Beverage Carry-On & Corkage Fee Policies by Cruise Line - Travel Market Report

Whether you have a client that prefers Coco-Cola over Pepsi or has a red wine they can't go without, knowing the carry-on beverage policies and accompanying corkage policies can help you prepare them for their next cruise.

Generally speaking, the vast majority of ocean-going cruise lines permit cruisers to bring a small amount of their favorite non-alcoholic beverages onboard. But rules about packaging vary. Carnival and Virgin Voyages, for instance, don't allow glass bottles, while Disney Cruise Line doesn't specifically rule out any type of packaging.

Similarly, most ocean cruise lines permit guests to bring a limited amount of wine or Champagne (usually about two per stateroom) onboard but charge a corkage fee (with some lines, like Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Line, waiving the corkage fee for guests with beverage packages).

AmaWaterways
Guests on AmaWaterways river cruises may carry on their own non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages without restriction and without a corkage fee.

American Cruise Lines
Guests on American Cruise Lines can carry on their own drinks – alcoholic and non-alcoholic – without restriction and without corkage fees.

American Queen Voyages
Guests on American Queen Voyages sailings may bring as much non-alcoholic beverages as they like, but may only bring a maximum of two unopened bottles of alcohol (regardless of type) per stateroom. There is no corkage fee.

Avalon Waterways
Avalon cruisers may carry on their own non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages without restriction.

Corkage: A corkage fee of €9.50 will be charged for any personal drinks consumed in any public areas of the ships.

Azamara
Azamara cruisers can bring their own soda, liquor, beer or wine onboard for private consumption in their suite or staterooms.

Corkage: A corkage fee of $10 per bottle of alcohol (regardless of beverage type) will be charged for any "outside" bottle consumed in any shipboard restaurant, bar or dining venue.

Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival cruisers are prohibited from bringing water, sodas, and other non-alcoholic beverages that are packaged in glass or plastic bottles. On embarkation day, each guest may bring aboard a maximum of 12 sealed/unopened 12-ounce (354-mil) cans or cartons of sparkling water, sodas, energy drinks, juices and milk.

Guests wishing to bring distilled water for use with a CPAP must hand-carry the water along with their CPAP machine.

Additionally, Carnival cruisers may not bring onboard any liquor, beer, spirits or wine except on embarkation day when guests (21 years of age and older) may bring one 750-ml bottle of sealed/unopened wine or Champagne in their carry-on luggage.

(For back-to-back cruisers, this policy is per cruise; the additional quantities will be stored and given back to guests as each ensuing cruise begins.)

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and stored until the end of the voyage. Collected items will be returned to cruisers in a designated lounge on debarkation morning on cruises of five days and less, or delivered to guest staterooms the evening prior to debarkation after 7 p.m. for cruises of six days and longer.

Corkage: A corkage fee of $15 per 750 ml bottle will be charged in the main dining rooms, specialty restaurants and bars to consume wine or Champagne brought onboard.

Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity guests of legal drinking age may bring onboard nonalcoholic beverages and up to two bottles of wine (per guest).

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and stored until the end of the voyage. The same holds true for alcohol purchased in onboard shops.

Corkage: A corkage fee of $25 will be charged for each bottle of wine brought onboard except for cruisers with a Classic Beverage Package or Premium Beverage Package.

Cunard
There is no limit to how much bottled water and soda guests may bring on. It is recommended that these items be carried on.

Cunard cruisers are permitted to carry on – in their carry-on luggage only – one bottle of wine or Champagne (per guest of drinking age), no larger than 750 ml.

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and stored, before being returned to the guest on the last night of the voyage. The same holds true for alcohol purchased in the gift shop.

Corkage: A corkage fee of $20 per bottle will be applied to wine and Champagne brought onboard and consumed in the ship's public areas.

Disney Cruise Line
Disney cruisers may bring unopened soda, bottled water and juice, all of which must be packed in their carry-on luggage.

