Going on a Cruise...No Knives Onboard...

unit said:
It depends on what cruise line you are taking and what knife you attempt to bring.

It's easy to make sweeping generalizations, but the truth is, if you are comparing a bad cruise experience to a discount store, it sounds like you selected the wrong one for your taste. Imagine if people did the same for knives based on a Jarbenza experience...(all knives are garbage, blah blah blah!)

If the cruise line you are using says no knife, no way, no how, chances are they mean it. I would still slip a small unassuming folder in my pocket and hope for the best. They may tag it and lock it up for me, but last time I went, no one said a word. That said, if anyone would have asked, I would have been totally honest.

It really came in handy for sharpening pencils and cutting off tags from items we purchased.
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Most of them these days are more concerned about filling up the boat so they discount heavily as needed, and the boats are bigger than they used to be.

That's generally NOT a good thing.

Personally I would rather fly to were I wanted to go and spend some quality time there than to put up with a bunch of people for X amount of days trapped on a boat.
 
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Ankerson said:
Most of them these days are more concerned about filling up the boat so they discount heavily as needed, and the boats are bigger than they used to be.

That's generally NOT a good thing.

Personally I would rather fly to were I wanted to go and spend some quality time there than to put up with a bunch of people for X amount of days trapped on a boat.
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I'll still suggest that if this is your experience, then your choice in cruise lines is poor relative to your expectations.

MOST knives sold in America are what you and others here would classify as "poor performers". Is it logical to make a sweeping generalization about all knives?

Back to topic. Contact your cruise line and ask if there is an unwavering ban on all knives, or are there provisions for pen knives, etc. just be honest and open. Or you can play ignorant and just try to carry on something reasonable (and possibly have it locked up for you after the cruise).

Enjoy! The right cruise can be a lot of fun.
 
Ankerson said:
Most of them these days are more concerned about filling up the boat so they discount heavily as needed, and the boats are bigger than they used to be.

That's generally NOT a good thing.

Personally I would rather fly to were I wanted to go and spend some quality time there than to put up with a bunch of people for X amount of days trapped on a boat.
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Yeah, this!!^^^

When you consider the cost of airfare, local tour guides, plus time saved between point A and point B, flying in and renting a car is the way to go. I've got better things to do with my life than hang around on a big floating hotel for days that won't even let me carry a SAK. Then of course you wonder how well the boat is maintained. Lots of fun floating around, waiting for tow into port, while eating spam the U.S. Navy drops off. :rolleyes:
 
Ankerson said:
Especially these days now that they made them cheap.... :rolleyes:

Kinda like being on a plane in coach surrounded by tons of people one wouldn't want to be around for long periods of time... Kinda like being in Wal-Mart around XMAS time....

No thanks...... I will pass....
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Despite many in my family flying and owning small aircraft I'm afraid to fly. That said, I helped to somewhat cure that by going on my first transatlantic flight a couple of years ago, and again a year after that. Having done that, I can't imagine never flying, or passing up visiting places on another continent just because I might not want to sit next to someone.
 
I've never been on a cruise, but if I were going to be spending any length of time away from home I would at least want a good multi-tool with me, especially if I didn't have the ability to go to a hardware store.

There are several fake shaving cream "safes" available out there (do a Google search for "fake shaving cream can"). Basically they are real shaving cream cans (metal) that have been modified with a screw-off bottom. If I were going on a cruise I would use one of these. Just wrap the stuff you put inside really good with some cloth so it doesn't rattle around.

And if cruise personnel are so fanatical that they would try to twist the bottom off a can of shaving cream, then I would tell them where they can shove their cruise ship. Having stupid rules is bad enough, but to treat paying customers like inmates heading into prison, I'd say screw that and take my money elsewhere.
 
K Williams said:
.... Being without a knife sucks.
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Yep - sucks enough for me that I no longer go on cruises or fly or attend any event where I am not allowed to carry the items that I carry Every Day - fixed blade, folder, multitool, and pistol - if even one of those items is not allowed, then I DO NOT GO/PARTICIPATE, period. Sometimes you just gotta take a stand and say NO MORE! I took my stand in 1999 (even before 9/11) and have been perfectly happy ever since.

And for anyone thinking "that's not possible" - you're wrong - you can MAKE it possible by redefining your priorities.
 
Intelligent people are flexible and adaptive.
Fobiacs are not.

:)

Maybe you all are overdoing.
There are many places on earth you can't carry what you want.
Ever thought about that the places on this planet with most freedom, safety and high civilization standards also have the most rules and regulations?

;)

Why you need so desperate a multitool on a cruise anyway? To repair the ship? :p
Millions of people don't carry knives or multitools and they just survive the day. Really.
So if they can without for a certain time, you can.
Challenge yourself a bit more and come loose from your fixed habits.
Yes you can.
 
