Be careful what you pack in your luggage

[ipeeinthepool]

On the current Silhouette cruise we had a passenger arrested in the Cayman Islands.  She did not get all of her luggage in Fort Lauderdale before we left and Delta forwarded her bag to the Cayman Islands.  She was arrested when she went to claim the bag because she packed a gun in the bag.  She needed $10000 bail and is currently awaiting her next court date on Feb 11.

 

A new way to ruin your vacation 

[dkjretired]

Years ago Celebrity used to have hand grenades on their list of prohibited items, think about that a bit.

[davekathy]

And use to allow passengers to shoot shotguns (skeet shooting) while cruising. 

Edited February 9, 2019 by davekathy

[Nachosdelux]

my guess is that is was left in the suitcase unintentionally.  I know it sounds odd, but every day people in the USA get detained/arrested for a gun in their carry-on at airports.  The vast majority are "accidental"

[davekathy]

11 minutes ago, Nachosdelux said:

my guess is that is was left in the suitcase unintentionally.  I know it sounds odd, but every day people in the USA get detained/arrested for a gun in their carry-on at airports.  The vast majority are "accidental"

Assuming she wasn't going to drop it off somewhere in Fort Lauderdale she wasn't going to get on the ship with it, packed or unpacked in her checked luggage. 

[davekathy]

10 minutes ago, yorky said:

Why 

Why on earth would you ever have a situation where a gun would be left in anything unintentionally ? But then again why would anyone actually need a gun anyway short of working in an occupation that demanded it.

Swing and a miss. I own guns and they have obsoletely nothing to do with employment. Some of us  are very responsible gun owners. One size doesn't fit all! 

[CHEZMARYLOU]

If she didn't get her luggage when arriving in Ft. Lauderdale then the gun was packed in the checked luggage. This is permissible in the US as long as the gun is in a locked case, not loaded and declared.  What she was going to do when she reached Ft. Lauderdale is anyone's guess since she could not take it on board.

[jkgourmet]

Okay, here's the REAL story:  https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/02/06/cruise-ship-passenger-bailed-on-gun-charges/