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Viking Rhine River Cruise -- buy and bring local wine onto ship?

Posted by: travlsolo2 on Nov 9, 12 at 08:27 PM Posted in: Cruises Jump to last reply

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We're going to be on a river cruise next September, and lots of little questions have been coming to mind. If we buy local wines, will we be able to bring them onto the ship and drink them at dinner, or on the observation deck while relaxing, etc?
On the last day, how early can we schedule an airport departure? I'm planning to ask our travel agent, but thought I would try here -- as I think of the questions. Thanks for any insights!

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Reme on Nov 10, 12 at 04:30 PM

We were on a Viking cruise this year, and they encouraged us to buy local wines. They served them at dinner. The wines were well cared for and cheerfully served. The included wines that they served with dinner were generally satisfactory but not so good that were discouraged from experimenting.
Our last day was at a hotel in Bucharest and our flight was at 7AM. They provided a "box" breakfast, and it worked out well. On ocean cruises, disembarkation is usually AM and airline scheduling is tricky. Check.
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travlsolo2 on Nov 12, 12 at 09:35 PM

Thanks, Reme.
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travlsolo2 on Nov 14, 12 at 08:23 PM

Thanks, chiccaa_x
I checked the website and got some good information!
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matthew33 on Nov 15, 12 at 05:09 AM

i went on a P&O cruise and they let me and my wife take our own wine on board which i thought was really good. it was my first cruise that i booked through this site that offered a lot of options (some stuff i didn't understand) but you can just ring them and they make it really simple for you the site is http://www.cruise.co.uk/ i hope i helped

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st9966 on Mar 30, 13 at 02:12 PM

We are also going on a Viking Rhine River Cruise on Sept 15th out of Amsterdam. We found out there is not a corkage fee either so you might want to bring a cork screw for your room.

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