Picked for Special Customs Screening

[bionicman97]

Bionicman97, remember how far it was from AA to Delta? We were not happy campers having to lug all our luggage and ourselves in and out of the airport. It was not a happy experence for us to say the least. I won't say never again, but we will avoid Kennedy like the plague.

 

Rollie

 

It's like you were there with me. :)

 

TSA standard procedure. Having air arrangements made/changed at the last minute, even when not by your choice, always gets you designated for special screening.

 

Good to know. I wouldn't have minded, except I was afraid we were going to miss our second straight flight.

[Morecruisesplz]

No it has to be RCCI playing policeman and it was not random. It is not CBP -- since I do have a special "trusted traveler" in my profile.

 

And this is not security -- it is disembarking. It was obvious from the person in front of me that they were looking for undeclared merchandise and gave them a full baggage search.

 

And yes -- the item was fully declared on my customs form.

 

I'm sure RCCL decided to jerk your chain after you spent such a big amount in the gift shops just to make sure you would never come back. They hate customers who do that kind of suff!

[bayou cruiser]

This reminded me of one of my favorite customs stories that I tell every time we have to go through customs. Upon returning from our honeymoon, my Shiny New Husband and I arrive to customs with our luggage and a box with some pottery that I bought on our trip. Shiny New Hubby places the box down and the agents says what's in the box. Not So Sparkly New Hubby says "a little pot." Well, that was it. They immediately separated us and brought us into separate rooms and began searching our luggage. Yep, the honeymoon was definitely over and I kept thinking if they did a strip search it was going to be a short lived marriage with Lost Your Shine Hubby. 25 years later and I'm still telling that story, still married to him and still cringe every time we go through customs.

[cruiseknots]

This reminded me of one of my favorite customs stories that I tell every time we have to go through customs. Upon returning from our honeymoon, my Shiny New Husband and I arrive to customs with our luggage and a box with some pottery that I bought on our trip. Shiny New Hubby places the box down and the agents says what's in the box. Not So Sparkly New Hubby says "a little pot." Well, that was it. They immediately separated us and brought us into separate rooms and began searching our luggage. Yep, the honeymoon was definitely over and I kept thinking if they did a strip search it was going to be a short lived marriage with Lost Your Shine Hubby. 25 years later and I'm still telling that story, still married to him and still cringe every time we go through customs.

 

That is very funny!

 

It reminds me of a story when I was a kid coming through customs. The customs officer asked my dad, "do any of you have any fruit?" My younger brother thought the man was asking "do any of you LIKE fruit?" When my dad answered "no", my brother chimed in and said "Yes I do...bananas, apples, oranges". This got us escorted to the special treatment line and all of our stuff inspected thoroughly.

[rollie]

I got a nice laugh from the last 2 posts. A nice way to wake up in the morning.

 

Rollie

[Tucker in Texas]

My sister travels frequently to England. She makes sure she has a package of crackers, cookies, whatever. When she lands, if the line looks long through customs for people with nothing to declare, she goes over to the line where you declare things and asks if she needs to declare her crackers. Of course, they tell her she doesn't so then she says "as long as I'm here, can I continue on?" She says it works every time.

 

Tucker in Texas