Vancouver British Columbia Experience

My wife and I have booked a Royal Caribbean Hubbard Glacier cruise that
leaves out of Vancouver British Columbia. In the past we have cruised
the Caribbean on Royal Caribbean. We always managed to take liquor and
wine on board so we wouldn't run up a large bar bill.

The problem is you are limited on how much alcohol you can bring into
Canada. My question is when you get off of the plane in Vancouver do you
have to clear customs, or do you go directly to the ship?

If we have to clear customs, are they real sticklers about alcohol?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Bill C wrote:
> Nonnymus wrote:
>> FWIW, we had two 1.75L bottles in our luggage and they were kept in
>> our cabin on the Pride last week. The luggage was the "checked"
>> luggage, and we used plastic bottles. No questions were asked and our
>> steward brought in a second ice bucket so we would have plenty of ice
>> when the family came to sit on the balcony and visit. I have never
>> had liquor "smuggled" into a ship in checked luggage confiscated,
>> though I would not try bringing it aboard in the carry-on luggage.
>>
>> Nonny
>>
>>
> wouldn't be good for the cabin steward to confiscate it or report you.
> Some people would reduce the stewards tip.

Darned right. I'd never tip a steward who did that.

>
> I've read that on NCL when they xray your luggage, if they see what
> looks like
> a bottle they place your bag in a holding area. They call you down to
> open the bag and if it is booze they take it.

Never had that happen, but you never know.

Nonny


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Ray (ray@) writes:
> On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:11:47 GMT, Tom <tjmok@> wrote:
>
>>The problem is you are limited on how much alcohol you can bring into
>>Canada. My question is when you get off of the plane in Vancouver do you
>>have to clear customs, or do you go directly to the ship?
>
> The answer to the above is yes you definitely go through customs and
> immigration.
>
>>If we have to clear customs, are they real sticklers about alcohol?

> Would you like to attempt to smuggle liquor in to a foreign country?
> I did not think you did. <vbg>

Most countries allow you to bring in a limited amount of booze without
penalty, usually a litre, or 40 ounces, or whatever.

If one has in excess of this, declare it to the customes agent, and he
will collect any duties or tax owing. Only if one attempts to not pay
the taxes and you get found out does trouble arise

It was suggested that if we don't like the policy of a cruise line, then
we can vote with our feet.

In most industries this would work, but cruising today seems to be almost
a monopoly. Every line seems to have the same rules, which IMO is very
un-American. It may be that the US government should take a look at what
is going on here and make sure that competition is alive and well.

Tudor Jones.

"Ray " <ray@> wrote in message
news:78mg43htmajdcop0fmhbnshig74k847a7o@...
> On Mon, 14 May 2007 09:37:59 GMT, "David Gee" <scoop604@m>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Already overworked classifying the movie you are going to see!
>
> Hi David,
>
> The government in the US does not classify movies we are going to see.

Strictly true, yes, but the government gets the Motion Picture
Association of America to do the work for them. That red phone on the
President's desk doesn't go to Moscow, it goes to Hollywood!

> I believe the OP is in Canada and I don't know if his government
> classifies movies he can see.
>
Each province does its own ratings, but they seem increasingly to be
letting the market make those decisions. I can't remember when I last
saw a movie trailer with the ubiquitous black panther (Adults 18+)
spliced in. Same for current runs of features.

And I find that over the past 2 or 3 years the size of type the film
producers select for their newspaper ads is getting ever smaller and
smaller and ... <g>