All guests, ages 21 years and older, may bring a maximum of two bottles of unopened wine or Champagne (no larger than 750 ml) or six beers (no larger than 12 ounces) on board at the beginning of the voyage and at each port of call. These beverages must be packed in carry-on bags and may not be checked. (Alcohol packed in checked bags will be removed and not returned.)

Liquors and spirits or excess wine and beer purchased in ports of call will be stored until the end of the cruise.

Corkage: Guests wishing to consumer wine or Champagne brought onboard in one of the dining rooms will be charged a corking fee of $26 per bottle.

Emerald Cruises
Guests onboard Emerald's yacht cruises may not bring onboard any alcoholic beverages. However, cruisers on Emerald river sailings may bring both non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.

Corkage: In Europe, a corkage fee of €12.50 per bottle of wine and €37 per bottle of spirits will be charged. In Asia, a corkage fee of $15 per bottle of wine and $25 per bottle of spirits. In both regions, there is no corkage fee if the sealed bottle is brought to the restaurant and consumed during meal times.

Holland America Line
Holland America cruisers are prohibited from bringing sodas, energy drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages on board in any form. Nor are plastic water bottles permitted. However, an allowance of six liters, twelve cans or cartons (500 ml in volume or less) or six cans or cartons (1 liter in volume or less) of water is permitted per stateroom.

Purified or distilled water in factory-sealed containers (including plastic containers) for use in conjunction with medical devices are allowed in checked luggage and must be packed with the device(s). Distilled/purified water in factory-sealed containers (including plastic containers) for the reconstitution of infant formula is also permitted in checked luggage for staterooms with infant bookings.

Guests sailing on Holland America may not bring any alcoholic beverages onboard except for wine and Champagne (max 750 ml in volume). The allowance per sailing varies slightly from ship to ship and itinerary to itinerary, but generally it's no more than four bottles per week or segment, per stateroom. If the volume brought onboard for multiple segments (guests doing back-to-back sailings or a very long voyage) is deemed excessive, the ship may hold bottles and disperse them per each segment.

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and stored until the end of the voyage. Alcoholic purchases at the ship's gift shop will be similarly stored and returned.

Corkage: A corkage fee of $20 will be charged for each bottle of wine and Champagne brought onboard. Wine purchased during cruise-sponsored shore excursions that visit local wineries are exempt from the onboard corkage fee (limited to one bottle of wine per person).

MSC Cruises
No beverages of any kind may be brought onboard MSC Cruises, unless there is a medical necessity (such as with baby formula).

Norwegian Cruise Line
All Norwegian Cruise Line guests are prohibited from bringing onboard any beverages including non-alcoholic drinks such as water, soda and juices with the exception of purified or distilled water in factory-sealed containers for use with medical devices or for the reconstitution of infant formula.

Additionally, guests may not bring any alcohol onboard with the sole exception of wine and Champagne. Boxed wines are not allowed onboard.

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and returned either on the final night of the cruise, or guests may collect it the morning of debarkation. Alcoholic purchases at the ship's gift shop will be similarly stored and returned.

Corkage: All bottles of wine or Champagne brought onboard are subject to a corkage fee of $15 for bottles of 750 ml or less and $30 for a 1,500 ml Magnum bottle, regardless of where guests intend to consume them. Wine or Champagne sent to the ship by family, friends, travel advisor or other retail sources are subject to the same fees.

The corkage fee is waived for guests with beverage packages.

Oceania Cruises
Guests heading out to sea with Oceania may not bring onboard any non-alcoholic beverages. However, Oceania cruisers are permitted to bring six bottles of wine or Champagne per stateroom, per cruise. (Guests on full World Cruises may bring onboard 60 bottles per stateroom.) Guests are asked to alert the cruise line ahead of time that they will be bringing wine.

Any purchases made on shore above and beyond the six bottles will be held until the end of the cruise.

Corkage: Any wine brought onboard and consumed in a dining room or public area will be subject to a corkage fee of $25 per bottle.

