Concealable And Reusable Cruise Flask Kit - Sneak Drinks Anywhere - 1 x 32 oz + 1 x 16 oz + 1 x 8 oz + 1 funnel

This is the review for the guy/gal who wants the most comprehensive report on why these work, why they don’t work for idiots and the unlucky, and what other methods are available to sneaking alcohol on the ship. If you want the readers digest version, read paragraph 2 for my choice. I’ve read about 100 of these reviews, watched 20 or 30 different Youtube videos, read several detailed articles compiling data about rum runners, scanner machines, general human behavior, “wine” bottles, and bringing the massive generic looking shampoo bottles filled with booze and have come up with a few indisputable facts, as well as a few deductions based on probability. And obviously I’ve successfully sneaked alcohol on my cruise with these.Ultimately I chose a combination of the rum runner method and wine bottle method to hedge my bets hoping that at least one goes through and if both go through I will just have more alcohol when I get home (which both worked btw). I gave the rum runners about 80% chance of going through and the wine bottles about 80% chance as well based on all of the information I compiled which leaves only a 1 in 25 chance I end up with no alcohol on the ship.1. Carnival is by far the WORST for sneaking booze on. I may have only read one product review that mentioned a cruise line by name that WAS NOT Carnival. Their profit margin must be more heavily weighed on sales of alcohol than other lines.2. Rum runners are your BEST CHANCE for sneaking alcohol on other than wine bottles which you will pay a corkage fee for (about 15$ per bottle on NCL and 1 free bottle per passenger on Royal)3. If you choose the wine bottle method, just know you’re taking a chance as far as the person you get who inspects your wine bottles. If you shake a wine bottle, wine bubbles look a bit different than vodka bubbles which can be kind of combatted by ensuring the top of the liquor goes just above the seal line so it takes them more effort to look if they care enough.4. Only put wine bottles in your carry on as putting them in your checked baggage will cause them to search and find your rum runners (if you do both methods like I did)5. Limited information about scanning machines was available but the most information I was able to find implied that a TSA type scanning machine, they aren’t necessarily able to see liquid, but faint outlines of plastic things. Also, they don’t scan from the bottom, only the sides and top which is why all of the reviews showed that the rum runners were placed on the bottom with other toiletries stacked on top so when the scanner is run, you see a top view and sides which should only show a slim version and disguises the rum runners with outlines of other bottles.6. If you’re thinking of getting a TSA lock and using that, a simple amazon search will find that anyone can buy a key that only TSA is supposed to have. Also, they have no inhibitions in calling you down to the dark room in the ship where they will ask you to open up your bag to reveal your belongings.7. The shampoo bottles seemed to have more mixed than polarizing reviews and my friend elected to try them because they came with “quality control seals.” They worked fine but I’m still not sold because this removes items you could bring on because who uses two shampoos and better yet, who brings 32oz of it with them. Also, everyone knows shampoo is thick, a simple shake even with the quality seal will reveal it’s a thin liquid…. busted.8. Buy a couple of the same wine bottle and the wine sealers. A 30 pack is like 8 bucks with Prime. Don’t only buy 5 because you will mess up the first couple trying to figure out how long to boil them for. You’re paying pennies on the dollar for alcohol on the ship… Don’t trip over dollars to get to pennies. Do it right.9. Buy two of the same wine bottle, preferably chardonnay. Chardonnay works best because it’s usually a tinted bottle and a couple drops of yellow food dye makes the liquid indistinguishable from real chardonnay. The only part I haven’t come up with a solution for is the bubbles. This is tricky. Shake a chardonnay bottle, then shake a chardonnay bottle filled with your liquor of choice side-by-side and see the difference in the bubbles.10. Do NOT use a wine opener on the wine when you open it. Use the grocery bag method on Youtube. Whoever came up with this is flipping brilliant! I have seen stories of where idiots were caught because security suspected it was fake and they popped the seal on the wine to inspect the cork and they got caught because security saw the gaping hole from the wine opener in the cork.If you’re going to use Rum Runners, follow these rules1. Place rum runners ONLY in your CHECKED BAGS. They will be found in your carry on bags. Open bags are much much more likely to be searched.2. Try to turn in your checked bags in last if possible. I know you’re eager to get on your vacation but if your bags are among the last to be scanned, rest assured they will be rushing to get them done and everyone out to sea for an on time departure.3. I decided to place a 20$ bill on each rum runner with the words “Free Money” on it so if found, hopefully they would just take the 20$ bill and let me have the alcohol and if they took the alcohol and my money, I would raise hell saying they stole money out of my bag which is 100% true. And if you’re about to complain about the 20$ just think on cruise day if its a choice between getting them taken, and “spending” an extra 20$ to get about 250$ worth of retail value on the ship of alcohol, I hope you would chose the latter.4. Don’t go on Carnival. They are much more likely to search individual bags. This is a cheap cruise line with thinner margins than other cruises, and believe me the profit margin of cruise lines is already razor thin.5. Don’t be that guy and not buy any alcoholic beverages on the ship, you could risk getting the alcohol you worked so hard to get on the ship, taken. Pregame in your room, get yourself a solid buzz, then get a drink or two while out. Don’t cheap out that hard.6. Place them flat and stacked below your toiletries. If you have a rollaway, place them under the lining, they will disappear in the scanners sideways view because of the metal bars which you retract to roll your bag and will disappear from the top view because of the toiletries in your bag.7. To understand why this works, download the airport scanner game on your phone and see what items actually look like in a scanner.8. When filling the rum runners, get as many air bubbles out of it as possible before sealing it.

