crs8803 Posted July 28, 2010 #26 Share Posted July 28, 2010 We generally get ours stamped at each port. The post office or port authority is usually close to the pier. Just ask one of the locals when you arrive and most are very helpful. Some of the stamps are very regal and ellegant, while others are just plain Gov Issue.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalxKiss Posted July 28, 2010 #27 Share Posted July 28, 2010 (edited) I've gotten mine stamped in Nassau, Hell in GC and Grand Cayman! Don't know why I only have the picture of Nassau though. Edited July 28, 2010 by ImmortalxKiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskt Posted July 30, 2010 #28 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Yup... You can go into any post office and ask them if they would mind stamping your passport for you. I've never had one say no and then you will have a date and location stamped. its a nice way to collect them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILHOWER005 Posted July 31, 2010 #29 Share Posted July 31, 2010 this is the best thread so far....i am so excited now that i know we can get our passports stamped...we have been on so many cruises with the kids and we were all so disappointed that no one stamps them anymore. thanks so much for the info....it will be the best soveiner (sp) :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Title39 Posted August 1, 2010 #30 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Here is my favorite stamp so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maritaysa Posted August 1, 2010 #31 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I am so glad that I came across this thread! We'll be on the Magic TA, and can't wait to get our stamps in those ports. My only regret is that we didn't get our passports stamped when we we're on the re-routed Splendor Pacific N/W cruise last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted August 1, 2010 #32 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Take NOT getting stamps as a blessing. If they stamped a visa on every port and you take 3 or 4 cruises you could easily fill up your visa pages. Then YOU have PAY FOR ADDITIONAL pages. We got stamped on our med cruise (Turkey I think actually stamps each passport) but most of the time we did not get stamped. exactly! I travel enough that my passport fills up on its own w/o extra stamps...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky1207 Posted August 1, 2010 #33 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I always get my passport stamped,Neat to look at my passport and seen where i've been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicolas08 Posted August 2, 2010 #34 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I was sad not to get my passport stamped... My first time out of the US- I was excited to get my first passport for our honeymoon and BAM :eek:! Not one stamp. I have nothing to show for my ventures :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Title39 Posted August 15, 2010 #35 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Just back from our cruise to Canada aboard the Carnival Glory and wanted to show that Canada does stamp your passports. You just gotta ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin'Trooper Posted October 6, 2010 #36 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I've gotten mine stamped in Nassau, Hell in GC and Grand Cayman! Don't know why I only have the picture of Nassau though. Where in Nassau is the guy who stamps the passports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted October 7, 2010 #37 Share Posted October 7, 2010 We got our passport stamped at the Immigration & Custom Offices in the Bahamas. Nassau to be exact. The buidling is right off the pier and any officer can direct you to where the building is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trini_ras Posted October 7, 2010 #38 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I did this on my last cruise, I left my passport at guest services, and at the end of the cruise I had the stamps for all the ports. But then I kept checking on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor2Cruiser Posted October 7, 2010 #39 Share Posted October 7, 2010 My DW and I have had our passports since 2002 and have not traveled outside the U.S. so when we were up in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory on the Spirit in August we looked to get stamps in them. The train let us out in Fraser, BC and the stamp was at the building, but it was a stamp-it-yourself table. The stamp was pretty light, but hey, we finally have a stamp. Up in Carcross, YT, there was 2 stamps outside the general store. One was a bear and the other was a caribou. We figured since we won't be getting too many more stamps, we'd do both. I looked at the table one more time before I left and burst out laughing. There sitting on the table was a TIP JAR!