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bringing alcohol from home #15770 01/12/2012 04:24 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	We will be going to Grand Cayman in a few weeks. I know each adult can bring 5-750mi bottles of wine. Would it be ok if I put 10 bottles of wine in a styrofoamed lined box and checked it at the airport as one of my checked bags? If I do this I would wrap each bottle in bubble wrap. I haven't seen this option mentioned before so maybe this doesn't work.

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Re: bringing alcohol from home #15771 01/12/2012 10:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 160 Texas Testudo Traveler
Testudo Traveler Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 160 Texas	That would be fine, assuming there are 2 of you. Last edited by Testudo; 01/12/2012 10:03 PM.

Re: bringing alcohol from home Testudo #15772 01/13/2012 10:05 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Yes, there are six adults traveling together.

Re: bringing alcohol from home #15773 01/13/2012 10:41 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,703 Likes: 42 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler
Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,703 Likes: 42 Central Florida!	You COULD do it, yes. I would be more concerned about the gorillas handling the luggage than anything. If you do decide to do it, for goodness sake, don't take expensive wine. I would give it maybe a 50% chance of coming through unscathed. If it were ME, personally, what I would do is to bubble wrap 1 or 2 bottles of wine per suitcase, and then put them inside something leakproof and center them in each suitcase. You would have a MUCH higher chance of nothing getting broken. Oh, and pretty much no one but me has hard sided suitcases anymore, but that would help too. Carol Hill

Re: bringing alcohol from home Carol_Hill #15774 01/13/2012 12:07 PM
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Testudo Traveler Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 160 Texas	Actually, I was remiss in not advising you that the cost of wine on Grand Cayman, as compared to hard liquor and beer, is not as dramatic a hit to your wallet. The duty tariff is a straight $3.30 CI per liter on wine (except Champagne which is $10.50 CI per liter), no matter the value. So the more expansive the bottle, the less the relative hit to your wallet. Beer duty tariff is $1.65 CI per liter(~$17 USD for a case) and spirits range from $11.50 - $15.68 CI per liter. Check out the pricing (just add 25% for US or CA dollars cost equivalents) to see if it is worthwhile bringing your own. http://www.jacquesscottonline.com/ If you ended up paying an extra baggage fee for the box, it would probably really be negligible savings. We'll usually buy Rum, Vodka, etc.. at the Duty Free store on the way there and purchase Wine on island. Many places also offer a 10% discount when buying 12 or more bottles. Cheers! Snorkel air just tastes better than canned air...

Re: bringing alcohol from home Testudo #15775 01/13/2012 03:31 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I know most people bring liquor but we are mainly wine drinkers. The wine that is listed on the web page you listed that is $13.99 (I assume the prices are in CI dollars) I can get in my local liquor store on sale for $3.97 a bottle. So big savings. My husband and I are both allowed to check two bags free and we only plan on checking one other one.

Re: bringing alcohol from home Testudo #15776 02/17/2012 03:36 PM
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crmoores Traveler Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,483 Likes: 2 Finger Lake Region	Quote Testudo said: Actually, I was remiss in not advising you that the cost of wine on Grand Cayman, as compared to hard liquor and beer, is not as dramatic a hit to your wallet. The duty tariff is a straight $3.30 CI per liter on wine (except Champagne which is $10.50 CI per liter), no matter the value. So the more expansive the bottle, the less the relative hit to your wallet. Beer duty tariff is $1.65 CI per liter(~$17 USD for a case) and spirits range from $11.50 - $15.68 CI per liter. Check out the pricing (just add 25% for US or CA dollars cost equivalents) to see if it is worthwhile bringing your own. http://www.jacquesscottonline.com/ If you ended up paying an extra baggage fee for the box, it would probably really be negligible savings. We'll usually buy Rum, Vodka, etc.. at the Duty Free store on the way there and purchase Wine on island. Many places also offer a 10% discount when buying 12 or more bottles. Cheers! Thanks Testudo. I didn't think about these prices being in CI. So a case of Red Stripe would cost $37 + 9.25 (25%) = US$46.25..! I thought I saw the exchange rate at 20% but it's closer to 25 huh? Thanks! "Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.” -Anthony Bourdain

Re: bringing alcohol from home crmoores #15777 02/17/2012 07:14 PM
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Testudo Traveler Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 160 Texas	Not cheap! The cash exchange rate is pegged at 25% premium for CI$ vs US$. $1 CI= $1.25 US or $1 US = $.80 CI Snorkel air just tastes better than canned air...

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