MDR corking fee for non-alcoholic "wine?"

[bigAWL]

My kids like to enjoy fancy "kids wine" during special occasion dinners at home. Would the MDRs allow us to being something to dinner for them? Any idea if they would they charge a corking fee for a non-alcoholic bottle?

 

[Marc D]

No, they would not. The corking fee is part of DCL’s alcoholic beverages policy. It’s in that context that talk about wine bought outside the ship.

 

[lscrivan18]

My kids like to enjoy fancy "kids wine" during special occasion dinners at home. Would the MDRs allow us to being something to dinner for them? Any idea if they would they charge a corking fee for a non-alcoholic bottle?

This is adorable! What brand do you buy?

 

[RedHead0186]

My kids like to enjoy fancy "kids wine" during special occasion dinners at home. Would the MDRs allow us to being something to dinner for them? Any idea if they would they charge a corking fee for a non-alcoholic bottle?

I love this idea! I remember ordering Shirley Temples as a kid and feeling so fancy ordering such a grownup sounding drink.

 

[bigAWL]

This is adorable! What brand do you buy?

It was 10+ years ago in Disneyland at the Napa Rose that our server recommended their Navarro Vineyards juices. The kids fell in love, and we've been occasionally ordering from them (www.navarrowine.com) ever since. Our oldest is now 21 and still prefers it to real wine.

 

[bigAWL]

I love this idea! I remember ordering Shirley Temples as a kid and feeling so fancy ordering such a grownup sounding drink.

Shirley Temples are definitely a staple for us both at home and on a cruise. Though our 19 year old, who now studies in Dublin, has acquired a taste for ciders and G&T.

 

[professorandmom]

My daughter was pregnant on the August Dream. We brought Fre non-alcholic wine. The beverage server was happy to serve like wine (and make kind comments about the non-alcohol part) but no problem bringing onboard the "wine" and no corkage fee.

 

[auntlynne]

 

[Ralph&Pam]

My take - A corkage fee is charged because you didn’t buy expensive wine from a restaurant.

Yes, ^^^this. Provides a generous reimbursement for the use of the restaurant’s glassware and the server opening and pouring the wine, and inflates the gratuity to the server by adding to the bill at no direct cost to the restaurant for the wine. If you are bringing an expensive wine, paying the corkage fee can be a bargain compared to the typical restaurant markup for a similar vintage. We have a friend who buys wines by the case and has a wine cellar filled with generally expensive wines (think $30 to $100/single bottle at retail liquor stores. These usually sell for 2X to 3X at restaurant markup). He’d rather bring his own wine and pay a corkage fee than pay the restaurant markup to purchase something similar if they even have it available. I don’t have the wine palette or knowledge to justify going to the trouble myself, although I have had the luxury of tasting some of these wines on a couple of occasions. Even my uneducated palette could tell they were a step (or perhaps three) up from my usual fare.