Just got home yesterday after a 4 day Carnival Cruise out of Long Beach! These actually worked! I was nervous about it even after reading so many positive reviews. I bought the 3 pack of 8oz and only a $12 bottle of Cuervo Silver so that if caught, the $20 total wouldn't be a bad loss.Anyway, I tested the "leak proof" durability of the bags for 1 week. They were 100% leak proof!!!I read reviews, I filled the bags about 80%, tilted the bags, spout up, and squeezed the pouch slowly, making sure all the air went out and tequila poured out as I capped the bag. I did this with each bag, multiple times, making sure that the only air that did end up in it was about the size of a pinhole. 2 of my bags were perfect, no air bubbles at all!Then I placed each bag into a sandwich sized ziplock bag. I folded one in between the pant legs of the only pair of jeans I brought. One went inside a sealed Halloween costume bag (Halloween time on our cruise!) And the 3rd went at the bottom of my makeup box with makeup, micellar water, facial scrub, hair care cream and jelly and perfume rollers packed all neatly on top and around it in the makeup box. I then had my travel kit with lotion, body wash, shampoo and conditioner. I decided that if any of the bags set off security bells, and they had to check, that they'd hopefully dismiss it due to all of the other things I had in there that definitely set off alarms.My luggage arrived late to my room and had definitely been gone through. Nothing had been found though!!! I can't use this as an example that they were undetectable in the luggage. But on a day when we left the ship and came back on board, I took one full one, untouched, to shore. Did not end up drinking down the streets so it was going back on board. I was again nervous about being caught. I took this bag and placed it in the waistband of my pants, went through the security check, no problems!I feel like overall these worked. My interference during the checked luggage didn't get to be proof, but maybe if you're like me and just want to take extra caution, place a few items in your checked luggage to purposely set off alarms and make sure the flasks themselves are well hidden. I will definitely use these again!And just a side note, that 1 bottle of wine per adult, to be carried on, was never searched/checked. My friend and I went through separate security checks and neither got checked. That means you could get a bottle with a twist off cap, fill it with alcohol and close it up again, put it in a wine bag, inside of a backpack, and send it right onto the conveyor belt as you walk through!

Larger than anticipated. Works well

Worked! The 2 big ones and 2 medium ones combined held 3.5 L of booze which successfully made it on board our carnival cruise out of miami. Unfortunately the two of us drank it all by day 3 lol!

The best. These two years ago and they're still holding up was able to put booze in them and bring them on a cruise ship or into a concert fantastic

we cruise so often and these are perfect for carrying our alcohol, only wish i knew about this years ago, instead of carrying big plastic bottles that took up a lot of room

Has got me on 4 cruises, works evertime