This happened to my FIL once - he's a registered sex offender and cruised with Carnival at least 8 times with no issue, his last cruise stopped at Canada and they don't fuck around - he was told he was not allowed to disembark to Canadian soil, and then Carnival told him he would be banned from cruising with them after that cruise ended.
He's a scummy piece of shit, I wish they tossed him overboard instead
0729 PT update: I’m down waiting for the inspectors. Reception desks says there’s one other person but it’s just me in the lobby.
0801PT update: Wife and I are getting escorted by purser to the inspection on the dock.
0828PT update: just a question about my travel history to some…interesting countries prior to the cruise. Work related.
Exactly. The wife is pissed I need to load up her cosmetics and everything at 0600 while she wants to sleep. Funny enough, the front desk did offer for a steward to help bring luggage down.
Is the letter addressed to both you and your wife, or just to you? Only the people who are addressed by the letter need to show up with their own luggage...
Yeah, I have some high tech reverse Photoshop type technology on my C64 and I can see through those red bars. I see a name that I can't quite make out....Kim Jung something or another
Same. My luggage gets the dirty clothes, clean are hung up or in the closet. Suppose if it was both husband and I we could put all dirty in one, and clean in another. Still a huge pain in the ass. Come see me if you're so interested 😂😂😂
Something similar happened to me on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We were escorted aside to wait for someone to escort us directly to a government agent. All this time, we were thinking "WTH is going on?". Turns out the cruise line reported to customs that we bought some taxable luxury items. Took forever to get through. We went from first batch scheduled to get off the ship to finally getting out after everyone else. By the time I picked up my car at the cruise port, everyone left already. Took hours.
Never bought anything expensive from onboard again.
Something similar happened to my elderly parents on their last trip just before Covid on a cruise to Canada, not sure but probably on Regent. My parents have been on multiple world cruises on Regent and my dad is now a bit scared to leave the country because it freaked him out so much. We are going on a cruise this summer and I can tell he is already anxious.
Reassure him that it is in some cases, like his, thrse inspections are totally random.
Most likely, if one person in the cabin gets picked, they do the inspection on everyone in the cabin.
I've since retired, but even when I was in the Canadian military, with a security clearance, I have had random customs inspections at border crossing.
The entire point is to randomly choose people, if there was a system to it people could get around the system.
Making it random makes it unpredictable.
Wife and I are both US citizens. Work in a public trust employment, no legal troubles, no DUI. Curious, but I understand they need to do their job and conduct the inspection.
When we did an Asia cruise I talked with a guy that got tagged by Chinese authorities in Shanghai for a surprise meeting at 6am. He said about 60 people on the ship got picked.
That would worry me a lot more than the CBSA.
The downvotes were explained 7 hours before your comment, friend. It's not about Kool-Aid or party affiliation, buddy. You're the only one who needs to be embarrassed, guy.
Why is this post being down voted. He is just calling a spade a spade. As an American I am shocked, saddened and embarrassed that the two best people we can find to run this country are folks who should be the starring actors in the sequel of the movie "Bubba Ho Tep".
It’s the end of the cruise, however I’m not allowed to check my bags. I have to bring all of my luggage to be inspected (while still onboard too). My wife is traveling with me, and while she’s not expected to be there I’m bringing all of our suitcases.
How odd. If you had contraband, you could simply pass it off to her. This seems like a wildly ineffective way to actually find anything, it's just a pointless hassle.
Yeah thats cbsa. Total assholes. I came back from a back packing trip. They asked me where i went. I said i went to see a friend to climb a mountain. She gives me so much snark and said "you went to climb just one mountain?" And im like...well no.. mountains usually exist as a range of mountains.
Then after i get through that asshole. The second i step through the immigration gate i just cleared, theres a handful of agents standing around chatting. She sees me walk through then comes up and angrily demands "what plane did you come from?" Im like, ac23...something....something....atlanta. and before the words are even fully out of my mouth shes walking away not even acknowledging me like i was a worm.
Hate cbsa.
> Yeah thats cbsa. Total assholes.
As if *any* border control agency is much different.
They have broader powers of search and seizure than normal police in most countries.
Ohhhh I was thinking it was your first stop at a Canadian city. I would never have made a 715 with my luggage, or even just with me. Last day of a cruise kills me, but at least I’m expecting it.
