Carnival cruise packing list
The short answer
For a Carnival cruise, pack Cruise Casual clothes for most evenings and one Cruise Elegant outfit, swimwear and a cover-up, a lanyard for your Sail & Sign card, and, if you like, one sealed bottle of wine or champagne per guest 21 or older in your carry-on. Leave beer and spirits at home.
Carnival additions to the main list
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Carnival Cruise Line: the rules, from Carnival Cruise Line's own pages
- Dress code
Cruise Casual, with Cruise Elegant evenings
Carnival frames it around your itinerary and climate rather than a strict rule.
The page we read is a planning guide, not the formal policy, so we have not recorded a venue-by-venue rule.
Source: Carnival Cruise Line, checked September 21, 2026
- Bringing alcohol
One sealed 750 ml bottle of wine or champagne per guest 21 or older, on embarkation day only
Carried in hand luggage, not checked baggage.
All other alcohol is prohibited, including beer and spirits.
A $15 corkage fee per 750 ml bottle applies if you drink it in a dining room, steakhouse or bar.
Source: Carnival Cruise Line, checked September 21, 2026
- Bringing water and soda
One bottle of wine or champagne per adult at embarkation
Each adult guest may carry on one bottle of wine or champagne during embarkation.
Multi-bottle wine packages can be bought in advance or during the cruise instead.
Lemonade, iced tea and water are complimentary on the Lido Deck and in the dining rooms.
Source: Carnival Cruise Line, checked September 21, 2026
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