Any Insulin Pump Cruisers?

[mmbrad02]

We leave a week from tomorrow for our first Disney cruise! I read tonight that all RX's must be in their original packaging. All of our actual medication is, but our pump supplies (DH and I both are type 1 diabetics using Minimed pumps) come 10 each in a box, with no label attached. We do not need a whole box when we travel either. How have you handled this? We cruised Carnival a couple of years ago without any trouble, we just had 4-5 of our supplies in their individual packaging in a gallon size ziploc with all of our other medical supplies. Thanks!

 

[quickcat]

Yes, I have two children with type one. We have been traveling on cruises with pumps for the past 15 years with the latest being this past feb. My son also has a Medtronic pump and never had a problem. Ever. My daughter is 10 and she has the Tslim. I put all their supplies in one big duffle/backpack bag and never had a problem with airline or port security. I leave the insulin viles in the boxes but all the pump supplies are not in labeled boxes as you said and no one ever asked me about them. I bring a lot with too! I am always paranoid about being out at sea and out of supplies

 

[mmbrad02]

Yes, I have two children with type one. We have been traveling on cruises with pumps for the past 15 years with the latest being this past feb. My son also has a Medtronic pump and never had a problem. Ever. My daughter is 10 and she has the Tslim. I put all their supplies in one big duffle/backpack bag and never had a problem with airline or port security. I leave the insulin viles in the boxes but all the pump supplies are not in labeled boxes as you said and no one ever asked me about them. I bring a lot with too! I am always paranoid about being out at sea and out of supplies

THIS is exactly what I needed to hear! Thank you so much!

 

[DCLCrazy64622]

We leave a week from tomorrow for our first Disney cruise! I read tonight that all RX's must be in their original packaging. All of our actual medication is, but our pump supplies (DH and I both are type 1 diabetics using Minimed pumps) come 10 each in a box, with no label attached. We do not need a whole box when we travel either. How have you handled this? We cruised Carnival a couple of years ago without any trouble, we just had 4-5 of our supplies in their individual packaging in a gallon size ziploc with all of our other medical supplies. Thanks!

I don’t think they follow this policy at all. We were on the EBTA this year and had all of our meds in a large calendarized pillbox with 25 days worth of all kinds of meds. No one questioned us. We didn’t bring any of the original bottles with us.

 

[bumbershoot]

I read tonight that all RX's must be in their original packaging.

On the packing list? It just says it parenthetically. That’s not a “must” to me. As long as you don’t have controlled medicines this won’t be an issue.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I take the insulin vials out of the packages in order to put them in a cooling device but bring a paper copy of the prescription. Never had a problem.

 

[doublesided]

We cruised in June and we didn't put anything in labeled packaging. My son uses the Tslim and Dexcom and we had a TON of stuff with us as well as glucagon, etc. I wouldn't worry about it.