Passport stamps

[globalwife]

Will all the islands we visit stamp our passport of entry and exit? Or is this only done for air travel?

[Ellusionz]

I know Bahamas doesn't stamp. I'm hoping when I go to the Virgin Islands I can finally get my passport stamped I got last year! :)

[paul929207]

Few if any of the islands will stamp your passport.

 

If you want to get a passport stamped, ask in the cruise terminal. There is often an immigration official there who can do it.

[G'ma]

Will all the islands we visit stamp our passport of entry and exit? Or is this only done for air travel?

 

On most islands, there is an Immigration office nearby the terminal area. Just ask someone when you get off the ship.

 

They will be glad to stamp your passport.....if the office is open.

[Mommyof1]

That's a great question. I've never thought to ask. I've been to Mexico 3 times and never got a stamp...I'll make sure to ask next time :)

[kitty9]

Your passport rarely gets stamped anywhere, anymore, not even in Europe. You could waste a lot of valuable island time just looking for a place to get your passport stamped. To me, it's not really worth it.

[silentbob007]

You are typically in control of your passport when you are on a cruise (the ship doesn't keep it), so nothing happens unless you make it so. My passport usually stays locked in my cabin safe and, personally of course, I'm not sure the possibility of getting it stamped is worth the risk of it getting lost/stolen because you are constantly carrying it around with you.

[globalwife]

Thanks all! I actually don't want it stamped. My passport pages are almost all filled up and it is only three years old. I am pretty sure I am going to have to get more pages put in it soon but would rather hold off as long as possible.

 

On the other hand, my husband is Colombian and would like as many stamps as possible because it looks better to have travel in your passport when applying for future visas.

[paul929207]

Thanks all! I actually don't want it stamped. My passport pages are almost all filled up and it is only three years old. I am pretty sure I am going to have to get more pages put in it soon but would rather hold off as long as possible.

 

On the other hand, my husband is Colombian and would like as many stamps as possible because it looks better to have travel in your passport when applying for future visas.

If you have a US passport, there is no charge for getting additional pages put in.

[globalwife]

If you have a US passport, there is no charge for getting additional pages put in.

 

yeah, I know, thanks but I live abroad and it means a trip to the embassy in Bogota to have it done which will cost me time and travel.

[startraveler]

I know Bahamas doesn't stamp. I'm hoping when I go to the Virgin Islands I can finally get my passport stamped I got last year! :)

 

I've gotten a stamp from Nassau:

 

[paul929207]

yeah, I know, thanks but I live abroad and it means a trip to the embassy in Bogota to have it done which will cost me time and travel.

At least in the US, you can do it by mail.

[michelle1836]

I've gotten a stamp from Nassau:

 

 

Me too. I had to ask and they sent me to a building next to the entry building right by the pier

[ithaca gal]

Unless you are going to get your passport stamped and take it right back to the safe in your room, I agree that the stamps are not worth the risk of having it stolen while you are in port.