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Blizzen
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Does anybody know if it is possible to bring your own wine bottles to the restaurant and what they charge to open them?
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GregR
Guest
Yes (on Celebrity and most other cruise lines). In October, on the Mercury, the advertised corkage charge was $12.00 per bottle, but our wine steward (I can't spell Som...) only charged us $10.00. On Celebrity, if you give the bottle to your cabin attendant with your table number and seating information, it will be on your table properly chilled.
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Citygirl
Guest
We just got off the Mercury yesterday, and I think the corkage fee was $15.00 plus the 15% tip that is added to bar bills. We were able to order wines we liked for as low as $23.00 a bottle, so for us it wasn't worth taking our own.
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cruiseaholictoo
Guest
Yes you can bring al the wine on you would like.. There is a corkage fee, but there is a way around it .. I check the wine list of the line and then i go to COSTCO and I buy the wine they have advertised.. it all come onboard with me and then when we want wine , I bring a bottle and hand it to the head waiter or or table waiter.. Since it is their carried wine stock they open with out charge, because they do not know where i bought ... This works with champagne too.........
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BP
Guest
The reason a lot of people take their own wine on board is to drink a better quality wine then they offer on board and has nothing to do with beating the system.
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cfprunner
Guest
We paid a $10 corkage fee on the Infinity in 2002. As stated above, a $70 bottle of wine might cost $120-$140 on board so if you have a special/favorite wine you might want to bring it along.
Generally speaking, it is consider good form to BYO a special/hard to find bottle that is not available on board, as opposed to $10 bottle that is likely to be on any wine list.
Generally speaking, it is consider good form to BYO a special/hard to find bottle that is not available on board, as opposed to $10 bottle that is likely to be on any wine list.
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newmexicoNita
Guest
We purchased most of our wine at the duty free shop right at the dock in San Juan. The idea of going to Costco or Sams is a good one as well. Even the least expensive decent wine on board will run $25 and up. This is the same wine you get for $5 a bottle at Costco. We were charged $12 plus tip cockage fee in November. I think the $15 charge is for corkage fee in the alternative dining room. We did purchase the ships wine a couple of nights. hope this helps you decide.
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Nita
