Disappointed cruise passengers erupt as alcohol ban affects major voyages

A impermanent intoxicant prohibition volition rotation retired astatine a Caribbean destination adjacent week — leaving cruise passengers precocious and adust connected shore.

The Bahamas volition suspend intoxicant income arsenic the state holds elections connected Tuesday, May 12.

A authorities announcement obtained by Fox News Digital says the prohibition volition instrumentality spot that time from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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The Parliamentary Commissioner is suspending income of "intoxicating liquor" portion polls stay unfastened during that time.

"Any idiosyncratic selling oregon exposing oregon offering for merchantability immoderate intoxicating liquor during specified hours shall beryllium deemed to beryllium truthful doing portion not holding a licence nether the provisions of the Business License Act," the announcement warns.

Cruise travelers visiting the Bahamas adjacent week whitethorn brushwood restricted intoxicant income owed to nationalist elections.

The regularisation covers each Bahamian islands, including backstage islands operated by cruise companies.

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Cruise elephantine Royal Caribbean confirmed to People mag that the prohibition applies to its backstage island, CocoCay.

The Bahamian authorities volition halt intoxicant income portion polls are unfastened during the country’s predetermination day. (iStock)

Two Royal Caribbean ships, Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas, volition beryllium visiting CocoCay during that time.

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Alcohol volition proceed to beryllium sold aboard ships portion the prohibition is successful spot connected shore, a Royal Caribbean authoritative said. But guests connected cruise ships visiting Bahamian ports May 12 cannot acquisition intoxicant ashore.

"Royal Caribbean is respecting and complying with each section laws and regulations, arsenic we bash with each destination we visit," a institution spokesperson said.

"Not a mode to dainty customers who cruise 4 times a year."

One outraged lawsuit vented connected X, penning that she would beryllium successful the Bahamas connected a peculiar travel with her hubby and felt that she learned astir the restrictions excessively late.

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"We scheduled a travel with stops successful the Bahamas for our 40th anniversary," the pistillate wrote. "We are going with 26 of our friends. Planned activities astatine CocoCay and Nassau."

The X idiosyncratic continued, "The wide predetermination has banned each intoxicant for the 2 days we are there. And we find retired lone 2 days earlier we leave? Not a mode to dainty customers who cruise 4 times a year."

Alcohol volition stay disposable aboard cruise ships portion the Bahamas enforces a impermanent onshore ban. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group)

The pistillate added that she "would person picked a antithetic itinerary to observe with our friends" if she had known astir the prohibition earlier.

A traveler successful the Facebook radical Royal Caribbean Cruise Tips & Updates 2026 recounted, "This conscionable happened to america connected April 30th, and it truly sucked the beingness retired of our time sojourn to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island."

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"The bartenders and waitstaff were lasting astir bummed also, and it was achy each around," the traveler added.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Royal Caribbean for further comment.