Disney Cruise Alcohol Policy, Drink Packages, Wine

Bringing your own liquor onboard Disney cruises? It may be surprising, but Disney cruise alcohol policy is not as strict as the alcohol policies of other lines. The key to it is called "moderation".

Disney Cruise Alcohol Policy - drinking age, bringing liquor and wine on Disney ships

Disney cruise alcohol policy about drinking age (on all Disney ships and all itineraries) is 21. Disney Cruise Line doesn't prohibit passengers from bringing alcohol on board.

Disney Cruises alcohol policy, wine, drink prices, packages

Disney policy about bringing liquor onboard says that at embarkation you can bring your own liquor on board, but it is allowed to consume in cabins only. Alcohol brought by guests on board mustn't be consumed in any public or lounge area. Passengers who arrive in dining rooms with a bottle of champagne or wine will be charged $20.00 25.00 corking fee per bottle.

Disney cruise guests may bring only one unopened bottle of Champagne (wine), or six bottles (cans) of beer - per person. However, any fragile item (which includes alcohol) must only be hand-carried in carry-on luggage or a day bag which can't exceed 14" high, 22" wide, and 9" deep (or in centimeters, it's 36x56x23).

If you dare thinking about Disney cruise alcohol policy that yours is going to be a bag full of liquor fragile bottles that aren't going to break, you're wrong. Because obviously you have never seen the port luggage process - putting anything that is fragile in porters' hands is a disaster. Disney line's alcohol policy about fragile items (which include beverages) says that the line reserves right to remove them from checked luggage. In such a case, all fragile things will be stored, subsequently returned when the voyage ends.

NOTE: Starting Sept. 30, 2015, Disney Cruise Line limited how much beer and wine guests are allowed to bring onboard. Spirits and liquor are no longer permitted.

Passengers 21 years or older may bring a max of two bottles unopened wine or Champagne (less than 750 ml) or 6 beers (less than 12 ounces) on board a cruise ship of Disney at the beginning of the voyage, as well as at each port. Any beer, wine or Champagne in excess of this amount is taken and stored until the end of the cruise.

The beverages must be put in carry-on bags. Any booze found in checked luggage is removed and stored until the end of sailing. Any powdered alcohol, liquor or spirits found is also taken and stored.
The confiscated alcohol must be picked up by travelers: it is not distributed to cabins. Those items that are not picked up, are destroyed; no compensation is offered.

Beer, wine, and Champagne brought on board may be consumed only in the dining room (a corkage fee of $25 is applied - up from $20), or in passengers' cabins.

Disney cruises beverage policy rules and allowance

Coolers aren't permitted on board except for passengers who need them for medication, items which are related to different dietary constraints, or baby food. Items have to be unopened, pre-packaged, and can't require food prep from the kitchen. Coolers with personal items (e.g. candy, soda, chips) must not be brought.
Homemade or pre-cooked items purchased on way to the Disney ship, containers with snack items or open bags won't be allowed to be brought on board. Disney ships refrigeration and storage aren't available to use.
Onboard Disney, the mark-up on wine is quite high, so if you have some bottles to drink at dinner, before going to the dining room better bring with you and cork in your room.
Check your wine local shop or shipping site for packaging options. You can use a wine shipper box.
Complimentary juices with in-room breakfast menu are available. So you can add a few orange juices or even request cranberry juice - leave them for later in the mini-fridge. The stateroom attendant will bring ice in a silver bucket. On the pool deck pop is available at 24/7 beverage complimentary station. So Coke for rum is taken care of.
Drink specials are available each day, so ask the bartender about the drink of the day. Or check the Personal Navigator - there is one with and one without alcohol, the price is discounted slightly.
You can bring purchased at ports of call liquor onboard but have to consume it in the cabin. The liquor purchased in Disney cruise ships duty-free shops must be held until the last night of your voyage.
Captain's cocktail party is open to all guests on formal night and provides a wide choice of complimentary drinks.
Disney cruise beer list onboard Disney ships is a wide choice- Yuengling, Coors, Samuel Adams, Michelob Ultra, Guinness, Heineken, Stella, Miller, Budweiser, and Blue Moon. Bottled beers list includes Miller, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Budweiser, Amstel Light, Heineken, Guinness, Newcastle Brown Ale, and Harp lager.
Specialty Bars on Disney ships vary from piano and sports bars to nightclubs and adults-only that serve martinis. The Disney onboard options to relax with cocktails are numerous.

