Sipping a cold soda while sailing the seas can be one of the best parts about cruising, but many wonder whether you can bring soda with you on your cruise. While most cruise ships offer drink packages that include soda, policies on bringing soda on board is often different for every cruise line. Whether the cruise ship doesn’t have your favorite soda or you just want easy access to drinks from your stateroom, there are many reasons to want to bring soda with you on your cruise. Keep reading to find out if you can bring soda with you on your next cruise!
Can You Bring Soda on MSC Cruise?
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You are not allowed to bring soda with you on your MSC Cruise. In fact, you are not allowed to bring any type of beverage with you on your MSC Cruise. This includes soda, bottled water, and alcoholic beverages. You will not be allowed to bring any soda on board that you brought with you on embarkation day on MSC Cruises.
Although you can’t bring any soda with you on your next MSC Cruise, there are still many ways to get soda while on board. Soda is included in all of of the drink packages available on your next MSC Cruises. Soda can be found for sale on board MSC Cruises as well.
Can You Bring Soda on Celebrity Cruise?
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Official statements from Celebrity Cruises do not explicitly state whether you can or can not bring soda with you on your cruise. Unlike alcoholic beverages, soda is not included in the prohibited items list on the Celebrity Cruises website. However, many Celebrity Cruise passengers attest online that you are allowed to bring a reasonable amount of soda with you on embarkation day. To bring soda on your Celebrity Cruise, many advise that you pack the soda in your carry-on luggage rather than your checked luggage.
There are also many options available for soda on board your Celebrity Cruise. Soda is included with the Zero Proof Drink Package on Celebrity Cruises. Additionally, you can also find soda for sale in many locations throughout Celebrity Cruise ships.
Can You Bring Soda on Carnival Cruise?
Yes, you can bring soda with you on your Carnival Cruise with a few conditions. The first condition is that you can only bring canned soda with you on Carnival Cruises. You can not bring bottled soda, only canned soda. The second condition is that each can has to be 12 ounces or less, which is the standard size of a can of soda. Lastly, you can only bring 12 cans of soda per person with you on your Carnival Cruise. To summarize, you are allowed to bring 12 cans of soda that are 12 ounces or less per person on your next Carnival Cruise.
You can also get soda on board Carnival Cruises in a few different ways. Like with most cruise ships, soda is readily available for sale on Carnival Cruises. Additionally, soda is also included in both the Cheers! drink package and the Bottomless Bubbles drink packages on Carnival.
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Can You Bring Soda on Princess Cruise?
It is not explicitly stated whether you can bring soda with you on your Princess Cruise or not. While you can only bring a specific amount of alcoholic beverages on Princess Cruises, there is no official statement on how much soda you can bring.
Don’t feel like bringing soda with you? Not a problem! You can find soda readily available on Princess Cruises in a few different ways. Soda is included in every drink package on your Princess Cruise except for the New Grounds Coffee Package intended for coffees. Drink packages like the Zero-Alcohol Drink Package and the Classic Soda Package are designed for soda drinkers. You can also find soda for sale in many locations throughout your Princess Cruise.
Soda Policy on Norwegian Cruises
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Unfortunately, you are not allowed to bring soda with you on your next Norwegian Cruise. Like with MSC Cruises, you are not allowed to bring any form of beverage with you. This means you can’t bring soda, alcoholic beverages, bottled water, juice, or any other beverage with you on your Norwegian Cruise.
Just because you can’t bring soda with you on your Norwegian Cruise doesn’t mean there won’t be any soda available! Soda can be found for sale in many different locations on every Norwegian Cruise ship. You can also get soda included with drink packages.
Soda on Royal Caribbean
Like with Carnival Cruise Lines, you are allowed to bring soda with you on your Royal Caribbean Cruise with a few conditions. You can bring up to 12 cans or bottles of soda with you on your Royal Caribbean Cruise. However, each can or bottle of soda you bring with you must be 17 ounces or less. Keep in mind that the limit of 12 bottles or cans of soda applies per stateroom on Royal Caribbean rather than per person.
Soda is readily available on Royal Caribbean as well if 12 cans or bottles of soda per stateroom proves to be too little. You can get soda included in drink packages on your Royal Caribbean Cruise including the Deluxe Beverage Package, the Refreshment Package, and the Classic Soda Package. Soda can also be found for sale throughout Royal Caribbean ships.
Can You Bring Soda on Holland America Cruise?
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Sadly, you can not bring soda with you on your Holland America Cruise. Non-alcoholic drinks like sodas are explicitly prohibited from being brought on board Holland America Cruises. Any sodas that you try to bring with you on embarkation day will be thrown away by security.
Just because you can’t bring soda on your Holland America Cruise doesn’t mean there won’t be any soda available on board! Sodas and other fountain drinks are included in every drink package on Holland America Cruises. You can also buy individual sodas at many locations throughout your Holland America Cruise.
Conclusion
Each cruise line has different policies for bringing soda with you on your cruise, with cruise lines ranging from explicitly allowing soda to be brought to clear prohibition of bringing soda to somewhere in the middle of the two. You are allowed to bring soda with you on your Carnival Cruise, Royal Caribbean Cruise, Celebrity Cruise. Cruise lines where you are not allowed to bring soda include MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruises,.
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