stargazerm31 wrote:
>I can take an $8 bottle of KJ Chard, pay the $20 for a total of $28 and
>it is still cheaper than the $36 on board price plus 15% gratuity.for
>$41.40 cost of a bottle they buy in mass and don't pay duty on.
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I agree. I think the wine list (cruiseclues.com) is priced to encourage people to buy the wine in the first place, however, it's overpriced for what you get.
For example, I'm OK with spending $40 for a bottle of wine when dining out. So if you net out the $15 corkage fee (not $20), you still have $25 to spend on a bottle of wine instead of getting the $8 bottle of Kendall Jackson on-board for the same price. Most times there's a world of difference when buying wines in $20 - $30 range.
The real savings come into play when drinking superior wines if you intended to splurge on vacation. A $50 - $100 retail bottle of wine would only cost $65 - $115 when adding on the corkage fee versus the likely $150 - $250 if purchased on-board for the same/similar wines.
Think of all those dry vodka martinis you can drink with the savings 
