Hi, first post, long term lurker. I've trusted mumsnet advice in everything from parenting to make up, but so far I can't find a thread to help me on this. How much alcohol does P&O consider reasonable to take on board. Thinking for a 12 night cruise 2x box wine, 1 bottle of gin, 1 x vodka and some mixers. Anyone taken more or less on and had any issues. I guess one person's reasonable for 2 weeks is another's annual supply. Can anyone help?
I didn't think you were allowed to take alcohol on cruises. When I've been they took what you bought in port and returned it at the end of the voyage. Not P and O though and a few years ago.
That's a lot of booze. Are you planning to drink your own wine at dinner each night?
I haven't sailed P&O but I have done a few cruises. I usually take on a bottle of champagne for sailaway (I'm not fond of the free stuff) and a bottle of gin plus mixers for a drink while I'm getting ready for dinner. I have a predinner drink in a bar and buy a bottle of wine for dinner. I don't think I've ever seen anyone bring their own in - the pricing is usually such that by the time you've paid corkage it would be cheaper just to buy a bottle on board.
Cruise critic is probably the best place to ask ( some people on there seem to take similer amounts....remember you probably won't be able to take leftovers off) tbh the drinks on P&O are very reasonable, we were having a very nice bottle of wine last week for £15.50
Their drinks menu shows £7.50 for a g&t as I'm Scottish that's not really same as we pay in pubs and as we can take some on thought I'd find out if anyone knew what their reasonable meant - I think a couple of drinks each evening each getting ready for dinner on a 14 night cruise would be considered reasonable, but when you put it down on paper it looks a lot which makes me wary I'd just die getting stopped. Might just put up with the cost instead Thanks everyone x
I don't know if you can expect Scottish pub type prices on a cruise. It's more like London hotel type prices. I live in the South East and if I can get a pint for under £4 I consider it to be cheap!
Well obviously areas popular with tourists or more affluent areas will have more expensive pubs, Scotland or not. I assumed OP was talking about a part of Scotland that was neither of those things.
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