Carnival Cruises Not Going BYOB

Carnival Cruise Line passengers hoping to board in Tampa with their own booze in tow for their trips will have to leave their cases of beer at home.

A recent policy change announced by the cruise line has created some confusion, explained Vance Gulliksen, Carnival spokesman.

“There seems to be a bit of misinformation about the policy change,” Gulliksen told Patch. “We are now allowing guests to bring cans/cartons of non-alcoholic beverages in ports of call.”

That means passengers can start their journeys with a 12-pack of soda, for example, and bring more onto their ships at different ports of call. The change, however, does not mean passengers are allowed to bring beer or other alcoholic beverages onto ships at different ports of call even if the liquid happens to be in a can.

“We do not allow alcohol to be brought on board at any time with the exception of one bottle of wine or champagne per person over age 21 during the embarkation at the homeport.”

Passengers are still, of course, allowed to buy alcohol at different ports of call. The booze, however, is kept by the cruise line until the morning of debarkation back at the homeport.

As for cans of non-alcoholic beverages, the new rules allow for a single 12-pack of 12-ounce cans per passenger. The stock can be replenished at each port. Bottles, with the exception wine at departure, are still not allowed to be brought on Carnival ships.

To find out more about cruises out of Tampa, visit Carnival online.

Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines