Can I bring alcohol onboard?

Your questions about the alcohol allowances are answered for you below!!

All of the different cruise lines have their own policy in regards to this & I've tried my best below to cover it off for you. Even though you hear stories about people bringing alcohol onboard via their luggage, it's in your own best interest to keep to the regulations they put into place. Some cruise lines (if not all of them) reserve the right to remove it from your luggage & will not be returned to you.
*Remember that when you confirm your booking with us and the cruise line that you are also accepting their terms & conditions which will include their specific alcohol policy.


P&O (South Pacific) Cruises from Australia & NZ - They don't allow you to bring onboard any of your own alcohol for your own personal consumption. At each of the different ports in your itinerary & even onboard at the duty free shops you may purchase alcohol/tobacco however it must be surrendered. All of your luggage will be x-rayed when coming on and off the ship.

Princess Cruises - One bottle of wine or champagne is allowed to come onboard with you to celebrate - a corkage fee will apply. You must be over the age of 21 years of age for all cruises except for the Sea Princess, Sun Princess or Dawn Princess where the age restrictions is 18 years. Any other alcohol brought onboard will need to be surrendered & given back to you the night prior to disembarkation.

P&O Cruises International - "We have recently updated our policy on the responsible serving of alcohol and we reserve the right to confiscate alcohol at the gangway should the need arise. It is not our intention to invoke this policy as a matter of course and we will implement it only on occasions where we consider it is likely that the health, comfort, safety and enjoyment of passengers may otherwise be compromised." - P&O Cruises.com website

Royal Caribbean Cruises - Again, exactly the same policy as P&O Cruises (above). Alcoholic beverages seized on embarkation day found in any luggage will not be returned.

Celebrity Cruises - On embarkation day only they will allow you to bring onboard 2 bottles of wine per stateroom with you. There are corkage fees that need to be paid.

MSC Cruises - Passengers are not permitted to bring onboard any alcohol for any reason.

Cunard Cruises - You are allowed to bring on 1 bottle of wine or champagne to celebrate special occasions. If consumed in any of the dining rooms/alternative restaurants there is a USD$15 corkage fee.

Holland America - "Except for wine and champagne, alcoholic beverages purchased in the vessel's shops or otherwise brought on the ship cannot be consumed on the ship. Bottles and other containers will be collected for safekeeping and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the voyage.A corkage fee of US$15.00 applies to wine and champagne brought to the restaurants or bars for consumption." - Holland America.com website