Solo Cruiser Posted October 1, 2004 #1 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I've had some discussion about this on another board and thought I'd check in here with the food experts. ;) I know taking produce off the ship is a no-no, but are there items I can pack in my trusty zip lock bags from the buffet to take on shore excursions for snacks? Such as bread and cheese or cookies? :D Or should I pack my own granola bars or nuts from home for shore excursions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieBon Posted October 1, 2004 #2 Share Posted October 1, 2004 In Bermuda it was a no no to take any food off the ship. I think they said it was a $500 fine if caught. Of course, that didn't stop a lot of people as we saw people at the beach eating food that I'm sure was taken from the buffet. On my prior trips I don't recall this being an issue and had taken food off but if the rule is no food of any kind then I'll respect the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted October 1, 2004 #3 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Although I like to sample cuisine from different ports - last cruise an elderly friend was with me and was afraid of MX food, so I ordered her a sandwich and cookies around midnight the night before docking in Cozumel. I put her food into the freezer (sturdier) ziplok bags, put them in the ice bucket - and took them ashore the next morning - in those bags, inside a larger ziplok bag filled w/ice. I enjoyed the MX food and she enjoyed her ship sandwich. (She had asked me to get fruit, but I knew that was a big no-no.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonkrn Posted November 1, 2004 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Order room service and put it in your ziplock and place in room fridge(if you have one).. We usually bring small softsided cooler and lunch box the fits flat in suitcase. Use ice room steward brings to you, put in ziplock to keep cold. I agree, stay away from fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House_Atreides Posted November 7, 2004 #5 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I have to take food off the ship; does not matter to me what they say. I do NOT take fruit off; rather, order up room service, do the ziplock bag thing. As a diabetic I never know when/where food is going to be available and must have food with me in case. I just plop it in my backpack and waltz off the ship, never have had a problem.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkieRools Posted November 8, 2004 #6 Share Posted November 8, 2004 And we wonder why we are coined "Ugly Americans." Nevermind the laws of the nations we are visiting, if I want/need to take food off the ship, I'll do just that! [/sarcasm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted November 8, 2004 #7 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Last September many bags were checked for food and fruits upon arrival in Cabo San Lucas. Just like bags of europeans are checked and/or questioned if any food is in it upon arrival in the USA. Of course everywhere in the world there is decent food for sale. But a simple chocolat bar or cookie seems no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytogoing Posted November 10, 2004 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I've crossed the border many time from Canada to USA, and food is allowed, just not citrus, perhaps some other fruits.... Do most countries not allow food off the ship? I'm not a lawbreaker... and ordinarily I would not cart around food off the ship. It has nothing to do with the $$$, I'm cruising just a few weeks after chemotherapy, and I'm not sure about trusting local food safety... so I was planning to bring snacks from the ship and NOT eat any local food or water this time around! Curious - does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPete Posted November 18, 2004 #9 Share Posted November 18, 2004 All laws allow you to bring PRE-PACKAGED foods anywhere: granola bars, packs of crackers, etc. Most countries don't care what you bring in for your own consumption during the day. The thing NOT to do is to try to bring foods back into the US through US customs. The fines are very steep, and the chances that they'll catch you are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 18, 2004 #10 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Joanne - congratulations on completing your chemo!!!! I did an Alaskan cruise six weeks after completing a six-month course of chemo. I never enjoyed a vacation as much as that one. You are so right about not eating food outside the ship at this time. Your system will still be fairly delicate after all those chemicals. I usually just took a couple of muffins with me and my own bottled water. Rather than taking a meat sandwich, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich would also be good. I also made some mint or camomile tea, cooled it, and poured it into a bottle to take with me in case my stomach was bit quesy. Have a fabulous cruise. Since my illness, I have been on five cruises (booked on sixth in February) and I have never missed a sunset while on the ship. Whenever I have taken food on shore, if there were leftovers, I always took them back to the ship and disposed them there. I never take fruit or meat products off the ship. Have a fabulous cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House_Atreides Posted November 25, 2004 #11 Share Posted November 25, 2004 And we wonder why we are coined "Ugly Americans." Nevermind the laws of the nations we are visiting, if I want/need to take food off the ship, I'll do just that! [/sarcasm] I hear you---I'm very well traveled; have been all over the place since I was a kid. I have not however, been a diabetic all my life and after our first cruise I learned to take some food with me....I had a low and nothing around, not even an orange juice. I could have had a coma...luckily found a Coke and alleviated my low. It's not that I don't CARE about other cultures. I respect and honor them. It's just that my health says I need to have food with me at all times; granola bar, sandwich, whatever...but I have to have something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 25, 2004 #12 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I agree wholeheartedly that respecting other cultures is very important and you should use common sense when taking food off the ship. Obviously, you should never take fruit or perishable items such as meats. However, some people do need to carry food with them and may be leery of eating local foods for health reasons. (I remember eating some plain pastry in Jamaica and spending the next 14 hours in the bathroom.) I would think the most important thing when taking food off the ship would be to bring back to the ship anything that you don't finish. This way it can be disposed off safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytogoing Posted December 9, 2004 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Thanks for your good wishes... We had a great time on the cruise. In the end, I played it safe. I took off muffins / danish and rolls, no meat or fruit. And I carried water. No problems. We didn't stay off the ship for long, so it wasn't a problem. I had a wonderful time, a cruise is a wonderful way to celebrate the end of chemo, you can relax all the time if you need to! Only problem is, now I'm hooked, and I want to go back!!