Scanning luggage

[poodlewamp]

HAS ANYONE BEEN ON A RECENT PRINCESS CRUISE, AND KNOW

IF THEY ARE ARE PRE SCANNING ALL LUGGAGE BEFORE IT IS SENT

TO YOUR ROOM.

 

 

RCCL & CELEBRITY ARE NOW DOING THIS ....RCCL TOOK AWAY OUR

IRON LAST CRUISE, AND WILL ALSO TAKE ANY BOOZE YOU MAY

WISH TO BRING ONBOARD TO HAVE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR CABIN.

 

 

I DO KNOW WITH PRINCESS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING BACK

ONE BOTTLE OF WINE OR CHAMPAGNE EACH FROM A PORT, BUT

NOT SO WITH RCCL....( OR WATER FOR THAT MATTER).

 

 

SAILING ON THE GRAND PRINCESS IN NOVEMBER, CRUISE 19 !!

 

 

b.j.:)

[Colo Cruiser]

HAS ANYONE BEEN ON A RECENT PRINCESS CRUISE, AND KNOW

IF THEY ARE ARE PRE SCANNING ALL LUGGAGE BEFORE IT IS SENT

TO YOUR ROOM.

 

 

RCCL & CELEBRITY ARE NOW DOING THIS ....RCCL TOOK AWAY OUR

IRON LAST CRUISE, AND WILL ALSO TAKE ANY BOOZE YOU MAY

WISH TO BRING ONBOARD TO HAVE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR CABIN.

 

 

I DO KNOW WITH PRINCESS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING BACK

ONE BOTTLE OF WINE OR CHAMPAGNE EACH FROM A PORT, BUT

NOT SO WITH RCCL....( OR WATER FOR THAT MATTER).

 

 

SAILING ON THE GRAND PRINCESS IN NOVEMBER, CRUISE 19 !!

 

 

b.j.:)

 

 

Princess always scans all luggage, wine/champagne are not an issue.

 

Irons are not allowed period.

[LARGIN]

Princess scans all luggage, however I have yet to hear that someone's booze was removed.... :)

[1 HappyCruiser]

I'm surprised to hear that RCI won't even let water be carried on. I could see it now-someone using a runrunner just to carry on a quart of water. :D;)

[Putterdude]

All luggage is scanned but Princess is very liberal about letter liquor aboard. You may bring all of the wine you wish aboard a Princess ship.:)

[1025cruise]

No surprises about the iron. If you bring it on Princess, it will be removed as well. However, there is a self service laundry room with irons. This is a safety issue.

[Nancyquilts]

 

 

I DO KNOW WITH PRINCESS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING BACK

ONE BOTTLE OF WINE OR CHAMPAGNE EACH FROM A PORT.

 

 

b.j.:)

I'm not sure about this - I thought wine could only be brought on when boarding.:confused:

[Colo Cruiser]

I'm not sure about this - I thought wine could only be brought on when boarding.:confused:

 

 

From our experience and what I have read here.

It (wine/champagne) is not taken in ports either.

[Robb]

They have been scanning luggage on RCI for several years, nothing new. I thought all cruise lines did that.

[Sapphire56]

Doesn't anybody else think it odd that irons are not allowed but cigarettes/cigars, lighters and matches are!

 

Happy and safe cruising:rolleyes:

[6pack]

I've heard of irons being pulled from bags. They are considered a fire hazard. Wine is ok tho :p

[PescadoAmarillo]

Doesn't anybody else think it odd that irons

No, but I find it odd that curling irons and straighteners are allowed, as they function much the same as irons. I find it odd that my dive knife gets confiscated when there are steak knives in every dining room.

[Jules59]

Doesn't anybody else think it odd that irons are not allowed but cigarettes/cigars, lighters and matches are!

 

Happy and safe cruising:rolleyes:

 

Uh yeah. But, yes, I 'd be more afraid of the matches and cigs tossed down to a lower deck than an iron left on in the room.

[BruceMuzz]

Princess - like most cruise lines - only scans bags that are carried up the gangway or through the crew entrance on the ship.

 

The Port Authority Security Team scans ALL other bags in US Ports, and most bags in non-US Ports.

[AZ Stan (FKA Stan in Chicago)]

Princess - like most cruise lines - only scans bags that are carried up the gangway or through the crew entrance on the ship.

 

The Port Authority Security Team scans ALL other bags in US Ports, and most bags in non-US Ports.

