Happy about alcohol policy!!

[cedricandsophie]

We drink but never brought liquor onboard because it just seems like too much trouble. Usually get the wine package for a bottle every night and maybe I get a Bloody Mary or two during some sea days and a glass of wine or champaign before dinner. Don't consider it a booze cruise.

 

[cub77cub]

If you read that carefully - Royal Caribbean allows two 750 ml bottles per stateroom to be brought onboard - and only at the beginning of the cruise.

They also charge much less than DCL. In fact, all of them do.

 

[Averagedrummer]

I still don't understand what the point of this new policy is.

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

You think parents should never have a glass of wine in front of their kids? You understand that there is a difference between having a drink and getting drunk, right?

Should I also not have the occasional piece of cake? I mean, I would prefer my child eat healthy all the time, but I also think an occasional treat is ok. The same logic applies here: I would prefer my child only drink in moderation when she is old enough, so should I refuse to expose her to the temptation until she is at least old enough?

I agree 100%. Growing up, my parents had drinks in front of us nearly night and not only did it not scar me for life, I'm pretty sure that it showed me responsible respect for alcohol.

We drink on cruises because we get to a point between tipsy and almost drunk and kind of stay there the whole vacation. I mean, its a LOT of Disney, but the kid loves it, so we do that for her. The reason we drink on a cruise and not on a land based vacation...if something were to happen, say she fell and needed stitches or other medical attention, we would not be in a safe state to drive her to the hospital, legally. That is irresponsible. BUT on a cruise, medical is right there floating along with us, so both my husband and I can drink and not worry about driving or dealing with emergencies.

And OP, get ready for this...for our most recent 14 night Panama Canal Cruise we packed approx 6 bottles of wine (for the dining room), 2 bottles of champagne, bottle of Parrot Bay, a handle of Jack, a bottle 1.75L of Goose, Kirkland Margarita, pineapple juice cans, grenadine (to make drinks for the kid) and 48 bottles of water. Our roll aboard was almost 150 pounds! We stopped and bought another bottle of Jack half way through the cruise....the ONLY issue we had from consuming all that alcohol...I GAINED 15 POUNDS!!! We had half a bottle of Jack left when we pulled in to port. So yeah, we had ourselves a reallllly good time and did not bother a single person on board. (and I forgot about the bottle DCL gifted us too!) There is a big difference between acting like a teenager at your first frat/sorority party and getting naked-wasted and being an adult and maintaining a solid buzz. I'm starting to wonder how much experience you have being around responsible consumers of alcoholic beverages considering you formed such a strong opinion about drinking on a cruise ship 3 moths prior to your first sailing.

If there was a slow clap emoticon, I'd use it here! My hat if off to you! And I bet your children have wonderful memories of the trip, as well! As do ours, from our trips, despite--GASP--my wife and me having more than the occasional drink in their presence (and several more while they were at the children's club).

 

[peimikes]

The changes have actually made me finally consider a vacation with DCL. My wife and I don't drink at all and find being around people consuming large amounts of alcohol annoying. So for use this is a definite plus, we are now thinking of adding a 4 night Bahamas cruise to our WDW trip next OCT.

 

[Averagedrummer]

The changes have actually made me finally consider a vacation with DCL. My wife and I don't drink at all and find being around people consuming large amounts of alcohol annoying. So for use this is a definite plus, we are now thinking of adding a 4 night Brahmas cruise to our WDW trip next OCT.

If this is your thought process, I would hold off on any and all Disney Cruises. You can't go 5 minutes without people trying to sale you a mixed drink or beer. It is sold all over the ship. I have never been called annoying while drinking.

 

[lolainkent]

The changes have actually made me finally consider a vacation with DCL. My wife and I don't drink at all and find being around people consuming large amounts of alcohol annoying. So for use this is a definite plus, we are now thinking of adding a 4 night Brahmas cruise to our WDW trip next OCT.

Yeah, I agree with ^^ - there is still alcohol on board. There are several people complaining about their budgets but there are probably just as many, if not more, people who already accounted for large bar tabs (or, like me, mix what I can bring on board with buying a drink here and there). If someone wants to have a lot to drink, they still can and will. And seeing as we can still bring wine and beer on board, there's still scope for people to drink a fair bit in their cabins (think about a 4 night Bahamas - you can bring 2 bottles of wine the day you board and 2 more from Nassau per person, or if all beer that's 24 cans total; I'd put money on some/lots of people doing this).

