Carnival Updates Take-Aboard Beverage Policy

Carnival Cruise Lines now prohibits passengers from bringing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages onboard, including bottles of water, Carnival said.

The cruise line updated its liquor and beverage policy this week and said that aside from an allowance which enables passengers to bring “one bottle of wine or champagne per person (21 years and older) on board only during embarkation at the beginning of the cruise. Any additional quantity of wine/champagne or any alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be confiscated and discarded without compensation.”

As to why the policy was changed, Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said guests had been bringing on too many nonalcoholic beverages. “There had been some abuse of the previous policy which is why the new policy is more restrictive,” he said.

Carnival also said that, “alcoholic beverages purchased in the ship’s gift shops or in ports of call will be retained by Carnival until the end of the voyage.”