Can You Take Food Off Cruise Ship

You are technically not allowed to take food off a cruise ship especially fruits and vegetables.

Can you take food off cruise ship. This is strictly enforced. In Curacao and Aruba people can get off and do their own thing but only ship sponsored excursions are allowed in Barbados. Dont waste the space in your suitcase because these towels are the perfect size for drying off after time in the pool and hot tub.

Yes there are rules and the rules say you are not supposed to take any food off the ship. However on Caribbean cruises there is nobody that is going to check passengers embarking from a ship. In most cases they will simply take the food and let you go.

I know its probably not safe to drink the water in st. And bottled water is fine too. However if you bring your own pre-packaged snacks you can take them off the ship for port-day.

In that case the dog will alert and you will be caught. DCL says that you cannot take food off the ship and if you tell them that you are getting food to take off they will decline to bring you the food room service for safety reasons. If you take food off the ship hidden in a backpack or somewhere you will be fine unless there is a dog working.

The one exception would be the US Virgin Islands - but then make sure youre not taking the Ferry over to the British Virgin Islands where that same cruise ship food is persona non grata. Has to do with introducing possible noxious pests into the agricultural system. Most other ports you can take off prepackaged foods- Nutrigrain bars hard candy baby pouches etc.

Cruising in the Caribbean. You should not be taking food off the ship as it is generally Illegal to import into the foreign country. Ideally I would like to take a sandwich and snacks off cruise ship but I dont know if customs restrict such.