Liquid restrictions?

On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:09:26 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:

Are there restrictions for liquids in your carry on bags on the ship
like there are for the airlines? I just read something like that on a
message board, and I'm not sure I read it right.

Thanks,
Marcia

What kind of liquids are you referring to? There have been discussions
of some cruise lines having problems with larger amounts (cases) of
water or soda.
Alcohol is supposedly a problem although there are tricks to that also
but this might trigger the usual discussion of why anyone who possibly
want to bring alcohol on.
I've only been on two cruises but I was surprised that even underaged
drinkers were able to get alcohol on board after shore excursions.

Brian wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:09:26 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:

Are there restrictions for liquids in your carry on bags on the ship
like there are for the airlines? I just read something like that on a
message board, and I'm not sure I read it right.

Thanks,
Marcia

What kind of liquids are you referring to? There have been discussions
of some cruise lines having problems with larger amounts (cases) of
water or soda.
Alcohol is supposedly a problem although there are tricks to that also
but this might trigger the usual discussion of why anyone who possibly
want to bring alcohol on.
I've only been on two cruises but I was surprised that even underaged
drinkers were able to get alcohol on board after shore excursions.

I'm just referring to toiletries like shampoo and other liquids. I was
reading posts on the Cruise Critics message boards, and some were about
water being confiscated. I was just wondering if there were rules I
didn't know about. I would like to take some small juice boxes on board
just to have in my room at night, but mostly it was the toiletries that
I was concerned about.

Marcia

On Tue, 25 May 2010 19:14:55 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:09:26 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:

Are there restrictions for liquids in your carry on bags on the ship
like there are for the airlines? I just read something like that on a
message board, and I'm not sure I read it right.

One of the advantages of driving to a cruise instead of flying is that
you don't have to worry about airline luggage restrictions and fees.
What restrictions there are are mostly for alcohol.

What kind of liquids are you referring to? There have been discussions
of some cruise lines having problems with larger amounts (cases) of
water or soda.
Alcohol is supposedly a problem although there are tricks to that also
but this might trigger the usual discussion of why anyone who possibly
want to bring alcohol on.
I've only been on two cruises but I was surprised that even underaged
drinkers were able to get alcohol on board after shore excursions.

Not sure how - when I have traveled with my grandchildren they were
not able to get any alcohol on board. On NCL they had the corner of
the room card clipped to show that he was under age. They wouldn't
even let him get change from the cashier in the casino - I had to come
with him. And that was even though he was about 6'2" and looked a lot
older than his 14 years. Several years ago I did allow my grandson to
sample wine and 'mead' in Ireland at the medieval dinner, but that was
not on board ship.

I'm just referring to toiletries like shampoo and other liquids. I was
reading posts on the Cruise Critics message boards, and some were about
water being confiscated. I was just wondering if there were rules I
didn't know about. I would like to take some small juice boxes on board
just to have in my room at night, but mostly it was the toiletries that
I was concerned about.

I sometimes take an apple or bread roll from the buffet to my room to
have just in case, but mostly we just drink water - the room steward
should fill the ice bucket with ice a couple of times a day, and some
rooms will have a mini-fridge (filled with stuff that you have to pay
for)

On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:30:04 -0400, wrote:


One of the advantages of driving to a cruise instead of flying is that
you don't have to worry about airline luggage restrictions and fees.
What restrictions there are are mostly for alcohol.

That's true but it would have been a problem for us on the two cruises
we went on. We live in MD and one cruise left from Vancouver, BC which
would have been possible but we didn't have that much time. The other
one left from Rome.
I would like to go on a cruise from baltimore sometime if I could get
my wife to agree.

Not sure how - when I have traveled with my grandchildren they were
not able to get any alcohol on board. On NCL they had the corner of
the room card clipped to show that he was under age. They wouldn't
even let him get change from the cashier in the casino - I had to come
with him. And that was even though he was about 6'2" and looked a lot
older than his 14 years. Several years ago I did allow my grandson to
sample wine and 'mead' in Ireland at the medieval dinner, but that was
not on board ship.

I'm not sure either. This was in Europe and the kids were probably old
enough to buy the alcohol but were under 21 which was the drinking age
on the ship. My daughter was over 21 but we were with a large group
which included a number of teens. I said I was concerned about getting
a bottle back on board but my daughter said that the kids had been
doing it.

On 5/26/2010 8:30 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 25 May 2010 19:14:55 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:09:26 -0700, "Marcia R."
wrote:
What kind of liquids are you referring to? There have been discussions
of some cruise lines having problems with larger amounts (cases) of
water or soda.
Alcohol is supposedly a problem although there are tricks to that also
but this might trigger the usual discussion of why anyone who possibly
want to bring alcohol on.
I've only been on two cruises but I was surprised that even underaged
drinkers were able to get alcohol on board after shore excursions.

