09-12-2005, 05:17 PM
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Casual Cruiser
Location: rural panhandle
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by sweet angel
Is it true that every passenger on a ship has to report to Customs at some ungodly hour (like 7 a.m.) in St. Thomas? Why is this?
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Yes, we just returned on a cruise on HAL from St. Thomas (9-7-05) & everyone on board had to report to the vista lounge to see a customs agent. They started calling us at 7:15 AM one deck at a time until everyone was seen. It didn't take long, just showed them our passport picture & moved on. Some passengers didn't report when they were told to, so no one could disembark to St. Thomas until everyone had been seen. They announced these passengers names & then finally told them they would be fined if they didn't show up. We don't know what happened after that. We were told "thru the grapevine" that if you didn't show up, you would be hauled to downtown & explain to them all day why you refused to show up when called! |
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