HELP Checking Carbonated beverages?

[tecdavidt]

HELP! I have always checked the wine and alcohol but carried on the tonic water. This time I thought I'd better check it. The luggage areas are not pressurized so how will that affect the carbonated tonic water? Should I carry it on? Right now I wrapped each bottle in a large ziplock bag and have it in bubble wrap. So it won't break but will it explode? Michelle do you know? Kathy

[Michelle]

Kathy, I'm not sure, I've never checked carbonated items...I think if you wrapped them securely and put them in ziploc bags you'd probably be okay, just be careful when you open them! :)

[plutojudy]

Last two cruises we checked through Pepsi. We packed it three cans to each Ziploc freezer bag. So far, so good. No explosions. We are doing it again in a few weeks. Hope this helps.

[Firefighter Mickey]

Luggage areas on planes are usually pressurized. We've never had any problems shipping carbonated beverages in our luggage.

Go to this link: http://www.air-transport.org/public/publications/display1.asp?nid=965
and scroll down to the section on "cargo hold"

[hydster]

are pressurized! That is where they put animals such as large dogs and things down there so they have to be pressurized! I think the only difference is that NO ONE can go down there and they dont have the oxygen masks that they do upstairs! When I worked in shipping we shipped all kinds of things similar to Carbonated Beverages and they did fine on the plane! I would just make sure you put them in a few ziploc bags so in case of rough handling or something that if they get punctured they wont explode all over your clothes!
I have packed all kinds of soda with me on the planes that we have gone on and have had no problems ever! When we went to Japan I took 9 24 packs of Diet Coke with me and on that long flight they never exploded!
I am sure you will be fine!
Heidi

[tecdavidt]

Thank you to everyone who responded. I thought the animals were shipped with luggage but when my husband and I discussed it he thought it was not pressurized. Glad to hear it is! The tonic bottles are the plastic ones by Canada Dry so they fit into a large ziplock bag. I also used 2 roller-board carry-on bags to pack the liquids so they wouldn't be too heavy. And, I used lots and lots or bubble wrap.

I am on my lunchbreak from packing. So what am I doing, reading the board!Kathy

[hydster]

PACK ME PACK ME PLEASE!!! LOL I WANT TO GO!! I need a vacation desperately from all the snow we are just NOW getting! Anyway have a great time when you go on your trip and think of me sitting home all jealous! LOL
Heidi