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Okay, I finally completed my journey. Costa Rica was removed from the itinerary by the cruise line and replaced with Aruba. That being said I could disembark in all ports, including Colombia and Panama, without the need to show a passport. I actually only needed my cruise embarkation card  at each port although carrying a photo id was recommended in each cruise port by the cruise line.

Does a US closed-loop Panama cruise with stops in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama require a passport for a Us Citizen at the port of embarkation (Miami) ?

I am a US citizen who is planning to go on a closed loop cruise to/ from Miami which will be stopping at various Caribbean and Central American ports.

These ports include: Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Jamaica.

I know that US citizens on closed loop cruises in Western hemisphere are not required to carry a passport and that most Caribbean ports of call only require that you show a picture ID along with your sail card to disembark. But I am not sure if this includes ports of call like Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

My questions therefore are:

• If any of these ports of call require a valid passport would I be denied access to the cruise at the port of origin (ie. Miami) if I only have a driver' license and birth certificate?
  
• Has anyone recently travelled on a cruise to central america and been required to show a US passport to disembark or reembark in either Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Colon (Panama), or Cartagena (Colombia) ?
  

I am a US citizen who is planning to go on a closed loop cruise to/ from Miami which will be stopping at various Caribbean and Central American ports.

These ports include: Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Jamaica.

I know that US citizens on closed loop cruises in Western hemisphere are not required to carry a passport and that most Caribbean ports of call only require that you show a picture ID along with your sail card to disembark. But I am not sure if this includes ports of call like Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

My questions therefore are:

1. If any of these ports of call require a valid passport would I be denied access to the cruise at the port of origin (ie. Miami) if I only have a driver' license and birth certificate?
   
2. Has anyone recently travelled on a cruise to central america and been required to show a US passport to disembark or reembark in either Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Colon (Panama), or Cartagena (Colombia) ?