bringing your own wine to dinner

[Mala]

Can I bring my own wine to dinner? Is there an uncorking fee?
Thanks!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Can I bring my own wine to dinner? Is there an uncorking fee?
Thanks!

There is a fee a cockage fee (open or unopen) of $18 approx per bottle.

 

[DVCconvert]

There is a fee a cockage fee (open or unopen) of $18 approx per bottle.

Except that on the 2010 European cruises the fee will be $ 89.99 plus the stopper surcharge!

 

[CraftyMouse]

While there is a corkage fee for bringing a bottle of wine to dinner, there is no fee for bringing just a glass. We usually stop by one of the lounges in the afternoon and get some glasses (you can also get them through room service) and then pour a glass just before we head to dinner.

 

[Empress Room]

We have never encountered a corking fee for bottles purchased elsewhere on the ship. For example, if you have an embarkation gift of a bottle of wine or champagne and wish to bring it to dinner (or Palo brunch) with you, servers are more than happy to ice it and serve it at no additional fee.

We have done this countless times. We simply mention that it was purchased on the ship (the servers, whether in the main dining rooms or Palo, recognize the ship's labels) upon arriving for dinner and hand it over. Never been a problem in 11 DCL cruises.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We have never encountered a corking fee for bottles purchased elsewhere on the ship. For example, if you have an embarkation gift of a bottle of wine or champagne and wish to bring it to dinner (or Palo brunch) with you, servers are more than happy to ice it and serve it at no additional fee.

We have done this countless times. We simply mention that it was purchased on the ship (the servers, whether in the main dining rooms or Palo, recognize the ship's labels) upon arriving for dinner and hand it over. Never been a problem in 11 DCL cruises.

Any drink that has been purchased on the ship is OK to bring in, into with your meals, Few people try to avoid the fee or wine prices by bringing in their own wine disguised as DCL purchased, but this is frowned upon and is bending the rules.

 

[din]

Except that on the 2010 European cruises the fee will be $ 89.99 plus the stopper surcharge!

 

[tlens]

Any drink that has been purchased on the ship is OK to bring in, into with your meals, Few people try to avoid the fee or wine prices by bringing in their own wine disguised as DCL purchased, but this is frowned upon and is bending the rules.

We've been through this before. It is mostly just you who thinks this.

OP, live on the edge and join us rule benders and feel free to bring in a glass if you wish. No one, and I really mean no one will look twice at you.

 

[Mala]

I was hoping to have maybe 1/2 case of wine shipped down for the cruise (I'm a wine consultant). We're cruising with our tablemates from our very first cruise and I wanted to bring some special wines to celebrate the reunion. Plus I thought the wines might make good gifts for our server, stateroom host(ess), ect.
So for those who have brought their own wines to dinner, are they really strict on the corkage fee?

Have corkscrew, will travel.

Cheers!

 

[been2marceline]

They stopped this last year, any liquids have to be carried on board, which means that it can't be sent to the ship.

You can, if you are staying the night before departure, send it to your hotel and carry it on board when you embark.

 

[Mala]

Sorry, I should have clarified. I have family that lives near the port. I'll be shipping the wine to them.

 

[CraftyMouse]

So for those who have brought their own wines to dinner, are they really strict on the corkage fee?

Yes, they are pretty consistent. You should definitely plan on paying the fee for each bottle you bring to the dining rooms.

 

[CraftyMouse]

OP, live on the edge and join us rule benders and feel free to bring in a glass if you wish. No one, and I really mean no one will look twice at you.

<Craftymouse clinks her glass of non-DCL wine with tlens!>

 

[CraftyMouse]

Few people try to avoid the fee or wine prices by bringing in their own wine disguised as DCL purchased, but this is frowned upon and is bending the rules.

It is not bending the rules. DCL allows you to bring wine on board. DCL charges a corkage fee if you bring a bottle of wine to dinner. DCL does not charge any fee if you bring a glass of wine to dinner (DCL purchase or not).

Bottom line...It is completely within the rules to carry a glass of your own wine to dinner and you will not incur a corkage fee to do so.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We've been through this before. It is mostly just you who thinks this.

OP, live on the edge and join us rule benders and feel free to bring in a glass if you wish. No one, and I really mean no one will look twice at you.

It is not bending the rules. DCL allows you to bring wine on board. DCL charges a corkage fee if you bring a bottle of wine to dinner. DCL does not charge any fee if you bring a glass of wine to dinner (DCL purchase or not).

Bottom line...It is completely within the rules to carry a glass of your own wine to dinner and you will not incur a corkage fee to do so.

It isn't just me who thinks this, there is a high number of people who do not think its right and have posted so on 'heated' threads.