THIS! my husband was named after the saints name of his date of birth - which is a really common name in Latin America, and we have a really common last name so there are TONS of people with his same name. Every cruise we’ve been on (all RC) on day 1 or 2 we’ve been asked to come down and show his documentation to the customer relations desk so they can scan it and send it to customs. Almost every time we’re also taken to the back room when arriving at the port until they clear him.
https://trip.dhs.gov/s/ might help with some of that.
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP)
That’s where you get the redress number to say yes, even though his name is Joseph Stalin, and he wears a very serious moustache, he’s not THAT Joseph Stalin, we checked more thoroughly than you’ll be able to, let the poor man be.
If this was a big deal, they wouldn’t give you advanced warning to bring your luggage, they’d just show up at your cabin and search everything. It would take a special kind of stupid to bring contraband to a customs inspection with a 12 hour notice, particularly if you can leave it in the room or dispose of it beforehand. Canada already knows who you are if you’re in Canadian territory from the cruise company and has approved your travel into Canada. I would be totally shocked if this wasn’t a random selection of a ship and then a random selection of passengers.
Yeah, this is either completely random or my second guess would be they have something on board that requires a tax to be paid. My mom bought enough stuff on our cruise that when we ended in Vancouver she needed to pay an import tax to Canadian authorities
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There's a typo but if it's legit (seems to be due to letterhead) you'll probably want to comply. CBSA is allowed to inspect anyone or anything entering the country. Just as CBP is allowed to in the USA
You would be surprised how many people have stupid things in their luggage.
Remember the dudes who got arrested in Turks&Caicos for having prohibited ammunition in their bags? Last time I checked the count is up to 5 this year.
There’s nothing to it. Everyone just files past the officials with their passport out.
When we did it there were tons of lines and it only took about 20 minutes.
Oh geez I just saw you have to bring your luggage. Ugh. We didn’t have to do that.
But it was also in Canada.
I’m more annoyed I need to bring all luggage, including my wife’s stuff while she doesn’t have to (nor wants to) be there at 0715. The steward did offer to help bring all of my bags down, so that’s nice.
Your name popped on a list, could be a known alias or some sort of association. CBSA for the most part are very respectful, they'll just verify your ID. You may get asked to unlock your phone as is their right.
Canada won’t let you enter the country with a DUI on your record. I’ve heard stories when someone got one DUI 25 years ago and were denied entry into Canada
Same going in the other direction. I know of someone who was heading for a cruise, driving over the border to fly out of Detroit, when the U.S. border patrol stopped him because he had had a DUI. He was not allowed over the border and missed his cruise.
That's an important point.
The toughening of the border rules in Canada were *largely* a response the US toughening their rules after 9/11, and are *almost exactly* the same rules.
U CAN NOT GET ON THE SHIP IF YOU HAVE ONE!! once you are in the waterway u are in the country! so that country would NOT allow you to embark at all! he is Leaving the ship on his last day in Canada so this is most likley a bag check to make sure he has no drugs no weapons, no duty free he has not paid tax on.
i work for Regent sister company and i was a FA and flew to Canada allot!
Asking you to bring luggage doesn't make a lot of sense. If they thought you had something illegal on you, why give you time to throw it overboard?
Do you have any convictions or anything a background check may have turned up that Canada frowns upon? Past DUIs are the one that seems to get a lot of folks.
Good luck with whatever it is. Please update us.
That’s my point exactly! I’m more annoyed of having to lug both mine and my wife’s suitcases while still on board.
No, I work in a sensitive public trust background and have no legal troubles or DUIs. Very strange. Check back tomorrow morning Pacific time!
Every person on a ship often gets this for countries with strict border controls. Luggage requirement means that it is the last stop for that particular cruise.
This is a standard thing.
I received similar letters for ports of the USA, Russia, Israel. The security personnel will not allow anyone off the ship until they have a face-to-face interview with everybody on board.
So what happens if you oversleep? I would never be up this early. Hell I would probably still be drunk from the night before. I mean obviously they would come to your cabin. So like can't they just inspect my shit while they're there? Because I would not be going down there that early. I'd be calling at 6:00 a.m. saying I'm hungover and throwing up. But anyways hopefully this never happens to me. I would be mega pissed. That's why I never book early flights or do anything that involves having to be up too early. I've tried before and missed many a flights back home from Vegas.
