Shopping and Duty Free Guide

One of the main things to keep an eye on when it comes to a cruise is the ship’s newsletter which is delivered to your stateroom daily. This will offer lots of information regarding the best port shops to go to depending on what you’re seeking such as jewellery or perfume. It will also advise you about sales that are happening that day in the onboard shops. If you are buying souvenirs such as magnets and postcards or inexpensive gifts, you can find them in many shops around port and the price w...

Due to the heavily discounted prices, these items have become some of the most popular items for purchase in onboard duty free shops. Alcohol There’s a wide variety of alcohol available onboard cruise ships. You can find amazing duty free deals on anything from premium vodkas such as Grey Goose to creamy liquors like Amarula. If you do purchase duty free alcohol onboard please note that you will not be able to take the alcohol back to your cabin, it will be stored in the hold until your day of...

Duty free items usually mean goods that are sold to you in a foreign country, which have entered that country without local import taxes attached. This, however, can only be done from airport or ‘in-bond’ stores where the goods are then put into warehouses and not sold to the local population. Duty free goods on cruise ships are legal because they are not sold to the people who live within the destination being visited. Also many cruise ships will close their shops whilst the ship is in port to...