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Royal Caribbean Alcohol Policy
What you can bring aboard, the corkage rules, drink packages, and the drinking age on a Royal Caribbean cruise in 2026, verified against the official policy.
Quick answer
Royal Caribbean lets you bring some of your own alcohol aboard at embarkation. It sells a drink package. The onboard drinking age is 21, though it can vary by sailing region.
Bringing your own alcohol
Allowed, with limits
On embarkation day each guest of drinking age may bring one sealed 750 ml bottle of wine or champagne. Beer, hard liquor, and boxed wine are not permitted. On back-to-back sailings, one bottle is allowed per individual sailing, with extras stored and returned one at a time.
Corkage fee
$15 per bottle
A $15 corkage fee per bottle applies if you drink your own wine or champagne in a public area.
Drink packages
Offered
Deluxe Beverage Package
- Price per day
- Set at booking
- Service charge
- 18%
- Per-drink cap
- Not published
- Non-alcoholic package
- Refreshment Package Price not published
- Everyone in the cabin
- Not published
Royal Caribbean offers a drink package but does not publish a fixed daily price. It is quoted by ship and sailing when you book.
What's included and the rules
The Deluxe Beverage Package covers unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including cocktails, spirits, liqueurs, beer and wines by the glass, and takes 40% off select bottled wine. The Refreshment Package adds non-alcoholic cocktails, premium coffees and teas, fresh-squeezed juices and bottled still and sparkling water, and the Classic Soda Package covers fountain soda and refills.
Beverage packages exclude drinks served inside licensed Starbucks and Desserted Milkshakes stores. Deluxe Beverage Packages are not available on 2 to 4 night sailings departing Australia. From March 15, 2026, the Coca-Cola souvenir cup and Freestyle machine access are no longer included with the Deluxe and Refreshment Packages, and a souvenir cup can be bought onboard for $4.99. Packages can also be used at Perfect Day CocoCay and Labadee.
Minimum drinking age
21
21 on cruises from North America, the Caribbean, and Dubai. 18 on cruises from South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. At Royal Caribbean's private destinations it is 21 at Perfect Day CocoCay, Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, and Labadee, and 18 at Royal Beach Club Santorini and Royal Beach Club Lelepa.
Good to know
The Deluxe Beverage Package is the main unlimited plan, covering alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks with 40% off select bottled wine. Royal Caribbean's beverage packages page shows no fixed price.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
Facts, costs, and travel details in this guide were verified against the following sources. See our research methodology for how we vet and update data.
- Royal Caribbean: Beverage packages accessed 2026-10-02
- Royal Caribbean: Onboard alcohol guest policy accessed 2026-10-02
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