 

I don't know who does the scanning, but I can verify that all bags are scanned. My wife sews a lot, and does needlework while on a cruise. On a recent Princess cruise, we got a phone messgae to report to the security office shortly after we boarded.

 

Down there, we were asked if we had a large knife in our luggage. Of course we answered no, but my wife said she had scissors. We were then asked to open the suitcase, and locate the scissors. It tuned out that they were longer than the allowable length (don't remember what is allowable). They were then held in security, and we were told we'd get them back after the cruise.

 

Upon disembarking, when my wife's card was scanned, an alarm sounded, ship's personnel looked at the screen, and my wife was told "you can pick up your confiscated item at the dock." I'm sure a lot of people were wondering what that was all about.

[navychop3]

..... I find it odd that my dive knife gets confiscated when there are steak knives in every dining room.

 

You mean we can't bring dive knives with our scuba gear? Have to buy and discard in every port? :eek:

[FliLady]

It's safe to say that all lines scan luggage...taking smuggled booze is a different story! On 8 Carnival cruises, I have never had smuggled liquor confiscated. On the Liberty of the Seas in March, they took it all! Including my water, and soda...and they do not give it back!

[AlFrank]

HAS ANYONE BEEN ON A RECENT PRINCESS CRUISE, AND KNOW

IF THEY ARE ARE PRE SCANNING ALL LUGGAGE BEFORE IT IS SENT

TO YOUR ROOM.

 

 

RCCL & CELEBRITY ARE NOW DOING THIS ....RCCL TOOK AWAY OUR

IRON LAST CRUISE, AND WILL ALSO TAKE ANY BOOZE YOU MAY

WISH TO BRING ONBOARD TO HAVE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR CABIN.

 

 

I DO KNOW WITH PRINCESS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING BACK

ONE BOTTLE OF WINE OR CHAMPAGNE EACH FROM A PORT, BUT

NOT SO WITH RCCL....( OR WATER FOR THAT MATTER).

 

 

SAILING ON THE GRAND PRINCESS IN NOVEMBER, CRUISE 19 !!

 

 

b.j.:)

DH works sometimes on the docks for cruise ships, ALL ships scan ALL luggage. Don't even think of sneaking anything onboard. Many, many people have been caught trying to sneak many things, some illegal, onboard and have been escorted off.

[micro yaya]

lost a bottle of wine on rcl last march, we got a letter instead (shame on us) should have figured it tho first time for everything it was march ( the beginning of spring break), and we're in our 70's. guess they thought we might make fools of ourselves..........

[Va_Cruizer]

I once had a pocket knife in an outside pocket of my luggage from a previous trip. I didn't even know it was there. After boarding I got the call to report to security. Unfortunately they were less than professional and kept demanding that I get it without telling me what "it" was. Had they mentioned a knife I would have known where it would have likely been. Ultimately they opened the luggage and searched till they found what they wanted. Since then I make it a point to search every pocket of our luggage before repacking for a cruise.

 

Kevin

[dforeigner]

You mean we can't bring dive knives with our scuba gear? Have to buy and discard in every port? :eek:

 

Scuba shears are the new rave, so I hear.

[Cruisin' Chick]

Bringing irons is a no no on any cruiseline. From what I've heard, Royal C. has banned bringing on any beverages for some years now. We haven't had a problem bringing on sodas, water, wine on Princess.

 

Also, please, please turn off your cap locks before posting on any forum. Besides making it harder for us to read your post, it is considered yelling in web-etiquette. Much thanks.

[BurBunny]

Dive knives are held by security, but you can pick them up before you go ashore in port for dive excursions.

[captainron]

From our experience and what I have read here.

It (wine/champagne) is not taken in ports either.

 

Keith...bang on.

 

If you have concerns with the security folk at embarkation or possibility of confiscation, simple solution is to take a copy of the Passage Contract and highlight para 2 of Sect 5 of same so it is visible and readable. There is no limitation in your passage contract as to the amount of wine or champagne you can bring onboard at embarkation or any other port of call for that matter.

 

Ciao for now!!!

[caber]

We had a call back to portside about something in our luggage when we boarded in Southampton.

I turned out that they had seen my husbands skean dhu. (the small knife a Scotsman wears down his sock when wearing the kilt)

We argued that he had worn it on most of his Princess cruises and, like the diving knives, the steak knives on the ship were more lethal.

This was the Southampton post security. They eventually agreed to hand it over to Princess security. As soon as we reboarded there was a phone call in the cabin, asking him to come and collect it.