Staying overnight in Key West on a B2B cruise and not returning to FLL

[Cruise Raider]

Lets ask the question different way.

 

In your interpretation of the law would this cruise be legal?

 

FLL - some caribbean islands, 2 night stop at Key West - some Caribbean islands - FLL

 

Basically a round trip FLL to FLL with a 2 night stop in Key West.

 

That is exactly the same as what the OP wants to do. The Law does not care about individual cruises or any other structure that the travel company uses. It does care where the trip starts and where the trip ends sold as a continuous trip. So if the cruise line was willing to sell a continuous trip, even as a B2B with 2 trip numbers, it would be a legal trip because the OP is not ending his trip in Key West, it is an intermediate port in the longer FLL to FLL trip. The key factor is the OP being booked for the entire trip FLL to FLL.

 

With that said I doubt that the cruise line would sell it, because if they could not call at Key west on the second leg it would become a violation. The risk of that is too high. Also it would require customs to approve it and for him to clear the B2B customs clearance in Key West instead of FLL.

 

You make perfect sense!!

[Hydrokitty]

You make perfect sense!!

 

That's probably why it isn't allowed! :evilsmile:

[Cruise Raider]

That's probably why it isn't allowed! :evilsmile:

 

Too funny!! :loudcry: