I hate to open up a can of worms here (I did read some of the posts back in September) but I wanted to ask about water from the rooms at meal times. My girlfriend and I visited a resort in the Maldives back in September and it was almost the norm to carry water around with you from room to pool to restaurant etc. whereas it seems frowned upon here? I fully appreciate if there is some rule saying you cannot bring outside food and beverage in but is that actually the case?
This isn't about being tight, I'd honestly probably spend the extra 8 bucks on a nicer bottle of wine. I just wasn't sure why it seemed different here compared to other resorts and whether it was a hard rule or just "frowned upon"?
p.s not asking for opinions on whether it's the right thing to do or "it's only 8 bucks" as that's not my point, I'm just wondering and think others probably are too.