nautica34 Posted November 12, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Know Cozumel is very strict with food being brought in, especially fruit and vegetables. Would like to bring a couple of prepackaged sealed almond packets with me while off the ship, would this be an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifes-a-beach Posted November 12, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Probably not but if the dogs pick upon them they will just take them away. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQrobin Posted November 12, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 12, 2019 We take prepackaged snacks, granola bars, etc, off the ship with on on excursions all the time. Never an issue. You never know when you will be able to get lunch sometimes, and so a quick snack is always nice. They do have dogs sniffing bags at the Cozumel port, but its looking for drugs, not snacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted November 12, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 12, 2019 30+ cruises and have never had a problem with protein bars or a small bag of almonds in my bag. I would think it would be tough to enforce a rule like that with people who have health reasons for needing to keep snacks handy like a diabetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted November 12, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 12, 2019 8 hours ago, ABQrobin said: We take prepackaged snacks, granola bars, etc, off the ship with on on excursions all the time. Never an issue. You never know when you will be able to get lunch sometimes, and so a quick snack is always nice. They do have dogs sniffing bags at the Cozumel port, but its looking for drugs, not snacks. The dogs are not sniffing for drugs. They are sniffing for agricultural products. Fruits and vegetables. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQrobin Posted November 13, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Charles4515 said: The dogs are not sniffing for drugs. They are sniffing for agricultural products. Fruits and vegetables. Not what I was told. I was told that the bag inspector "people" are looking for food items, the dog is sniffing for drugs. But doesn't really matter either way. Just don't take anything illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted November 16, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I’ve never had my bag inspected as I leave the ship. Only on the return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted November 16, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, caugh51654 said: I’ve never had my bag inspected as I leave the ship. Only on the return. Mexican customs does an agricultural inspection at Cozumel. You are required to declare all food items. If you declare such the items are inspected to see if they are safe. Fruits or vegetables will be confiscated.They might also inspect your bag. They use food sniffer dogs to assist the inspection. I have seen them in action. If they smell something they will inspect your bag. As you walk into the port you may not notice they are doing this inspection unless you get stopped or see someone else get stopped. They don’t usually go thru every single bag. Edited November 16, 2019 by Charles4515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQrobin Posted November 16, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 16, 2019 11 hours ago, caugh51654 said: I’ve never had my bag inspected as I leave the ship. Only on the return. It is not as you leave the ship, it is at the end of the pier, as you exit the Dufry shop. They have a set of tables set up, one line for those without bags, one line for those with bags. Dog sniffs everyone, guards check inside bags. They don't really dig down in them, just look inside. We stopped in Cozumel, at Puerta Maya, 3 times in 2019 and it happened to us each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted November 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I’ll be on the lookout. Never happened to me In 15+ Cozumel stops but looks like it is likely. It has been a little over a year since I’ve been there. Thanks for the heads up! I’ll leave the banana on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted November 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 11/17/2019 at 9:16 AM, caugh51654 said: I’ll be on the lookout. Never happened to me In 15+ Cozumel stops but looks like it is likely. It has been a little over a year since I’ve been there. Thanks for the heads up! I’ll leave the banana on board. couple years ago we could not leave port fast because every person was checked and any food was taken from bags. those dogs are looking for food and we saw it in airport once as well , person was stopped because dos sniffed maffin in carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted November 19, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, GOLDENBONNY said: couple years ago we could not leave port fast because every person was checked and any food was taken from bags. those dogs are looking for food and we saw it in airport once as well , person was stopped because dos sniffed maffin in carry on. Was that as you left the ship or returned to the ship? I know they don’t allow fruits etc to be brought on from islands (used to be because of a fruit fly concern🤷♀️). Think the OP’s question is what can you take from the ship for the day while in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted November 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, caugh51654 said: Was that as you left the ship or returned to the ship? I know they don’t allow fruits etc to be brought on from islands (used to be because of a fruit fly concern🤷♀️). Think the OP’s question is what can you take from the ship for the day while in port. It is as you leave the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted November 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, caugh51654 said: Was that as you left the ship or returned to the ship? I know they don’t allow fruits etc to be brought on from islands (used to be because of a fruit fly concern🤷♀️). Think the OP’s question is what can you take from the ship for the day while in port. Yes when we left the ship. I could not understand why we are not moving and why its so crowded . It was like customs but with dogs on pier . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine55 Posted December 15, 2019 #15 Share Posted December 15, 2019 We were there last year. Dogs are there..a woman freaked out when she saw dogs cause she took a couple cookies from ship with her. She was told it was not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted December 16, 2019 #16 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) I’ve never had a problem bringing off prepackaged snacks. However, I stopped bringing off beef jerky when I realized “meat laws” are complicated at some ports. Edited December 16, 2019 by vacationlover_mn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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