Anyone ever use GLOBAL ENTRY at a sea port

[navybankerteacher]

The officer interviewing me (by the way the nicest dealings I have ever had with a member of the government) said if the kiosk at an airport is not working, you go to the closest line at the front and show your sticker affixed to your passport. You then will be the next in line.

 

I said what about coming off a cruise ship, she said the same thing. Show your sticker and you will be the next in line.

 

We have Global Entry, and I assume you are talking about the same thing.

 

In my experience passengers debarking clear immigration on the ship before debarking - so nothing involving immigration takes place in the cruise terminal.

 

I do not think there are any kiosks in cruise terminals.

 

I am not aware of any Global Entry sticker on your passport - rather you use your card.

 

I would not suggest trying to jump the line to get ahead of a thousand other passengers unless you were sure of your right to do so ---- and of their awareness of such right (assuming that right exists).

[njhorseman]

We have Global Entry, and I assume you are talking about the same thing.

 

In my experience passengers debarking clear immigration on the ship before debarking - so nothing involving immigration takes place in the cruise terminal.

 

I do not think there are any kiosks in cruise terminals.

 

I am not aware of any Global Entry sticker on your passport - rather you use your card.

 

I would not suggest trying to jump the line to get ahead of a thousand other passengers unless you were sure of your right to do so ---- and of their awareness of such right (assuming that right exists).

 

Many cruises clear immigration in the cruise terminals, particularly in the East Coast ports like NY, Miami, Cape Liberty . The cruise terminals are set up with CBP booths just like at the airports. In fact I can't remember the last time I was on a cruise ending in one of those ports that cleared immigration on the ship...it's been several years.

 

By the way, the post you answered was two years old. Someone reopened an inactive thread.

Edited September 11, 2014 by njhorseman

[stag]

Many many years ago, perhaps in the early 90's, our last port was St. Thomas before Miami. US immigration officers were on the ship the day before St. Thomas. We cleared the documents on ship. That was the only time that I had US officers clearing immigration on ship. However, it is not uncommon for immigration officers of other countries boarding the ship days before debarkation port, UK and Hong Kong for example. Then on the debarkation, we just walked off the ship.

[slidergirl]

We have Global Entry, and I assume you are talking about the same thing.

 

In my experience passengers debarking clear immigration on the ship before debarking - so nothing involving immigration takes place in the cruise terminal.

 

I do not think there are any kiosks in cruise terminals.

 

I am not aware of any Global Entry sticker on your passport - rather you use your card.

 

I would not suggest trying to jump the line to get ahead of a thousand other passengers unless you were sure of your right to do so ---- and of their awareness of such right (assuming that right exists).

 

Back in the beginning of Global Entry, there wasn't the card - they gave you a sticker to put on the back of your passport. At airports, you would get "front of the line" by waving your passport with the sticker...

[WupperAV]

Stupid to pay $200.00 to get off a ship first. My wife is in a wheelchair and they usually take her through a different line and I may or may not get to escort her. In India, we were always at the head of the line and had airport escorts from landing to cab, or cab to takeoff.

[richstowe]

Stupid to pay $200.00 to get off a ship first. My wife is in a wheelchair and they usually take her through a different line and I may or may not get to escort her. In India, we were always at the head of the line and had airport escorts from landing to cab, or cab to takeoff.

Well Nexus was $50 not $200 and not everyone has a wife in a wheelchair.

I wish it was being used at ports but it can be useful at airports and land borders.

[slidergirl]

Stupid to pay $200.00 to get off a ship first. My wife is in a wheelchair and they usually take her through a different line and I may or may not get to escort her. In India, we were always at the head of the line and had airport escorts from landing to cab, or cab to takeoff.

 

I gladly paid my $100 get get my Global Entry to 1)get through airport passport control and Customs faster and 1)getting PreCheck almost every time I fly. I value my time, and I don't like to waste any of it in lines with infrequent travelers who waste time because they don't know how to transit those processes.

 

some of us don't have the "advantage" of a wheelchair to get to the front of the lines :rolleyes:

[6rugrats]

Stupid to pay $200.00 to get off a ship first. My wife is in a wheelchair and they usually take her through a different line and I may or may not get to escort her. In India, we were always at the head of the line and had airport escorts from landing to cab, or cab to takeoff.

 

Global Entry has nothing to do with getting off a ship first. There is no GE at ports at the present time.

[6rugrats]

6Andy6

 

Would you please either reduce the size of your annoying photos or remove them.

 

Thank you

 

Where does this come from? This person hasn't posted for over a year. I find lots of people's silly pictures and endless lists of past cruises, quotes, etc. annoying, so I just block it so I can't see them.

[grandma*knows*best]

Back in the beginning of Global Entry, there wasn't the card - they gave you a sticker to put on the back of your passport. At airports, you would get "front of the line" by waving your passport with the sticker...

 

While you get a GE card, you don't need it unless you want to use it as an id. As you know, you don't go to the front of the passport line with GE anyway; you go to a kiosk.

Edited September 12, 2014 by grandma*knows*best

[rvsullivan]

I would pay to watch someone try to bypass the line getting off the ships in New Orleans. The lines are huge and single file and if you were to try to bypass I'm not sure if you would get past one or two people before someone attacked!! It can be crazy.

[slidergirl]

If the kiosk are down, you can "wave the passport" at the crew exit...

[Putterdude]

We have Global Entry but have yet to see a kiosk or separate line at any cruise terminal.

