suzi77 Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Hi!!! Quick question. I want to go to the Bacardi distillery prior to boarding ( I won't have time when we return). We are leaving out of San Juan (not a port). Is there a way to check my alcohol in with security (to hold until the end of the cruise) prior to boarding? I don't want to buy from the distillery, if I cannot check it in with security. Does anyone know??? Thanks in advance! Quote
twangster Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Welcome to the message boards! I've never tried, but security is supposed to take it and you can get it after the cruise. Take it with you into the terminal, not in checked bags. Quote
Matt Posted March 13, 2019 Report Posted March 13, 2019 Not the question you asked, but I'd advise you that the Bacardi Factor Tour is pretty lame. If I were you, I'd pick something else to do in San Juan. mellibee and 4ensic 1 1 Quote
suzi77 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Posted March 14, 2019 Thank you! I think I am going to try to bring it and hope security will take it. .....if not..I will drink a lot before hopping on hahaha. I don't want to do the tour...I just want to buy the alcohol I can't buy anywhere else...and get my name on a bottle... Bacardi oakhart is my favorite rum.. so I just want to say I went. Are there certain places you would recommend to go to in san juan? We will be there a full day before taking off. Thank you! Quote
Matt Posted March 14, 2019 Report Posted March 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, suzi77 said: Are there certain places you would recommend to go to in san juan? We will be there a full day before taking off. Thank you! Check out this guide: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2015/04/14/things-do-old-san-juan jhatle01 1 Quote
bcarney Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 @suzi77, when you are in Old SJU, if you have a chance go here: https://lacasitarums.com It's a bar/restaurant/store that sells various Puerto Rican rums. I don't think the Bacardi tour would have anything that you can't get at your local store (they didn't when I took it, but that was 19 years ago), so take this an an opportunity to try a new expression or brand you haven't heard of before. Enjoy the exploration of a new rum! I've been on two rum cruises where we visited various distilleries on a number of islands. If you can share your itinerary, I'll let you know what to buy and where. Yeah, I'm a Rum Nerd, LOL. Quote
tiny260 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 I'm pinging @twangster again, there was one of his live blogs that he did (seems like ages ago) where he stopped in San Juan and he was doing one of his walkabout's, he stated it was raining off and on and his pictures were at night, and he happened upon a bar (I think), and it was all Rum's, the bartender took the time to talk with him and find out his likes and dislikes and the bartender was able to match a rum to all his tastes, the one that blew me away (Again I think) was that twangster said he liked scotch, so the guy poured him a rum that was similar to scotch. I may be the La Casita rums that @bcarney posted about above I couldn't tell by the pictures. You should be able to buy rum in San Juan just like any other port and security will hold for you until the cruise is over. Hopefully twangster has time to respond. twangster 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 MANY years ago we did the Bacardi Factory tour in SJ and I do seem to remember that there was at least 1 rum that you could not get in the US. Of course I canNOT remember what it was called. Quote
twangster Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 My live blog from December 2017: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/5068-anthem-112517-712-b2b/&do=findComment&comment=50523 This was right after they started accepting ships after the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico. tiny260 and bcarney 2 Quote
tiny260 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, twangster said: My live blog from December 2017: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/5068-anthem-112517-712-b2b/&do=findComment&comment=50523 This was right after they started accepting ships after the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico. Glad to see that my memory is not totally shot. Thanks. bcarney and twangster 2 Quote
betatke1480 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 We had this similar issue on our last cruise. We went side 2 side on Oasis and Enchantment out of PC and had purchased alcohol on the Oasis cruise. We were told by the concierge on Enchantment that security would confiscate it and return it back to us at the end of the Enchantment cruise. Shipping alcohol without a license is illegal in the United States, but somehow our bottles of rum disappeared when we walked in the UPS store in PC and showed up at our house a few days later, so unfortunately I can't speak with 100% certainty that security will confiscate and return. Quote
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