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laprofesora Posted December 27, 2008 #14 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I agree wholeheartedly that respecting other cultures is very important and you should use common sense when taking food off the ship. Obviously, you should never take fruit or perishable items such as meats. However, some people do need to carry food with them and may be leery of eating local foods for health reasons. (I remember eating some plain pastry in Jamaica and spending the next 14 hours in the bathroom.) I would think the most important thing when taking food off the ship would be to bring back to the ship anything that you don't finish. This way it can be disposed off safely. I bet there were peanuts in your pastry in Jamaica. I once ate some kind of jamaican cookie with peanuts in the United States and had the same reaction. Food also tends to be on the spicy side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted December 27, 2008 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2008 What an old post. I don't think I've seen one this old (4 yrs.+) brought back from obscurity. Cool.:cool: Happy cruisin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peabody99 Posted December 28, 2008 #16 Share Posted December 28, 2008 while I like to eat local foods and support the locals in port, I sometimes am heading strait to a more remote place that may not have food available. I have ziplocked things like cold cuts, cheese and a roll in a soft sided cooler. Best move was packing a few chocolate pastries for a beach day in St. Barths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntdana Posted December 28, 2008 #17 Share Posted December 28, 2008 whatever each person needs to do to take care of there own well being they need to do people want to bring food off the ship due to many reasons health issues concerns about eatting local food some are on budgets others liek to have a snack i feel there is nothing wrong in doing what you need to do my only advise use good judgement and do not draw attention to yourselves enjoy your cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sultan_sfo Posted December 28, 2008 #18 Share Posted December 28, 2008 It is against the law in ports of many countries to bring food from the ship. There has been discussion on this -- use the search function. I admire your recommendation! Break the "law". I sincerely hope some of these pax get arrested! ... i feel there is nothing wrong in doing what you need to do my only advise use good judgement and do not draw attention to yourselves enjoy your cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted December 28, 2008 #19 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I totally agree. WE, as visitors to these beautiful islands, need to respect their laws. We don't want to be the cause of the ruination of their crops, etc., due to any type foreign bacteria, fungus, etc. The only things legally allowed to be brought off the ship are pre-packaged food, from the manufacturer. Items like packaged crackers, energy bars, cookies, etc. are fine. Definitely NOT things you pack yourself in ziplok bags.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted December 28, 2008 #20 Share Posted December 28, 2008 If you absolutely must have something to eat, buy something pre-packaged at the ship's store. Laws are not merely suggestions for appropriate behavior; they are mandates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 28, 2008 #21 Share Posted December 28, 2008 We have been in many ports and watched as the officials -- as you get off the ship or the tenders -- checked all purses -- back-packs, etc. I was surprised that even on one of our HAL cruises in Mexico -- the officials took away packaged cereal!! We never take any kind off of a ship -- just follow the rules. On HAL they are posted in the daily program -- and there is a note as you leave the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peabody99 Posted December 28, 2008 #22 Share Posted December 28, 2008 this must be a new policy. I have never heard of this rule on any ship I have sailed on (with exception in some cases-fruit/produce). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted December 29, 2008 #23 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Not a new policy. I really wasn't aware of it until several cruises ago, when I noticed it in the Capers (Carnival). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 29, 2008 #24 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Not a new rule -- HAL has been warning passengers for at 2 - 3 years about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_smoke Posted February 21, 2009 #25 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Rules and Laws are for the WEAK! Foreign Countries! BAH! I laugh at Foreign Country Laws! Ha Ha . . . Ha Ha! I am a U.S. Citizen and I do not need to hear about Foreign laws! I will take a turkey dinner ashore, complete with all the trimmings, and if ANYONE says ANYTHING to me, I will simply give them my "EVIL EYE"!! I will take a fruit basket ashore. I will eat fruit in front of foreign authorities! BAH! I will laugh at the weak law enforcement officers as they whine to me about their "laws". I will NOT offer any fruit to them! If ANY foreigner comes to MY shore, do NOT bring your tainted food ashore! U.S. food and Cruiseline food is ALL good and does NOT contain any bad micro-organisms. YOUR food is . . .well . . . BAH! I am not a Lemming! I am an Eagle! I do what I want. I go where I want. I take food ashore. I am coming to YOUR shore!! BAH!!! (OK. For those few folks who have the sense of humor of a box of rocks, this is a JOKE! It is NOT serious.) Seriously. Do not take food ashore. If you have health concerns, contact your purser with the situation. You will not be the first and they WILL know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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