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1 hour ago, Davis2010 said:

My hubby is a diabetic so we were trying to find the best way to get something into our bags for him. We will get some prepackaged stuff.

 

Just reminded me of my mom...she always took a couple of hard boiled eggs and a couple pieces of bread with her off the ship...she was also diabetic.  I, as a good son, always thought "Mother knows best"...and just let her do what she wanted to do.  May she rest in peace.  I miss her dearly.

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4 hours ago, denmarks said:

When I used to go on escorted tours (non ship) I would always make a cold cut sandwich at breakfast for lunch which was not included. Too bad we can't do it from the ship. What kind of bugs would escape from a sandwich?  I understand fruits and vegetables.

 

Assuming you mean a sandwich with meat (versus a vegetarian sandwich), meat is definitely a concern of customs agencies everywhere, especially when they don't know how it came packaged (or if it came packaged). 

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4 hours ago, denmarks said:

When I used to go on escorted tours (non ship) I would always make a cold cut sandwich at breakfast for lunch which was not included. Too bad we can't do it from the ship. What kind of bugs would escape from a sandwich?  I understand fruits and vegetables.

The problem in many cases are the "hitchhikers" from unseen microbes to actual insects (including their eggs). 

Another "no no" is that sand folks like to bring back from exotic (and not-so-exotic) beaches worldwide. Not only can it harbor the "hitchikers," it's illegal to remove that "natural feature (sand)" in many countries.

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5 hours ago, ducklite said:

 

Yes, there most definitely ARE restrictions.  There are checkpoints in California, if you ever drove from a neighboring state into California I'm not sure how you missed them.  There is a check point in Arizona and several in Florida.

When I moved to NorCal in 1973, my first official government interaction was at the Truckee Ag Inspection Station on I-80 where I was promptly ordered to remove/leave all the house plant from our Ohio U-Haul. Funny memory now- not so funny then!

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3 hours ago, John Bull said:

Anyway, mebbe the OP was sailing from Seattle or Vancouver.:classic_wink:

 

JB :classic_wink:

 

Vancouver is Canada and there are even further restrictions on bringing foods and seeds in from another country than another state.

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2 hours ago, Davis2010 said:

My hubby is a diabetic so we were trying to find the best way to get something into our bags for him. We will get some prepackaged stuff.


Luna Bars have some nut based protein bars that are prepackaged (factory sealed) and will be no problem to bring along.

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4 hours ago, clo said:

THIS^  We drive regularly from Oregon and Nevada into California and both have what are colloquially referred to as "bug stations."

 

Up to now I've never had to stop at the station on I-80 to California.  

 

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23 minutes ago, ducklite said:


Luna Bars have some nut based protein bars that are prepackaged (factory sealed) and will be no problem to bring along.

 

The only problem is they don't taste very good!  🤣

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4 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

Up to now I've never had to stop at the station on I-80 to California.  

 

From Oregon we were frequently asked about produce. From Nevada almost never. I always figured it's all the fruits from the NW that triggers that. And we try to never get behind RVs.

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2 minutes ago, clo said:

From Oregon we were frequently asked about produce. From Nevada almost never. I always figured it's all the fruits from the NW that triggers that. And we try to never get behind RVs.

 

Wait a minute, I thought you drove an RV!  😀 (just kidding, I understood)

 

For me I'm sure if I ever get pulled over it will be the one time I have something in the vehicle that I shouldn't.   

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16 hours ago, GUT2407 said:

Many places will only let you take commercially packaged, sealed, food off the ship.

 

Yep, someone brought a boiled egg and ham sandwich into Australia years ago.  And, now look what happened -  Instead of normal animals there are Platypuses, Bandicoots,  and Wallabies running wild all over the place.  🤣🤣🤣

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I recently did a road trip from LA to Las Vegas and back.  There was nothing going from CA to NV, but there were inspection stations on I-15 heading back into California.  There were signs saying all vehicles needed to stop, but when we went through the station was unmanned, so we just kept going.

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1 minute ago, ldubs said:

For me I'm sure if I ever get pulled over it will be the one time I have something in the vehicle that I shouldn't.   

We've been questioned: are you carrying any produce? And we lie if we are, figuring the produce probably began its life in CA. I understand that lots of people get nailed over fruit they've bought at local roadside stands.

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1 minute ago, clo said:

We've been questioned: are you carrying any produce? And we lie if we are, figuring the produce probably began its life in CA. I understand that lots of people get nailed over fruit they've bought at local roadside stands.

 

Good to know where California fruit is going.  Seems a lot of what we see in the market is from outside the state!  Only joking - well kinda. Haha

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1 hour ago, ldubs said:

 

Yep, someone brought a boiled egg and ham sandwich into Australia years ago.  And, now look what happened -  Instead of normal animals there are Platypuses, Bandicoots,  and Wallabies running wild all over the place.  🤣🤣🤣


Australia are about the strictest in the entire world.  And for good reason.  They even want gum and breath mints declared.

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Can’t add to any of the other comments except to question what kind of tour company - which specifically has experience with cruise excursions- would suggest that you bag a lunch from the ship?  Experienced cruisers and companies would know that is not permitted.  If a tour company got that wrong then they might also think that “all aboard time” is only a suggestion!

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One of my favorite memories, when we were on a trip from Nebr. to California with my parents, sisters and my 85 year old grandmother. (back in the 60's)  Stopped at the border, had some kind of old, soft oranges, Grandma, who hated to waste anything, tried her hardest to eat all the oranges so they wouldn't be thrown away.  I think it was the Arizona border.

 

Another hilarious incident with G'ma was the infamous 'cream' caper.

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16 hours ago, ldubs said:

 

The only problem is they don't taste very good!  🤣


We like Luna Bars in my house.  Clif bars are terrible, as well as many of the others, but Luna are overall quite tasty!

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On 1/9/2020 at 7:58 AM, John Bull said:

Yes, in some countries there are laws about taking ashore foodstuffs that aren't commercially packaged.

I might be wrong, as I often am :classic_rolleyes:, but I can't imagine a problem on a Lower 48 to Alaska cruise. :classic_huh:

 

Let's see, the ship ONLY stops and US or Canadian ports.

 

It is initially provisioned at a US or Canadian port.

 

So why is there an issue with food onto shore in the US or Canada?????

 

Other countries, YES, but this is a special case.

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1 hour ago, SRF said:

 

Let's see, the ship ONLY stops and US or Canadian ports.

 

It is initially provisioned at a US or Canadian port.

 

So why is there an issue with food onto shore in the US or Canada?????

 

Other countries, YES, but this is a special case.


Alaska very stringently restricts the imports of many food goods from Canada AND the USA without USDA inspection.  

https://www.skagway.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk039s_office/page/28831/bringing_agriculture_products_to_alaska_from_canada.pdf

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20 hours ago, ducklite said:


Australia are about the strictest in the entire world.  And for good reason.  They even want gum and breath mints declared.

 

Well, with Numbats, Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, and Quokkas I can understand whey they don't want to introduce anything new to the environment!  Haha.

 

PS:  Quokkas apparently like to have their photos taken:

 

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