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

But now DCL Bar staff will have more control, and stop selling any one booze if they look drunk.

 

[kaseyC]

But now DCL Bar staff will have more control, and stop selling any one booze if they look drunk.

I doubt that especially considering there is an automatic gratuity added to all drink purchases. The servers and the bartenders are not going to walk away from extra money. Intoxicated people are usually quite generous tippers.

 

[Bree]

Let's ban kids! Oh wait......

But DCL is only for families with KIDS!!! We should ban all adults not traveling with children.

The changes have actually made me finally consider a vacation with DCL. My wife and I don't drink at all and find being around people consuming large amounts of alcohol annoying. So for use this is a definite plus, we are now thinking of adding a 4 night Brahmas cruise to our WDW trip next OCT.

There will still be plenty of alcohol flowing around you. Trust me....waiters walking around the pool areas, bar set up at the pool area, people walking around with drinks they purchased at the bar, et.

But now DCL Bar staff will have more control, and stop selling any one booze if they look drunk.

I see no change from what they do now. They want their tips.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

But DCL is only for families with KIDS!!! We should ban all adults not traveling with children.



There will still be plenty of alcohol flowing around you. Trust me....waiters walking around the pool areas, bar set up at the pool area, people walking around with drinks they purchased at the bar, et.



I see no change from what they do now. They want their tips.

Disagree, for $1 or $2 tip they will serve someone drunk?? UK Pubs know when to stop selling and they loose profit on that but they have a duty of care and uphold that. Bar staff will stop, and i can see complaints the other way, Cruiser going to Guest services, "Why did your bar staff keep selling me drinks when i was clearly drunk, running up this big bill, oh and the tip of $25 I was drunk at the time, I want it refunded"

 

[Henlady]

I have seen many somewhat intoxicated people leaving the "tasting" programs. Me included. At mixology there are 5 full sized drinks consumed in about an hour. I have yet to see a DCL bartender or drink server shut anyone off in 9 cruises. I would imagine one would have to be pretty far gone for that to happen.

 

[JimmyV]

Disagree, for $1 or $2 tip they will serve someone drunk??

1. Consider for a moment what $2 means to that worker who sends most of his/her pay back home to their family. $2 may not be much to you. For that young man from the Philippines? It means a lot.

2. The bartenders are 100% certain that not a single person they serve will be getting behind the wheel of a car that night. The risks and policy reasons for bartenders "cutting off" customers simply do not exist at the same level on a ship. And it is for this reason that so many people up their intake while on cruises. The rulesat sea differ from the rules on land.

3. Yes, I agree that there will be some level of "happy" that will cause bartenders to pull the plug. Same as now. But that level is likely to be "face down on the bar" or "barfing" drunk. And lets be honest for a moment. How often have you seen that on DCL and was it such a problem that a new policy was needed? And will people who want to drink to that point of intoxication be inhibited in the least by the new policy?

I really don't understand the OP's point. I hate mayonnaise. Detest it. There isn't a single jar in my refrigerator. So if DCL suddenly banned mayonnaise from its ships, should I rejoice? Should I be happy that all the people who do enjoy it are now deprived of something they like? If you take something away from me that I didn't use in the first place, why would that cause me to be happy? Taking joy from the deprivation of others is an emotion that simply does not register with me.

 

[tinkerone]

1. Consider for a moment what $2 means to that worker who sends most of his/her pay back home to their family. $2 may not be much to you. For that young man from the Philippines? It means a lot.

2. The bartenders are 100% certain that not a single person they serve will be getting behind the wheel of a car that night. The risks and policy reasons for bartenders "cutting off" customers simply do not exist at the same level on a ship. And it is for this reason that so many people up their intake while on cruises. The rulesat sea differ from the rules on land.

3. Yes, I agree that there will be some level of "happy" that will cause bartenders to pull the plug. Same as now. But that level is likely to be "face down on the bar" or "barfing" drunk. And lets be honest for a moment. How often have you seen that on DCL and was it such a problem that a new policy was needed? And will people who want to drink to that point of intoxication be inhibited in the least by the new policy?

