r_jen Posted May 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Going on my first cruise in one week.:) My question is what do you do with your passports while off the boat? I would like to keep them with me in case of missing the boat ect... but don't want to have to be worried about keeping them on my person the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algebralovr Posted May 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Unless you actually need them in port, best to leave them in the safe on the ship. Do take a photo ID to use in port, but your passport is rarely needed. If you don't make it to the ship in time, they will usually send security to your room to open the safe, remove any passports and meds, and leave them with the port agent. The port agent info will be printed in the daily paper that includes info about each port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Unless we are required to carry the passport when off the ship, ours stay in the safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted May 24, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Mine stay in the safe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_jen Posted May 24, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thank you guys:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted May 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Welcome to Cruise Critic! I normally take my passport with me. If you are doing some kind of a water activity you might not want to. There are different bags that you can buy to hold your valuables, such as this which you can wear under your clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflint Posted May 24, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 24, 2013 One of these is handy for your license CC and cash too http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=neck+wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted May 24, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 24, 2013 My passport always stays with me. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted May 24, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The passport stays in the safe, and I keep a laminated copy of the id page with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted May 24, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The passport stays in the safe, and I keep a laminated copy of the id page with me. We do the same! LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delily Posted May 24, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 24, 2013 My passport always stays with me in my neck pouch beneath my clothing. Much as we don't expect anything to go wrong, you never know when there could be some kind of disaster. Tourists weren't expecting a Cairo uprising, a tsunami in Japan, terrorism in Israel, or the many earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. that happen around the world but people get caught in them just the same. If I'm stuck somewhere, I want it to be as easy as possible to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coley2011 Posted May 24, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2013 We leave the passports in the safe, and take a laminated copy of the ID page with us as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted May 25, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 25, 2013 On some cruises the cruise line hold them for you so the ship can clear customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted May 25, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2013 In our case the cruise line holds them for us but if they didn't we would still leave them on the ship. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Do-Over Posted May 25, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 25, 2013 We copied the photo page, and laminated it onto a 3x5 card. On the card: Name, ship Traveling with: (names/phone numbers, relationship) US Emergency Contact: (name/phone/email) Medical alert: medications/allergies, blood type Insurance information Maybe I'm over-prepared, but we're traveling with a group. Should there be an emergency or I'm not able to communicate for myself, I hope this could help medical staff treat us quickly, and reunite us with the rest of our group. The laminated card goes in the money belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsNancyG Posted May 25, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 25, 2013 This will be our first time applying for a passport. (We never needed one in the past, just birth certificate) There is an option of getting a passport card in addition to the passport itself. Our plan is to keep the passport book in the safe and keep the passport card with our drivers licenses and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffy116 Posted May 26, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Unless we are required to carry the passport when off the ship, ours stay in the safe. Our stay in the safe on the ship, except of course on a European cruise, the cruise line keeps them. I always carry a photocopy when off the ship...just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johneeo Posted May 26, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 26, 2013 My passport always stays with me in my neck pouch beneath my clothing. Much as we don't expect anything to go wrong, you never know when there could be some kind of disaster. Tourists weren't expecting a Cairo uprising, a tsunami in Japan, terrorism in Israel, or the many earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. that happen around the world but people get caught in them just the same. If I'm stuck somewhere, I want it to be as easy as possible to get out. And the tourists in Mexico on the bus did not expect to be robbed by bandits. Everyone that had a passport with them had them stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coley2011 Posted May 26, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Our stay in the safe on the ship, except of course on a European cruise, the cruise line keeps them. I always carry a photocopy when off the ship...just in case. When I did a Mediterranean cruise with HAL in 2009 the ship didn't keep our passports. We were responsible for taking them offship in just Tunisia if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted May 26, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 26, 2013 And the tourists in Mexico on the bus did not expect to be robbed by bandits. Everyone that had a passport with them had them stolen. They're worth lots of money on the blackmarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted May 26, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Welcome to Cruise Critic. We keep them in the safe. However, if you are cruising in Europe, you may be required to turn them over to the cruise line according to some countries. I do have colored copies of our passports that I keep with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted May 26, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 26, 2013 We recently renewed our passports. This time, in addition to the books, we also ordered the passport cards which will be convenient for us to take ashore with us at port stops. In the past we have taken laminated copies of our passports. LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanoCJ Posted May 26, 2013 #23 Share Posted May 26, 2013 We copied the photo page, and laminated it onto a 3x5 card. On the card: Name, ship Traveling with: (names/phone numbers, relationship) US Emergency Contact: (name/phone/email) Medical alert: medications/allergies, blood type Insurance information Maybe I'm over-prepared, but we're traveling with a group. Should there be an emergency or I'm not able to communicate for myself, I hope this could help medical staff treat us quickly, and reunite us with the rest of our group. The laminated card goes in the money belt. That's a great idea! I need to do this so if anything were to happen to any of us this would be helpful info to have on hand. Thanks for sharing it! CJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cloudyrain Posted May 27, 2013 #24 Share Posted May 27, 2013 We took ours with us as per our cruise lines suggestion and my own preference - if it had of been stolen it wouldn't matter because we had a colour photocopy and photo driving license in the safe which would have been sufficient to get through customs and get home with a valid travel ticket. We went to Europe and are in the EU but were never asked to hand them in and they were only checked at embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinek1 Posted May 27, 2013 #25 Share Posted May 27, 2013 We lock passports in our room safe except when we are required to carry them in port. (You'll be told if that's necessary.) Always take photocopy of main important information. Carry our driver's licenses for legal photo ID and, of course, our ship cards which you must swipe when leaving and returning to the ship. Take only 1 credit card (different one for my husband and me) and some money. Carry as little as possible so not as big a deal if something is missing. Always...always...always keep everything in secure area on us. Never carry a purse! Good idea to have multiple copies of passport. We do have both passports and passport card. Use the card if cruise allows for it, such as Canada or island south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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