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Please be aware of the
increased security taking place at airports and Piers:
- For airline flights; be
sure that you have proper photo identification before
you leave home. Acceptable forms of identification are a
valid photo driver's license, an active passport or a
photo employee identification from a county, state or
federal agency
- Check with your airline
prior to leaving home on updates about ID documentation,
departure times and schedule changes.
- For cruises; US Citizens
will need valid photo driver's license plus a valid
passport or an original or copy of your birth
certificate (with a raised seal) You may need other
documentation: read the Proof
of Citizenship/Proof of Identity page for detailed
description of requirements.
- Children must also
present passport or certified birth certificate.
Photocopies are not accepted.
- Baggage may no longer
will be accepted for check in at curbside or at
off-airport locations. Luggage can be checked at the
airport within four hours of flight time. New baggage
security measures require screening every bag. Airlines
are expected to use a combination of four approved
methods: bomb-sniffing dogs, explosive-detection
machines, hand searches of luggage and bag matching -
making sure that every bag belongs to a passenger aboard
a plane. New airline regulations require you to get your
luggage to the ticket counter ( in line doesn't count )
or to a curbside check-in station at least 30 minutes
before departure. For passengers who fail to do so, you
face losing your seat on the plane.
- Ticketed passengers only
will be permitted in the airport arrival and departure
gate areas.
- E-Ticket holders must
have one of the following documents indicating a flight
departure for the current date: a boarding pass or paper
ticket, receipt for an electronic ticket (e-ticket), or
an itinerary generated by an airline or travel agency.
- Special arrangements
must be made to provide gate passes for parents or
guardians of unaccompanied minors and passengers with
special needs. Unaccompanied minors and passengers with
special needs are required to go to the airport ticket
counter to check in.
- Unaccompanied minors
will be accepted only on nonstop flights.
- Embark and Debark
process at pier may take longer due to additional
security measures.
- At piers; strict
enforcement of required identification and
nationality/travel papers. For customs and immigration
purposes, guests are also required to have necessary
visa, passport and other travel authorization documents
based upon nationality and country of residence.
- There will be an
increased presence of law enforcement and security
personnel at airports and piers. There also will be
heightened vigilance. Never leave your bags unattended.
Be prepared for:
A thorough search and security check of all airplanes
and airport before passengers are allowed to enter and
board aircraft; Search of all flight crews and service
personnel; Physical searches of carry-on and checked
bags, and 100% passenger/bag matching; Wand screening of
everyone immediately before boarding.
- Please do not carry
sharp or pointed items of any kind beyond the security
checkpoints (either on the person or in carry-on items).
Pointed objects including knitting needles, nail
clippers, scissors, knives of any blade length are not
permitted. Such items are allowed in checked baggage.
Cardboard emery boards for nail filing are permitted.
- Many airports, as a
result of the heightened security procedures, are
reporting passenger processing times of between two (2)
to three (3) hours or longer. Expect delays and longer
lines at the airport and the pier.
The information contained herein is subject to change
without notice at anytime. Guests are urged to contact
your ticketing airline/cruise line for further
information and traveler updates. To check on
information about your hometown airport check :
http://www.airports.com/us/names.html
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Note: Now more than ever we recommend you consider the
purchase of trip/vacation interruption insurance. If you
have not done so, contact Travel Guard International at
1-800-248-8992, please be sure to mention our name and
CLIA code 00528953.
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