New Liquor Policy

Thus spake Odysseus :

In article t, says...


Got my Royal carib docs today. Their new liquor policy effective July 28,
2006 states in part that security may inspect containers (water bottles,
soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc) and will dispose of containers
containing alcohol. RCI's guest policy may be enforced, up to and including
disembarkation.

Guests who violate any alcohol policy ( overconsume, provide alcohol to to
people under 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to conceal
alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other time)
may be disbarred or not allowed to board, at their own expense.

You cant bring it aboard but you can drink to your hearts content at their
bars.

Do you think they will disbark a passenger who smuggles liquor aboard in
their checked luggage?


It sounds like a high school prom.

A little grain alcohol in the punch?
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
...
Thus spake Odysseus :

In article t,
says...


Got my Royal carib docs today. Their new liquor policy effective July 28,
2006 states in part that security may inspect containers (water bottles,
soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc) and will dispose of containers
containing alcohol. RCI's guest policy may be enforced, up to and
including
disembarkation.

Guests who violate any alcohol policy ( overconsume, provide alcohol to
to
people under 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to
conceal
alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other
time)
may be disbarred or not allowed to board, at their own expense.

You cant bring it aboard but you can drink to your hearts content at
their
bars.

Do you think they will disbark a passenger who smuggles liquor aboard in
their checked luggage?


It sounds like a high school prom.

A little grain alcohol in the punch?
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last RCCL
cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a unruley
(not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his behind
(literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children nearby!
Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another was a 50+
Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters" and
gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and remain in
your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount of time...
WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol during this
time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about it..the
Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the LAW on the
high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the next
port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool deck
everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain for
dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship, sailing
the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be in for a
rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL ships are
registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in Nassau and you
would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that simple.
Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol. Most
people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to do it
economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where your
foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a drunk? Do
you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or finding out
that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off MY
ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.

"D.Reid" wrote in message
...
Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last
RCCL cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a
unruley (not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his behind
(literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children nearby!
Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another was a
50+ Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters"
and gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and
remain in your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount of
time... WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol
during this time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about
it..the Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the LAW
on the high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the next
port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool
deck everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain
for dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship,
sailing the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be
in for a rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL ships
are registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in Nassau and
you would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that simple.
Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol. Most
people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to do it
economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where your
foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a drunk? Do
you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or finding
out that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off
MY ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.


Dave,

If a couple "smuggled" booze onboard, why would they have their Sea Pass
confiscated? Or perhaps was it the ship that was supplying them?

Then they were sent to their cabin for 10 hours....wouldn't that be where
the "smuggled" booze was kept? Do you know if their cabin was first
"cleansed" before they were allowed to enter?

Why do you believe all people who enjoy a bottle in their room are
alcoholics? I'm sure you remember when RCCL would allow you to pay an
additional charge to bring one to your cabin. Was that ok?

If the cruise lines make little money off of liquor, why does it cost you
more with booze smugglers? Is it the additional security required to
confiscate all the liquor or jail the drunks?

And finally, how do you know the boob job cost $5K? VBG

Look, the bottom line is those of us who cruise RCCL have known for years
what their alcohol policy is. We also know that they have selectively
enforced it. IMHO, everything the cruise lines do is to benefit them, NOT
us!

And yes, I am also a LRCC,
Jeff

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"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
.. .
Thus spake Odysseus :

In article t,
says...


Got my Royal carib docs today. Their new liquor policy effective July 28,
2006 states in part that security may inspect containers (water bottles,
soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc) and will dispose of containers
containing alcohol. RCI's guest policy may be enforced, up to and
including
disembarkation.

Guests who violate any alcohol policy ( overconsume, provide alcohol to
to
people under 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to
conceal
alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other
time)
may be disbarred or not allowed to board, at their own expense.

You cant bring it aboard but you can drink to your hearts content at
their
bars.

Do you think they will disbark a passenger who smuggles liquor aboard in
their checked luggage?


It sounds like a high school prom.

A little grain alcohol in the punch?
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last RCCL
cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a unruley
(not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his behind
(literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children nearby!
Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another was a 50+
Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters" and
gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and remain in
your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount of time...
WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol during this
time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about it..the
Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the LAW on the
high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the next
port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool deck
everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain for
dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship, sailing
the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be in for a
rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL ships are
registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in Nassau and you
would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that simple.
Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol. Most
people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to do it
economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where your
foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a drunk? Do
you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or finding out
that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off MY
ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.


