salty dingo Posted January 24, 2011 #151 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Avoid the 32 oz rumrunners. Use the smaller sizes. Carry some with you... as of now they are not conducting TSA-style pat downs (but can that be far off?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOTR Posted January 24, 2011 #152 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I am cruising this Thursday 1/27 and for the first time ever I ordered a bottle of Grey Goose from Bon Voyage. I used to smuggle but have been monitoring the threads about alcohol and rumrunners being taken. My parents went on a carnival cruise a few months ago and had their alcohol taken. I have a budget for how much I am willing to spend on a cruise. Carnival does not get any extra money from me because I had to buy from Bon Voyage. I will subtract the money I spent on the booze from what I would have spent on gambling, pictures etc. That way I am able to enjoy some beverages in my cabin and stick to my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted January 24, 2011 #153 Share Posted January 24, 2011 You may be onto something. On Carnival (and incidentally every other ship line) you can't even take a banana into the country or Island you are visiting! First the booze now bananas...what could be next, apples? Nevermind they control those also. I think this shows it is a plot by Carnival specifically to keep all the bananas, apples, grapes and booze for themselves and they have hired all ship lines and countries they visit to do the same and make themselves look innocent! And why are they doing all this? You answered it for me, to replace our pills with poison. Oh they are such sneaky snakes. But we could be wrong about this plot... :D Disclaimer: Do not read anything into this but humor. I could not resist! NO the bananas and apples go to feed the poor local customs guys at the ports you visit. It's a cheap form of graft. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal2 Posted January 24, 2011 #154 Share Posted January 24, 2011 NO the bananas and apples go to feed the poor local customs guys at the ports you visit. It's a cheap form of graft. :rolleyes: Aha! Banana/apple power! I'll certainly pack different now. No more Ms Nice girl. I will be dragging a keg behind me covered up by charcoal briquettes shaped into a wheeled carry-on. My dress will be fashioned after Lady Gaga's MTV Awards meat dress. My BBQ Pit will be hidden in large elevator shoes and my hat will be a remake of Carmen Miranda's fruit hat. That should cover everything. But I will order a bottle from Carnival's BV as usual before I leave just in case something goes wrong like the day a bottle of Crown Royal leaked all over my clothes on a flight home plus I do not know how many dogs or fruit flies will attack me on the way to the ship. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnarkyPants Posted January 24, 2011 #155 Share Posted January 24, 2011 First the booze now bananas...what could be next, apples? Nevermind they control those also. I think this shows it is a plot by Carnival specifically to keep all the bananas, apples, grapes and booze for themselves and they have hired all ship lines and countries they visit to do the same and make themselves look innocent! Every time I return to Houston on an international flight, I watch the "fruit beagle" from the USDA do his thing while I wait for my bags. He's all cute & stuff, but if you put a banana or apple from the flight into your bag, he'll sniff you out before you ever get close to clearing customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal2 Posted January 24, 2011 #156 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Every time I return to Houston on an international flight, I watch the "fruit beagle" from the USDA do his thing while I wait for my bags. He's all cute & stuff, but if you put a banana or apple from the flight into your bag, he'll sniff you out before you ever get close to clearing customs. My new meat dress should throw that cute little dog off! lol They are amazing to watch aren't they? Even at the ship you sometimes get an opportunity to see dogs in action. On one cruise we watched security walk dogs through the luggage that was being unloaded at the dock and it was really something to see. For some reason no country wants hitchhiking bugs that can ruin that country's crops and cause billions in damage. Bananas can wipe out a food industry but is that a good reason to grab my personal banana? Granted I do think it is logical to take everyone else's. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpclmc Posted January 24, 2011 #157 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I was a TSA screener for awhile and if you read my post from a few weeks ago, you will see what can and cannot be detected. I tried to find this post your referring to and didn't have any luck. Can you direct me to it (maybe a link)? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afcj1 Posted January 24, 2011 #158 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I tried to find this post your referring to and didn't have any luck. Can you direct me to it (maybe a link)? Thanks It's post #126 in this thread. I just read it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpclmc Posted January 24, 2011 #159 Share Posted January 24, 2011 It's post #126 in this thread. I just read it:) Thanks. I found it. Good information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxcrystal Posted January 24, 2011 #160 Share Posted January 24, 2011 We did the rum runner thing a few times... then one time when my husby got caught we decided its not worth the wonder and worrying "will I get caught" for us its worth spending a little extra to have a relaxed vacation all the way. Screw it.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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