Quick question regarding Driver's License (sorry if this has been answered before)

[applepiemommy]

My BF and I just booked a last minute cruise to Mexico. We aren't planning on getting off the ship, but his passport is expired and he only has a REGULAR driver's license, not the real ID one. His birth certificate is nowhere to be found. Do we really need to have a REAL ID compliant DL to board the ship? We are from California.

 

 

Thanks in advance for your answer.

[Purvis1231]

I would order a new birth certificate ASAP. Also, he might could get his passport renewed quickly in person at the passport office.

 

Have fun!

Edited July 27, 2018 by Purvis1231
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[firemanbobswife]

He will either need a BC or an Enhanced Driver’s License in lieu of a Passport or he won’t be going.

[lake effect]

Expired passport is useless and will not be accepted , get your birth certificate before you leave or you will be denied boarding .

 

 

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[applepiemommy]

Good idea!

[beachbum6264]

You need a Birth Certificate with Driver's license, or valid passport, or State Enhanced Driver's License (which I don't think California has, according to my friend Google). Not sure how long you have until your cruise, but I'd be expediting a new passport or birth certificate right now.

[riffatsea]

It does not matter if you plan to get off the ship or stay on the whole time!

You will NOT be allowed to board the ship in the first place unless you have a birth certificate + normal driver's license OR a passport.

Get one or the other as fast as you can or you are not going on that cruise!

[SadieN]

Where was your boyfriend born? In San Bernardino County we can get BC as a walk in.

Hopefully you’re not leaving tomorrow.

 

 

Don’t think a RealID takes the place of a BC and DL. Took Hubby week to get his.

[Homosassa]

Do we really need to have a REAL ID compliant DL to board the ship?

 

Just a FYI: A Real ID compliant driver's license is not the same as an Enhanced Driver's License. You need the enhanced one to cruise.

[Lottacruises]

Get serious about getting this documentation or you're probably not going to be able to go.

[riclop]

Hope you are not leaving soon.

[Moviela]

California has Read ID driver's licenses, but are only good for entry to federal buildings and domestic air travel. Enhanced ID's are not currently available in California. Enhanced ID's have a chip inside (like your passport does) and can be scanned at ports or border crossings.

 

Get a passport. It is the gold standard for international travel. You cannot be held up whilst they verify your driver's license or birth certificate. You will also have a much easier time recovering from being stranded in a foreign country, like if you miss the ship.

 

Add a Global Entry Card to your wallet and you will sail through airports, get TSA precheck, and Sentri line for US land border crossings.

[deadmoney]

When are you leaving?

It might be freak out time or it might be chill out and get it done time.

[robc1972]

call the cruise line and get a straight answer instead of random answers here.