Cooler question

[travel with kids]

I have read many postings of people taking coolers into DCL. However, in the Documents it says "no coolers". My husband is a Contract Negotiator and reads all fine print!! Can we or can we not take a cooler with water, soda and a few bottles of wine on board? .......Thanks

 

[MarkRG]

Ok, you have a few rules you have to meet to bring it aboard.

First, NO ice! Ice can mess up the scanner and they will make you dump it all out before letting you in. Don't worry, ice is available on Deck 9 at the drink station and your room steward will bring as much as you want, up to three times a day!

Second, No hardside coolers(think 'Igloo'), those are what they are not allowing.

Thind, The size of your carry on must fit through the scanner to get into the terminal and on the ship after excursions. Disney uses an airport type scanner. The average size for one to fit is 22 inches long by 14 inches wide by 9 inches thick. It can't be much bigger than that.

And lastly, you can check beverages thru. They must be in a suitable container, I would recommend luggage or soft side cooler, but it has to be something that would contain any spills. Avoid using the grocery store bag Again, no ice and also here more importantly, no glass.

I would also add about the water. All shipboard water from the fountains and taps in the cabins is the equal of most bottled waters. So is the ice that the room steward will provide to you in room up to 3 times a day, if need be. Just bring a sport bottle(s) that you can fill with ice and water from the tap and you're set.

Water on the ship is all generated onboard from seawater thru a process called reverse osmosis which is the equal of the 5 gal bottled water that is delivered to homes/buisnesses. They do not use heavy chemical additives and it's not pumped in from land while docked.

(edited-ok, that better? )

 

[travel with kids]

Originally posted by MarkRG
it's not piped in from land.

LOL!! ...Thanks for the information.

 

[Grumbo]

On our cruise earlier this month this group of people had 4 cases of beer, a hard sided cooler full of beer, and bottles of wine in a knapsack. This was only a PART of their carryon. I didn't envy them lugging all this around til they got into their "party cabin". They had a bunch of little kids with them and with all the booze it looked like a warm up for an "Animal House" reunion.
The looks they got were humourous. When they got to the scanners they were told "No hard coolers" and given a little lecture but they DID let them take it on.
imho they should just have told them sorry no leave the cooler, its in all the paperwork but I'm sure they had much less to carry OFF at the end of the cruise

Cheers,
Grumbo