Going on my first cruise - knitting question from an old-time poster

My DH is reading all the documents & giving me tidbits of information
as I try to work ha ha ha...

Can I take circular knitting needles, with a project on them, on the
cruise ship? (Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas)

Can I carry them onboard in my carry-on?

Must I put them in my checked luggage?

Can I take an active crochet project with me?

Can I carry that onboard in my carry-on?

Must crochet projects be in checked luggage?

Already have a solution scissors, my handy-dandy clover yarn
cutter

thanks in advance,
Blossom
Used to post here under other names haven't in a while b/c I rarely
cross-stitch, but miss you all

Blossom wrote:
My DH is reading all the documents & giving me tidbits of information
as I try to work ha ha ha...

Can I take circular knitting needles, with a project on them, on the
cruise ship? (Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas)

Can I carry them onboard in my carry-on?

Must I put them in my checked luggage?

Can I take an active crochet project with me?

Can I carry that onboard in my carry-on?

Must crochet projects be in checked luggage?

Already have a solution scissors, my handy-dandy clover yarn
cutter

thanks in advance,
Blossom
Used to post here under other names haven't in a while b/c I rarely
cross-stitch, but miss you all

I travel A LOT and have been on a number of cruises. Their security
requirements are the same as for the airlines. I have had NO PROBLEM
taking regular knitting needles on either a cruise ship or airline as
**carry on** items. There has NEVER been any sort of restriction on
crochet hooks and, IIRC, there has never actually been any restrictions
on knitting needles. Some of those could do a whole lot more damage
than a little nail file attached to nail clippers but you **still**
can't carry those on!!
You CAN carry on all sorts of sewing & needlework needles and
straight pins, too -- no restrictions ever on either of those items. As
for scissors, if you carry on ones with rounded points there is no
problem. You CAN carry on sharp pointed scissors but the blades must be
short -- something like 2.5" max. I had my Fons & Porter travel
scissors (blunt tipped) with me for both of the cruises I took last year
plus a knitting project with circular needles and an embroidery project.
Enjoy your cruise -- I absolutely LOVE them and will be going again
the end of next month :-))! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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On Jan 8, 10:00*am, Blossom wrote:
My DH is reading all the documents & giving me tidbits of information
as I try to work ha ha ha...

Can I take circular knitting needles, with a project on them, on the
cruise ship? (Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas)

Can I carry them onboard in my carry-on?

Must I put them in my checked luggage?

Can I take an active crochet project with me?

Can I carry that onboard in my carry-on?

Must crochet projects be in checked luggage?

Already have a solution scissors, my handy-dandy clover yarn
cutter

thanks in advance,
Blossom
Used to post here under other names haven't in a while b/c I rarely
cross-stitch, but miss you all



You can go to the TSA website and read all the rules. I would think
the cruise line would have their
rules posted on their site.

I have taken stitching with me on many cruises, and the only problem I
have ever had is with scissors. No matter what the rules say, the
fellows at TSA have confiscated pair after pair after pair, and that
includes the little fold-up ones. Consequently, I never take scissors
I care about in my carry-on, and keep TWO pairs with me -- one in the
sewing itself (often confiscated), and another tossed in the bottom of
my purse with the car keys (seldom confiscated). Go figure! I have
never had anybody question sewing needles, straight pins, safety pins,
crochet hooks, or knitting needles. Nor has anybody questioned those
little disks with razar blades inside that are sold to cut thread and
worn on a ribbon around the neck -- and those ARE forbidden. I makes
no sense to me at all. As to "where to pack" the stuff, I take it
either in my purse (tatting) or carry-on bag.

Mary ) writes:
I have taken stitching with me on many cruises, and the only problem I
have ever had is with scissors. No matter what the rules say, the
fellows at TSA have confiscated pair after pair after pair, and that
includes the little fold-up ones. Consequently, I never take scissors
I care about in my carry-on, and keep TWO pairs with me -- one in the
sewing itself (often confiscated), and another tossed in the bottom of
my purse with the car keys (seldom confiscated). Go figure! I have
never had anybody question sewing needles, straight pins, safety pins,
crochet hooks, or knitting needles. Nor has anybody questioned those
little disks with razar blades inside that are sold to cut thread and
worn on a ribbon around the neck -- and those ARE forbidden. I makes
no sense to me at all. As to "where to pack" the stuff, I take it
either in my purse (tatting) or carry-on bag.

Just for the record, nail clippers work well as scissors in an emergency.
There is also a "cutting wheel". It looks like a pendant, and has tiny
razor blades embedded in the design. Jim.

I've been on 4 cruises and taken knitting on all of them. I use 2.25
Addi Turbo circular needles, no problems at all. I put my project in
my carry-on bag along with a small pair of scissors and my patter.
I've never been question about any of it.

Have a fabulous holiday! We leave April 24th for an 18 day Hawaiian
cruise It's a wonderful way to travel.

take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada

On Jan 8, 10:00*am, Blossom wrote:
My DH is reading all the documents & giving me tidbits of information
as I try to work ha ha ha...

Can I take circular knitting needles, with a project on them, on the
cruise ship? (Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas)

Can I carry them onboard in my carry-on?

Must I put them in my checked luggage?

Can I take an active crochet project with me?

Can I carry that onboard in my carry-on?

Must crochet projects be in checked luggage?

Already have a solution scissors, my handy-dandy clover yarn
cutter

thanks in advance,
Blossom
Used to post here under other names haven't in a while b/c I rarely
cross-stitch, but miss you all

Blossom
I answred you on the Other group
Check with your Travel agent or with the Cruize company they will tell
you exactly what can be done or not
mirjam