NCL ok or not...

[specialme]

My last cruise was with NCL. Can you still buy liquor by the bottle and take it to your stateroom?

We recently experienced the ridiculous new RCCL policy on the Vision Of the Seas and

can't believe that grown mature adults, that pay for a balcony, can't buy a bottle and have it at our

leisure. Its their reaction to the lawsuits involving intoxicated passengers and we think its absolutely

silly. We aren't hardcore drinkers but it would be nice to have a drink in our room when we want one,

without having to pay "by the drink" for room service. With all of the choices in cruise lines now, I think

that policy will come back to haunt them. If NCL still "trusts" its passengers to drink responsibly, I'll go

back to them.

Any feedback or information will be appreciated.

[JoeyandDavid]

Hi Special me, And welcome aboard….I think if you read the new policy at RCCL / Celebrity a little closer you will see that it doesn't stop you from enjoy in your stateroom in fact you are allowed u to Purchase for consumption in your stateroom alcohol or wine from the line itself….

The big who ha is about not being able to bring beverage aboard that the line doesn’t stock.. (Special wines, local wines, something not normally available on board)…

I have no knowledge of NCL' alcohol policy maybe John or some of the others here maybe able to help further…

Glad to see you posting Specialme!

Joey

[elfed]

Hi Specialme,

Yes, the new rules are rather insulting to those of us who enjoy a drink or two in our cabins. Perhaps you may think of doing what I and many other cruisers do and that is bring a bottle in your checked luggage. If it's wine have your significant other put one in her suitcase too. Also, normally cruise lines allow you to order from their stocks prior to boarding so that your bottle or two is waiting for you in your stateroom after you embark.Try the NCL website for further info:

Regards,

James.

[JohnG]

Don't try and even bring wine or other liquor on board NCL in your checked luggage. They xray and then summon everyone who was smuggling it aboard down to the library where you line up and go in and claim it, and then they confiscate it for the remainder of the cruise. You can pick it up the last morning before debarkation. I know from personal experience, having to stand in the bad boy's line.

The only thing you can pre-order is wine for bon voyage. They don't let you buy in the shops and take it to the cabin. I do seem to recall that the room service menu had liquor available in bulk.

[elfed]

Hi JohnG

That is the first time I have read about checked baggage being x-rayed for booze. And that is enough to really cheese me off to put it mildly. I hope none of the other cruise lines do this because if they do they will find themselves with a heck of a lot of very disgruntled passengers. As a part of my vacation I enjoy a drink at a fair price not the hideous prices lines like NCL charge. What's going to be next?

Regards,

James.