What can I take through airport and cruise security?
It is hard to tell if specific items like Advil or alcohol are permitted in a backpack. This uncertainty leaves people worried that airport or cruise security will reject their packed bags and make them throw their belongings away.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1bringing an empty water bottle to refill after security
- 2freezing liquids to bypass the liquid volume restriction
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
r/travel2 people · September 2026 – October 2026
“Can I take advil in my backpack? and also I am planning to buy some alcohol. can i pack a few in my backpack on the way back?”source ↗
Difficult_Camera8137 · r/travel · 2 upvotes
“Do you see anything here that the airport security or Royal Caribbean cruise security may not let through or make me throw away?”source ↗
MaxPowersUltra · r/travel
Where this came up
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