What is the Realistic answer to bringing on your own alcohol? The travel agent says "Nothing",but I've heard different. Can we bring in any beer?
Can we leave wine/spirits in original bottles or do we need to "camouflage" it? As first timers, I'm confused.

we put the bottles in our checked lugguge not carry on I have not tried to bring on beer tho if you carry on liquer I believe it is confiscated as they check carry on and xray befor you get on board.

I brought 3 bottles of hard liquor in medium sized plastic bottles and put in same bag as shampoo, mouthwash, etc.. I then brought Crystal Light for my mixers. Then I brought a bottle of wine and a 12 pack of beer in different bags. It all reached our cabin without any problem. I left it all out in plain site the whole week and all my room steward did was keep my beer cold on ice every day. There is so much luggage, I think they only look for the totally obvious like a case of beer in tacked or a whole liquor cabinet.
I bought the first drink in a pink Carnival Plastic Glass and just kept filling it with ice and pouring my special mix over it all the time.

Enjoy!

Don't know which port you're sailing out of - I sailed out of Miami - and we were able to check our large luggage outside at the curb before we ever went through security - NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER - all our liquor was in the suitcase - and as far as I could tell no one checked that luggage - or either they didn't care b/c it got into our room w/ no problem. By all means - take any beverages you need - I saved so much money that way.

I decided to wing it and selected a guarenteed cabin in hopes of getting something better; therefore, with no room assignment I will have to carry my luggage on. Does anyone have experience with bringing liquor in carry on luggage?launnel@verizon.net

Regarding Launnel's inquiry about guaranteed cabins, that just means you do not get a cabin assignment until you reach the port. The porters have the manifest of the ship and will write your cabin number on your tags before taking your luggage. We try to go 'guaranteed' as much as we can. We think we end up with a better cabin.

What about bringing beer or liquor from a port (Western Caribbean) on to the ship for on board consuption?

Has anyone tried this?

OK...SO DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PACKAGE THE ALCOHOL SO IT WONT BUST/EXPLODE..ETC? LEAVING FROM MIAMI...SO LET ME KNOW ANY TRICKS OF THE TRADE! THANKS

Hi Vincent:

If you are referring to Grand Cayman, noway! The cashiers in the liquor stores won't even let you carry liquor just purchased to the tendering point. They ship everything via the tender boat directly to the ship, therfore you do not see you liquor until it's time to go home.

I'm not sure about Cozumel, but since the ship docks in port, this may not be a problem...also, they (the people) seem a bit more relxed and not so concerned with the rules. Most just want you to buy something from their stores...Cozumel is truely a bargainers paradise.

Have a great time on your cruise!

I was told by some friends that just returned from a Western Carribbean cruise that they would each carry a bottle of water with them throughout the day in port. When you have drank all the water, go to a liquor store in town and you can purchase any clear liquor (i.e. vodka, rum, etc.) and pour it into the water bottle and walk right back on the ship with it.

As far as keeping the bottles of liquor packed in your suitcasees on the ship...I saw someone mention wrapping them in bubble wrap. I thought that was a great idea.

Hope this gives you some help.

We always buy liquor in the ports for our room. I put it in my purse as they never search purses.

Booze does come in plastic bottles! You don't need bubble wrap. Put them in your checked luggage right along side your bottles of mouthwash and shampoo and conditioner and hairspray and sun tan lotion and well, you get my drift!

Just to wade in on what has already been said, it is easy to load liquor in your checked luggage. I usually put rum or vodka in plastic water bottles and put them in large zip locked bags, then tape with packing tape just in case they spill. Last cruise I bought a bottle of Jim Beam and simply put it in my luggage and surrounded it with clothes (a little risky). No problems at all. The stewards don't care and it appears they don't xray luggage or they don't care. We also would get room service to bring tomato juice and orange juice for bloody mary's and screwdrivers. I suggest a small bottle of Tabasco if you do this. Enjoy!

We just returned from the Legend 2/17. We took some champagne from home, wrapped in bubble wrap and inside a ziplock bag and it made it to the room no problem. We purchased 4 bottles of wine and carried them on saying they were for dinner. We purchased big bottles of rum and whiskey, a couple of boxed of wine and 24 beer - all made it safe and sound to the room in our checked luggage. I had the checked luggage locked with a cable strap and I know they searched the one bag as the strap was gone. The booze was just left alone and shipped off to the room.