Here is a link to the cruise line alcohol policies.
http://www.cruisecritic.com/features/articles.cfm?ID=46

If the policies are not about revenue, why is it that the
higher priced lines still allow passengers to bring their
own alcohol aboard?

"Jeff H" wrote in message
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"D.Reid" wrote in message
...
Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last
RCCL cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a
unruley (not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his
behind (literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children
nearby! Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another
was a 50+ Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters"
and gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and
remain in your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount
of time... WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol
during this time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about
it..the Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the
LAW on the high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the
next port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool
deck everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain
for dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship,
sailing the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be
in for a rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL
ships are registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in
Nassau and you would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that
simple. Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol.
Most people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to
do it economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where
your foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a
drunk? Do you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or
finding out that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off
MY ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.


Dave,

If a couple "smuggled" booze onboard, why would they have their Sea Pass
confiscated? Or perhaps was it the ship that was supplying them?

Then they were sent to their cabin for 10 hours....wouldn't that be where
the "smuggled" booze was kept? Do you know if their cabin was first
"cleansed" before they were allowed to enter?

Why do you believe all people who enjoy a bottle in their room are
alcoholics? I'm sure you remember when RCCL would allow you to pay an
additional charge to bring one to your cabin. Was that ok?

If the cruise lines make little money off of liquor, why does it cost you
more with booze smugglers? Is it the additional security required to
confiscate all the liquor or jail the drunks?

And finally, how do you know the boob job cost $5K? VBG

Look, the bottom line is those of us who cruise RCCL have known for years
what their alcohol policy is. We also know that they have selectively
enforced it. IMHO, everything the cruise lines do is to benefit them, NOT
us!

And yes, I am also a LRCC,
Jeff

Hi Jeff,
I may have come on a little strong on my previous post. If so, my apologies
to the group.

I suppose they could have searched there room. I dont know for sure. If they
did, they were well within there rights to do so.

I suppose it also depends on what is considered drinking to "excess". I
certainly could not consume a whole bottle of liquor (lets say 1 litre
bottle) on a 3 day or even a 4 day cruise. Even if shared with another, why
would you book a cruise just to set in your room and drink? If I did then
yes...I would think that I just might have a drinking problem. If I was
concerned about having enough booze to drink from sunup to sundown then yes,
I'd say I had a drinking problem. What would you call someone with a
drinking problem? They kinda get offended at the word "Drunks".

The woman I was speaking of was quite "vocal" in her description of her
"body work" She made the comment, in a not so suttle voice that it was the
"Best 5000 Bucks she ever spent"!...and I'll admit her doctor did great work
G

Overall, smuggling booze on board is illegal. They ask you not to do it.
Thats reason enough for me not to do it. Yes, they have selectivly enforced
it, to our benefit. If it gets out of hand and it comes to checking every
piece of luggage and carry on's for contraband then it would take hours to
board the ship and even longer to leave the port.

In addition, I dont feel there drink prices are unreasonable...about what
you would pay at a better club or resturant on shore. The mixed drinks that
I had were certainly worth the money. You know as well as I do they dont
"skimp" on the alcohol. On a good "Party night" I might have 4 or 5...but on
the boat, when I get to #3...I'm pretty well "buzzzed" so I just set back
and enjoy the "glow". BG

Their rules arent to target drinkers. There main concern is to provide
EVERYONE with a relaxed, enjoyable, fun and peaceful cruise experience and
yes...to make it as affordable as possible. That works for me!

See Ya' on the Boat,
Dave (off to Cozumel in November)...Down in Florida

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:43:26 -0500, Odysseus wrote:

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"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
. ..
Thus spake Odysseus :

In article t,
says...


Got my Royal carib docs today. Their new liquor policy effective July 28,
2006 states in part that security may inspect containers (water bottles,
soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc) and will dispose of containers
containing alcohol. RCI's guest policy may be enforced, up to and
including
disembarkation.

Guests who violate any alcohol policy ( overconsume, provide alcohol to
to
people under 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to
conceal
alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other
time)
may be disbarred or not allowed to board, at their own expense.

You cant bring it aboard but you can drink to your hearts content at
their
bars.

Do you think they will disbark a passenger who smuggles liquor aboard in
their checked luggage?


It sounds like a high school prom.

