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Our waiter graciously opened our (clevery snuck aboard) wine without comment or fee. I think that the corkage fee is simply a deterrent to those who may negatively impact the cruise line's profit on wine sales. As long as we are on this thread, one beef I DO have is the "gratuity" on wine. Why do I pay my sommelier $4.50 to uncork and decant a $30 bottle of wine, but $9.00 for a $60.00 bottle? Is the cork that much harder to pull out, the bottle farther from the table or the more expensive bottle more slippery? Seems that wine in the dining room ought to be a flat fee for the sommelier's service, with a tip at the end of the cruise like everyone else. End of rant.

[QUOTE="randy, post: 1053978"] Our waiter graciously opened our (clevery snuck aboard) wine without comment or fee. I think that the corkage fee is simply a deterrent to those who may negatively impact the cruise line's profit on wine sales. As long as we are on this thread, one beef I DO have is the "gratuity" on wine. Why do I pay my sommelier $4.50 to uncork and decant a $30 bottle of wine, but $9.00 for a $60.00 bottle? Is the cork that much harder to pull out, the bottle farther from the table or the more expensive bottle more slippery? Seems that wine in the dining room ought to be a flat fee for the sommelier's service, with a tip at the end of the cruise like everyone else. End of rant. [/QUOTE]

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