Can I board with a corkscrew in my carryon?

[Rhonda]

I have a wine bottle holder that will be in my carryon, and it has a corkscrew in it. Should I take it out, or will they let it go by when I check in?

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

I have a wine bottle holder that will be in my carryon, and it has a corkscrew in it. Should I take it out, or will they let it go by when I check in?

You're allowed to put a corkscrew in your carry-on or in your checked luggage — and that's true for the flight and the cruise.

For the cruise, the baggage security rules are the same for checked luggage an carry-ons. That's because you have access to the contents of both when you're on the ship.

 

[videogal1]

I have a wine bottle holder that will be in my carryon, and it has a corkscrew in it. Should I take it out, or will they let it go by when I check in?

Your stateroom attendant will provide you with a container for chilling your wine plus a corkscrew if you wish to save checked luggage space... I'd say that if the security forces are confiscating dryer sheets and liquid detergent as was posted on another thread, you may not wish to expose your personal wine accoutrements to confiscation...

 

[BethA]

why are they taking dryer sheets?

 

[Miss Eeyore]

The corkscrew will not be able to be in your carry-on on your flight or your check in aboard. It will need to be tucked away in your checked luggage. A better solution would be to leave it home and ask the room steward to provide you one. The only reason I profer that suggestion is that some of the "no-no's" differ between plane and cruise. On a plane, as long as your "weapon" is checked, you have no access to it and you are not a danger to anyone. When that same air-checked bag arrives at the port and proceeds onto the ship it will be x-rayed again. I have known of people being called to the service desk to have their checked bags opened after it is discovered that a knife or corkscrew is contained. They ask permission to lock it up and return it to you at the end of the cruise. This makes sense from a danger point of view because now the item that is considered dangerous is now available to you....not inaccessible in the hold of the plane.

 

[woody73]

For those going on a Mediterranean cruise, be aware that airport security can be more stringent in Europe than in the U.S.

I have not had a problem carrying a corkscrew on domestic flights. But on various occasions, my corkscrew was confiscated at airports in Seville, Spain, and another in Paris, France.

Woody

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

The corkscrew will not be able to be in your carry-on on your flight or your check in aboard. It will need to be tucked away in your checked luggage.

According to the TSA, corkscrews are allowed in carry-on and checked bags. You can check the following PDF file:

http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Permitted_Prohibited_9_6_2005.pdf

A better solution would be to leave it home and ask the room steward to provide you one. The only reason I profer that suggestion is that some of the "no-no's" differ between plane and cruise. On a plane, as long as your "weapon" is checked, you have no access to it and you are not a danger to anyone. When that same air-checked bag arrives at the port and proceeds onto the ship it will be x-rayed again. I have known of people being called to the service desk to have their checked bags opened after it is discovered that a knife or corkscrew is contained. They ask permission to lock it up and return it to you at the end of the cruise. This makes sense from a danger point of view because now the item that is considered dangerous is now available to you....not inaccessible in the hold of the plane.

A corkscrew is not a knife or a weapon. If the stateroom host is allowed to bring a corkscrew to you, then you are also allowed to bring your own. I've brought a corkscrew on three Disney cruises, all after 9/11.

Here's what DCL says at Preparing for Your Cruise

What is your policy concerning firearms?
We have a Zero Weapons Policy. Firearms (including ammunition, knives [including dive knives], swords, daggers or any other types of weapons are not allowed onboard under any circumstances. If a Guest has any of these or similar items in their baggage or on their person, they will be required to surrender the item(s) to port security until their return to port.​

Yes, knives are held. If the corkscrew is part of a Swiss Army knife, then it's held because the knife is held. But has anyone really had a travel corkscrew held by DCL security?