I really don't understand the OP's point. I hate mayonnaise. Detest it. There isn't a single jar in my refrigerator. So if DCL suddenly banned mayonnaise from its ships, should I rejoice? Should I be happy that all the people who do enjoy it are now deprived of something they like? If you take something away from me that I didn't use in the first place, why would that cause me to be happy? Taking joy from the deprivation of others is an emotion that simply does not register with me.

VERY well said. this thread is odd in a mean spirited way. also, to say dcl will not serve someone who is drunk is ridiculous. of course they will. dcl will never serve someone drunk…….hahahaha.

 

[elfandrents]

Don't go to ep cot at wdw then they have something called around the world were a cm will stamp your card as you get smashed it's the only reason I go

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

1. Consider for a moment what $2 means to that worker who sends most of his/her pay back home to their family. $2 may not be much to you. For that young man from the Philippines? It means a lot.

2. The bartenders are 100% certain that not a single person they serve will be getting behind the wheel of a car that night. The risks and policy reasons for bartenders "cutting off" customers simply do not exist at the same level on a ship. And it is for this reason that so many people up their intake while on cruises. The rulesat sea differ from the rules on land.

3. Yes, I agree that there will be some level of "happy" that will cause bartenders to pull the plug. Same as now. But that level is likely to be "face down on the bar" or "barfing" drunk. And lets be honest for a moment. How often have you seen that on DCL and was it such a problem that a new policy was needed? And will people who want to drink to that point of intoxication be inhibited in the least by the new policy?

I really don't understand the OP's point. I hate mayonnaise. Detest it. There isn't a single jar in my refrigerator. So if DCL suddenly banned mayonnaise from its ships, should I rejoice? Should I be happy that all the people who do enjoy it are now deprived of something they like? If you take something away from me that I didn't use in the first place, why would that cause me to be happy? Taking joy from the deprivation of others is an emotion that simply does not register with me.

So DCL say to staff the policy is, "Do not sell to any cruiser who would appear to be drunk/ and/ or/ call an officer. "

So the bar server has two options.

(1) Not serve.
(2) Accept the tip, of $2, and get dismissed.

 

[tinkerone]

So DCL say to staff the policy is, "Do not sell to any cruiser who would appear to be drunk/ and/ or/ call an officer. "

So the bar server has two options.

(1) Not serve.
(2) Accept the tip, of $2, and get dismissed.

my vote is for (2) less the dismiss.
you can't get a cm to stop seat saving in the theatre because there afraid of offending a guest, you really think one is going to say your to drunk to drink??? hardly.
but….jmo.

 

[JimmyV]

• So DCL say to staff the policy is, "Do not sell to any cruiser who would appear to be drunk/ and/ or/ call an officer. "

So the bar server has two options?

(1) Not serve.
(2) Accept the tip, of $2, and get dismissed.

You seriously think that those are the only two options? That policy exists now. How often have you seen a bartender keel hauled on a cruise? In what way would the new policy alter the current dynamic? Seriously. I am not following how a policy change on carry on alcohol will change how employee misconduct is handled?

 

[jlynch924]

Disagree, for $1 or $2 tip they will serve someone drunk?? UK Pubs know when to stop selling and they loose profit on that but they have a duty of care and uphold that. Bar staff will stop, and i can see complaints the other way, Cruiser going to Guest services, "Why did your bar staff keep selling me drinks when i was clearly drunk, running up this big bill, oh and the tip of $25 I was drunk at the time, I want it refunded"

There's a huge difference in a land-based pub selling "one more drink" to a patron who may get behind the wheel and try to drive somewhere, ending up hurting someone or worse and selling "one more drink" to the patron who only has to toddle to their room down the hall where there's a very unlikely chance that they'd hurt someone in the process.

 

[TheLanes]

So DCL say to staff the policy is, "Do not sell to any cruiser who would appear to be drunk/ and/ or/ call an officer. "

So the bar server has two options.

(1) Not serve.
(2) Accept the tip, of $2, and get dismissed.

I think you too have never had a job where you relied on tips. Trust me, the bartenders don't care about mildly drunk people. It's the face down pukers that they finally realize should stop.