Disney wine list prices

Wine Types	Wine Brands	Prices in USD (price per glass/per bottle)
SPARKLING WINES	Prosecco $7.25/33 Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante $6.75/30 Ferrari Brut $6.75/35 Rosa Regale Banfi $9.25/42	Prosecco $7.25/33 Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante $6.75/30 Ferrari Brut $6.75/35 Rosa Regale Banfi $9.25/42
FRENCH CHAMPAGNES	Talttinger la Francaise $16/76 Moet and Chandon Imperial $90 Talttinger Prestige Rose $109 Perrier-Jouet La Belle Epoque $165 Moet and Chandon Cuvee Dom Perignon $279 Louise Roederer Cristal $399	Talttinger la Francaise $16/76 Moet and Chandon Imperial $90 Talttinger Prestige Rose $109 Perrier-Jouet La Belle Epoque $165 Moet and Chandon Cuvee Dom Perignon $279 Louise Roederer Cristal $399
ITALIAN WHITE WINES	Tuscany-Umbria, Italy Bramito del Cervo Antinori Cervaro della Sala Antinori Trentino Alto Adige, lialy Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Elena Walch Gewurztraminer Moscato Giallo Gaierhof Veneto-Marches, Italy Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie Soave Classico Superiore Masi Verdicchio del Castelli di Jesi Piedmont-Campania, Italy La Scolca Gavi Falanghina Del Feudi Di San Gregorio Correggia Roero Arneis Sardinia, Sicily, Italy Feudi Della Medusa Vermentino Albithia Pellegrino Passito Di Pantelleria Planeta Chardonnay	Tuscany-Umbria, Italy) $10.50/42 $83 Trentino Alto Adige, lialy $8/37 $46 $11/51 Veneto-Marches, Italy $7.25/33 $31 $43 Piedmont-Campania, Italy $7.25/32 $10/44 $59 Sardinia, Sicily, Italy $13/61 $13.50/Glass $89
ITALIAN RED WINES	Tuscany, Italy Castello D’Albola Chianti Classico Chianti Classico Riserva Banfi Cecchi Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Cerna Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis SunnuS Banfi Balnero Proprietor’s Reserve Brunello di Montalcino Banfi Super Tuscan Luce Marchesi De’Frescobaldi Tignanello Marchesi Antinori Ornellaia Tenuta Dell’Ornellaia Sassicaia Tenuda San Guido Solaia Marchesi Antinori Piedmont, Italy Dolcetto Langhe Visadi Clerico Correggia Barbera D’Alba Marchesi Di Barolo Barbaresco Michele Chiarlo Barolo Marchesi Di Barolo Barolo Veneto, Italy Sartori Amarone Della Valpolicella Sartori Corte Bra Amarone Della Valpolicella Campania-Abruzzi, Italy Piane Di Maggio Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cantina del Taburno Aglinico Del Taburno Fidelis Sicily, Italy Terre Di Sole Nero D’Avola	Tuscany, Italy $8.75/38 $43 $67 $69 $71 $77 $89 Super Tuscan $134 $139 $279 $289 $299 Piedmont, Italy $12/55 $63 $101 $79 $79 Veneto, Italy $84 $96 Campania-Abruzzi, Italy $9/39 $49 Sicily, Italy $11/52
PALO RESERVA WHITE WINES	Sancerre Michel Redde - Loire, France Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc - Marlborough, New Zealand Chablis Premier Cru Domaine Laroche - Burgundy, France Napa Valley, USA Chardonnay ZD Cakebread Grgich Hills Far Niente	$49 $61 $62 $14.25/61 $74 $73 $94
PALO RESERVA RED WINES	Pahlmeyer Merlot - Napa Valley, USA Chateauneuf-du-Pape Mont-Redon - Rhone, France Silverado Fantasia - Napa Valley, USA Lasseter Family Winery - Sonoma County, USA Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir - Russian River Valley, USA Montes Purple Angel - Casablanca, Chile Silver Oak - Napa Valley, USA Williams Selyem Pinot Noir - Russian River Valley, USA	$179 $15/65 $84 $91 $93 $95 $195 $203

