runnergirl1

I ran into the same situation on our cruise during spring break last week. I have been married for 15 years, but have not cruised for 13. We booked our cruise last minute, and were told the turnaround time for a passport could be up to 2 months. We were advised by our TA that we could use our BC and DL as we were on a closed loop. Upon embarkation I was advised that they could not allow me to board because my BC had my maiden name and my DL had my married name. Luckily, I pointed out that my children's BC listed my maiden name, which linked my DL to my BC and I was allowed to board.

We were then advised by the Celebrity rep that currently passport turnaround time is only a couple weeks, so we could have easily gotten our passports in time.:mad:

So, it all worked out; however, my kids were in a panic for a few minutes at the thought that I would be left behind on their first cruise. Lesson learned - all 4 of us are applying for our passports this weekend so that we will be able to travel at a moment's notice without worry:)