Royal Caribbean outlines alcohol limits and $15 corkage fee
Guests may bring limited wine or champagne aboard, while beer and spirits are prohibited under the cruise line’s policy.
Royal Caribbean says each guest of legal drinking age may carry one sealed 750ml bottle of wine or champagne aboard on embarkation day. Boxed wine is excluded, and the bottles must be placed in carry-on luggage; according to the report, bottles packed in checked bags may be confiscated.
The cruise line’s website states that guests cannot bring beer or hard liquor aboard. Sealed prohibited alcohol seized during embarkation will be returned when the voyage ends. The report also says alcohol bought in port, whether wine or liquor, will be held until the end of the sailing.
For consecutive cruises, the report says each adult of legal drinking age may bring one bottle for each sailing. Royal Caribbean will store bottles intended for later voyages and deliver them to the guest’s cabin on the first day of the subsequent cruise.
Royal Caribbean warns that passengers who breach its alcohol rules, including by concealing alcohol, overconsuming or supplying it to underage people, may be refused boarding or removed from the ship at their own expense. The account’s author said a $15 corkage fee was avoided by drinking wine in the stateroom instead of taking bottles into restaurants or lounges.
