Bringing Food from States to Aruba? - Page 2

Tom & Karen · 09-14-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle Beach Boy

Save a couple for us.

Had steaks last night & they were excellent. Sauted some Aruba mushrooms, & had potatoes & onions from the grill.Already planning on bringing more steaks next Jan.

See you then.

TomFrederick · 09-15-2009, 01:33 PM

Just don't carry them in Carry-on as some stuff may be taken away.
Last trip had coffee in Carry-on and they stopped me. Opened up the bag to see what it was. It was OK but they do make a mess going through your bag.

I'll put it in checked next trip. Also don't carry even a few medical pills in a shirt pocket. One year those set off the alarm.

arubadebbi · 11-08-2009, 11:17 AM

musicman - if you want to bring steaks but can't use blue ice (not allowed) I would grab a few frozen juice cans and use that instead of ice cubes...

*Andrea J.* · 11-09-2009, 06:08 PM

frozen juice is not allowed either.............it is liquid thawed. :-(

if transporting in checked baggage, no issue.
as carry on, they treat frozen liquid as if it is liquid.

ArubaDolores · 11-11-2009, 05:03 PM

A tip I learned many years ago is to line your cooler with newspaper, which helps to hold in the cold and keeps foods frozen longer. I usually bring a couple of the hard coolers that holds 6 drink cans in my checked luggage. I put one frozen ice pack in between the frozen food items. I'm from Houston and leave the house at 6:30 in the morning and land in Aruba about 3:00 p.m. which means I don't arrive at my timeshare until 4:00 p.m. and foods are still frozen. I do the same if I'm bringing some pre-made dips that I have put in zip locks and again the frozen ice packs are usually still frozen.
Hope this helps.
Dolores

09-15-2009, 01:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
TomFrederick Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 234	Just don't carry them in Carry-on as some stuff may be taken away. Last trip had coffee in Carry-on and they stopped me. Opened up the bag to see what it was. It was OK but they do make a mess going through your bag. I'll put it in checked next trip. Also don't carry even a few medical pills in a shirt pocket. One year those set off the alarm. Last edited by TomFrederick; 09-15-2009 at 01:40 PM.

11-09-2009, 06:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Andrea J. Aruba since 1979 Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: eagle beach alto vista chapel arashi beach amsterdam manor beach bar LePonderosa or Gold Mine Ranch about 30' off shore @ eagle beach..ahhhh Posts: 4,203 Images: 40	frozen juice is not allowed either.............it is liquid thawed. :-( if transporting in checked baggage, no issue. as carry on, they treat frozen liquid as if it is liquid. __________________ Aruba Jan 21 for 2 weeks!

11-08-2009, 11:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
arubadebbi Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LaQuinta on Eagle Beach Posts: 118	musicman - if you want to bring steaks but can't use blue ice (not allowed) I would grab a few frozen juice cans and use that instead of ice cubes...

11-11-2009, 05:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
ArubaDolores Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30	A tip I learned many years ago is to line your cooler with newspaper, which helps to hold in the cold and keeps foods frozen longer. I usually bring a couple of the hard coolers that holds 6 drink cans in my checked luggage. I put one frozen ice pack in between the frozen food items. I'm from Houston and leave the house at 6:30 in the morning and land in Aruba about 3:00 p.m. which means I don't arrive at my timeshare until 4:00 p.m. and foods are still frozen. I do the same if I'm bringing some pre-made dips that I have put in zip locks and again the frozen ice packs are usually still frozen. Hope this helps. Dolores