Can you bring alcohol on the plane?

[goofy4tink]

Thanks everyone, we are staying at POR and have the water taxi, so maybe I will send my husband on a alcohol run to the Hess station. Gotta do what ya gotta do.

Just to make sure you realize...the boat will take up to 25-30 mins to get to DTD. Then, you have to walk through DTD and across the street to the Hess Station. Then, back again to POR. That could very well be a 2 hr deal. You may just want to take a cab. Or, just buy it at the resort. After the cost of a cab, it may be the same to buy right there, at POR!!!

 

[Starshine]

You can get alcohol from Garden Grocer right on their website now. We have a case of beer and a 12 pack of cider being delivered on Saturday. You just need to email or fax them a copy of your drivers license.

 

[shoney]

You can get alcohol from Garden Grocer right on their website now. We have a case of beer and a 12 pack of cider being delivered on Saturday. You just need to email or fax them a copy of your drivers license.

Is there a minimum? I called them last year and they said I would have to have $40 worth of groceries delivered before I could add beer/wine. Since we didn't need food, we went with beerrun.biz, but I have read that they are out of business. That is too bad if it is true, it was a great service.

 

[Starshine]

Is there a minimum? I called them last year and they said I would have to have $40 worth of groceries delivered before I could add beer/wine.

There is a $40 minimum, but since they offer beer/wine on the website now it counts toward the $40. So you no longer have to buy $40 in groceries just to get the alcohol.

 

[shoney]

There is a $40 minimum, but since they offer beer/wine on the website now it counts toward the $40. So you no longer have to buy $40 in groceries just to get the alcohol.

Great info! Thank you!!!

 

[kandb]

Thanks for the info on Garden Grocer. We used them a few years back and ordered wine and we want a few cases of water, so we will go this route. Thanks for the info. I love the Dis!

 

[DryCreek]

Yes, the limit is 100 ml ,around 3.4 oz. You're not allowed to drink them on the plane

I've never had this enforced. I always order a mixer (usually Mr. & Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix) and then add my own vodka. Never a second glance from from the flight attendant. I have gotten surprised looks from seatmates though. They, for some reason, thought that it was not allowed. I usually have my small bottle sitting on the tray waiting for the cabin service to start.

When I am on vacation, well, I'm on vacation! That is why I seldom rent a car. Always use ME, SuperShuttle, or the Grayline Disneyland Resort Express to get to the destination.

If you're the more discrete type (like my wife) you can buy the three ounce colored travel bottles at WalMart, Walgreens, etc. and then fill them from your home stash. The 3-1-1 rule still works there too. You can even label it as something innocuous like "Shampoo" or "Mouthwash".

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

I've never had this enforced. I always order a mixer (usually Mr. & Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix) and then add my own vodka. Never a second glance from from the flight attendant. I have gotten surprised looks from seatmates though. They, for some reason, thought that it was not allowed. I usually have my small bottle sitting on the tray waiting for the cabin service to start.

When I am on vacation, well, I'm on vacation! That is why I seldom rent a car. Always use ME, SuperShuttle, or the Grayline Disneyland Resort Express to get to the destination.

If you're the more discrete type (like my wife) you can buy the three ounce colored travel bottles at WalMart, Walgreens, etc. and then fill them from your home stash. The 3-1-1 rule still works there too. You can even label it as something innocuous like "Shampoo" or "Mouthwash".

Perhaps your seat mates realize you are violating the law? It is against FAA regulations for you to serve yourself. And the Flight Attendant can also be cited by the FAA for allowing this violation.

Do not be surprised if, at some point, they tell you NO.

 

[shoney]

I've never had this enforced. I always order a mixer (usually Mr. & Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix) and then add my own vodka. Never a second glance from from the flight attendant. I have gotten surprised looks from seatmates though. They, for some reason, thought that it was not allowed. I usually have my small bottle sitting on the tray waiting for the cabin service to start.