Disney Cruise wine packages

Choose from one of the Disney Wine Packages below for a savings of up to 25%. A 15% gratuity is added for the servicing of all Disney Cruises wine packages.

For example, a 3-night package would be 3 bottles of wine. If you don’t drink all the wine, you can take it home. If you like, you can drink more than one bottle per evening - you have purchased a package and are free to order more than one bottle per evening. If you don’t finish a bottle in one evening, you can take it back to a stateroom or your server can rotate it to your next dining.

CLASSIC WINES packages

CLASSIC package prices are as follows:

3-Night Package $84
4-Night Package $111
5-Night Package $139
7-Night Package $189

Wine Types	Wine Brands
WHITE WINES and SPARKLING WINE	Asti Spumante Martini & Rossi, Italy Beringer, White Zinfandel CA Captain’s Choice Chardonnay Santa Barbara, USA Casa Grande Pinot Grigio, Italy Chateau St. Michelle Riesling Washington, USA Enchanted Rose Abbasia Predmont, Italy Grant Burge Benchmark Chardonnay, Australia Hess Chardonnay Monterey CA, USA Kendall Jackson Chardonnay Vintner’s Reserve CA, USA Moscato Allegro California, USA Murphy Goode Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County, USA Simi Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County, USA
RED WINES	Beaujolais-Villages Louis Jadot Burgundy, France Castle Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles CA, USA Centine Rosso Di Toscana, Italy Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast, USA Redtree Pinot Noir Sonoma, USA Robert Mondavi Private Selection Merlot CA, USA Santa Carolina Reserva Merlot Casablanca Valley, Chile Wolf Blass Shiraz, South Australia Zolo Malbec Mendoza, Argentina

PREMIUM WINES packages

PREMIUM package prices are as follows:

3-Night Package $129
4-Night Package $174
5-Night Package $219
7-Night Package $292

Wine Types	Wine Brands
WHITE WINES and SPARKLING WINES	Rosa Regale Banfi Piedmont, Italy Conundrum California, USA Domaine Chandon California, USA Ferrari-Carano Fume Blanc Sonoma, USA Iron Horse Fairy Tale Celebration, USA Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand La Crema Chardonnay Sonoma CA, USA Moscato Giallo Gaierhof Trentino, Italy Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita, Italy Selbach-Oster Riesling, Germany
RED WINES	Captain’s Choice Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Barbara, USA Chateau Peymouton Saint Emilion Bordeaux, France Chianti Classico Riserva Banfi Tuscany, Italy Greg Norman Chiraz Limestone Coast, Australia Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Merlot CA, USA King Estate Pinot Noir Oregon, USA Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile Melipal Malbec Mendoza, Argentina Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley CA, USA

Each traveler who returns from Eastern Caribbean to the USA can bring up to a total of $1,200 worth duty-free merchandise - it's the retail price. No more combined purchases than the cost of $800 can be made onboard Disney ship, Castaway Cay, and St Maarten. The entire exemption of $1,200 may be used alone on St Thomas' purchases.

Each passenger who is 21 or older is limited to five liters alcohol. Onboard Disney or in St Maarten you can acquire only a liter, with additional four liters if purchased on St Thomas (provided that at least one liter is US Virgin Islands produced in).