Have you learned the lesson of packing 4 Negril yet?

[tfw73]

Hey M & G!!! I hope y'all are making a trip to Negril next summer...I would love to see y'all again

[Accompong]

What I have learned about packing, especially now that I live in Jamaica, is to take full advantage of sending a pallet with most of my stuff except the clothes and electronic gear so it is at Customs when I arrive. From Ft. Lauderdale I can send 27CF (3 X 3 X 3) for $200 (which is only around $100 more than the airline checked baggage fees) and then fly Caribbean Air where I can take 4 bags for free. 2 checked, a computer bag and a carry-on bag. Now my pallet is ready to go!

[Lola]

Accompong, you wrote 'so it is at Customs when I arrive' - are you able to retrieve it from the same customs hall as you are going through as a passenger, or do you have to go to another location?

[Accompong]

Accompong, you wrote 'so it is at Customs when I arrive' - are you able to retrieve it from the same customs hall as you are going through as a passenger, or do you have to go to another location?

No, Lola. You have to go to the Customs Warehouse.

A pallet of goods of this size and not flying with you as "accompanied baggage" must be claimed at the Customs Warehouse. The process is a little more involved but I send it to my Jamaican friend and he clears it for me. As I need a truck to carry the goods back to my hometown deep into the Cockpits and a ride at the same time, it is more cost effective to do it all in one trip.

I am just trying to help out those people who have a lot of things to send to Jamaica which would exceed their luggage space. I do this at least once a year as that is when I go back home anyways.

Hope this helps some people.

Peace and Guidance

[M&G Montreal]

Hey M & G!!! I hope y'all are making a trip to Negril next summer...I would love to see y'all again

We are working on it, girl! I will keep you posted. We try get the back-to-back long weeks here in Quebec (234 Jun and 01 Jul - only takes 8 vacay days!). Want to go this winter, too ... actually, I want to go right now, too ....