people who think it is clever to take alcohol on board hidden in water bottles or other equipment. Do they have no self respect and do these people not think it is the equivalent of a criminal act? Good afternoon Wilbo and nice to chat to you. Having just returned from an extended lunch I'll try to remain coherent. Seriously though, having noted your comment, I think you will like this one. A couple of years ago my wife and I cruised on Independence of the Seas and during the course of that cruise we stopped at Livorno. We took a private tour to Pisa and Florence which included a stop at the Fattoria San Michele a Torri Srl Chianti Estate on the journey back to the ship. Being the good tourist that I am I could not resist the purchase of a particularly good Chianti half case. On our return to the ship I was stopped and questioned about the alcohol I had in my possession. It was duly taken into bond and a receipt issued... Having not exactly been enamoured with the quality of the food on Independence of the Seas I could not resist the little quip...' You don't seriously believe that I would open a bottle of such a fine Chianti to accompany the food on here' Sailaway, loopylinda, Nottingham Ryan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilbo 22 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I like it and I am sure you liked the Chianti when you eventually got to drink it .....it would have been such a waste putting it in water bottles and claiming it was Ribena. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sagaris 3 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 When we were last on Azuar in 2012 on a Caribbean cruise, you could buy alcohol from the duty free shop and take it with you. Is this still allowed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shilly3191 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 When we were last on Azuar in 2012 on a Caribbean cruise, you could buy alcohol from the duty free shop and take it with you. Is this still allowed? No they now sell duty free but only for collection at the end of the cruise to take home not to drink onboard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annieuk 56 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 As people have said some things regarding Duty Free sales have changed on P&O. You can still take your own alcohol on board with no problem at all. You can still buy Duty Free on board but not for consumption while you are onboard. Your order is taken and you collect it on the last day of the cruise. You can buy bottles of spriits onboard from your steward/room service but they are not duty free prices and they are not as cheap as supermarket prices. The price, for example, of a bottle of Gin will be higher on board than from your local supermarket. Who knows things may change but that's how it is at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
portholepolly 11 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 On P&O earlier this year we bought a bottle of spirits that they issued vouchers for to use until a certain date. We were able to take the bottle to the cabin and we did drink it. Also many passengers took small suitcases ashore to stock up on tonic water wine, or whatever they needed for their cabin usage. No problem taking it on board as the crew and officers do it also. We were on a long voyage may I add so saw plenty of what was going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sailaway 21 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 We have taken drink onto the ship with us, we have also bought a bottle Gin etc., at the bar and it has been delivered to the cabin. We have noticed that it is more expensive than supermarket prices, but if you want it, you are on holiday - buy it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakes7 7 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 We always take a small case with champagne in to drink in our cabin. It is delivered with our other suitcases. If P&O had a drinks package (other than wine) we would purchase it. I love cocktails when on a cruise and have been all inclusive on other cruise lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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