A government notice obtained by Fox News Digital says the ban will take place that day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
OUTRAGED CRUISE PASSENGERS BLAST COMPANY’S ‘IDIOTIC’ NEW DRESS CODE CRACKDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Parliamentary Commissioner is suspending sales of “intoxicating liquor”<\/a> while polls remain open during that time.<\/p>\n “Any person selling or exposing or offering for sale any intoxicating liquor during such hours shall be deemed to be so doing while not holding a license under the provisions of the Business License Act,” the notice warns.<\/p>\n Cruise travelers visiting the Bahamas next week may encounter restricted alcohol sales due to national elections. <\/p>\n The restriction covers all Bahamian islands, including private islands<\/a> operated by cruise companies.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Cruise giant Royal Caribbean<\/a> confirmed to People magazine that the ban applies to its private island, CocoCay.<\/p>\n The Bahamian government will halt alcohol sales while polls are open during the country\u2019s election day. (iStock)<\/p>\n Two Royal Caribbean ships, Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas, will be visiting CocoCay during that time.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Alcohol will continue to be sold aboard ships while the ban is in place on shore, a Royal Caribbean official said. But guests on cruise ships visiting Bahamian ports May 12 cannot purchase alcohol ashore.<\/p>\n “Royal Caribbean is respecting and complying with all local laws and regulations, as we do with every destination we visit,” a company spokesperson said.<\/p>\n “Not a way to treat customers who cruise four times a year.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n One outraged customer vented on X, writing that she would be in the Bahamas on a special trip<\/a> with her husband and felt that she learned about the restrictions too late.<\/p>\n TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “We scheduled a trip with stops in the Bahamas for our 40th anniversary,” the woman wrote. “We are going with 26 of our friends. Planned activities at CocoCay and Nassau.”<\/p>\n The X user continued, “The general election has banned all alcohol for the two days we are there. And we find out only two days before we leave? Not a way to treat customers who cruise four times a year.”<\/p>\n Alcohol will remain available aboard cruise ships while the Bahamas enforces a temporary onshore ban. (Jeffrey Greenberg\/Universal Images Group)<\/p>\n The woman added that she “would have picked a different itinerary to celebrate with our friends” if she had known about the ban earlier.<\/p>\n A traveler in the Facebook group Royal Caribbean Cruise Tips & Updates 2026 recounted, “This just happened to us on April 30th, and it really sucked the life out of our day visit to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gettyimages-2207640623-scaled.jpg\")
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