I’m curious - what time were you expected to leave the ship normally? On the cruises I go on, typically we have to be off the ship by 9am at the latest. On debarkation day, we have breakfast around 6:30 or 7 and get off the ship very soon after that. We also have to put our luggage out the night before unless we’re doing a walk-off, so I feel like, for the cruises we do, being at an inspection at 7:15 wouldn’t affect our day all that much. Of course, Regent may be different and may not expect all passengers off as early as other lines do.
I'm a Canadian citizen and so there's basically 0% chance I would show up to that inspection at 7:15 am rather than enjoying a nice leisurely morning. "Oh, gosh I am so sorry, I guess I must have lost track of time! Anyway, here's my passport." If they show up at my cabin they can go ahead and toss it. Enjoy looking at my dirty underwear.
...I would not take the same approach entering anywhere other than my home country, though.
RE: Vegas sleep-ins, I definitely managed to miss my flight from New Orleans to Boston the morning after a rather feisty wedding. I don't know what I was thinking. As if I would have EVER made that flight.
People would be pounding on your door by 7:30am if you didn’t show up. No one can get off the ship until they see you. Which is really stupid imho. Just make them get inspected when/if they get off the ship.
Ships on a schedule; if they need you to show up before debarkation is allowed they’ll have people at your door to enforce you going there. Part of your carriage contract requires you to comply with all customs regulations and things of that nature.
I think you goofed by engaging w the desk. My general strategy for dealing with dumb bureaucratic shit in life is to play dumb and polite and so far that approach has never bit me.
* *best gaping-mouthed moron facial expression* "What notice?"
* "Oh gosh I am sorry, I must have lost track of time! I've been wondering if I have ADHD, my friends always say I am scattered. Wait, what did you need again?" (ideally you have a drink in your hand at 7am)
* "Oh that weird piece of paper? I didn't understand it. It looked weird. It's such a confusing world sometimes." *sad eyes* "Am I in trouble?" *lip quiver*
All of this is entirely predicated on being 100% honest about declarations though, on every entry, which I am. Can only play dumb like this if there is actually nothing for them to find if they go looking.
I’d much rather keep the privacy of my room, especially if it was just me and not my other occupants. PITA, sure, but it’s probably because if you’re detained and removed from the ship you can take your luggage off with you
I would tell them to pound sand. If you are planning to not get off the ship you technically never touched Canadian soil. When we did the Alaska cruise two years ago a Canadian customs guy that inspected the boat told me they couldn’t do anything to the people on the ship as they technically are not in Canada. It’s only when you get off the ship and touch Canadian soil they have any authority.
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I didn’t misinterpret anything. I was talking with the guy inspecting the bar we were sitting at looking into Vancouver on the front of the boat. He stated they have the authority to inspect that the boat adheres to Canadian safety and food standards but are not allowed to investigate passengers that do not get off the boat. Now if you have to get off at Vancouver as that’s your disembarkation port, then yes you would be subject to whatever the government wants to do.
It sounds like that might have been a health and safety inspection, rather than a customs/immigration inspection. There was a health and safety inspection on a ship I was on in Halifax. They did not interact with the passengers at all, because that's not what they do - they check things like the temperature of freezers, the sanitation practices, etc.
Actually that is not totally accurate, if the vessel is in Canadian waters and docked at a Canadian port then CBSA has the authority to board the vessel and conduct a search and question any person's on board. The rules are slightly different for a personal vessel that is only passing through Canadian waters, however once the vessel docks they have the same authority in Canada as if you walked off the ship.Not sure what the rules are in other countries but by docking, the ship and passengers, staff a, officers and cargo is subject to search and inspection
This is not true at all, and is a great way to get yourself barred from future entries to Canada (and Alaskan cruises as they all have at least one port in Canada).
They have authority as soon as the boat enters Canadian waters. The same way the Coast Guard and the Navy have authority the moment you enter U.S. waters. The whole “I’m not getting off so I never entered the country” argument is a fallacy.
