Can You Bring Booze On A Cruise Ship?

On Disney, guests are allowed to bring beer, wine, and champagne on embarkation day, with a limit of two bottles or six beers per adult. Alcohol cannot be consumed in any lounge or public area, but guests can bring rum runners, plastic bags like flasks, for private sailings. For consecutive sailings, guests of drinking age are allowed to bring one 750ml bottle of wine or champagne for each individual sailing. Additional bottles will be stored by the cruise line.

Most main cruise lines allow guests to bring a small amount of alcohol onboard, except for Costa and MSC cruises which prohibit all alcohol. The general rule across cruise lines is that guests can bring a bottle or two of wine or champagne, but no liquor or beer. The rules do vary slightly from line to line.

Some cruise lines allow passengers to bring a certain amount of wine or spirits onboard, so it is important to check your line’s alcohol policy before embarking on a cruise. Most cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Disney Cruise Line, and PO Cruises, allow passengers to take spirits, wine, and champagne onboard, though most alcohol is included in the price of the cruise. However, guests are not allowed to bring beer or hard liquor onboard for consumption or any other use.

Guests may bring up to six bottles of wine or champagne per cabin (60 bottles for world cruises) with a corkage fee of 25 per bottle. It is strictly prohibited to bring alcohol aboard at embarkation, and any found will be confiscated and stored until the end of the cruise.

Sneeping booze on a cruise is strictly prohibited, but a study by Cruzely.com showed that 19% of passengers admitted to smuggling alcohol. To avoid this, guests can pack a private mini bar, which is less than three ounces of alcohol.