4 Things You Should Never Buy On A Cruise Ship

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4 things you should never buy on a cruise ship. Most of the alcohol sold. Check with your cruise line before packing. Never stand in front of the elevator doors.

Bring your own alcohol. Your significant other doesnt drink. Your alcohol consumption depends on how wild you want your cruise to be but buying drinks one by one can add up fast.

This makes for a short lived refresher by the pool and can be a messy and create hot spill traveling about the ship. That said some cruise lines do let you bring on limited amounts of your own wine and alcohol. Some cruise lines allow you to bring in a case of water a 6 pack of soda 2 bottles of wine and some dont allow you to bring ANY sodas.

Still after testing hundreds of cabins and cabin types over the years on more than 150 ships Ive determined a few hard-and-fast rules about cabins you should. As always all of the opinions thoughts and ideas in this post are my own. Unless youre shopping for a rare vintage local liqueur or brand thats not available where you live we suggest not spending your money on booze.

In the rules of many cruise line drink packages is one that can cost you dearly. Check the rules before embarking. Instead theyll book guarantee cabins which is where you tell the cruise line to just pick any old cabin for you as long as you get a deal.

Many cruise lines will confiscate any alcohol they find in your luggage says Sloan. Most of the alcohol sold in cruise ship shops can be found in a warehouse club like BJs or Costco or your neighborhood liquor. Cruise ships can have 12 decks some have up to 20 decks which means youll be riding elevators several times a day to get around.