I forsee it will bring the end of bringing on your own drink to DCL in the future, stopping a perk other cruise lines have already stopped.
The majority will suffer.

If there is a 'rule' on cork-age fee' being charged and someone 'avoids' it buy pouring out wine from there own purchase and takes it into the meal with them, that is very clearly 'bending the rules'.

The issue is its hard for CM's and severs to tell apart wine from other parts of DCL to your own purchase and difficult to enforce without upsetting guests.

I have a question?

If you book a meal at your local restaurant the food is very good you like it, but their wine is expensive, would you take a bottle of wine in there? or a few glasses of wine? I would have thought most people would not.

The issue is DCL is very good allowing people to bring drink on ship, I think its a great perk against other cruise lines. The actions of a few could stop this, drink it on deck, drink it in your rooms no problem just do not bend the rules, So many people on ship come up to me and say they agree they are worried it will stop.

 

[CraftyMouse]

It isn't just me who thinks this, there is a high number of people who do not think its right and have posted so on 'heated' threads.

I forsee it will bring the end of bringing on your own drink to DCL in the future, stopping a perk other cruise lines have already stopped.
The majority will suffer.

If there is a 'rule' on cork-age fee' being charged and someone 'avoids' it buy pouring out wine from there own purchase and takes it into the meal with them, that is very clearly 'bending the rules'.

Whether people thing it is right or wrong is irrelevant. You can disagree with me all you like. The point is that it is not against DCL's policies. I truly doubt it will bring about the end of bringing your own beverages aboard. This has been going on since Day 1 on DCL and in 10 years the privilege has not been taken away.

There is a corkage fee on bringing a bottle of wine to dinner. There is no fee to bring a glass. Therefore it is not bending the rules. It's no different than someone pouring their own beer/wine or making their own mixed drinks in their cabin and taking it elsewhere on the ship with them.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Whether people thing it is right or wrong is irrelevant. You can disagree with me all you like. The point is that it is not against DCL's policies. I truly doubt it will bring about the end of bringing your own beverages aboard. This has been going on since Day 1 on DCL and in 10 years the privilege has not been taken away.

There is a corkage fee on bringing a bottle of wine to dinner. There is no fee to bring a glass. Therefore it is not bending the rules. It's no different than someone pouring their own beer/wine or making their own mixed drinks in their cabin and taking it elsewhere on the ship with them.

We will 'differ', I feel it is bending the rules as there is the 'corkage' fee and this avoids it, simple,

But I also forsee Booze will be stopped going on the ships, which is a shame as the prices are high with dinner, I do pay thoose, and want people to be able to drink in their own rooms or on deck.

I have seen the odd thing is rare, one peson brought it in in a small flask in their pocket and added it to their table drinks when the server's were away, now if it isnt bending the rules why hide it???

 

[CraftyMouse]

We will 'differ', I feel it is bending the rules as there is the 'corkage' fee and this avoids it, simple,

But I also forsee Booze will be stopped going on the ships, which is a shame as the prices are high with dinner, I do pay thoose, and want people to be able to drink in their own rooms or on deck.

I have seen the odd thing is rare, one peson brought it in in a small flask in their pocket and added it to their table drinks when the server's were away, now if it isnt bending the rules why hide it???

Yes. We will differ (as we often do ). The bottom line is that the rules are not up to you (nor I) so what each of us thinks is irrelevant. If it is not officially against DCL policy that is all that matters.

I really think you're wrong about people bringing alcohol on board. It hasn't been stopped in 10 years and I doubt it will be disallowed any time soon.

As for the person bringing in the flask...there are many reasons he could have been "hiding"/discreetly adding it to his drink other than that he was bending the rules.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Yes. We will differ (as we often do ). The bottom line is that the rules are not up to you (nor I) so what each of us thinks is irrelevant. If it is not officially against DCL policy that is all that matters.

I really think you're wrong about people bringing alcohol on board. It hasn't been stopped in 10 years and I doubt it will be disallowed any time soon.

As for the person bringing in the flask...there are many reasons he could have been "hiding"/discreetly adding it to his drink other than that he was bending the rules.

Looking at behavior those who do 'sneak' drinks in, feel it is bending the rules and conceal it.

 

[kaseyC]

Looking at behavior those who do 'sneak' drinks in, feel it is bending the rules and conceal it.

IMO, that doesn't make any sense. If DCL allows you to bring alcohol on board, you are not "bending" any rule by bringing a glass of wine to dinner.

Now if you poured your bottle of wine into a flask and brought it to dinner and poured multiple glasses of wine to avoid the corkage fee, that's bending the rules.

A glass of your own wine is not an issue.