I don't do cruises but if I did I'd still carry at least a decent SAK or two and multitool in checked luggage. I understand their rules for safety yada yada but in the unlikely event some emergency event did go down I would not be leaving the lives of my family in the hands of the crew without at least having some basic tools of my own.
 
No one ever hear of adapting, improvising, and overcoming in time of panic, or as the boy scrouts use to teach be prepared.
 
Sure I have, but in an emergency situation where every second counts and I have a wife and three year old to take care of, I don't want to have to stop to think "What would MacGyver do?" I've got the tools so I'll use them. In a life or death situation I prefer to stick to the adage "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission."
 
Divo said:
Intelligent people are flexible and adaptive.
Fobiacs are not.

:)

Maybe you all are overdoing.
There are many places on earth you can't carry what you want.
Ever thought about that the places on this planet with most freedom, safety and high civilization standards also have the most rules and regulations?

;)

Why you need so desperate a multitool on a cruise anyway? To repair the ship? :p
Millions of people don't carry knives or multitools and they just survive the day. Really.
So if they can without for a certain time, you can.
Challenge yourself a bit more and come loose from your fixed habits.
Yes you can.
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That's one of the stupidest things I've ever read on this forum, and I've been here awhile.

I carry tools on trips because unexpected tasks can occur unexpectedly. Sometimes things break, sometimes things need fixing. Sometimes those things are big, and sometimes they are small. I can recall several instances where I needed to fix something while on a trip-

The zipper-pull broke off one of my kids jackets. Using the wire cutters and pliers of a multi-tool, I fixed the zipper by re-attaching the pull with a piece of paperclip.

My girlfriends hair dryer stopped working. Instead of just throwing it away and buying a new one like many people would, I do what I do- I see if I can fix it myself. Using the screw-driver of a multi-tool, I disassembled the dryer and discovered one of the contacts in the switch was corroded. I scraped off the corrosion with the multi-tools knife blade, re-assembled the dryer, and it still works to this day years later.

The screw in a pair of my sunglasses came loose. I used a screwdriver in my multi-tool to tighten it.

One of my Fenix flashlights stopped working. Turned out the switch module had come loose in the switch housing. A two pronged tool is used to install and remove the switch module from the housing (by screwing it in and out). I used the tips of the needle-nosed pliers from my multi-tool to tighten the switch and fix the light.

And that's just what I can remember off the top of my head.

Yes, "intelligent people are flexible and adaptive", when such people are faced with a problem, they fix it themselves, and they are able to fix it because they are prepared.

Yes, there are millions of people who "don't carry knives or multitools and they just survive the day". And there are millions of people who live lives of complete and utter dependency, people who couldn't fix something themselves if their lives depended on it, people who only "survive the day" because other people WITH TOOLS are around to keep them alive.

I choose to be self-reliant in this world. I don't want to be dependent on others to fix every little thing. I don't limit myself to the limitations of others.
 
I went reluctantly with my family on a Disney cruise. That is my one and only, will never go on a cruise again. It wasn't terrible but too many uncontrollable variables and so many stories of serious illness, loss of power and of course the tipping over.
That said I gorged myself on food and had fun on the islands.
I put a modest (Vic Executive) in my toilet kit and had it in my pocket the whole time except when we disembarked in the Bahamas. At the "Disney owned Island" they had less security since it was already "contained".
Rather fly or swim next time... :)
Be safe have fun buy a cheap knife on the islands.....
 
jackknife said:
Yeah, this!!^^^

When you consider the cost of airfare, local tour guides, plus time saved between point A and point B, flying in and renting a car is the way to go. I've got better things to do with my life than hang around on a big floating hotel for days that won't even let me carry a SAK. Then of course you wonder how well the boat is maintained. Lots of fun floating around, waiting for tow into port, while eating spam the U.S. Navy drops off. :rolleyes:
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Yep, that was my main point. :thumbup:

Having spent more time on large ships than most people around I certainly don't care to spend anymore and have to pay for the so called privilege of spending it surrounded by people I don't care to be around.

I will fly or drive any day.... :)
 
unit said:
I'll still suggest that if this is your experience, then your choice in cruise lines is poor relative to your expectations.
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Personally I would go in with some others and charter a Yacht if I wanted to travel by boat.

Would still rather fly though..
 
Kinda reminds me of the whole airport security thing. You go through all that then you can head on over the a BBQ joint or Chilis and see the cooks in the back with some Foot long blades. If one wanted, it would probably be easy to get ahold of a knife that way. Or steak knives they give you at the table! lol Never understood that and to think, I couldn't bring my Swiss Army pen knife.

Great, I shouldn't have point out that, :emot-yarr:now I am going to be monitored by NSA.
 
killgar said:
Yes, "intelligent people are flexible and adaptive", when such people are faced with a problem, they fix it themselves, and they are able to fix it because they are prepared.
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Quote of the day. :thumbup:
 
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