Princess Cruises
Guests on Princess sailings may bring onboard their own soda, water, juice, milk and other non-alcoholic beverages. Small coolers of non-alcoholic beverages are also permitted.

Princess cruisers may not bring onboard any liquor, spirits or beer, but may bring onboard bottles of wine and Champagne (no larger than 750 ml each).

All alcohol purchased ashore during shore excursions will be collected at the gangway and returned on the last day of the cruise. Alcoholic purchases at the ship's gift shop will be similarly stored and returned.

Corkage: The first bottle of wine or Champagne that each passenger brings onboard will not be subject to a corkage fee if consumed in the stateroom. All additional bottles of wine or Champagne will be subject to an automatic corkage fee of $15 regardless of where they are consumed.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas cruisers can carry on their own drinks – alcoholic and non-alcoholic – without restriction and without corkage fees.

Royal Caribbean International
Guests sailing on Royal Caribbean are prohibited from bringing onboard any beer or hard liquor. They may, however, bring onboard two 750-ml bottles of wine or Champagne per stateroom in their carry-on luggage. If more than two bottles are brought onboard they will be stored by the ship and delivered to the guest's stateroom on their last day onboard. (Guests on back-to-back sailings will have their next allotment of two bottles delivered to their stateroom on the first day of each new voyage.)

All alcohol purchased ashore during port calls will be collected at the gangway and returned to the guest's stateroom on their last day onboard. Alcoholic purchases at the ship's gift shop will be similarly stored and returned.

Corkage: All bottles of wine or Champagne brought onboard are subject to a corkage fee of $15 for consumption in public areas.

Scenic
Scenic cruisers may bring both non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages onboard Scenic ocean and river sailings. However, all beverages brought onboard must remain in the guests' suites and may not be consumed in public areas.

Guests may also have drinks delivered to their Scenic yacht cruise ship, but must provide early notice to Scenic to organize for beverages to be delivered to their cabin. Early notice is not required for guests who carry their beverages onboard or have them stored in their checked luggage.

There is no corkage fee.

Silversea Cruises
Silversea cruisers can carry on their own drinks – alcoholic and non-alcoholic – without restriction and without corkage fees.

Seabourn
Seabourn permits guests to bring both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks onboard without restriction and without a corkage fee. All beverages must be brought on in carry-on bags and may not be put in checked luggage.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Guests on Uniworld can carry on their own drinks – alcoholic and non-alcoholic – without restrictions.

Corkage: Varies by destination with no corkage fee in Europe, but required on some exotic river cruises.

Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages permits guests to bring up to twelve 12-ounce sealed, unopened cans/cartons of water, protein-based drinks, non-alcoholic beer and soft drinks in boxes and cans, per person. All must be carried on in hand luggage only. Drinks in bottles (glass or plastic) are not permitted.

Guests are prohibited from bringing their own liquor or beer onboard but may bring two 750-ml bottles of wine per cabin in their carry-on bag. Any alcohol found in checked luggage will be collected and returned at the end of the cruise.

All alcohol purchased ashore during port calls will be collected at the gangway and returned to the guest's stateroom on their final night onboard.

Corkage: Wine brought onboard is subject to a corkage fee of $25 for consumption outside of guests' cabins.

Viking
Viking cruisers can carry on their own drinks – alcoholic and non-alcoholic – without restriction and without corkage fees.

Windstar
Guests sailing with Windstar may bring their own non-alcoholic beverages onboard, including sodas and bottled water.

No alcoholic beverages may be brought onboard, except for two bottles of wine or Champagne (up to 750 m) per cabin for seven-day cruises or three bottles for eight-day or longer cruises.

All alcohol purchased ashore during port calls will be collected at the gangway and returned to the guest's stateroom on their final night onboard.

Corkage: Guests wishing to consume wine and Champagne brought onboard during embarkation will need to pay a $15 (plus 18% gratuity) corkage fee.

The corkage fee is waived for guests with beverage packages.

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