Does a 2 year old need a passporrt to cruise?

[sunryz710]

I assume the answer is yes but any info you can provide would be great.

[Keith1010]

Yes, a passport would be required just the same as an adult.

 

Keith

[gerryl12]

Yes a passport is required for a 2 year old anytime an adult requires one.

[klfrodo]

You're question is open ended.

 

Other posters are correct to an extent.

Closed Loop Cruise - (a cruise that departs a US port and returns to the same US port) ((ie, a cruise that departs Miami and returns to Maimi)),,, then the answer is NO. A 2yo does not NEED a passport. Only an approved birth certificate to prove citizenship.

 

However, to fly into or out of the US or to drive across the border into Canada, a 2yo would require either a passport book or a passport card.

What's the difference? A passport card is not good for flying across borders. It's only good for land or sea crossongs.

 

FWIW: My 3mo grandson just received his passport book.

[Hlitner]

Yes, the 2 year old needs the same documents as any adult. In fact, it gets even more complicated if you try to take a baby, child, or teen out of the country without both parents being present. You then need a notarized document from the absent parent that indicates their permission.

 

Hank

[Toto2Kansas]

If it is a cruise that says passengers MUST have a passport, every single passenger must have one, no matter what the age. Even if not planning to take the child off in any port, to board the ship there must be a passport presented at time of boarding. ;)