Cruise holidays: Can you take alcohol on board a cruise ship? Baggage rules explained (Image: Getty Images)
Cruise ship holidays can be quite expensive - but is it possible to save the pennies by bringing alcohol on board rather than purchasing it in bars and restaurants? Alcohol can, in fact, be a slightly tricky area as cruise companies have different rules and it varies depending on the type of booze. However, mainstream cruise lines all ban passengers from bringing spirits and beer on board. They do, however, permit at least one bottle of wine or champagne - although corkage fees may apply.
Cruise holidays: Can you take alcohol on board a cruise ship? Baggage rules explained
On Royal Caribbean cruises “guests are not allowed to bring beer or hard liquor onboard for consumption or any other use,” states their website.
Containers will be inspected and any containing alcohol will be disposed of.
Royal Caribbean states: “Alcoholic beverages seized on embarkation day will not be returned.”
However, this strict rule does not extend to wine or champagne as cruise passengers can bring two 750ml bottles of these aboard per stateroom.
The website adds: “If more than two bottles of wine and champagne are brought onboard, including any alcoholic beverages purchased in ports-of-call or in our onboard shops, they will be stored by the ship and delivered to your stateroom on your last day onboard.”
Carnival Cruise Line, however, will only permit guests to bring one bottle of wine or champagne on board.
Cruise holidays: Cruise ship do permit at least one bottle of wine