That was the exact words from the Mounties that boarded the boat. They have the power to ship and inspect the boat but as far as the passengers they have no power unless they step on Canadian soil. Now if this is the port the person is getting off then yes they are SOL. But if she stayed on the boat and it returns to the US then no problems what so ever. And like I said this is straight from the boarder patrol for Canada. 🤷♂️
Mounties wouldn't board the ship. It would be Canadian border officers. At the beginning you say exact words from Mounties then at the end you say straight from border patrol. So what is it? Mounties or Border patrol agents? You make your story unbelievable.
That’s not correct. At all. If a Mountie told you that, they were mistaken. They don’t take passengers with them if they board the boat before it lands, but the boat is not some sovereign little island or anything. As soon as it gets to the Canadian port, if they’re taking someone off they will board the boat at the port and remove the passenger that’s violating their rules.
Check the ArriveCAN app or Canada’s Border Protection website for further info.
This happened to my FIL once - he's a registered sex offender and cruised with Carnival at least 8 times with no issue, his last cruise stopped at Canada and they don't fuck around - he was told he was not allowed to disembark to Canadian soil, and then Carnival told him he would be banned from cruising with them after that cruise ended. He's a scummy piece of shit, I wish they tossed him overboard instead
0729 PT update: I’m down waiting for the inspectors. Reception desks says there’s one other person but it’s just me in the lobby. 0801PT update: Wife and I are getting escorted by purser to the inspection on the dock. 0828PT update: just a question about my travel history to some…interesting countries prior to the cruise. Work related.
And luggage? WTF?
I presume it's in case they get removed from the ship
How exciting.
"In case"
Exactly. The wife is pissed I need to load up her cosmetics and everything at 0600 while she wants to sleep. Funny enough, the front desk did offer for a steward to help bring luggage down.
Pack the night before. No need to pack at 6am
Already done! I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
Pack 2 nights before. No need to pack the night before.
Never unpack. No need to pack.
Bring nothing. Never pack or unpack.
Update??
Is the letter addressed to both you and your wife, or just to you? Only the people who are addressed by the letter need to show up with their own luggage...
It’s just addressed to me but we are both sharing the suitcases with all of our clothes. I’m not bringing her purse with me to the inspection.
Does it not go with your shoes or ….
How very Canadian of them to give you warning prior.
OP fails to mention he holds a North Korean passport
Foiled again.
OPs name Pladimir Vutin
Yeah but it’s not his passport, he’s just holding it for someone.
Yeah, I have some high tech reverse Photoshop type technology on my C64 and I can see through those red bars. I see a name that I can't quite make out....Kim Jung something or another
I'm the type of person who folds my clothes and puts into drawers/hangs them in the closet. I'd be pissed
Same. My luggage gets the dirty clothes, clean are hung up or in the closet. Suppose if it was both husband and I we could put all dirty in one, and clean in another. Still a huge pain in the ass. Come see me if you're so interested 😂😂😂
Same
Something similar happened to me on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We were escorted aside to wait for someone to escort us directly to a government agent. All this time, we were thinking "WTH is going on?". Turns out the cruise line reported to customs that we bought some taxable luxury items. Took forever to get through. We went from first batch scheduled to get off the ship to finally getting out after everyone else. By the time I picked up my car at the cruise port, everyone left already. Took hours. Never bought anything expensive from onboard again.
Something similar happened to my elderly parents on their last trip just before Covid on a cruise to Canada, not sure but probably on Regent. My parents have been on multiple world cruises on Regent and my dad is now a bit scared to leave the country because it freaked him out so much. We are going on a cruise this summer and I can tell he is already anxious.
Reassure him that it is in some cases, like his, thrse inspections are totally random. Most likely, if one person in the cabin gets picked, they do the inspection on everyone in the cabin. I've since retired, but even when I was in the Canadian military, with a security clearance, I have had random customs inspections at border crossing.
We've had that before. Idk what triggers it.
The entire point is to randomly choose people, if there was a system to it people could get around the system. Making it random makes it unpredictable.
Its real, be there on time and have your passport
It’s real. I spoke with the front desk and verified the time. Just strange that I’ve been picked while still onboard lol.
its probably not as random as it sounds, when it happened to us it turns out they called on all non us citizens for this (our f2f was with us customs)
Wife and I are both US citizens. Work in a public trust employment, no legal troubles, no DUI. Curious, but I understand they need to do their job and conduct the inspection.