[navybankerteacher]

If the kiosk are down, you can "wave the passport" at the crew exit...

 

And what will that do for you?

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

There are non at the ports in Fla.

[slidergirl]

And what will that do for you?

 

It allows you to go through the short crew exit portal instead of having to line up with the rest of the passengers in the regular portals…The crew exits are a "Trusted Traveler" portal, also, when needed. Yes, I've done this (once).

[watersprite]

Today RC Staff disagreed on whether there was GOES at exit. The lady who said yes at 10 am today demanded to see our GOES ID card. We did not carry it as we were firmly told at LAX office NEVERMIND carry it unless you were walking across boarder at Mecico. There was no kiosk at RC line for exit so no way to read passport. I do not see instructions on GOES site. Immigration offer said he could not see GOES on his scan.

[Hlitner]

This topic is somewhat silly. The fact (as opposed to supposition) is that there are currently zero Global Entry Kiosks at cruise ship ports. Period! As to the airports, while we find Global Entry somewhat useful in saving time at Passport Control, it really has little impact whenever we have checked luggage. At times one can zip right through the Global Entry line and be the first to get to the luggage carousel. You then wait, and wait, and wait while everyone else on your flight joins you....and you continue to wait and wait and wait until your luggage finally arrives. One also should consider that the new automated Passport control systems (where you scan your own Passport at machines and get a receipt) has really reduced the time to clear Passport control at many airports.

 

Hank

[Putterdude]

If I were to guess the matter of Global Entry at cruise terminals comes down to the cost of installing the scanners. Few cruise terminals are used for much more that 6 months a year and the rush of people is only for a few hours each day so it is hard to justify the cost of purchasing and installing the scanners. Airports and land crossings are another matter, many are open and used 24/7.

[navybankerteacher]

The officer interviewing me (by the way the nicest dealings I have ever had with a member of the government) said if the kiosk at an airport is not working, you go to the closest line at the front and show your sticker affixed to your passport. You then will be the next in line.

 

I said what about coming off a cruise ship, she said the same thing. Show your sticker and you will be the next in line.

 

What sticker are you referring to? What cruise ports have kiosks?

 

I believe there is a fair amount of misinformation about Global Entry.

 

Of course, it is good to have when landing in the US on an international flight - and also great to have when booking ANY flight, as it gives you trusted traveller status which fast-tracks you through the pre-boarding security

[notentirelynormal]

What sticker are you referring to? What cruise ports have kiosks?

 

I believe there is a fair amount of misinformation about Global Entry.

 

Of course, it is good to have when landing in the US on an international flight - and also great to have when booking ANY flight, as it gives you trusted traveller status which fast-tracks you through the pre-boarding security

 

The sticker could be what they put in your passport before you get your actual card.

 

Funny, I was on their website just yesterday and there was something about the captain and global entry. I'll have to see if I can find it now. Not that I think it will ever happen but it was fun to read :D.

[SPacificbound]

DH and I both have Global Entry cards so I am not sure what the reference to a "sticker" is about. When our passports are scanned of course they can see we have GE, but we have no "sticker".

 

Since we have had GE our TSA Pre✓ seems to be on our boarding pass every time, and we are waved through to TSA Pre, where prior to having GE it was hit or miss.

 

However, on boarding a ship I cannot imagine any reason that we would feel the need whip out our GE card to bypass the line. IMHO that would just be rude.

Edited May 31, 2015 by SPacificbound

[BlueRiband]

Given the percentage of cruisers who won't get a passport, I doubt if there will be a high enough number of Global Entry enrolled cruisers to justify CBP investing in cruise terminal kiosks anytime soon.

[njhorseman]

What sticker are you referring to? What cruise ports have kiosks?

 

I believe there is a fair amount of misinformation about Global Entry.

 

Of course, it is good to have when landing in the US on an international flight - and also great to have when booking ANY flight, as it gives you trusted traveller status which fast-tracks you through the pre-boarding security

 

DH and I both have Global Entry cards so I am not sure what the reference to a "sticker" is about. When our passports are scanned of course they can see we have GE, but we have no "sticker".

 

Since we have had GE our TSA Pre✓ seems to be on our boarding pass every time, and we are waved through to TSA Pre, where prior to having GE it was hit or miss.

 

However, on boarding a ship I cannot imagine any reason that we would feel the need whip out our GE card to bypass the line. IMHO that would just be rude.

 

This is a zombie thread. Someone reopened yesterday. The references to a sticker are from old posts that apparently refer back to practices used in the past.

Edited May 31, 2015 by njhorseman

[boilerman0915]

This topic is somewhat silly. The fact (as opposed to supposition) is that there are currently zero Global Entry Kiosks at cruise ship ports. Period! As to the airports, while we find Global Entry somewhat useful in saving time at Passport Control, it really has little impact whenever we have checked luggage. At times one can zip right through the Global Entry line and be the first to get to the luggage carousel. You then wait, and wait, and wait while everyone else on your flight joins you....and you continue to wait and wait and wait until your luggage finally arrives. One also should consider that the new automated Passport control systems (where you scan your own Passport at machines and get a receipt) has really reduced the time to clear Passport control at many airports.

 

Hank

 

So yesterday we were leaving our cruise in Ft Laudedale (Oasis of the Seas), lines were awful but I saw a Global Entry sign off in the distance with a few people heading that way. I couldn't see a kiosk but I was probably about 50 yards away. It's why I did a search and found this thread - to research if Global Entry would be worth getting. Am I the only who has seen this sign in FTL?