cruisine21 Posted July 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Posters on Facebook have warned that some guests on the Carnival Spirit were denied boarding today because their passports did not meet the requirements in the cruise ticket contract. The passport needs to be valid for 6 months from the day your cruise finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted July 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2016 That is quite usual. ..... most countries all around the world require 6 months on your passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeptalker Posted July 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Posters on Facebook have warned that some guests on the Carnival Spirit were denied boarding today because their passports did not meet the requirements in the cruise ticket contract. The passport needs to be valid for 6 months from the day your cruise finishes. Nothing unusual about that. It is stated in their terms & conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2016 They're just doing what the destination countries require them to. Same thing if you front up at the airport for a flight to most other countries, with only a few months left on your passport. Denied boarding. The reason is they get fined and are responsible for returning you if you are denied entry to the country for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted July 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2016 It's not the first time it's happened, same thing was reported here a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted July 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 1, 2016 They're just doing what the destination countries require them to. Same thing if you front up at the airport for a flight to most other countries, with only a few months left on your passport. Denied boarding. The reason is they get fined and are responsible for returning you if you are denied entry to the country for this. Same thing can happen if you are flying to join a cruise that is sailing back home and you only have a one way ticket into a country . The airline will want to sight your cruise documents and will probably photocopy them so that they are protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 2, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I just don't get why people book or buy anything and don't check terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted July 2, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I just don't get why people book or buy anything and don't check terms. Exactly, them's the rules, passengers fault. No further correspondence will be entered into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 2, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Posters on Facebook have warned that some guests on the Carnival Spirit were denied boarding today because their passports did not meet the requirements in the cruise ticket contract. The passport needs to be valid for 6 months from the day your cruise finishes. Standard requirement unless it is a domestic cruise.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum and son Posted July 6, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Ok - so I had this conversation with my sister last night. Her son's passport will have 6 month's validity when we depart Aus but he passes the 6 month validity mark two days before the end of the cruise. The cruise is to NZ - and my sister phoned Immigration and was told that for Aus and NZ you can travel between the two up until the passport's expiry date... but that's just for Aus/NZ only, not other countries. I told her to just get him a new passport - but she knows everything :rolleyes: - so at least now I can point her in the direction of the Princess terms and conditions... they can deny boarding regardless of what the Government dept says! I knew I would find a better argument. Thanks again Cruise Critic peeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 6, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Ok - so I had this conversation with my sister last night. Her son's passport will have 6 month's validity when we depart Aus but he passes the 6 month validity mark two days before the end of the cruise. The cruise is to NZ - and my sister phoned Immigration and was told that for Aus and NZ you can travel between the two up until the passport's expiry date... but that's just for Aus/NZ only, not other countries. I told her to just get him a new passport - but she knows everything :rolleyes: - so at least now I can point her in the direction of the Princess terms and conditions... they can deny boarding regardless of what the Government dept says! I knew I would find a better argument. Thanks again Cruise Critic peeps. If she still won't listen tell her to at least get it in writing from immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted July 6, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Although they say its a 10 year passport , its really only 9 years and 6 months.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 6, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Although they say its a 10 year passport , its really only 9 years and 6 months.:rolleyes: But inky for countries with the six months requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted July 6, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Ok - so I had this conversation with my sister last night. Her son's passport will have 6 month's validity when we depart Aus but he passes the 6 month validity mark two days before the end of the cruise. The cruise is to NZ - and my sister phoned Immigration and was told that for Aus and NZ you can travel between the two up until the passport's expiry date... but that's just for Aus/NZ only, not other countries. I told her to just get him a new passport - but she knows everything :rolleyes: - so at least now I can point her in the direction of the Princess terms and conditions... they can deny boarding regardless of what the Government dept says! I knew I would find a better argument. Thanks again Cruise Critic peeps. Surely common sense should prevail. If a cruise is only going to NZ, and NZ immigration allows entry to Australians until the passport's expiry, the rule should be changed in this case. If not, a land trip to NZ sounds like an attractive alternative, if a new passport is not required. I seem to recall that Americans didn't need a passport to visit Canada, not so long ago. What happened then? Edited July 6, 2016 by MMDown Under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum and son Posted July 6, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Surely common sense should prevail. If a cruise is only going to NZ, and NZ immigration allows entry to Australians until the passport's expiry, the rule should be changed in this case. If not, a land trip to NZ sounds like an attractive alternative, if a new passport is not required. I seem to recall that Americans didn't need a passport to visit Canada, not so long ago. What happened then? I think common sense gets forgotten too often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 6, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I think common sense gets forgotten too often... The biggest issue with Common sense is that it is not common.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Womble99 Posted July 6, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I think common sense gets forgotten too often... I thought it went up to a dollar? [emoji15] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 6, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I thought it went up to a dollar? [emoji15] Very good.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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