What happens if you sneak alcohol on a cruise

This price is based on a family of four, sharing an inside cabin no windows on a Carnival Cruise sailing during the summer months. Family Cabins. The good news Most of the friendliest family cruise lines do offer cabins that will allow 5 or 6 passengers to stay all together. Only a handful of cruise lines have staterooms that will accommodate families of Big staterooms are limited, book very, very early!

These suites are for larger families or groups traveling together and include special suite-only benefits and two bathrooms — connected by a large living room, which leads to an expansive private balcony. Each suite sleeps up to eight people. In general, the most popular spot to be on a cruise ship is midship on a higher deck because these rooms are centrally located. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. If you opt to hide bottles in your suitcase instead, whether or not you'll see those bottles again depends on the cruise line.

Some might confiscate it indefinitely, while others will hold on to it until the end of the cruise. As you're likely going to pay for drinks once your stash is gone, you'll end up spending more money after a failed smuggling attempt. You'll never be able to sneak an entire bar onboard, so even if you manage to smuggle some vodka or whiskey onto your ship, you're going to be limited in the drinks you can make in your cabin. Compare that to booking a cruise during a "free beverage package" promotion, where you can try out an array of fun cocktails, shots and after-dinner drinks -- not to mention beer, wine by the glass and soda -- for just the price of bartender gratuities.

If you're an adventurous drinker, you'll get great value and more fun by playing by the rules. Generally speaking, 21 is the minimum drinking age on any cruise that begins in a U. Underage passengers who try to sneak alcohol onboard face the same repercussions as anyone else; the booze will get confiscated.

The only difference is they won't get it back at the end of the cruise. If you do make it through, you put yourself at a high risk for hurting yourself or others for example, with alcohol poisoning, falls and sexual assault.

Cruise lines reserve the right to disembark passengers who violate their alcohol policies, so obey the rules and avoid sticky situations. Age limits are in place for a reason. A couple of cruise lines let you bring a bottle typically ml of wine or Champagne onboard. Some also allow bottled water, cans of soft drink and juice. These are alcohol flasks meant to look like something else. Replacing soda with beer. If the cruise line allows non-alcoholic drinks, replacing soda with cans of beer in a cardboard case.

Why not to try sneaking on alcohol While there is little risk in sneaking in alcohol, the bottom line is it is against the cruise line's rules and there are some good reasons not to do so. Loading Comments. Recent Posts How to choose your cruise itinerary. Essential things everyone should pack on a cruise ship. How do I choose my first cruise?

The article clearly states that the cruise lines have different rules. In essence, it is not illegal to transport a sealed bottle of alcohol onto a "Family cruise. They sell alcohol on the cruise ships, so it is not an illegal substance. Being that alcohol is not illegal, Hmmmm, it's not like telling someone how to pack illegal drugs in "vaginas and rectums. So, yes, cutting in line rule , sneaking teens into adult comedy shows rule and bringing legal alcohol into your stateroom rule all fall into the same category.

Do you not think people's time and money are important? If someone "financially prepares for" a vacation, takes a week or so off work, buys plane tickets and cruise fare to enjoy an experience only to have that experience become a nightmare of being stuck at sea, surrounded by backed up toilets and possibly sickened by the spread of enteroviruses, they absolutely deserve some sort of compensation. And while it has never happened to me, I can empathize with them and understand why they might want some type of compensation for their inconvenience.

If the ship isn't maintained properly and it breaks down mechanical, plumbing, etc , that is failure of the cruise line to deliver on its end of the deal. Would you make the same argument for an airliner that breaks down and falls out of the sky? I find it difficult to assimilate your line of thinking. You just compared cutting in line, swim diapers and teens sneaking into comedy clubs to illegally transporting alcohol onto family cruises.

Please say that was just a flippant joke - since they are not even close to being the same. Dear Sherri, I recently read an article on the rise in automobile thefts. Not once in that article was i told how to complete a car-jacking.

There is a vast difference between covering the subject of passengers sneaking alcohol on board and this article which explains how to do it. This is NOT an informational piece - but it is a how-to guide. The entire article explains how to break the law.

Ma'am - you did not get hired to promote illegal practices. But that is exactly what you are doing. You cannot justify this. Why weren't we told that this is not okay and that no one should do it? Instead we were told, "hey I wouldnt ever do this but you all can and if you do please write us and tell us the details.

Dear Hmmmmmm, Thanks so much for writing! To be truthful, I am a diligent rule follower myself and would not feel the need to sneak alcohol onboard. But, then, I don't cut in line either when I am waiting to get back on a ship in port. This is a controversial practice in the cruise world, and we feel like it's our job to cover these types of issues rather than shy away from them, regardless of whether we would actually do this ourselves.

In a perfect world, nobody would sneak babies into pools with swim diapers or teenagers into adult comedy clubs, either, but that's not the world we cruise in, is it? To the author, Mrs. Thorpe, of this horrid piece of 'journalism' - you should be fired. To those who agree with this piece - you disgust me. You break the rules but its okay? You are the same people who think its okay to sue a cruiseliner because they have a breakdown or backed up toilets.

You sign papers assuming the risk yet you will get lawsuit happy if you see a chance at free money. If you cannot take a cruise and stay sober for a week perhaps you have a problem! Prices too high you whine. Well, its a vacation and you should have financially prepared for it. Next you can do an article on how to pack drugs in vaginas and rectums so drug addicts feel welcome too.

I don't want you on my cruise or anywhere close to my family. I cannot be the only person who feels this way. Sadly, you would only see an article like this from the United States. Is anyone honest anymore?