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Its been over a year since ive been on carnival, but they would only give you soda by the glass, not the whole can, and at the bar only last time i went. If your not drinking alcohol heavily, its probably worth it, but I was gettin rum and cokes like they where free (ouch.. my wallet).. so at that point, the soda is free if you pay for the liquior :-P

Thanks! looks like I woulda owed them a big ole 4 bucks.. and 72 pieces of paper probably... seems like the CBP at cruise ports are accountants more than law enforcement..

You can also bring on a 12 pack per person of soda (on carnival anyways).

On of our cruises, I stocked up on liquor for the family and friends, I think I had something like 12 bottles. Of course it's ridiculously cheap, and if your on an island, the ship's gift shop will match the price if you take a picture of the shelf price tag on your phone. Of course the gift shop lady said "you can buy as much as you want, just report it on the form!" (assuming the ship had some sort of exception.. i know.. i was probably drinking at the time) So when we filled out the customs declarations, I wrote down everything I had. So we get to the officer in NYC the conversation goes something like this: CBP: "12 bottles?!" "why did you write 12 bottles on here?!" Me: "I didn't want to lie... the gift shop lady told me to just write it on the form".. CBP: *grumbles* *facepalms* CBP: "your supposed to pay duty on that much".. Me: "Ut-oh.. how much is it?" *reaches for wallet* CBP: *grumbles* CBP: "are you traveling with anyone else that can declare some of this?" Me: "Yeah, but she has like 12 bottles too" CBP: *pauses and ponders* CBP: *Crosses a big X on form and hands passport back* CBP: "Have a nice day sir!" So YMMV, lol.. I guess I got lucky there. I tried searching for some kind of Duty required chart, but never really got a clear answer as to how much it would have been. I'm assuming they give some lead way to stupid cruisers who are using it for their own use, as opposed to like pulling up with a pallet full of grey goose or something that could be considered commercial. Does anyone know where to find the actual duty that is required?

I actually ended up using Joe Serino (http://jserinoinspections.com/). He was pretty good. I come from a handyman/DIY background, so I can spot the small stuff pretty easily, I like Lunker, really wanted the guy to check out the structural/mechanical stuff, and avoid buying something with really big hidden stuff. He spent probably 5 hours there, and is a cool guy to talk to.

I got my passport in 09 i believe, and the old bridge library does it like once or twice a month on Sundays.. It took about 4 weeks almost to the day to get it back. and that was without the expedite fee. Really speeds things up on the cruise rather then having to have customs check birth certificate and Driver's license and having to carry it around, etc.. just get it.. its worth the money in saved hassle alone. as for liquor on cruises... http://www.rumrunnerflasks.com/.... not that i know anything about that... :-P I've only cruised on carnival, but never had a bad experiance... NYC x2, Port Canaveral x1, Long Beach CA x1, Miami x1 The 8 day from NYC can get a bit long IMO, for us the 7 day is optimal. And a BIG +1 to having an aft balcony if you can afford it/availability. Check out the floor plan of the ship. Not only is the view of the wake awesome, but you also usually get to see more stuff when in port. On the bigger ships having an aft balcony on deck 8 or 9, which is right under the rear pool and bar/buffet is awesome..

Update first post with remaining mags.

Thanks Kurt! A+

Thanks for your patience! A+

I'm sure you lit up the ears of your elected representatives? They should be all over someone not being able to vote for them.

Asking us to tell you NOT to buy a gun is like asking a crack dealer for rehab..

hugs for ray

Thanks Alex A+ #1

I got a powder tricker. I'll try to dig it out later tonight

Like no other feeling.. lol If you ever thought you needed to do drugs, jump out of an airplane instead

Ok, you got it

drugs are bad m-kay

glock austria - should be home all weekend

you got it

I have a big bag of magzines to sell. I actually don't have any of these guns to test them with anymore, but I can guarantee they will work fine. I got these as part of a trade from a friend and now can pass them on to you guys. (1) Beretta 21, .25acp, 8 rd, - Brand New in Package - $15 (1) Ruger LCP, .380, 6 rd, with finger rest – Brand New in Package - $20 (1) Ruger LCP, .380, 6 rd – no finger rest - Brand new in package - $15 Both LCP mags for $30 I live in Keansburg, Work in Piscataway. We can meet up, or I can mail them to you at actual cost. Priority mail flat rate would probably work best.

I still like rem-oil for cleaning and mobile 1 motor oil for lube

the naked guy was eating the face off the homeless guy and subsequently got shot multiple times

haha the cool thing is that the ammo is unlimited and its instant reload time

great.. wish i knew french or whatever

Don't be knocking the k-car bro