Taking a cruise, need CCW information

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I am taking a Caribbean cruise in October and have been unable to find any information anywhere online about bringing a pistol aboard the ship. I don't necessarily need to CCW, I just want it in my "action bag" in the event that I should need it. I have the choice between:
Springfield 1911
Taurus 617
Glock 27
All three have at least three reloads. Does anyone know what the rules are? They used to be pretty lax, but with all the crap going on around the world I would be lead to believe differently. I will also have an airline approved, lockable aluminum case to transport them. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Greg L]

Do a search as this has been kicked around a couple of times.

Long story short, leave it at home. Security won't let you onto the ship & you will (probably) be visiting other countries that are not gun friendly & you don't want to be involuntarily left behind :what: .

Greg

[Greg L]

Found a couple for you:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62860&highlight=cruise+ship

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52824&highlight=cruise+ship

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23530&highlight=cruise+ship

[Taurus 617 CCW]

Thank you for the info, it was most helpful.

[Josey]

Federal crime. You would be arrested, weapon confiscated and you will incur <MAJOR> legal expenses. You may not CCW or possess or transport a firearm or ammunition on a commercial vehicle or vessel.

[Lone Star]

Sounds like that would include buses, too? Including local buses?

Lone Star

[Josey]

According to the federal specification, a weapon would not be allowed. A explosive would not be allowed. You can't board a bus with a can of white gas either. Ammunition is not allowed. Local transit buses usually have written SOPs that follow the federal specification because they depend on federal funds to operate. Commercial bus drivers are given training in their CDL and company policies when they start to drive. I always found it interesting that dead bodies could be transported by bus yet ammunition could not be. ?

[Majic]

To be perfectly honest. Your CCW is not reconized in every state of our country. Why would you think it has some kind of international status?

[Jim Keenan]

This comes up all the time in one form or another. A CCW permit is good only in your state and perhaps a few others. Even then, it is usually limited, not being valid in certain places.

It has NO validity AT ALL in a foreign country or in international waters. I recall one guy who said he was going to put his gun in his check-in bag so he could have it in the Asian country he planned to visit. He said that he would just take it in and if he was stopped he would show his CCW. I said I thought the country he named has, and carries out, the death penalty for arms smuggling. He told me to go to h**l and that he would do what he wanted and that the %^&* gooks wouldn't dare bother him, and that he had a .45 and he could do what he wanted, etc., etc. I sort of almost hope he did his thing and they did theirs.

Jim

[Grunt]

The wife and I went on a cruise to Cozumel about a month ago. BTW, if you are sailing with Carnival cruise lines, be ready for a lot of hidden charges on your bill.:mad: Anyways, I didn't try taking along a CCW weapon or anything like that but I did have my Kershaw knife along with me and that didn't even make it onto the boat. They kept it for me and I picked it up later when we got back to New Orleans. So no, you're not getting on board with a firearm either. All-in-all though, that cruise didn't impress us very much and I don't see us taking another one, at least not on Carnival cruise lines.