marc334 Posted April 30, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 30, 2004 can you bring cuban cigars on board???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roohound Posted April 30, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 30, 2004 You can bring them onboard, just can't bring them off the ship if you are disembarking in a US port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted April 30, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I know of no reason you can not bring them off the ship in US port, there are limitations to the number you can bring back from a trip but that number isn't ZERO. I have come back with between 20 and 40 don't recall the regs now as I am a former smoker. One open Princess booking [B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 05/04 Mercury 06/02 Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 Legend o.t. Seas 09/95 [B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 11/04 Diamond Princess 04/04 Sea Princess 01/02 Vision o.t. Seas 04/02 Star Princess 12/02[B]<FONT color=red> West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B] Ecstacy 09/01 Vision o.t. Seas 10/02 [B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 12/97 [B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 9/96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted April 30, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Actually, they tell you to smoke up your Cuban cigars before you leave the ship in U.S. On the Island Princess they even had a cigar smoking party meant to finish the stogies before port. KATY NCL NORWAY - 2000 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2001 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2002 HAL NOORDAM - 2002 HAL VOLENDAM - 2003 ISLAND PRINCESS - NOV. 2003 HAL VOLENDAM - JAN. 2004 CORAL PRINCESS - OCT. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 30, 2004 My impression is that because of the Cuban embargo, Cuban cigars are illegal in the United States. Given the ship is considered "international" or at least the country in which it is registered, Cuban cigars on board are OK. ------------------------- Sun Princess, 03/2004; Pacific Princess, 07/2003; Star Princess, 05/2003; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Sun Princess, 05/2001; Sun Princess, 04/2001; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Regal Princess, 10/1999; Sun Princess, 08/1998; Holiday, 05/1998; Westerdam, 09/1997; Regal Princess, 11/1996; Royal Odyssey, 09/1995; Starward, 11/1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roohound Posted April 30, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 30, 2004 [url="http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/alerts/cuban_cigars.xml"]Customs info[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Thank you. ------------------------- Sun Princess, 03/2004; Pacific Princess, 07/2003; Star Princess, 05/2003; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Grand Princess, 10/2002; Sun Princess, 05/2001; Sun Princess, 04/2001; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Sun Princess, 09/2000; Regal Princess, 10/1999; Sun Princess, 08/1998; Holiday, 05/1998; Westerdam, 09/1997; Regal Princess, 11/1996; Royal Odyssey, 09/1995; Starward, 11/1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosieo Posted April 30, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 30, 2004 We bought Cuban cigars and were told to get rid of them before customs back into the US otherwise there could be a fine. We were told this from the pursers desk. Cigars from anywhere else was just fine. Caribbean Princess 4-10-04 Royal Caribbean 11-01 Celebrity 6-99 Sun Princess 3-98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted April 30, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 30, 2004 ok.... I do know of reasons you can't bring CUBAN cigars off the ship. It is hell getting old, I don't wish I had the body of a 20 year old anymore but the eyes would be ok. I only read the cigars part. First of all, most cuban cigars are not that big of a deal, the mystique is there, and they are good, but the trend has been to the honduran or dominican for a long time I don't even think 5 of the top 20 cigars in the world are cuban anymore. Buy a few for the experiance, they are good but so are MANY others. One open Princess booking [B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 05/04 Mercury 06/02 Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 Legend o.t. Seas 09/95 [B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 11/04 Diamond Princess 04/04 Sea Princess 01/02 Vision o.t. Seas 04/02 Star Princess 12/02[B]<FONT color=red> West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B] Ecstacy 09/01 Vision o.t. Seas 10/02 [B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 12/97 [B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 9/96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumguy Posted May 1, 2004 #10 Share Posted May 1, 2004 I agree, cubans are over rated. The mystique is cool but in reality Fuente OpusX or VSG is simply a much better cigar. I have a question on this topic. Is cigar smoking allowed on balconies? Are there other areas this is allowed. I'm a first time cruiser on Golden in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted May 1, 2004 #11 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Yes it is allowed on the balcony but beware it isn't always popular with the neighbor, try to be considerate and offer to set aside some time there won't be cigar smoke for them to share, like breakfast (lol). There is also usually a cigar bar called churchills, don't know about Golden, check her deck plans. One open Princess booking [B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 05/04 Mercury 06/02 Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 Legend o.t. Seas 09/95 [B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B] Diamond Princess 11/04 Diamond Princess 04/04 Sea Princess 01/02 Vision o.t. Seas 04/02 Star Princess 12/02[B]<FONT color=red> West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B] Ecstacy 09/01 Vision o.t. Seas 10/02 [B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 12/97 [B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B] Century 9/96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserGreg Posted May 1, 2004 #12 Share Posted May 1, 2004 If your worried about bringing Cuban's back to the States, just remove the rings before you go through customs. Put them back on when your home and no ones the wiser. Personally I never remove the rings, and have never had a problem taking them thru customs. Greg [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=dc143c&cdt=2004;12;12;12;0;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Golden Princess half a hundred birthday cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloriaF Posted May 1, 2004 #13 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Smoking on the ship and on balconies: I thought they had designated one side of the ship for smoking, the other non. It was that way on the Regal recently, but which was which I don't remember!?? Gloria Grand Princess, Eastern, April 2001 Grand Princess, Western,April 2002 Regal to Hawaii, April 5-20, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillB Posted May 1, 2004 #14 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Of the very top rated cigars, most are Cuban. This does not mean that all Cubans are better --They tend to be full bodied - strong. I've had some really bad ones. Plus, the Caribbean is loaded with fake Cubans, especially in Mexico. The only places I trust are in St. Maarten. You can buy Cubans on the ship, but they are outrageously expensive. As far as bringing Cubans home, it's low risk, but I'd keep the quantity down. Technically you can be fined 100,000 for purchasing something made in Cuba, thus violating the nonsensical Cuban embargo -- a policy that has gotten us nothing for over 40 years, so we keep doing it hoping for a different result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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