Going on a cruise in two weeks

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: OCguy
@Rubycon: What If I am walking extremely funny? Will they make me do the ol' squat-n-cough?

Hmmm that depends...

Some people walk funny after ummm you know!

If you wear cargos and stuff miniatures with plastic caps you can walk through the metal detector with no problem whatsoever.

 

[dirtboy]

On the last cruise I went on, Carnival out of San Diego, I just threw an entire 1.5L plastic bottle of rum in one of my suitcases on top of everything. When all my luggage but that one showed up, I figured I'd be called to the naughty room. About 30 minutes later it showed up with all my booze intact.

 

[jimmyjam]

Originally posted by: kstu
Clear liquor
Empty Listerine bottle
Blue/Green food coloring

Why not:
Clear liquor
Water Bottle
?

I brought 6 water bottles full of vodka on a cruise a few months ago in my carry-on. I also put an unopen bottle of rum in my checked luggage to see if that would work, and no problem there either. This was on NCL leaving from Miami.

 

[chalmers]

Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS

Originally posted by: JS80
Is liquor expensive on the ship?

Not in the casino...

same price if not more in casino.

 

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS

Originally posted by: JS80
Is liquor expensive on the ship?

Not in the casino...

same price if not more in casino.

If you pay in a casino you're doing it wrong.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: chalmers
Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

See my post above. I work for NCL. Each ship is different but the rules are the same.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

For our last cruise we brought a 24 pack of water bottles and emptied a few of them out and then filled them with alcohol and repacked them into the middle of the 24 pack. Put a luggage tag on the water bottles and they got brought to our room with no problems.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
The guest is notified to report to a room (we call ours the naughty room) on deck 12 for explanation.

lol... if someone ever told me to "report to the naughty room" .. i would tell them that i left kindergarden 30+ years ago.

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: chalmers
Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

I will be on the NCL Pearl in a few weeks...they used to give free drinks in the casino..no more

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: guyver01

lol... if someone ever told me to "report to the naughty room" .. i would tell them that i left kindergarden 30+ years ago.

Good thing! Kindergartners should not be drinking liquor!

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: ballmode
Hmm I learned something today!

Now it's just a matter of remembering it when it comes time to take my cruise

 

[joutlaw]

I've been on 3 cruises... each time I smuggled booze in.

We did the water bottle trick. Clear Rum and Vodka in water bottles in our suitcases.

We never bought the soft drink card. I'd just make mixers with orange juice or fruit punch and drink all day. I'd buy a beer every now and then.

Now when they had the captains dinner with the hour of free booze... it was like college all over again... I just sat at the bar and chugged as many beers as I could for an hour.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: kstu
Clear liquor
Empty Listerine bottle
Blue/Green food coloring

Make skittles vodka.

 

[chalmers]

Originally posted by: joutlaw
I've been on 3 cruises... each time I smuggled booze in.

We did the water bottle trick. Clear Rum and Vodka in water bottles in our suitcases.

We never bought the soft drink card. I'd just make mixers with orange juice or fruit punch and drink all day. I'd buy a beer every now and then.

Now when they had the captains dinner with the hour of free booze... it was like college all over again... I just sat at the bar and chugged as many beers as I could for an hour.

That's what I'm leaning towards. I'm not too worried but I think that's a pretty good idea. We want to bring liquor on that mixes well with the free drinks

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: joutlaw
I've been on 3 cruises... each time I smuggled booze in.

We did the water bottle trick. Clear Rum and Vodka in water bottles in our suitcases.

We never bought the soft drink card. I'd just make mixers with orange juice or fruit punch and drink all day. I'd buy a beer every now and then.

Now when they had the captains dinner with the hour of free booze... it was like college all over again... I just sat at the bar and chugged as many beers as I could for an hour.

Nothing says "READY, SET, GO!" like an open bar.

 

[Lounatik]

Heh, on a cruise I went on last year, I was poking about the room ( looking under the bed, behind curtains, etc. ) when I actually came upon two barely used bottles of rum and vodka. I guess the person before us forgot them there, so I had a good time with them. I also do like stated above: I go into port and grab a bunch of small plastic bottles and wear the cargo pants. It's fairly easy to keister them this way. The water bottle trick is as easy as they come, provided you like rum or vodka.


