Cooler Are NOT Allowed On Board

[aprilgail2]

Originally posted by mcnuss
but we did buy a 24 pack of water bottles when we were on KW and we came right on board with it no problems whatsoever. We also brought 2 bottles of wine with us but they were in our carry on bags and nobody blinked an eye.

The first cruise I brought a cooler on board with soda and water....the second one I didn't bother and just ordered a case of water from room service as soon as we got to our room and it was delivered before the lifeboat drill. It was 24 bottles for 30.00...well worth it to not have to carry a case of water on board.

 

[TENNDVC]

We took soft sided cooler with wheels and checked as luggage. It had water, coke and plastic bottles of liquor plus a few candy type snacks. The gentleman taking our luggage pointed out the sign to us. I told him it had no ice just using as a transport and that it would return with dirty clothes. No problem it arrived in our stateroom just fine. We also took a small soft side with all our digital camera equip in it. This we had the room steward keep filled with ice. Worked out great.

 

[PenskeSth1]

We tried to check our soft sided cooler with our luggage last Nov. and they wouldn't let us. No biggi though. We brought Mt. Dew and a case of pony bottles of zephyrhills water. Im sorry I can pay 6.99 for a case of water at sams i sure am not paying 30.00 for a case on the cruise. JMO
I didn't mind shleping the cooler around, we really didn't have to wait that long once we got on the ship to get into our room.

 

[Tony M]

scrapperjill
2 years in a row I've transfered my favorite liquor that is not available in a Plastic travel bottle into an empty 2-litre soda bottle. I've been told that the only time that you have problems with opened containers is coming back into the US through customs.

 

[DoomBuggieDriver]

Hi- just back from the Magic and hope this helps:

I brought a soft-sided cooler and never used it. We planned to have a lunch packed for our day in Cozumel, but were told by Monika in concierge that that port doesn't allow food to be brought off the ship. So we never did use the cooler.

As far as snacks, we had tons (some were part of the wonderful Fathers Day gift basket from Shirley at The Perfect Gift) and half of them were left uneaten. Believe me when I tell you there is so much food on board you won't be hankering for snacks-not even chocolate. (If I ate one more chocolate dessert I would barf!)

As for bottled water, skip it and bring water bottles. The water on board is nice and cold, tastes great and is free. I was all worried about the water, and again, I was worried for nothing. Even in Mexico you could buy bottled water (cheap) if you forgot to bring your own. Get the water from your stateroom or go to the drink stations. There is bottled water on the ship but it's not cheap.

Wine, beer and other alcohol are allowed on with you. My DH had a bottle as part of his gift basket, as I didn't want to travel with it. He drank only about 1/2 of it over the course of the week, and we had to leave it on board on our return as no opened bottles or food could leave the ship.

Any questions just ask!
Kathy

 

[scrapperjill]

Has any one else had trouble bring food off at ports? We had thought of packing a lunch on a couple days....but I guess if bring food off isn't allowed then we will have to reconsider our plans.

 

[DrCavin]

Originally posted by scrapperjill
Has any one else had trouble bring food off at ports? We had thought of packing a lunch on a couple days....but I guess if bring food off isn't allowed then we will have to reconsider our plans.

What I observed is this, if you try to take food off the ship put it in a cooler. DO NOT try to carry it off were it can be seen by the people checking you off the ship. If they see it, they will have to tell you that you can't take it off the ship. If it is in a cooler, they did not ask what was in it.

This includes drinks, I saw a guy have to get rid of his coffee before being allowed off the ship.

 

[ivanova]

In a nutshell....

you have to either pack your collapsible cooler in a suitcase or if you use it as a carry on it must meet carry on limits (24 x 14 x 8 maximum size) and fit thru the scanner.

It can not include any ice whatsoever.

Be safe, don't take any food onboard unless it is for medical purposes.

if you take lunch off with you at the ports, it must be packed into a cooler or other "bag" and not visible as you disembark.

 

[CaliCruiser]

Just got back from the Wonder Cruise and had no problems at all.

I had a huge cooler (>30 cans) with liquor, wine, water and beer - no sweat.

We drank most of it and had to left a bottle of wine for our steward.

Relax and enjoy - maybe they have chilled out about coolers because we had no probs at all.

 

[videogal1]

Originally posted by ClarabelleCow
I can't imagine unless for medical reasons that people can't do with our their favorite brand for a week. Unless for medical problems, (diabetics are all I can think of).

Well just my 2cents worth!

Here's another...
DCL does not provide dog food for Service Dogs...
This is something that has to be brought on board in either dry or canned form. As there are no practical methods of keeping canned food cold, not to mention the mess, dry food is the last option. Technically, I suppose that it could fall under the same prepared food constraints as crackers but there is certainly more of an argument for allowing it unless DCL will allow Cash to belly up to the buffet...Not!

 

[scrapperjill]

Okay...so am I understanding everyone right??? We can pack a lunch and take off at ports...if it is in a cooler. We can't just walk off the ship with food in our hands? I just want to make sure it is worth packing the cooler with us.