Firearms On Cruise Ships
Knives are no longer allowed even if under 4 inches.
Firearms on cruise ships. They can make arrangements with the Sheriff for safe keeping. None of the major cruise lines carry weapons which could also present problems given that they are docking in foreign countries with their own gun control laws. Carnival Cruise Line prohibits weapons illegal drugs and certain items that could interfere with the safe operation of its ships or compromise the safety and secure environment of its guests and crew.
I wound up leaving mine locked in my home safe. If you take it see if the Port Police or LAPD will lock it up for you until you get back. A Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile packs a 450kg high explosive warhead has a range in.
Obviously a ship must go to port sometime. I can state unquivocally that firearms are not permitted on any ship. All weapons are prohibited on cruises due to cruise ship security regulations.
A Celebrity Cruises passenger from Wisconsin faces up to 10 years in a Cayman Islands prison after a gun and six rounds of ammunition were found in her luggage the Milwaukee Journal. The answer is no - its on the DCL website. A similar system is called a magnetic acoustic device.
Only those looking to get violated in various ways have taken to the seas without weapons for the last few thousand years. Small pocket knives and whistles are allowed and they can be your go-to defense items while you are on the cruise journey. Dive knives are allowed but must be held by the cruise line until checked out by the owner Norwegian Cruise Lines allows knives with blades shorter than 4 inches.
An LRAD was used by the crew of the cruise ship Seabourn Spirit in 2005 to deter pirates who chased and attacked the ship. As a general rule of thumb the easiest way to avoid any legal problems with carrying a firearm on board a vessel does not have a firearm on a vessel. The IMO does not even recommend that cruise ships have guns.
