8.11.2009

smuggling alcohol on a cruise ship

andy & i are going on a cruise w/ naomi & brandon and some others in november. we'll be cruising aboard the carnival splendor which sails from los angeles and down to puerto vallarta and cabo san lucas. this will be our first cruise. i've heard a few things about carnival's on-board alcohol policy but want to hear from some experienced cruisers. carnival's official policy is that each person over 21 can have one bottle of wine/champagne. hooray. but what about the hard stuff? our cruise planner dude says you can smuggle clear alcohol inside a plastic water bottle and stash it in your big luggage. he said they don't really search your bags. but recently i talked to someone who recently got back from a carnival cruise who saw people having to dump our their water bottles that were filled with vodka. when i google the topic ("carnival cruise smuggling") i get a lot of message boards filled with all sorts of advice but none of it is conclusive. i'm not looking to smuggle an entire suitcase full of booze, but it would be nice to have a small stash of my favorite beverage. anyone have advice on the subject?

5 comments:

Mary Ellen said...

what's the prob with buying it?

Unknown said...

mother, why must you ask these questions? anyway, if you must know, the problem with buying it is that it can get expensive over the course of 7 days. my problem is that since i'm such a cheapskate i won't be willing to fork over much for drinks. less drinking equals less fun.

Mary Ellen said...

Got it!

Naomi said...

booze cruise!!! maybe instead of bringing toiletries, we should fill all of our shampoo and soap bottles with the good stuff. jk, cuz i do want to wash my hair. hey, i didn't comment on your last post. you're not weird...you're AWESOME! i love people that make up their own words. =)

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