Ed
11-11-2007, 04:46 PM
Many passengers on DCL and other cruise lines take advantage of the many duty and tax free beer/wine/liquor stores in the ship's ports of call or onboard the ship.
If you are traveling home by air following your cruise, you need to know that those purchases CANNOT be brought into the cabin of the plane as part of your carry-on baggage.
Since August of 2006, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has strictly enforced limits on the types and quantities of liquids, gels and aerosols permissible in carry-on baggage. Generally, each passenger is limited to 3.4 ounce or smaller containers that will fit in one quart-sized clear plastic zip top bag. (There are a few exceptions, but alcoholic beverages are not exempt. See www.tsa.gov for full details.)
And obviously 1.75 liter bottles of adult beverages do not fit the criteria. :noway:
But, all is not lost!
You CAN transport your purchases home as part of your CHECKED baggage. Just make sure the bottles are tightly and fully padded, and that your total number of checked bags does not exceed what is allowed by your airline.
If you bring these items to the security checkpoint, you will have only three options:
Take the material back to your airline ticket counter and have it processed as checked baggage, then get back in line for the checkpoint;
Give the material to a relative or friend who is still in the airport and is NOT flying out, then return to the checkpoint; or
Surrender the material to TSA for destruction.
Obviously, options 1 and 2 are time-consuming, and option 3 is expensive!
Save yourselves the time and hassle, and simply remember to treat these purchases as CHECKED BAGGAGE only!
And in case you're suspicious - - if you choose option 3, your expensive liquor is NOT going home with your friendly TSA agent. That will cost him/her their job, and they will find themselves facing criminal charges in Federal Court.
All surrendered liquor is turned over to a Hazardous Materials contractor and it is destroyed under supervision by the US Department of Transportation.
You'd be amazed at the quantity and quality of the beverages that people surrender at MCO on "cruise days".
Don't let a lack of information and planning spoil the conclusion of your cruise!
If you are traveling home by air following your cruise, you need to know that those purchases CANNOT be brought into the cabin of the plane as part of your carry-on baggage.
Since August of 2006, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has strictly enforced limits on the types and quantities of liquids, gels and aerosols permissible in carry-on baggage. Generally, each passenger is limited to 3.4 ounce or smaller containers that will fit in one quart-sized clear plastic zip top bag. (There are a few exceptions, but alcoholic beverages are not exempt. See www.tsa.gov for full details.)
And obviously 1.75 liter bottles of adult beverages do not fit the criteria. :noway:
But, all is not lost!
You CAN transport your purchases home as part of your CHECKED baggage. Just make sure the bottles are tightly and fully padded, and that your total number of checked bags does not exceed what is allowed by your airline.
If you bring these items to the security checkpoint, you will have only three options:
Take the material back to your airline ticket counter and have it processed as checked baggage, then get back in line for the checkpoint;
Give the material to a relative or friend who is still in the airport and is NOT flying out, then return to the checkpoint; or
Surrender the material to TSA for destruction.
Obviously, options 1 and 2 are time-consuming, and option 3 is expensive!
Save yourselves the time and hassle, and simply remember to treat these purchases as CHECKED BAGGAGE only!
And in case you're suspicious - - if you choose option 3, your expensive liquor is NOT going home with your friendly TSA agent. That will cost him/her their job, and they will find themselves facing criminal charges in Federal Court.
All surrendered liquor is turned over to a Hazardous Materials contractor and it is destroyed under supervision by the US Department of Transportation.
You'd be amazed at the quantity and quality of the beverages that people surrender at MCO on "cruise days".
Don't let a lack of information and planning spoil the conclusion of your cruise!