It depends how you define "crave alcohol "
In the sense that alcoholics have a craving for more and more alcohol once they start drinking, then obviously they don't crave it in that sense.
But my wife, occasionally, has a really stressful day with our four kids and other stuff that adds to a totally crappy day and she goes "ahhhh screw it" and has a drink.
But the key difference is, she has one glass of wine, two tops (a really really crappy day) and then that's it.
In 12 years, I have never known her to go on to finish the bottle, and start on another.
No physical craving for more and more. Not ever.
But does she occasionally feel like a drink to blow off the stress... Absolutely.
That is normal and safe use of alcohol.
A privilege I never had, although it took me a long time to realise that.