Custom agents to our cabin on day of disembarkation?

[bunting]

The question is, do you really know your boyfriend :confused:

 

I think if he was the person they wanted he would have been taken off by them....

 

CBP is mandated to check the identities of person´s entering the country and on occasion, if the manifest is matched against a person of interest and even people with outstanding warrants (NOT just watchlists), this means a visual check of the person and their travel documents - likely this is done (easier for the officials) on arrival. On most, if not all, occasions they are escorted to the cabin by Ship security. Ship Security is only there in an escorting role and the process comes under the authority of CBP. And at the end of the day it is intended not to inconvenience the innocent but to catch the guilty, Unfortunately in this day and age we have to have some inconvenience....

 

http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/admissability/authority_to_search.xml

[Rok4u2]

You don't want to know what I have seen during disembarkation. On an average I have seen, not just heard, but seen, about one to two persons a month taken off the ship in handcuffs. We are not always told WHY, but it does happen. If there is warrent for arrest ANYWHERE in the US, CBP will take the person off in handcuffs and turn them over to the local police. Checking a person's passport while still in the cabin is not uncommon. Better there than in line. It is possible that his "name" matched someone they were looking for.

[Lisa NJ]

If they have a GUN on their hips, then you can be pretty sure they were either Customs or Local police. Dave

 

I understand what you are saying...however you can NEVER be to sure, it is most appropriate to ask for ID or even ask for the ship's security to come varify what is going on...We MUST be vigilent...

[cruisingjon]

Just off Imagination on September 24. At about 8:30 in the morning, I believe they were custom agents, knocked on our cabin door and asked to see my boyfriend's passport. They looked at his passport and and said that was it and were on their way. We were also traveling with our 6 year old daughter. We have been on 8 cruises, 7 Carnival and this has never happened before. We did self assist disembarkation and expected to be pulled aside, but were not. Is this a random thing they do?

 

My wife just got off of RCCL's Adventure of the Seas this Morning in San Juan. She e-mailed me this morning to let me know that this had happened to them. She is traveling with her mother and aunt. She say's the agent told her it was because she travels alot and apparantly when you travel alot, you can be suspected of smuggling etc....

 

She was not botherd by it, she said they were very nice to them, did thier search and left their cabin.

 

I personally would probably be a bit intimidated at first, but after thinking about it.....I am actually glad they do this. At least something is being done, even if it is usually the wrong people they are doing this to.

[abitaturbodog]

Is your boyfriend's name Osama Bin Laden?

[MaryAnnKacz]

I know him pretty well after 10 years. We live in a small town, so I also know his past before the 10 years. I would think if they suspected any kind of smuggling they would have searched our cabin. They wouldn't even come in the cabin, when we told them to come in, they just stood in the hallway. I don't think we will ever know why.

[tw67]

For the last 2 years, since my son was about 7, certain airlines will not let us get him a boarding pass for the plane, until we get to the airport. We were told that he has a name that is on list, and has to go through additional security. Once they see him in person and see his age, it is never a problem, I show my id, and they give us his boarding pass. Of course the first few times it happened, I told him it was because they knew he spoke back to his mother and was going to be in big trouble for it...!! We were told that he must share a name with some one else. Now we know that this is going to happen, and we just make sure we allow more time at the airport. So far I haven't had a problem on a ship with him...boy...imagine what I can tell him then...that they know he didn't do his homework and are going to tell his teacher....!!!

 

Terry

[trock]

If they have a GUN on their hips, then you can be pretty sure they were either Customs or Local police. Dave

 

 

Did she say they had a gun?

[trock]

I understand what you are saying...however you can NEVER be to sure, it is most appropriate to ask for ID or even ask for the ship's security to come varify what is going on...We MUST be vigilent...

My thoughts exactly

 

 

Now the OP clarified.. they werent ICE or Customs but had jackets that read Security

I still would not open the door and call the pursors desk first.. and let them know i was doing so...

[bunting]

My thoughts exactly

 

 

Now the OP clarified.. they werent ICE or Customs but had jackets that read Security

I still would not open the door and call the pursors desk first.. and let them know i was doing so...

 

Sorry Trock the OP said I am almost positive I saw the word Security on their jackets.

