Do Cruise Ships Check For Drugs

Two men reportedly trying to board the Allure of the Seas at PortMiami on Sunday were arrested by federal agents for possession of a large quantity of drugs which they were intending to.

Do cruise ships check for drugs. Details of past and present medical history must be given as well as a complete physical examination given by an authorized physician. You will need to bring enough medication and medical supplies to last the duration of your cruise. While wed recommend bringing your own seasickness pills are usually available for free at the Guest Services desk if you need them.

This answer may vary by line. If you are found with drugs you will most likely be escorted off the ship at the next port. Most ships do have common prescription drugs on board but you cant count on it.

Every cruise line has policies listed online and in your cruise contract that list what cannot be brought onto these ships and every line we contacted and researched noted in various terms that drugs or controlled substances are prohibited. You didnt mention your itinerary but this is where youre most likely to encounter a problem. This often applies to carrying mobility aids and medical equipment.

You walk through a metal detector and your luggage goes through an x-ray thats it. They will be running over 200 peoples items through their scanners as you board the ship. Yet that doesnt average some world dont discover ways to obtain into.

They are looking for oblong weapons and do not specialize in finding baggies of weed and edibles. When you are on a ship you are under the laws of the country the ship is registered in. As far as alcohol I personally wouldnt risk anything seeing as the ship will have a shit ton.

No body x-rays as seen at airports. Alternatively shipowners may try to argue that the charterers ordered the vessel to an unsafe port albeit if the drugs were in fact found at that port that would perhaps indicate safe port. In the passenger contract you signed the cruise lines zero drug tolerance is included.