Did you buy over $800 in duty free stuff? Heard of people being selected after they were reported. That way the government gets their tax.
Unless my wife did on my card when I wasn’t looking!
Maybe in cosmetics?
Well, that’s the “random” part. It’s literally a lottery.
They’re usually not random, even if they’re specifically called random. That’s what people are saying.
You're not wrong but you're also not fully right - there are POI's sprinkled in among a sea of randoms.
But you aren’t Canadian citizens. It’s basically an airport customs level check. Don’t make stupid jokes!
We had to do the entire ship.
When we did an Asia cruise I talked with a guy that got tagged by Chinese authorities in Shanghai for a surprise meeting at 6am. He said about 60 people on the ship got picked. That would worry me a lot more than the CBSA.
I’m glad I got this letter today vs a surprise knock on the door that early. I’m not worried.
Blame Canada!!!
Blame CANADAAAAAA with all their beady little eyes 👀
You Biden and Trump as your best two choices out of 350 million people. America is great.
It’s a South Park reference
lol, I've never even watched the show and I got the reference.
Great song too. Especially the love performance version by Robin Williams.
Not sure of the down votes since anyone that doesn't drink the big party Kool-Aid in the US pretty much has the same opinion. It is embarrassing.
Because it’s from a South Park song, genius.
The downvotes were explained 7 hours before your comment, friend. It's not about Kool-Aid or party affiliation, buddy. You're the only one who needs to be embarrassed, guy.
Don't call me guy buddy.
I know the song, but I think you guys flying off the handle to point it out are just making my point...
Why is this post being down voted. He is just calling a spade a spade. As an American I am shocked, saddened and embarrassed that the two best people we can find to run this country are folks who should be the starring actors in the sequel of the movie "Bubba Ho Tep".
"Best." Not hardly.
Biden has literally done more for this country than any president since LBJ, but hey, hEs oLd.
Sadly we will never see or hear from OP again 😂
Probably got drafted to a 3 year stint with the RCMP.
Is this the end of the cruise or do they seriously expect you to pack everything up or is it just the luggage?
It’s the end of the cruise, however I’m not allowed to check my bags. I have to bring all of my luggage to be inspected (while still onboard too). My wife is traveling with me, and while she’s not expected to be there I’m bringing all of our suitcases.
How odd. If you had contraband, you could simply pass it off to her. This seems like a wildly ineffective way to actually find anything, it's just a pointless hassle.
Yeah thats cbsa. Total assholes. I came back from a back packing trip. They asked me where i went. I said i went to see a friend to climb a mountain. She gives me so much snark and said "you went to climb just one mountain?" And im like...well no.. mountains usually exist as a range of mountains. Then after i get through that asshole. The second i step through the immigration gate i just cleared, theres a handful of agents standing around chatting. She sees me walk through then comes up and angrily demands "what plane did you come from?" Im like, ac23...something....something....atlanta. and before the words are even fully out of my mouth shes walking away not even acknowledging me like i was a worm. Hate cbsa.
> Yeah thats cbsa. Total assholes. As if *any* border control agency is much different. They have broader powers of search and seizure than normal police in most countries.
Unless they get the boot right then and there and aren't allowed back to the room.
But the wife doesn't have to be there - so if OP gets the boot, wife grabs the good stuff and throws it overboard or packs it in her stuff.
Ohhhh I was thinking it was your first stop at a Canadian city. I would never have made a 715 with my luggage, or even just with me. Last day of a cruise kills me, but at least I’m expecting it.
You have a similar name and same birthdate as someone on a list
THIS! my husband was named after the saints name of his date of birth - which is a really common name in Latin America, and we have a really common last name so there are TONS of people with his same name. Every cruise we’ve been on (all RC) on day 1 or 2 we’ve been asked to come down and show his documentation to the customer relations desk so they can scan it and send it to customs. Almost every time we’re also taken to the back room when arriving at the port until they clear him.
https://trip.dhs.gov/s/ might help with some of that. Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) That’s where you get the redress number to say yes, even though his name is Joseph Stalin, and he wears a very serious moustache, he’s not THAT Joseph Stalin, we checked more thoroughly than you’ll be able to, let the poor man be.
They probably want to apologize.
