Fouremco Posted July 16 #1 Share Posted July 16 According to this article (https://apple.news/A3ZwI2WS1S96wmez7a41PlA), starting next month, anyone taking a dog into the US will have to fill out papers before visiting, documenting that the dog is healthy, has a valid microchip and is vaccinated against the rabies virus. Photos of the dog (face and body) are also required. There's no indication that service dogs will be exempt from these requirements, so if you are cruising out of the US, or just visiting, you'll need to complete the paperwork in advance. There's no information in the article indicating whether the requirements would apply for cruises visiting the US if the dog remained on board. For example, during a Vancouver-Hawaii-Vancouver cruise, or a transpacific cruise with a port stop in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 16 #2 Share Posted July 16 6 minutes ago, Fouremco said: According to this article (https://apple.news/A3ZwI2WS1S96wmez7a41PlA), starting next month, anyone taking a dog into the US will have to fill out papers before visiting, documenting that the dog is healthy, has a valid microchip and is vaccinated against the rabies virus. Photos of the dog (face and body) are also required. There's no indication that service dogs will be exempt from these requirements, so if you are cruising out of the US, or just visiting, you'll need to complete the paperwork in advance. There's no information in the article indicating whether the requirements would apply for cruises visiting the US if the dog remained on board. For example, during a Vancouver-Hawaii-Vancouver cruise, or a transpacific cruise with a port stop in Hawaii. The same thing happens in many other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted July 16 #3 Share Posted July 16 39 minutes ago, Fouremco said: There's no indication that service dogs will be exempt from these requirements I know bringing a service dog onboard requires a lot of paperwork, possibly those requirements are already included in what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 16 Author #4 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gail & Marty sailing away said: The same thing happens in many other countries. Having lived in Europe, including the UK with its strict requirements, I'm well aware that many other countries have similar rules. But we don't have land borders with these other countries, and Canadians are used to being able to drive into the US with no restrictions. As a result, I think that there may be a lot of surprised people come August 1. Hopefully, no one crossing the border with a service dog to embark on a cruise will be caught out, which is why I thought that a heads up might be appropriate. 29 minutes ago, Shmoo here said: I know bringing a service dog onboard requires a lot of paperwork, possibly those requirements are already included in what they do. Some similar paperwork is required by some cruise line, but not all of it. Moreover, the new paperwork must be submitted to the CDC, not to the cruise lines, so while some of the information may be duplicated, there will still be a whole new set of requirements to be met. Edited July 16 by Fouremco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbabe Posted July 16 #5 Share Posted July 16 Not sure if someone would ever have a service dog that young, but the new US rules also forbid entry to any puppies less than six months old. At all. The dog rescue I sometimes escort for is a bit panicked about it. The new paperwork isn’t too much more onerous than what they were already having to do, but they just seem to be applying it to temporarily visiting dogs as well as ones being permanently imported into the US. But the no puppies rule is hurting the rescue’s efforts big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted July 17 #6 Share Posted July 17 Thee CDC requirements apply to all dogs entering the US including US resident dogs returning home. According to https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/us-border-dog-rules-disagreement-1.7262417 it may not even be possible for Canadian dogs to comply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted July 17 #7 Share Posted July 17 From what I have read on the CC board is that people abuse the service dog requirement in that some of the dogs are not really service dogs at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted July 17 #8 Share Posted July 17 It might be helpful, if you post on different cruise lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 17 Author #9 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, phabric said: It might be helpful, if you post on different cruise lines I initially started this thread on the HAL forum in error, but asked the mods to move it here as soon as I noticed my mistake. The vast majority of cruisers (or just travellers) who will be affected by these new regulation are Canadians, so I think that this is probably the most appropriate forum. Like a number of topics, it could be potentially of interest to readers interested in a variety of cruise lines, but I'm personally not in favour of starting the same thread on multiple fora. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted July 17 #10 Share Posted July 17 https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/ is perhaps a more appropriate forum when it relates to cruising. (At least until it becomes acceptable to cruise with pets. 😒) There is a fairly long thread with information on cruising with service animals. It contains at least one post on the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 17 Author #11 Share Posted July 17 40 minutes ago, broberts said: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/ is perhaps a more appropriate forum when it relates to cruising. (At least until it becomes acceptable to cruise with pets. 😒) There is a fairly long thread with information on cruising with service animals. It contains at least one post on the topic. Thanks, I missed that. I've now posted there and provided a link back here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted July 22 Author #12 Share Posted July 22 The CDC confirmed in a news release Monday that dogs coming from low-risk countries such as Canada would now only be required to fill out an online form, which can be done on the day of travel, and travellers can then show a receipt to airlines and border officials. https://apple.news/Ap1chnKtBRcmHw310mEDYmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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