When I am on vacation, well, I'm on vacation! That is why I seldom rent a car. Always use ME, SuperShuttle, or the Grayline Disneyland Resort Express to get to the destination.

If you're the more discrete type (like my wife) you can buy the three ounce colored travel bottles at WalMart, Walgreens, etc. and then fill them from your home stash. The 3-1-1 rule still works there too. You can even label it as something innocuous like "Shampoo" or "Mouthwash".

I've been on flights where there was an announcement about "not consuming your own alcohol, but you can purchase XYZ...etc..."

I've also been on a flight where 3 guys were mixing drinks from a large full size bottle of booze. They were getting very loud and obnoxious. The flight attendant came over and asked them to "quiet down and we know exactly what you are doing", but did nothing!

So, I agree, it probably does get overlooked at times, but on the other hand, other flight attendants may ask you to put it away. So, you may want to follow your wife's lead and be discreet...but you may still get funny looks from your seat mates when you are drinking a shampoo and coke!

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Perhaps your seat mates realize you are violating the law? It is against FAA regulations for you to serve yourself. And the Flight Attendant can also be cited by the FAA for allowing this violation.

Do not be surprised if, at some point, they tell you NO.

I don't care if you drink your own alcohol or not (as long as you don't get drunk and loud), but OrangeCountyCommuter is correct. This is not allowed and if an FA saw you doing this, shame on him/her for not stopping you. I would guess they just get so tired dealing with so many obnoxious passengers every day, that they let some things slide.

 

[DryCreek]

Perhaps your seat mates realize you are violating the law? It is against FAA regulations for you to serve yourself. And the Flight Attendant can also be cited by the FAA for allowing this violation.

Do not be surprised if, at some point, they tell you NO.

I've been on flights where there was an announcement about "not consuming your own alcohol, but you can purchase XYZ...etc..."

I've also been on a flight where 3 guys were mixing drinks from a large full size bottle of booze. They were getting very loud and obnoxious. The flight attendant came over and asked them to "quiet down and we know exactly what you are doing", but did nothing!

So, I agree, it probably does get overlooked at times, but on the other hand, other flight attendants may ask you to put it away. So, you may want to follow your wife's lead and be discreet...but you may still get funny looks from your seat mates when you are drinking a shampoo and coke!

I don't care if you drink your own alcohol or not (as long as you don't get drunk and loud), but OrangeCountyCommuter is correct. This is not allowed and if an FA saw you doing this, shame on him/her for not stopping you. I would guess they just get so tired dealing with so many obnoxious passengers every day, that they let some things slide.

OK, so after seeing all the posts from the naysayers, I decided to do a little research.

It seems that as long as I hand my airline bottle to the Flight Attendant, and have them open it, I'm good to go. Some airlines may have internal rules against the FA's serving the passengers their own hooch, but the Feds say it is OK for me to have it on board. It's not like you can bring enough on board to get totally snockered with anyway. I usually just have whatever number of drinks can be made from the one bottle (usually two) and then pop in the earplugs, turn on the tunes and doze off until landing.

FAR 121.575
Alcoholic beverages.
(a) No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage to him.

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...y/rgFAR.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

I don't care if you drink your own alcohol or not (as long as you don't get drunk and loud), but OrangeCountyCommuter is correct. This is not allowed and if an FA saw you doing this, shame on him/her for not stopping you. I would guess they just get so tired dealing with so many obnoxious passengers every day, that they let some things slide.

They shouldn't because if there is an FAA inspector on the plane this could be their job.... Those guys don't come with a sense of humor and/or "breaking this rule is OK" button.

 

[bumbershoot]

OK, so after seeing all the posts from the naysayers, I decided to do a little research.

It seems that as long as I hand my airline bottle to the Flight Attendant, and have them open it, I'm good to go. Some airlines may have internal rules against the FA's serving the passengers their own hooch, but the Feds say it is OK for me to have it on board. It's not like you can bring enough on board to get totally snockered with anyway. I usually just have whatever number of drinks can be made from the one bottle (usually two) and then pop in the earplugs, turn on the tunes and doze off until landing.

