Bringing food onboard (second try) - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

cruisin' chick · 12-13-2006, 12:53 AM

I'm taking about on embarkation day. In the past, I have brought Cheerios and fruit snacks for the girl when she was a toddler. I bring Power Bars and Zone Bars to put in my purse on port days.

Do you bring any food onboard? (not talking about wine, sodas, or other beverages)

cruiseshmooz · 12-13-2006, 12:58 AM

Don't laugh! I always bring a box of ginger snaps...just in case! So far I have always left a full box on board , thank goodness!

MD11F · 12-13-2006, 04:34 AM

No, we've never walked with food or snacks.

Texashorselady · 12-13-2006, 06:37 AM

I always have a power bar with me, but it's not so much for on board the ship, as your poll mentions. I bring it with me in case we get stuck at an airport...maybe a flight is delayed and the snack bars aren't opened yet. Or maybe the bus taking us on an excursion gets stuck in traffic on the way back to the ship. It's saved me from near starvation (well almost) a few times!

Rosie · 12-13-2006, 09:37 AM

No, I don't usually carry food onboard but as Julie said, I always carry a snackbar with me when we fly just in case!!!!

gkm · 12-13-2006, 09:57 AM

I've never found it necessary. If we have had to wait to board, usually they will have something set up in the terminal (cookies and drinks), but that's been a rarity.

Garry

sue miller · 12-13-2006, 10:10 AM

No we don't. We always go in one or two days early and get a free breakfast at the hotel before taking the shuttle to the port!! Once we are on the ship, we go to the buffet!! Dickie carries some M&M's in his pocket, he is a diabetic, but so far never needed them!!

cruisinstacy · 12-13-2006, 12:00 PM

Nope, havent done this. However, the next time we go (none planned just yet) we might take a snack for my 2 yr old. I havent been on a cruise with him yet, and he always wants to eat. At 11am, even if he has had breakfast, he starts telling me "eat, eat! mommy! eat! need ood!" Nope, didnt misspell it, just wrote it the way he says food.

Krazy Kruizers · 12-13-2006, 01:22 PM

I voted yes only because we carry snack crackers with us in our carry-ons as we always have to fly. They are our emergency food supply in case something happens while we fly.

localady · 12-13-2006, 03:32 PM

Sometimes we will bring goodies on from the Port that were too good to pass up, but generally we don't bring any food stuffs onboard at embarkation.