After the thread about changes to the RCI alcohol allowance I started to think about cruise lines putting these restrictions in place, but didn't want to send that thread off on a tangent.
Of course I can see the obvious reason why they wouldn't want people bringing their own alcohol on board; they want you to spend money in their bars and restaurants. However, do cruise lines mask this with some other façade of a reason, like some health and safety concern or other nonsense? Do any of their official reasons have any merit to them whatever? Or do some lines take the honest approach, or simply give no reason at all?
I can't imagine that allowing alcohol on board would make the slightest difference to my on-board spend. I might have one last drink before bed if I had a bottle in my room, but I wouldn't have had this in a bar anyway. Part of the experience I enjoyed on our first cruise was sitting in the lovely bars and having a drink. Surely nobody would bring a bottle into a bar whether it's allowed or not?
In restaurants I can see that people might want to have their own wine, but the simple answer in this case is to charge an exorbitant corkage charge, which is pretty standard anyway!
What are your thoughts on this topic?
Of course I can see the obvious reason why they wouldn't want people bringing their own alcohol on board; they want you to spend money in their bars and restaurants. However, do cruise lines mask this with some other façade of a reason, like some health and safety concern or other nonsense? Do any of their official reasons have any merit to them whatever? Or do some lines take the honest approach, or simply give no reason at all?
I can't imagine that allowing alcohol on board would make the slightest difference to my on-board spend. I might have one last drink before bed if I had a bottle in my room, but I wouldn't have had this in a bar anyway. Part of the experience I enjoyed on our first cruise was sitting in the lovely bars and having a drink. Surely nobody would bring a bottle into a bar whether it's allowed or not?
In restaurants I can see that people might want to have their own wine, but the simple answer in this case is to charge an exorbitant corkage charge, which is pretty standard anyway!
What are your thoughts on this topic?
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