FAR 121.575
Alcoholic beverages.
(a) No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage to him.

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...y/rgFAR.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet

I don't think that's what "serving" means. I think that "serving" means that it came from the airline's stock and you paid the airline for it.

 

[goofy4tink]

I don't think that's what "serving" means. I think that "serving" means that it came from the airline's stock and you paid the airline for it.

I would agree. Serving does not mean you hand a nip bottle to the FA and they open it and hand it back to you.

This is what I found on JB...
You may bring wine, champagne or beer on a flight for consumption during the flight if it is in an unopened container. If you’d like to drink the alcohol you carry on, you may give it to one of our Inflight crewmembers, and they will be happy to serve it to you.

Now, obviously, according to this, you can bring a beer or a bottle of wine, but the FA must open it and serve it to you. You may not bring on nip bottles of vodka or gin and have those opened and served to you. Interesting. Obviously, they assume that you have bought that wine or beer after security.

 

[CPT Tripss]

I would agree. Serving does not mean you hand a nip bottle to the FA and they open it and hand it back to you.

This is what I found on JB...
You may bring wine, champagne or beer on a flight for consumption during the flight if it is in an unopened container. If you’d like to drink the alcohol you carry on, you may give it to one of our Inflight crewmembers, and they will be happy to serve it to you.

Now, obviously, according to this, you can bring a beer or a bottle of wine, but the FA must open it and serve it to you. You may not bring on nip bottles of vodka or gin and have those opened and served to you. Interesting. Obviously, they assume that you have bought that wine or beer after security.

Link?

 

[nono]

Thanks for all in info everyone. I wouldn't feel comfortable putting any in our checked bags because I wouldn't want to risk them breaking and me having to clean clothes at disney. We will probably just buy a bottle at the gift shop. I like to plan ahead and get what we need. thanks.

Hon, I've flown several bottles of RED wine into inland China from NJ several times in my checked baggage without incident. I have never heard of wine diapers as someone else suggested, but I'd totally check it out! All I did was double Ziploc each bottle and wrap it in a pair of jeans...But understand at the time, decent wine selection in that part of China was a lot thinner than what you can get in WDW! Good luck!

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Double post.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

JetBlue does say on their website they will serve alcohol you bring on board:

http://help.jetblue.com/SRVS/CGI-BI...0000000122241197,K=1796,Sxi=0,Case=obj(382307)

 

[CPT Tripss]

JetBlue does say on their website they will serve alcohol you bring on board:

http://help.jetblue.com/SRVS/CGI-BI...0000000122241197,K=1796,Sxi=0,Case=obj(382307)

Bad link.

Serve usually simply means wait on, place food or drink before. Of course there is nothing to say that an airline must serve you.

 

[chartle]

JetBlue does say on their website they will serve alcohol you bring on board:

http://help.jetblue.com/SRVS/CGI-BI...0000000122241197,K=1796,Sxi=0,Case=obj(382307)

Bad link.

Serve usually simply means wait on, place food or drink before. Of course there is nothing to say that an airline must serve you.

Full disclosure. I think/thought that you were not allowed to bring and drink your own alcohol, both open and closed, on a plane, just like a bar. This once came up when I think someone got upset that they couldn't bring their drink from a bar in a to go cup on the plane.

Also I was all ready to "jump" on this "serve" issue and say serve means buy from and serve it to you then found this.


http://www.jetblue.com/flying-on-jetblue/snacks-and-drinks/

Complimentary cold beverages

Coke® / Diet Coke® / Coke Zero® / Sprite® / Sprite Zero®
Seagram's Ginger Ale
Seagram's Seltzer Water
Seagram's Tonic Water
Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Ocean Spray® Orange Juice
Ocean Spray® Apple Juice
Campbell's® Tomato Juice
Mr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix
Arizona® Iced Tea
Dasani Bottled Water​

Why do they sell mixers? Do people drink Bloody Mary Mix without the alcohol? Still very