Peace


Lounatik

 

[Sea Moose]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Everyone's feelings are different as to why or even how but if you must know...

Yes we don't allow alcohol. If you want to bring a sixpack or two of beer that's OK. Wine and/or hard liquor no. ALL checked baggage is radiographed and suspicious items result in the bag being withheld. The guest is notified to report to a room (we call ours the naughty room) on deck 12 for explanation. You are kindly asked to open your bag and pull out the contents and explain why you have a bottle of bubbly in a sock, etc. It's actually quite funny.

Guests may have their wine if they wish to pay a $15 corkage fee. That is added to their folio and they can have their wine served in any restaurant, etc.

Hard liquor is kept until the last night of the cruise (after 2100 SHIP TIME) which it can be retrieved. This also applies to any alcohol purchased on shore or in the Gallery shops.

Putting alcohol in listerine bottles is old as the hills. It will work with a small bottle. A suitcase full of a case of listerine bottles is a red flag as much as a $90k sports car is to the IRS for business use! :laugh:

People come up with creative ways for sure. If you succeed congratulations! Just don't be surprised to get a nastygram asking you to report to the naughty room after muster.

Smuggling liquor in places you aren't supposed to have it isn't new for sure. Rock concert goers have pushed this arena to the brink of crazy...

http://hideyourbooze.com/

:shocked:

Also (we don't) but two cruise lines come to mind with smuggling. Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. It's right in the contract that they have the choice to deny boarding at embarkation day if prohibited items are found in your baggage or carry on! They issue no refunds either. So if you're on one of those lines you may want to consider the consequence. I'm sure if they were doing this it would be all over sites like cruisecritic.com so they probably have not but just be aware that they can.

In any case have a fun cruise!

be a proper boot legger

option 1) Smuggle bottles of beer utb

option 2) Pack some bits in your luggage and brew your own on board.

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: freesia39

Originally posted by: kstu
Clear liquor
Empty Listerine bottle
Blue/Green food coloring

This is what my sister did. Seriously clean that bottle out 20-30 times though, my sister said it still tasted like mouthwash.

Last cruise I went on, my cousin's friends did this. She didn't clean the bottle out well enough though and it felt like we were drinking listerine. Still got me buzzed though, so apart from the burn it was fine.

 

[gsellis]

Cruise Carnival out of San Juan. Liquor store in the terminal that is not expensive. Take your booze through the x-ray and board. IOW, permitted out of San Juan. Only place I know of. Western and Eastern Carribean cruises.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: chalmers
Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

See my post above. I work for NCL. Each ship is different but the rules are the same.

I see it states Bermuda in your profile. We're cruising to Bermuda out of NY on NCL's Dawn in Oct... will you be on that ship?

 

[Kelvrick]

Depends on the line you go on. My last cruise, they allowed 1 standard wine bottle per guest, so me and the wifey brought a bottle each. She also has a light stomach so we always bring bottles of 7-up with us anyway. We're pretty light-weight though so it was easy. One of my buddies filled up one of the 7-up bottles in the 6-pack with vodka. We filled a contact solution bottle full of booze and barely drank half of it. Don't forget you'll be going on shore too and be drinking there.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: chalmers
Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

See my post above. I work for NCL. Each ship is different but the rules are the same.

I see it states Bermuda in your profile. We're cruising to Bermuda out of NY on NCL's Dawn in Oct... will you be on that ship?

yeah u think? her site sez dawn girl...

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: ivan2

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: chalmers
Thanks for all the responses. We are going on the Norwegian Sky. Anyone gone on that ship or used Norwegian in general? It seems like it's just a risk I'll have to try taking. I'm thinking a couple water bottles filled with vodka, or just putting a couple liquor bottles in the suitcase and hoping for the best.

See my post above. I work for NCL. Each ship is different but the rules are the same.

I see it states Bermuda in your profile. We're cruising to Bermuda out of NY on NCL's Dawn in Oct... will you be on that ship?

yeah u think? her site sez dawn girl...

what site?

http://hideyourbooze.com/ - don't see anything there.

 

[StageLeft]

Depends on the cruise line. We did royal carribean in april and I can tell you I saw no easy way to do it. They scan your bags and it would be quite tricky.