The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Bringing Home Gifts

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The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Bringing Home Gifts


Bringing residence items from Europe trip is one in every of plenty of subjects not usually mentioned main as much as a Christmas Markets crusing.  With strict baggage necessities, it isn’t as simple as bringing an additional suitcase which might incur a $100 or extra charge on return.  The level is to be pondering of such points beforehand, reasonably than being shocked later.

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One of the fantastic components of a Viking River Cruise is that no formal put on is required.  In addition to being a cushty approach to journey, that saves baggage house and weight that can be utilized for issues we would choose up alongside the way in which.

Keeping in thoughts that airways usually weigh checked baggage, not carry-on baggage could be useful too.  Packing heavy items that may be carried on to the flight saves weight in checked baggage.  Items in checked baggage wrapped with clothes and positioned within the heart stand a much better probability of constructing it again residence.  We have performed this with bottles of wine and by no means misplaced one.

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Something else to consider forward of time: US Customs Inspection upon coming into the United States.

“Gifts you bring back for your personal use must be declared, but you may include them in your personal exemption. This includes gifts people gave you while you were out of the country, such as wedding or birthday presents, and gifts you have brought back for others,” says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on their site,  one thing many vacationers don’t take into account.

Still, after touring internationally extra instances than I can bear in mind, now we have by no means needed to pay an obligation charge on return and have at all times declared all the pieces we purchased.  Bringing residence Christmas Markets presents shouldn’t be an issue both.

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