liquor rules on HAL

What are the latest HAL rules about bringng liquor aboard for use in
cabin ? Also can I purchase ON board to use in cabin ?

Was on Maasdam several years ago which had a liquor shop where you could
purchase bottles to either use on board or take home (duty free delivered to
cabin on last day). Prices for both were very reasonable with a large
selection. Don't know if this is still an option.
"0 O" wrote in message
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What are the latest HAL rules about bringng liquor aboard for use in
cabin ? Also can I purchase ON board to use in cabin ?

HAL recently changed the rules

On 05/08/2004 12:04 PM 0 O plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said:

What are the latest HAL rules about bringng liquor aboard for use in
cabin ? Also can I purchase ON board to use in cabin ?



Here is a link to the HAL website. If the link is broken, go to the
Home Page. Then scroll down and click Passenger Policies and click
appropriate links.
http://www.hollandamerica.com/guests...&topic=alcohol

Essentially it says you can bring wine and champagne on board at the
point of embarkation. Anything else you buy on board, or at
ports-of-call will be held until the end of your cruise. It will be
given to you when you disembark.

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Must be one of "good ole boys" from Carnival's new rules. Too bad!!!
"0 O" wrote in message
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HAL recently changed the rules

0 O wrote:

What are the latest HAL rules about bringng liquor aboard for use in
cabin ? Also can I purchase ON board to use in cabin ?

Saw that Title and thought, Yeah it rules at my house too!
Clay

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On 05/08/2004 12:04 PM 0 O plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said:

What are the latest HAL rules about bringng liquor aboard for use in
cabin ? Also can I purchase ON board to use in cabin ?



Here is a link to the HAL website. If the link is broken, go to the
Home Page. Then scroll down and click Passenger Policies and click
appropriate links.
http://www.hollandamerica.com/guests...icies&topic=al
cohol

Essentially it says you can bring wine and champagne on board at the
point of embarkation. Anything else you buy on board, or at
ports-of-call will be held until the end of your cruise. It will be
given to you when you disembark.


That is another indication that Carnival has cheapened the cruise experience
on HAL ; It was bound to happen with the cheaper cruise fares. IMHO, if a
cruise line has set the fares so low that they have to resort to
confiscating passenger's liquor to increase onboard sales, it is not a line
I want to travel on; they will have cut costs elsewhere. Also, if the
fellow passengers want to bring large amounts of their own alcohol onboard
to save money, they are not people I want to cruise with. They are either
big boozers or don't have much discretionary income.

The more I hear about the changes that the mass market cruise lines are
making, the more I want to give my business to Crystal. Actually, it
is not that expensive. Adjusted for inflation, Crystal fares are less than
I paid for mediocre cruise lines eighteen years ago.

On Sun, 09 May 2004 15:42:44 GMT, Odysseus wrote:

That is another indication that Carnival has cheapened the cruise experience
on HAL ; It was bound to happen with the cheaper cruise fares. IMHO, if a
cruise line has set the fares so low that they have to resort to
confiscating passenger's liquor to increase onboard sales, it is not a line
I want to travel on; they will have cut costs elsewhere. Also, if the
fellow passengers want to bring large amounts of their own alcohol onboard
to save money, they are not people I want to cruise with. They are either
big boozers or don't have much discretionary income.

I agree. This is a real step down in HAL's attitude to passengers.

Mason Barge

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