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Just a small bit of information that you might like to have although it is a post cruise issue (boo hoo -- don't you hate thinking about coming home).My other half and I travel transatlantic twice a year from California. While because of our Platinum Status in American Airline's Advantage Program, we only fly American Airlines when possible. This information may only apply to American, but I do not think so, I believe I saw other airlines doing the same thing. The airlines (or at least American) do have a new procedure that is a pain in the area that one sits on.While one always had to clear Customs and Immigration at the first port of entry, it used to be you left Customs and then just dropped your baggage with an airline representative outside the Customs area who put it on a belt and that was that. Now, American makes you stop and have all your baggage rescreened by a TSA security screener and then it is handed over to the airline for your next flight. In our case the problem was that a Waterford Crystal vase that security in Heathrow allowed us to "carry-on" the plane, was deemed to be too sharp to carry-on by Chicago TSA and it was a nightmare getting back a checked piece of baggage to pack it in and to do so at our own risk that it would break.Take this into account when you put anything in carry on for the flight home.
Just a small bit of information that you might like to have although it is a post cruise issue (boo hoo -- don't you hate thinking about coming home).
My other half and I travel transatlantic twice a year from California. While because of our Platinum Status in American Airline's Advantage Program, we only fly American Airlines when possible. This information may only apply to American, but I do not think so, I believe I saw other airlines doing the same thing. The airlines (or at least American) do have a new procedure that is a pain in the area that one sits on.
While one always had to clear Customs and Immigration at the first port of entry, it used to be you left Customs and then just dropped your baggage with an airline representative outside the Customs area who put it on a belt and that was that. Now, American makes you stop and have all your baggage rescreened by a TSA security screener and then it is handed over to the airline for your next flight. In our case the problem was that a Waterford Crystal vase that security in Heathrow allowed us to "carry-on" the plane, was deemed to be too sharp to carry-on by Chicago TSA and it was a nightmare getting back a checked piece of baggage to pack it in and to do so at our own risk that it would break.
Take this into account when you put anything in carry on for the flight home.