Not sure how - when I have traveled with my grandchildren they were
not able to get any alcohol on board. On NCL they had the corner of
the room card clipped to show that he was under age. They wouldn't
even let him get change from the cashier in the casino - I had to come
with him. And that was even though he was about 6'2" and looked a lot
older than his 14 years. Several years ago I did allow my grandson to
sample wine and 'mead' in Ireland at the medieval dinner, but that was
not on board ship.

I think there are two different things being discussed here. I read "get
alcohol on board after shore excursions" as bringing it onboard when
returning to the ship. While they should not be doing it, I would be
surprised if they check ages when people bring alcohol onboard, and they
were probably smuggling it on anyway since wouldn't they confiscate it
from anyone until the end of the cruise, if found?

What I think you are talking about is ordering it on the ship, and they
are very careful about that, obviously with the notation on the cards.

Bill

[Default] Thus spake "Jean O'Boyle" :


"Marcia R." wrote in message
...
Are there restrictions for liquids in your carry on bags on the ship like
there are for the airlines? I just read something like that on a message
board, and I'm not sure I read it right.

Thanks,
Marcia


Hi Marsha,

No, there are no restrictions on the size of liquids in your carry-ons for
the ship. The 3 oz. or smaller are only for your flight travel.

And then only for carry on luggage. There needn't be a restriction on
the ships because you will (hopefully) have your bags that night.


--Jean

--

- dillon I am not invalid

Warick: "Who brings a gun to a knife fight?"
Gil: "The winner?"

On Wed, 26 May 2010 21:13:31 -0400, Brian
wrote:

On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:30:04 -0400, wrote:


One of the advantages of driving to a cruise instead of flying is that
you don't have to worry about airline luggage restrictions and fees.
What restrictions there are are mostly for alcohol.

I see that this is ambiguous - the restrictions on alcohol I was
talking about weren't for flying but for boarding the ship

That's true but it would have been a problem for us on the two cruises
we went on. We live in MD and one cruise left from Vancouver, BC which
would have been possible but we didn't have that much time. The other
one left from Rome.
I would like to go on a cruise from baltimore sometime if I could get
my wife to agree.

We live in MD too, but we have time. We've been on 3 cruises (so far)
from Baltimore. One to Bermuda, and one repositioning, and one last
winter on Celebrity to the Caribbean. This coming winter we are
trying RCI from Baltimore again. It is a great port to leave from and
come back to. Charleston also works for us - not a real long trip.
And we could get to NY fairly easily although it would mean and early
start because Baltimore is 2 hours from us..

Not sure how - when I have traveled with my grandchildren they were
not able to get any alcohol on board. On NCL they had the corner of
the room card clipped to show that he was under age. They wouldn't
even let him get change from the cashier in the casino - I had to come
with him. And that was even though he was about 6'2" and looked a lot
older than his 14 years. Several years ago I did allow my grandson to
sample wine and 'mead' in Ireland at the medieval dinner, but that was
not on board ship.

I'm not sure either. This was in Europe and the kids were probably old
enough to buy the alcohol but were under 21 which was the drinking age
on the ship. My daughter was over 21 but we were with a large group
which included a number of teens. I said I was concerned about getting
a bottle back on board but my daughter said that the kids had been
doing it.

If it was legal in the country at the port, then it was probably OK
with the ship and they weren't going to be too upset about it. Now
the bringing a bottle back on board would be something they wouldn't
like even if it was an old person and not a teen.

On Wed, 26 May 2010 22:17:26 -0400, Bill
wrote:


I think there are two different things being discussed here. I read "get
alcohol on board after shore excursions" as bringing it onboard when
returning to the ship. While they should not be doing it, I would be
surprised if they check ages when people bring alcohol onboard, and they
were probably smuggling it on anyway since wouldn't they confiscate it
from anyone until the end of the cruise, if found?

What I think you are talking about is ordering it on the ship, and they
are very careful about that, obviously with the notation on the cards.

Bill

I'm referring to bringing it onto the ship at ports.

On the ship, they seemed pretty strict about that. It was a mixed
group with some over 21 and some under. We warned our daughter not to
buy on the ship for those who were underaged. She doesn't drink much
and there weren't many liquor charges that were charged.
It did seem strange to see our daughter drinking in a hotel bar before
the cruise with a 16 year old which was legal.

On Thu, 27 May 2010 09:53:43 -0400, wrote:


We live in MD too, but we have time. We've been on 3 cruises (so far)
from Baltimore. One to Bermuda, and one repositioning, and one last
winter on Celebrity to the Caribbean. This coming winter we are
trying RCI from Baltimore again. It is a great port to leave from and
come back to. Charleston also works for us - not a real long trip.
And we could get to NY fairly easily although it would mean and early
start because Baltimore is 2 hours from us..

If there isn't traffic, we could probably be to the port in less than
half an hour so it would be very convenient.