duty free

[jack daniels]

when getting a flight before boarding a cruise ship and the same on the way back home...........when do you buy duty free?

tia

Anna x

[MarkRae]

I never do.

[douglas9401]

Once you're airside.

[jack daniels]

ha ha!
I should've expected that!
seriously though, at the airport on the way to the cruise ship or on the way back?????

Anna x

[pauln90]

Assuming your flying from the UK.

If your flying to another EU destination then you cannot take any duty free with you. If it is a non EU destination then you can.

In my experience whilst on the cruise ship I have placed an order on board and the items are delivered to your cabin the day before you dock. You could trying buying items in the places you visit but I have heard of some cruise lines not allowing this ( they want you to buy booze etc on board)

[ethandron]

When we did our northern lights cruise in Norway in February this year, a number of people bought bottles of alcohol in the duty free shop at the airport in England just before boarding the plane to Norway. I don't know what people did on the way home.
We didn't bother buying anything from the duty free shops in either direction.

[rosyherb]

NCL and Royal Caribean wont let you take alcohol on board at all, the logic is the same as planes so they can control the alchohol levels of passengers so they dont go overboard (weak i know). QM (Cunard?) will let you but it has to be of a sensible level and to be drunk in the cabin.

[craft1948]

Every cruise ship I've been on have sold cigarettes and alcohol at duty free prices once we've set sail.

[jack daniels]

thank you all for your replies xxx