 

MaryAnn if you are still curious why not look at the uniforms on the CBP website and see if the uniforms on the photogallery match what you have seen..... http://www.customs.gov

[Pegs222]

You don't want to know what I have seen during disembarkation. On an average I have seen, not just heard, but seen, about one to two persons a month taken off the ship in handcuffs. We are not always told WHY, but it does happen. If there is warrent for arrest ANYWHERE in the US, CBP will take the person off in handcuffs and turn them over to the local police. Checking a person's passport while still in the cabin is not uncommon. Better there than in line. It is possible that his "name" matched someone they were looking for.

 

Since most people fill out their Fun Pass before they even get on the ship, wouldn't "those who should know" that information, have access to it before we even get on the ship? And they can be arrested before? Or have they done something on the cruise?

[lvtotrvl1]

Customs does this on different ships...When I cruised Disney they went to every other cabin on one floor and searched each room. This is why you hear, debarkation depends on when customs clear the ship. If they think there may be something to look for (whatever it may be) they can search every cabin if they want.

[MonaCD]

When I was leaving my cabin for disembarkation from the Legend last year, there were 3 or 4 ICE agents with a big black Lab at the door of the cabin next to mine, I had to pass by to get to the elevators, I glanced in to see a young couple with 2 young children. They were telling the man to put a shirt on. I got outta there asap.

 

I've had a few minor delays because I go by my middle name everyday and that is what I use for my signature. Since the crackdown in security and identifications, I make all bookings in my first name. It's rather strange since I am never called by that name and have missed pages because I did not realize they were paging me. It's also caused second glances when I sign using a different name then waht appears on my S&S card.

 

Never call your child by their middle name on their birth certificate, it's a pain when it comes to identification, I've considered having it leagally switched but that seems like so much bother.

[Virgin_cruiser2007]

Since most people fill out their Fun Pass before they even get on the ship, wouldn't "those who should know" that information, have access to it before we even get on the ship? And they can be arrested before? Or have they done something on the cruise?

 

 

I agree with this. If you have to complete these forms for customs before you leave it seems they can stop it before it happens. Also if there is going to be a list there should be more info on this list to verify and to determine if this is or not the person. such as dob, race, age, etc. I mean in the previous post your son is 7 and unless your son has been watching lots of disney channel and has learned how to use some of those powers on some of those shows its obvious its not him. I can understand needing more info and verfying him at the gate but to go thru the extra time u need for the extra security if they had more info it just seems this could be avoided. but thats just my opinion. and I am a first timer...:cool:

[jetskier]

Since most people fill out their Fun Pass before they even get on the ship, wouldn't "those who should know" that information, have access to it before we even get on the ship? And they can be arrested before? Or have they done something on the cruise?

 

The information has to be transmitted within 15 minutes of departure. If it were done sooner, the information would not be correct because of no shows and last minutes crew changes and bookings.

 

Dave

[bunting]

Since most people fill out their Fun Pass before they even get on the ship, wouldn't "those who should know" that information, have access to it before we even get on the ship? And they can be arrested before? Or have they done something on the cruise?

 

Hi Pegs, the system for reporting manifests is known as APIS Advance Passenger Information System but the Advance really refers to the Entry into a US Port rather than the departure. Suppose it builds time into the system to allow all the vessels to be checked prior to return to a US port. Here´s an extract of the briefing sheet

 

Quote For vessels departing from foreign ports bound for the U.S., current requirements to transmit passenger and crew arrival manifest data between 24 to 96 hours prior to arrival will remain unchanged, but requires vessel carriers to transmit APIS data 60 minutes prior to departure from the United States. Unquote

[Pegs222]

Thanks for clarifying. I am glad that APIS is taking care of things.

[megr1125]

I've had a few minor delays because I go by my middle name everyday and that is what I use for my signature. Since the crackdown in security and identifications, I make all bookings in my first name. It's rather strange since I am never called by that name and have missed pages because I did not realize they were paging me. It's also caused second glances when I sign using a different name then waht appears on my S&S card.

 

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that happens to my mom....her full name is on her DL and Passport but she never uses it so when they call 'shirley partridge' instead of 'mary partridge' i have to tell her..uh, that's you! so i remind her to sign all cruise and travel stuff shirley mary partridge...