There is a safe in every Suite to ensure the safety of your goods onboard.

The following items are prohibited onboard, and their possession is not allowed by guests, Explora Journeys hosts, or visitors without a lawful reason unless required in direct support of ship operations, as part of a Crewmember’s official duties, and only when permission has been given by either the Master, Ship Security Officer (SSO) and/or the Company Security Officer (CSO).

•        Any illegal narcotics/drugs including synthetic designer drugs/New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and medical Marijuana (including with prescription). All products containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)

•        All firearms including replicas, imitations, and their component parts

•        Air, BB or pellet pistols or rifles

•        Any other projectile weapon (e.g., paint-ball guns)

•        All ammunition

•        All explosives, including imitation explosives and devices

•        Fireworks, flares, pyrotechnics (excluding those which are part of the vessel’s lifesaving equipment, and which have been properly manifested)

•        Sharp pointed weapons including throwing stars 

•        Knives, (an instrument with a cutting edge or blade attached to a handle), with a blade longer than 3 inches/7.6 cm

•        Bladed weapons concealed by deliberate design, such as belt buckle knives, cane and umbrella knives, knives concealed as credit cards. 

•        Open razor blades with a blade longer than 3 inches/7.6 cm

•        Diving knives, spear guns 

•        Scissors with a blade longer than 3 inches/7.6 cm (any length safety scissors with rounded blade ends permitted)

•        Skean Dhus (a dagger worn in the stocking as part of Highland dress) or Kirpans (a sword or a dagger carried by Sikhs) 

•        Swords with a blade length longer than 3 inches or 7.6 cm

•        Crossbows, crossbow bolts and long bow arrows 

•        Box cutters, ice picks, fixed utility knife

•        Blunt or martial arts weapons including knuckle dusters, brass knuckles, clubs, coshes, batons or nunchaku

•        Crowbars, axes, hatchets, shovels 

•        Hand tools longer than 7 inches/18 cm including hammers, screwdrivers, and saws

•        Power Tools, including drills, saws and cutting machines 

•        Items containing incapacitating substances (e.g., gas guns, tear gas sprays, mace, pepper spray, pepper gel, phosphorus, acid, bleach, and other dangerous chemicals that could be used to main or disable)

•        Blender (food mixer or liquidizer) which contains a rotating metal blade.

•        Flammable substances and hazardous chemicals, including gas torches, Gasoline, flammable paint, and paint thinners, unless carried in accordance with Company Standard Procedures

•        Candles, incense burners 

•        Any item, made, adapted, or intended for use as an offensive weapon

•        Stun devices or other weapons designed to cause temporary paralysis (e.g., a TASER) 

•        Handcuffs

•        Items brought on board the vessel and not supplied by the Company containing any kind of heating element, such as but not limited to immersion heaters, heating blankets, flat irons, water heaters, coffee machines with heating/hot plates, rice cookers (Hair Straighteners and Hair Dryers are PERMITTED)

•        Microwave ovens

•        Electrical extensions unless supplied by the company

•        Any remotely controlled or autonomous flying machines, toys, or drones

•        Self-balancing hover boards, air wheels, scooters, or Segway (except those that may be provided by the Company for excursions)

•        Compressed gas tanks, bottles, and cylinders including dive tanks

•        Vehicle batteries and non-sealed batteries unless carried in accordance with Company Standard Procedures

•        Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), ham radios, communication scanners, wide-band receivers, satellite phones, lasers and laser pointers

•        Radio Jammer-Any device designed to deliberately jam, block or interfere with wireless transmission, including Cell/Mobile telephone, Wi-fi and Bluetooth

•        GPS Jammer-Any transmitting device designed to block or interfere with GPS signals 

•        Hookah and water hookah pipes

•        Tattoo machine or gun 

•        Battery-powered smoking devices (also known as e-cigarettes) including Vape Pens, Vape Pods, disposable Vape, E-Liquid, and all Vape accessories (South America Journeys only)

Exceptions

•        Except for Law Enforcement Officers/Agents acting in an official capacity. Certified Armed Security Guards authorised by the Flag State 

•        Except when authorised by the CSO

•        Divers’ knives must be held in the custody of the Security Team. Advise the owner they may check out/in it for specific dive excursions 

•        Wheelchair, scooter, and electric cycle batteries are permitted if sealed-type batteries fitted

•        Except when authorised by the Company in support of sanctioned company activity 

•        Medical gas bottles are allowed in connection with a certified medical condition

•        Items that are clearly and obviously toys do not need to be confiscated 

•        Low-powered walkie-talkie radios, typically used by parents to stay in touch with children, are permitted

•        If unsure as to whether an item can be permitted, for example, USB charging Hubs, advice should be sought from the Electronic Department 

•        ‘Special Needs’ Passengers who have sought prior approval from the company to bring with them a Prohibited Item and have ‘Special needs’ code added to their booking. Occasionally passengers will not have sought prior approval and Chief Security Officers will need to make an assessment at embarkation

•        ‘Special Needs’ Passengers (SP 22.06.01) who have sought prior approval from the company to bring with them a machine to aid mobility (for example electric scooter for excursions) and have ‘Special needs’ code applied to their booking and notes added, for example, to be retained on board by security and handed to the guest when they go ashore. Occasionally passengers will not have sought prior approval and Chief Security Officers will need to make an assessment at embarkation