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startraveler Posted October 9, 2010 #40 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Gotten a few: Nassau; Grand Cayman; BVI; Antigua; Jamaica. Always trying for more. Missed Bermuda and St. Kitts and St. Martin/St. Maarten. Just scroll through to see which we were done by request (e.g. we searched out for them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisalisa143 Posted October 9, 2010 #41 Share Posted October 9, 2010 All post seem to refer to the Eastern/Western Caribbean for passport stamps. What about the Mexican ports? We are going to Acapulco, Ixtapa, Manzanillo Mexico. Does anyone have information for passport stamps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corncurl Posted October 8, 2015 #42 Share Posted October 8, 2015 We were in Roatan about a year ago. At the dock, around back where the tour buses were parked, there was a window where you could get your passport stamped. We hurried to our bus, and I never did get my stamp. I wondered if little places like that charge? Anyone know? I too want my stamps! I have my great aunt's passport from when she took a trip around the world - nearly a 100 yrs ago. It is Wonderful Fun to look thru! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted October 11, 2015 #43 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Roatan is very easy. The booth is on the right just before leaving the port area. It is operated by their Rotary organization and ask for a small donation. Gave them a buck per stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwrestler171 Posted October 11, 2015 #44 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Why should they stamp passports where passports aren't required? Good luck finding places to get the stamps in the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare whogo Posted October 11, 2015 #45 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I just took a trip down memory lane via the stamps in my expired passports. As much as I like the stamps, I would be cautious in seeking them out. Are they putting in an official immigration stamp or is it just a postmark or some tourist rubber stamp? Will there be consequences to having a phony stamp from the reconstructed Checkpoint Charlie in a passport? Might some countries consider the passport to be defaced? Do you want a Burmese immigration official asking about your undated phony passport stamp from Margaritaville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 11, 2015 #46 Share Posted October 11, 2015 HI everyone, I was wondering if anyone has ever received stamps in their passports for the countries we visit on a cruise? My husband asks every year why we don't get stamps and I dont have an answer. This year's cruise is a complete surprise for his 30th bday and I'd love to finally get him some stamps (or at least an explanation!) I don't mind going out of my way for this either! Thanks! Melissa Passport stamps seem to be going the way of the dinosaur. We just returned from Germany and visited 4 countries. Only received 2 passport stamps. We've yet to use our passports for a cruise but expect that they won't be stamped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted October 11, 2015 #47 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yup... You can go into any post office and ask them if they would mind stamping your passport for you. I've never had one say no and then you will have a date and location stamped. its a nice way to collect them. BE CAREFUL. Any kind of "post office" or "tourist" stamp is NOT an official government IMMIGRATION stamp. As such, there are some countries that consider it to be defacing the official document. In their view, this makes the passport invalid and you can be denied entry. Now, if you really want to get a bunch of "stamps", buy a small blank page notebook like a Moleskine or similar. Use that for your "stamps" - and you can also make notations as well. Put in actual postage stamps if you like - it can be your traveling scrapbook. But don't put them into your official government document - your passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted October 11, 2015 #48 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Passport stamps seem to be going the way of the dinosaur. We just returned from Germany and visited 4 countries. Only received 2 passport stamps. We've yet to use our passports for a cruise but expect that they won't be stamped.If you flew to Germany and then traveled within the Schengen Zone, you would not get passport stamps as you did not pass through any immigration controls. Only the entry and exit from Schengen would have been stamped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 11, 2015 #49 Share Posted October 11, 2015 BE CAREFUL. Any kind of "post office" or "tourist" stamp is NOT an official government IMMIGRATION stamp. As such, there are some countries that consider it to be defacing the official document. In their view, this makes the passport invalid and you can be denied entry. Now, if you really want to get a bunch of "stamps", buy a small blank page notebook like a Moleskine or similar. Use that for your "stamps" - and you can also make notations as well. Put in actual postage stamps if you like - it can be your traveling scrapbook. But don't put them into your official government document - your passport. Thanks for the voice of reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted October 11, 2015 #50 Share Posted October 11, 2015 On many of the cruise lines that we sail, passports are held by the cruise line and many of the countries stamped our passport. Personally that means that we end up paying for pages sooner rather than later and needing new books sooner rather than later. I guess for me the photos we take are our best memories. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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