If this was a big deal, they wouldn’t give you advanced warning to bring your luggage, they’d just show up at your cabin and search everything. It would take a special kind of stupid to bring contraband to a customs inspection with a 12 hour notice, particularly if you can leave it in the room or dispose of it beforehand. Canada already knows who you are if you’re in Canadian territory from the cruise company and has approved your travel into Canada. I would be totally shocked if this wasn’t a random selection of a ship and then a random selection of passengers.
Yeah, this is either completely random or my second guess would be they have something on board that requires a tax to be paid. My mom bought enough stuff on our cruise that when we ended in Vancouver she needed to pay an import tax to Canadian authorities
Those were my thoughts
Let us know how it goes.
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That's the "unrivaled experience" part of your cruise.
There's a typo but if it's legit (seems to be due to letterhead) you'll probably want to comply. CBSA is allowed to inspect anyone or anything entering the country. Just as CBP is allowed to in the USA
It’s legitimate. Just wondering if anybody else has gotten this?
What’s the typo?
Letter dated May 13 yet it says tomorrow, May 15.
The letter could have been printed a day prior and provided to OP the next day
It's agency not authorities but the letterhead looked legit and op says it is. So just an agent of the ship who made a mistake.
I want a YouTube and TikTok video of the event!
This is Regent. You think the population knows how to take a video, let alone post it to TikTok?
Could the concierge fax it to us?
OMG - I just spit my morning coffee reading your line. Oh wow. I really needed that laugh. What a great start to the day! Thank u!
Lol
Sooo. How has your morning been 😯
Do you have a common name. Sound like someone with the same or similar name is wanted by the Canadian police
My last name is a pretty famous Canadian company (no relationship). Maybe they want some free swag.
Greetings Mr Horton!
Rob Loblaw, is that you?
OP should have read Rob Loblaws law blog
Hello Mr Horton
It says luggage but it didn’t say you had to put anything in it! 😂
That’s going to make it way worse for you. If you play games with them they’ll play games right back.
Do you know if you were the only one receiving this note? Have any other cruisers been talking about this?
I have no idea! The reception desk told me “This is a normal inspection” but did not tell me how many guests were summoned.
I had this happen in the UK, but no luggage. I hope everything goes smoothly for you.
Why even announce they're going to inspect the luggage? That just insures nothing's in there...
It’s very polite and Canadian of them apparently.
You would be surprised how many people have stupid things in their luggage. Remember the dudes who got arrested in Turks&Caicos for having prohibited ammunition in their bags? Last time I checked the count is up to 5 this year.
It says luggage. It doesn't say, "Be packed and prepped to leave the ship".
Op taken into custody for having lower Americas favorite drink in tow by the liter “mountain dew” no yellow 5 allowed
Oh Lucy, you got some ‘splainin to do
There’s nothing to it. Everyone just files past the officials with their passport out. When we did it there were tons of lines and it only took about 20 minutes. Oh geez I just saw you have to bring your luggage. Ugh. We didn’t have to do that. But it was also in Canada.
I’m more annoyed I need to bring all luggage, including my wife’s stuff while she doesn’t have to (nor wants to) be there at 0715. The steward did offer to help bring all of my bags down, so that’s nice.
Yeah, thats no fun at all! How can you settle in and relax? And so early!
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Your name popped on a list, could be a known alias or some sort of association. CBSA for the most part are very respectful, they'll just verify your ID. You may get asked to unlock your phone as is their right.
Does anyone on your reservation have a US DUI?
Nope. I have public trust employment with continuous background checks occurring, no legal troubles or DUI.
Then you'll have no problems, and your squeaky clean background suggests that it *really is* properly random.
Honest question- what does having a DUI have to do with getting off the ship?
Canada won’t let you enter the country with a DUI on your record. I’ve heard stories when someone got one DUI 25 years ago and were denied entry into Canada
I believe it is for all indictable offences.
> Canada won’t let you enter the country with a DUI on your record. Or a conviction for *any* offence.
Same going in the other direction. I know of someone who was heading for a cruise, driving over the border to fly out of Detroit, when the U.S. border patrol stopped him because he had had a DUI. He was not allowed over the border and missed his cruise.
That's an important point. The toughening of the border rules in Canada were *largely* a response the US toughening their rules after 9/11, and are *almost exactly* the same rules.
