Cunard Alcohol Policy

Allowed, with limits

Cunard allows one bottle of wine or champagne per person, no larger than 750 ml, carried aboard at embarkation. You may drink it in your stateroom at no charge; opening it in a restaurant or bar incurs a corkage fee. Alcohol beyond the one-bottle allowance is removed at the security scan and discarded.

$25per bottle

A $25 per bottle corkage fee applies to drink your own wine or champagne in a restaurant or bar. Wines gifted by Cunard are exempt. The fee is quoted natively in USD on Cunard's US site.

Offered

The Beverage Collection (drinks up to $13.50) runs about $49.50 to $94.50 per person per night prepaid, depending on cruise length, or $55 to $105 bought on board. The Premium Beverage Collection (drinks up to $20) runs about $63 to $108 prepaid. Prepaying through My Cunard saves 10%.

21

The default minimum drinking age is 18. In US and UAE waters Cunard follows the local age of 21, and sailings from Japan use 20. So the split is 18 across the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Asia, 20 from Japan, and 21 in US and UAE waters.

The World of Drinks packages cover most drinks served on board; a drink priced above the tier cap means you pay only the difference. Duty-free alcohol bought on board is held and delivered to your stateroom on the last day. Spanish IVA tax of 10% is added to bar charges while in Spanish waters.