Update on Cruises for Registered Citizens from RTAG
Cruise Line travel for Registrants
We can give definitive information as to Registrant travel as it pertains to cruise lines.
RCL: To date, Royal Caribbean uses a “Security team” to review passenger data to determine who maybe a registrant. When discovered, the resistant and their family are sent a letter requesting 1. Confirmation that the registrant has informed their reporting agency of intended travel 2. Detailed description of charges and nature of registration 3. Discussion as to plans while on cruise.
So far, RCL has approved the plans of several registrants and their families.
CARNIVAL. To date, Carnival cancels all cruises of Registrants when they become aware of registrant’s status. Many registrants have traveled with Carnival without issue. However, that is apparently true only for registrants whose status is not apparent to Carnival. Carnival has also parceled out their security to a third vendor. Once registrant status is determined, Carnival will black list that individual. This maybe an avenue for a lawsuit but that will be worked later.
So far no problems with other cruise lines.
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Thanks you for the info….very valuable these days
Sue Disney for their biased and wrong practices
Thanks, i’m thinking about taking a cruise in December using reward points, since it is a closed cruise must i provide a 21 day notice?
If you will be traveling internationally, yes.
Big Question: Does embarkation on a cruise , qualify for Notification of leaving the country of less than 4 days with Authorities.
No
Notification of International Travel has nothing to do with the number of days you will be out of the Country.
Even if they could do a “cruise to nowhere” you are still on a foreign flagged vessel in international waters. How do you think that our noble civil servants would interpret that?
So with the notification of 21 days. Puerto Rico, no. But you may be in international waters. You leave a port and check in a port. This needs to be clarified
If you are going to Puerto Rico, you are not traveling internationally.
If there are any concerns; call your local Sheriff’s office or the FDLE and be sure to write down who you spoke with.
But none of these cruise ships can do a straight mainland to PR cruise because of the Jones Act. They are all foreign flagged and built vessels, and that would be considered “coastwise trade” so they have to stop at some “foreign port” even if that merely means dropping anchor on the Cay Sal Banks on the way from Tampa to Key West.
Is Princess Cruise Lines allowing RSO on cruises at this time?
Yes March 2018
What about Norwegen?
If you look on FDLE website it’s says 21 days notice for all International travel. This conflicts with the actual state statue that says notification outside the country for more than 5 day’s requires reporting. So can a Florida SO go on a short cruise or out of The country if it’s under 5 days? Without reporting? I have asked before about the closed end issue and at least in my county they didn’t even know what that was. I have seen conflicting statements on All4consulaws forum on the closed loop issue. A review on the Senate bill 1226 also refers to the same 5 day reporting in regards to international travel even though the bill shrinks the days down in other parts to 3 for instate.
The statute (F.S. 943.0435) says, “Any travel that is not known by the sexual offender 21 days before the departure date must be reported in person to the sheriff’s office as soon as possible before departure.” so if you need to travel on an emergency when the SPOT unit is not open (or don’t have time to notify), you technically can’t without violating.
In ADDITION to Florida law, International Megan’s Law (IML) was passed last year which requires the 21 days without exception.
I guess the confusion for me is in the same statue section (7)it’s says “at least 21 days before the date he or she intends to travel if the intended residence of 5 days or more is outside of the United States. ” Thankfully I am not under the IML since my charge was for a adult offense (verified last year with FDLE) . But you still believe any travel outside the USA regardless if under the 5 days cruise or no cruise requires notification? If that’s the case it’s best in my opinion to do a cruise with ports you know you won’t have issues. I was told by my local office that they have to now get every stop to enter into the computer. I don’t believe it’s a good idea to have each country notified (Especially Mexico) because you risk getting that notice stuck following you the next time. It’s one thing for the cruise line to allow you but another to get barred from going ashore and setting up for future issues. I would think a cruise that departs outside the USA from your Intended travel location would be a better option as I know people have done. Sadly all this costs us extra money and last minute planning.
As of July 2019 cruise line allowing registrants? I aware carnival does not.
Good suggestions for a good 5-7 day cruise that allows not only on cruise but also to enter at ports during stops?