A little grain alcohol in the punch?
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last RCCL
cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a unruley
(not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his behind
(literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children nearby!
Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another was a 50+
Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters" and
gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and remain in
your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount of time...
WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol during this
time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about it..the
Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the LAW on the
high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the next
port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool deck
everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain for
dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship, sailing
the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be in for a
rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL ships are
registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in Nassau and you
would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that simple.
Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol. Most
people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to do it
economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where your
foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a drunk? Do
you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or finding out
that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off MY
ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.


Here is a link to the cruise line alcohol policies.
http://www.cruisecritic.com/features/articles.cfm?ID=46

If the policies are not about revenue, why is it that the
higher priced lines still allow passengers to bring their
own alcohol aboard?


So what if it's about revenue? Do you teach your kids to break the
rules to save a few bucks? Why is cheap booze so important?
Thumper

"Odysseus" wrote in message
m...
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says...



"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
. ..
Thus spake Odysseus :

In article t,
says...


Got my Royal carib docs today. Their new liquor policy effective July
28,
2006 states in part that security may inspect containers (water
bottles,
soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc) and will dispose of containers
containing alcohol. RCI's guest policy may be enforced, up to and
including
disembarkation.

Guests who violate any alcohol policy ( overconsume, provide alcohol to
to
people under 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to
conceal
alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other
time)
may be disbarred or not allowed to board, at their own expense.

You cant bring it aboard but you can drink to your hearts content at
their
bars.

Do you think they will disbark a passenger who smuggles liquor aboard
in
their checked luggage?


It sounds like a high school prom.

A little grain alcohol in the punch?
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last
RCCL
cruise out of Port Canaveral, I observed two "situations" where a unruley
(not to mention Drunk as a Skunk) passenger was showing his behind
(literally) in the pool area...in broad daylight...with children nearby!
Everyone had grown tired of this loudmouth, vulgar drunk! Another was a
50+
Female showing off her 5000.00 dollar boob job!

It didnt take long before the Captain himself with an entourage of junior
ships officers escorted the "Lady and Gentleman" to the "Brigg Quarters"
and
gave them a choice. Surrender your SeaPass card for 10 hours and remain in
your cabin...or be a "guest" in the brigg for the same amount of time...
WITH the stipulation that anyone "providing" them with alcohol during this
time would recieve the same invitation. Make no mistake about it..the
Captain is the JUDGE....JURY...AND EXECUTIONER !!!...he is the LAW on the
high seas!

YES...make NO mistake about it! There is a jail (brigg) on every cruise
ship!..and you could be escorted to a land based jail facility at the next
port of call.

What there choice was, I dont know. We didnt see much of them anymore (we
had already seen enough)...but as they were being escorted off the pool
deck
everyone broke into applause and a standing ovation to the Captain for
dealing with this "situation" in a no nonsense manner.

What you have to realize is this. If you think it's "cool" or "smart" or
"Cost Effective" to "Smuggle" something onto a international ship,
sailing
the high seas, that is expressly prohibited, then you just may be in for a
rude awakening! You are SMUGGLING!...plain and simple. RCCL ships are
registered in the Bahamas. They COULD legally jail you in Nassau and you
would have to pay the devil himself to get back home!

But...would I care?...hell no. Why?...because it's people like you that
makes people like ME have to pay more for a cruise! It's just that simple.
Most cruise lines, however, make very little revenue on alcohol. Most
people do not drink to excess where they have to "devise" plans to do it
economically. Do you consider yourself and "Alcoholic"...to where your
foremost thought in life is your next drink?...or are you just a drunk? Do
you want to "sweat" them checking your bag at embarkation?...or finding
out
that you SMUGGLED alcohol aboard? Do you WANT that pressure?

Why not jusy play by the rules and enjoy the cruise. BUY a few drinks and
enjoy. Besides...they make more on the casino proceeds in one night than
they make on alcohol for the entire trip!

Somebody made a good point. This aint the "High School Prom" ...Havnt you
"Graduated" into the Grownup world YET???

If you cant afford to cruise by the rules then stay the hell home and off
MY
ship!

Dave (a loyal Royal Caribbean Cruiser)...Down in florida
Carnival?...just sounds like another "Circus" to me.


Here is a link to the cruise line alcohol policies.
http://www.cruisecritic.com/features/articles.cfm?ID=46

If the policies are not about revenue, why is it that the
higher priced lines still allow passengers to bring their
own alcohol aboard?

