Passports

[mac4cruise]

Hi

I understand that Carnival keeps your passports when you check in is this true. I really don't like letting anybody have my passport I have a canadian & my wife has a UK passport. Does anybody know why they do this and is it legal.

 

thanks for input:cool:

[joepeka]

I believe the policy is to hold non-US passports during the cruise and return them at the end. Although I've read posts on this board that indicate the policy may not be consistently enforced.

 

From Carnival's web site:

"On occasion non-U.S. citizens and U.S. Resident Aliens may be asked to surrender their passport and/or Alien Resident Card at time of embarkation. These documents will be returned upon completion of the Immigration inspection at the time of debarkation."

[RizzoLee]

I have no clue if it's legal or not-as the official word in Canada is "Do not let anyone keep your passport", but they've taken it on both of my cruises. All Non-US citizens go through it, as far as I know. And then you have the joy of waiting in line at 6am on debarkation day to pick it up. :D

 

I can't face Customs that early in the morning. :(

[manitoba girl]

They have also always taken and kept ours..Why is it that we have to go through that.It is not like we are unfriendly towards them or are a threat to security.

What if you don't have a passport then what?

I agree with another poster I do not like to deal with customs at 6 am on our last day of the cruise) makes for a long day to get back to AB.

[zqvol]

They have also always taken and kept ours..Why is it that we have to go through that.It is not like we are unfriendly towards them or are a threat to security.

What if you don't have a passport then what?

I agree with another poster I do not like to deal with customs at 6 am on our last day of the cruise) makes for a long day to get back to AB.

Just as an aside some lines keep ALL passports upon embarkation for ALL passengers. I would not waste my time worrying about it.

[DiveCruiser]

Hi

I understand that Carnival keeps your passports when you check in is this true. I really don't like letting anybody have my passport I have a canadian & my wife has a UK passport. Does anybody know why they do this and is it legal.

 

thanks for input:cool:

 

They have never kept our passport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tef43]

I really don't like letting anybody have my passport I have a canadian & my wife has a UK passport.

You have a choice: Give them your passport, or stay home.

[habby]

tef, always straight and to the point. Gotta love it.

[BND]

I've been to Europe a couple of times and the hotels kept our US passports. If that's the policy, then go with it. I doubt it's illegal since it's done so openly and widely.

[cherylandtk]

From Carnival's website under Travel Documentation (non-Europe cruises):

 

"On occasion non-U.S. citizens and U.S. Resident Aliens may be asked to surrender their passport and/or Alien Resident Card at time of embarkation. These documents will be returned upon completion of the Immigration inspection at the time of debarkation"

 

So yes, they might.

[GoinCruisin]

They have never kept our passport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Perhaps because you are from Pittsburgh, PA in the USA??? :p :D

 

As for it being illegal, from what I understand this is an Immigration thing, not necessarily a Carnival thing... I'm sure if it were not legal, it wouldn't be happening.