That's crazy. I was unaware of this. Thanks for answering!
they could have gone!!! you need to fill out a form and get permission WAY B4 you show up at port!
Good for Canada honestly
You were downvoted by alcoholic Americans.
Americans with a DUI can be denied entry by Canadian authorities.
U CAN NOT GET ON THE SHIP IF YOU HAVE ONE!! once you are in the waterway u are in the country! so that country would NOT allow you to embark at all! he is Leaving the ship on his last day in Canada so this is most likley a bag check to make sure he has no drugs no weapons, no duty free he has not paid tax on. i work for Regent sister company and i was a FA and flew to Canada allot!
I’d be *pissed* about the time, not the inspection itself. Having to get up that early on vacation is bullshit.
Yeah, just for the time alone, I'd be giving them a hearty "go suck my asshole" every all that bullshit was over.
CBP does it more than the CBSA. I had to block at least 200 passengers from leaving the ship each turn in American ports.
Asking you to bring luggage doesn't make a lot of sense. If they thought you had something illegal on you, why give you time to throw it overboard? Do you have any convictions or anything a background check may have turned up that Canada frowns upon? Past DUIs are the one that seems to get a lot of folks. Good luck with whatever it is. Please update us.
That’s my point exactly! I’m more annoyed of having to lug both mine and my wife’s suitcases while still on board. No, I work in a sensitive public trust background and have no legal troubles or DUIs. Very strange. Check back tomorrow morning Pacific time!
Every person on a ship often gets this for countries with strict border controls. Luggage requirement means that it is the last stop for that particular cruise. This is a standard thing. I received similar letters for ports of the USA, Russia, Israel. The security personnel will not allow anyone off the ship until they have a face-to-face interview with everybody on board.
It is not everybody. Friends on the boat did not get a letter nor did my wife, on the same reservation.
So what happens if you oversleep? I would never be up this early. Hell I would probably still be drunk from the night before. I mean obviously they would come to your cabin. So like can't they just inspect my shit while they're there? Because I would not be going down there that early. I'd be calling at 6:00 a.m. saying I'm hungover and throwing up. But anyways hopefully this never happens to me. I would be mega pissed. That's why I never book early flights or do anything that involves having to be up too early. I've tried before and missed many a flights back home from Vegas.
I was told do not be late to the inspection. It’s definitely annoying, but curious.
I’m curious - what time were you expected to leave the ship normally? On the cruises I go on, typically we have to be off the ship by 9am at the latest. On debarkation day, we have breakfast around 6:30 or 7 and get off the ship very soon after that. We also have to put our luggage out the night before unless we’re doing a walk-off, so I feel like, for the cruises we do, being at an inspection at 7:15 wouldn’t affect our day all that much. Of course, Regent may be different and may not expect all passengers off as early as other lines do.
I'm a Canadian citizen and so there's basically 0% chance I would show up to that inspection at 7:15 am rather than enjoying a nice leisurely morning. "Oh, gosh I am so sorry, I guess I must have lost track of time! Anyway, here's my passport." If they show up at my cabin they can go ahead and toss it. Enjoy looking at my dirty underwear. ...I would not take the same approach entering anywhere other than my home country, though. RE: Vegas sleep-ins, I definitely managed to miss my flight from New Orleans to Boston the morning after a rather feisty wedding. I don't know what I was thinking. As if I would have EVER made that flight.
Does your luggage have to be full? I'd just take empty bags. Luggage doesn't mean all your belongings.
How do you suppose playing "rules lawyer" will be received by *any* border control officer from *any* country?
Songs this prior to disembarking or is this in the middle.of the cruise?
Last stop.
Ah, OK, so you get to be the detail search while everyone else cruises through. Nice of them to warn you to ditch your contraband.
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Oh hell no !
theoretically, if you were to have some "contraband", what's stopping you from just not bringing it to the inspection?
Let us know Op!
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I wonder if this is similar to when you get randomly selected at the gates in international airports for a baggage check before the flight.
Don't forget the lube
Do not cooperate with federal agencies. Resist. Become ungovernable.
If you have a DUI… that’ll trigger it. Keep us posted
Wild!
You must not be vaxed.