Well, I cant really say. My guess would be that the "Higher Priced" lines
most likely cater to a "Different" clientel. Perhaps a more mature, upscale
group of cruisers. I've never been on a "Premium Priced" cruise line (I'm a
cheap b*****d)! I like the "Party Boats"...but then I know how to keep a
"lid" on it.

Also, I never said it was NOT about revenue. I stated that it was not there
first and formost concern.

Yes...the Disney cruises are expensive? First of all, there is no casino's
on board, so I'm told. Thats the main reason. And yes...alcohol is not
promoted as heavily on that line as it is on a "Party Boat" line. Why?
Because Disney caters to the "Family" group of cruises. Most with young
children.

But then the context of this thread is about RCCL's alcohol policy. RCCL's
rates are the most affordable in the industry...and the service, ammenities
and value are excellent! I say dont screwup a good thing!

Dave

"Lee Lindquist" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:06:01 -0400, "D.Reid"
wrote:

Well...allow me to explain it another way.
RCCL and any other cruise line has several reasons for there Policy
regarding bringing alcohol on board. ONE...It is NOT foremost to make
money...but to control those...who cant control themselves. On my last
RCCL

How are you in a position to have this inside knowledge?

--
- Lee

Hi Lee,

Most rules and "Policy's" are established and enforced for a reason. I'm
sure you know this. We may not be aware of all the reasons but you can bet
they are darn good ones with the main objective to enhance the enjoyment and
the overall cruise experience for EVERYONE on board.

As far as the unruely passengers were concerned, actually, everyone on the
pool deck had this "inside knowledge" within a few hours.

They are not that tight lipped about how unruley passengers are "Politely
and descreetly" dealt with. Let me add also, this occurance was not typical
of RCCL's clientel...or anyother cruise line for that matter. these people
were waypast "acceptable conduct" and overindulgence of alcohol was the main
reason. If they smuggled alcohol on board, then that just added to the
problem. Who knows? The bartenders should have "cut them off" hours
ago...but did they? Who knows?

I'm sure they want it understood by all, that this type of disruptive
behavior is not tolerated...and what the "corrective measures" are. No, the
"Party Police" donot patrol the decks nor should they but everyone is
expected to maintain there conduct within acceptable limits so as not to
offend or be dissrutive to the other guests on board drinking or not.

and...after a dozen or so cruises with RCCL...on the just a couple of ships,
you know who you can ask questions of...and who you cant.

See Ya' in Cozumel in November!
Dave

D.Reid wrote:
"Odysseus" wrote:
If the policies are not about revenue, why is it that the
higher priced lines still allow passengers to bring their
own alcohol aboard?

Well, I cant really say. My guess ...

Is as good as anyone else's.

YMMV, but my opinion on the matter is that the higher priced lines tend
to attract a less "party" clientel who's likely to spend megabucks at
the ship's bar, so as a result, the bar is less of a profit center for
the line, so they don't need to be concerned about liquor policies that
reduce their profits.


Also, I never said it was NOT about revenue. I stated that it was not there
first and formost concern.

Liability is always paramount; then comes profit and profit
optimization.


But then the context of this thread is about RCCL's alcohol policy. RCCL's
rates are the most affordable in the industry...

....and for the frugality-oriented consumer, can be made even more
affordable by dodging the more common profit centers. Such as the
ship's bar by BYOB.


Overall, any story about some guests becoming blasted is irrelevant to
the RCCL's "no BYOB" liquor policy unless it can be definitively
demonstrated that those guests couldn't have possibly imbibed of the
alcohol being offered by the cruise line...ie, all sources of liquor
onboard the ship had been closed to all guests for 8+ hourrs.

If you can't demonstrate that, then you're effectively only arguing
about how much money the drunk spent.


-hh

"-hh" wrote in message
oups.com...
YMMV, but my opinion on the matter is that the higher priced lines tend
to attract a less "party" clientel who's likely to spend megabucks at
the ship's bar, so as a result, the bar is less of a profit center for
the line, so they don't need to be concerned about liquor policies that
reduce their profits.

I thought on the higher priced lines you don't spend anything in the ship's
bar, it is all included. So if you bring your own liquor it just means they
don't have to provide it. (Perhaps I'm getting too many RSSC mailings
lately...Note, on Regent this policy goes into effect on the New Year's
sailing this year, so don't go booking a Thanksgiving cruise expecting to
get toasted on their dime...)