Nonnymus wrote:
> Ray Goldenberg wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:32:38 -0400, "Jaap van Dorp"
>>> The Cruiseline will have to report it to Immigration dept of the
>>> country you are in.
>>> They will start procedures to have you removed from the country due
>>> to entering under false pretence, you can not just enter a country by
>>> grabbing your passport and leaving the ship, you may end in a
>>> deportation facility.
>>
>> Hi Jaap,
>>
>> Thank you for your excellent answer. Since you spent many years as
>> part of the staff on cruise ships, I am sure you have 1st hand
>> knowledge of the procedures when someone pulls this.
>>
> We've traveled on some cruise ships that required passengers to turn in
> passports when boarding, and the passports were returned at the end of
> the cruise. I wonder if this might be to discourage leaving the ship
> before the end of a cruise.
>
Generally this is not the case any more.
Jeff
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