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Just came from NCL Gem, and the only thing NCL needed at Nassau (the only foreign port outside of their private island) was a PICTURE ID for anyone 18 yo and older + the room key for each person, regardless of age. Meaning, Drivers License. Meaning, leave Passports in the room.

Unless you really think you might get left behind. We were 10 minutes down the beach at Sheraton Cable. Would have had to have gone through something particularly tragic to miss the ship.

I'm a newbie going on my first cruise ever in a month. This board has already answered a bunch of questions, got one more (prob not my last):

When we reach a port of call (Bahamas, specifically), do we need to bring our passports to get on and off the ship? Can a copy of the passport suffice? I just don't want to walk around beaches/shops with passports - it's one thing to lose a wallet/cash, something else to lose a passport.

Traveling with a 12 and 10 year old, so they don't have a driver's license, obv.

Thanks!