Guests are not allowed to bring alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages on board for consumption or any other use except as follows:
All checked and carry-on luggage will be scanned and any prohibited items, including alcoholic/nonalcoholic beverages will be removed, confiscated, and discarded. If Your luggage is locked, the lock may be removed by security or, alternatively, the luggage will be held by security until you can be present for an inspection and any items in question further identified and/or surrendered.
You agree to surrender alcoholic beverages that are purchased duty free from the ship's gift shop, or at ports of call, to Holland America Line, which will be delivered to your stateroom just prior to disembarking the voyage. Any wine or champagne supplied by the Holland America Line to you is not subject to a corkage fee. An 18% Service Charge is automatically applied to all Beverage Purchases and Bar Retail Items.
Alcoholic beverages will not be served to guests under age 21. However, effective on voyages commencing July 1 2016 and thereafter, the legal drinking age onboard will be 18 for voyages which depart from and return to Europe, China, Hong Kong, Singapore or Taiwan, and the legal drinking age onboard will be 20 for voyages which depart from and return to Japan. For voyages that depart from and return to Australia and/or New Zealand, these policies and the legal drinking age apply to guests 18 years or over.
Alcohol Policies are subject to change by the cruise line. For the most current Holland America Line Alcohol Policies, please refer to the Holland America Line website.