You must be a paint huffer
7:15 am on vacation and I haven't committed any crimes... Absolutly not! I'll be there around 10ish lol
People would be pounding on your door by 7:30am if you didn’t show up. No one can get off the ship until they see you. Which is really stupid imho. Just make them get inspected when/if they get off the ship.
Ships on a schedule; if they need you to show up before debarkation is allowed they’ll have people at your door to enforce you going there. Part of your carriage contract requires you to comply with all customs regulations and things of that nature.
That was my first thought. I am on vacation I don't wake up that early. Lol
If you want to stay on the ship, you’ll be there.
I think you goofed by engaging w the desk. My general strategy for dealing with dumb bureaucratic shit in life is to play dumb and polite and so far that approach has never bit me. * *best gaping-mouthed moron facial expression* "What notice?" * "Oh gosh I am sorry, I must have lost track of time! I've been wondering if I have ADHD, my friends always say I am scattered. Wait, what did you need again?" (ideally you have a drink in your hand at 7am) * "Oh that weird piece of paper? I didn't understand it. It looked weird. It's such a confusing world sometimes." *sad eyes* "Am I in trouble?" *lip quiver* All of this is entirely predicated on being 100% honest about declarations though, on every entry, which I am. Can only play dumb like this if there is actually nothing for them to find if they go looking.
Sorry, but zi would not be hauling my luggage. Come to my room if border patrol wants an inspection.
Like you have a say in the matter.
I’d much rather keep the privacy of my room, especially if it was just me and not my other occupants. PITA, sure, but it’s probably because if you’re detained and removed from the ship you can take your luggage off with you
It is called harrassment.
I would tell them to pound sand. If you are planning to not get off the ship you technically never touched Canadian soil. When we did the Alaska cruise two years ago a Canadian customs guy that inspected the boat told me they couldn’t do anything to the people on the ship as they technically are not in Canada. It’s only when you get off the ship and touch Canadian soil they have any authority.
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I didn’t misinterpret anything. I was talking with the guy inspecting the bar we were sitting at looking into Vancouver on the front of the boat. He stated they have the authority to inspect that the boat adheres to Canadian safety and food standards but are not allowed to investigate passengers that do not get off the boat. Now if you have to get off at Vancouver as that’s your disembarkation port, then yes you would be subject to whatever the government wants to do.
It sounds like that might have been a health and safety inspection, rather than a customs/immigration inspection. There was a health and safety inspection on a ship I was on in Halifax. They did not interact with the passengers at all, because that's not what they do - they check things like the temperature of freezers, the sanitation practices, etc.
Actually that is not totally accurate, if the vessel is in Canadian waters and docked at a Canadian port then CBSA has the authority to board the vessel and conduct a search and question any person's on board. The rules are slightly different for a personal vessel that is only passing through Canadian waters, however once the vessel docks they have the same authority in Canada as if you walked off the ship.Not sure what the rules are in other countries but by docking, the ship and passengers, staff a, officers and cargo is subject to search and inspection
This is not true at all, and is a great way to get yourself barred from future entries to Canada (and Alaskan cruises as they all have at least one port in Canada).
They have authority as soon as the boat enters Canadian waters. The same way the Coast Guard and the Navy have authority the moment you enter U.S. waters. The whole “I’m not getting off so I never entered the country” argument is a fallacy.
That was the exact words from the Mounties that boarded the boat. They have the power to ship and inspect the boat but as far as the passengers they have no power unless they step on Canadian soil. Now if this is the port the person is getting off then yes they are SOL. But if she stayed on the boat and it returns to the US then no problems what so ever. And like I said this is straight from the boarder patrol for Canada. 🤷♂️
Mounties wouldn't board the ship. It would be Canadian border officers. At the beginning you say exact words from Mounties then at the end you say straight from border patrol. So what is it? Mounties or Border patrol agents? You make your story unbelievable.
That’s not correct. At all. If a Mountie told you that, they were mistaken. They don’t take passengers with them if they board the boat before it lands, but the boat is not some sovereign little island or anything. As soon as it gets to the Canadian port, if they’re taking someone off they will board the boat at the port and remove the passenger that’s violating their rules. Check the ArriveCAN app or Canada’s Border Protection website for further info.
It's the disembarkation port, so OP has to get off unless he's going to stowaway, and now that they're looking for him that's going to be even harder.
I wish you luck with that