gfargo53 Posted June 14, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2019 a friend just called me and said her 80 year old father would like to go on a cruise but the problem is he has no passport is there anywhere that he can cruise on royal without one they live on the east coast.sorry if this was asked before just trying to get an answer for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachChik Posted June 14, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 14, 2019 As long as you leave an return to the same US port a passport is not required. You can use a birth certificate instead. Passports are always recommended though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 14, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 14, 2019 We don't have passports, either....as long as it's a "closed loop" cruise from the USA, and he's an American citizen, BC and DL or state issued ID is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofyfanatic Posted June 14, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, BeachChik said: As long as you leave an return to the same US port a passport is not required. You can use a birth certificate instead. Passports are always recommended though. Exactly! Just remember if by some chance he gets stuck in a foreign country getting back into the US will be a nightmare. While we never think it will happen it does happen from time to time. What happens if he gets sick and ends up in a hospital in the foreign country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFeFan Posted June 14, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Goofyfanatic said: Exactly! Just remember if by some chance he gets stuck in a foreign country getting back into the US will be a nightmare. While we never think it will happen it does happen from time to time. What happens if he gets sick and ends up in a hospital in the foreign country? Agreed. His health at 80 would be something to consider. He at least should make sure he has a good travel insurance policy for that cruise, including medivac coverage, which could cost many thousands of dollars. An elderly neighbor up the street who uses a walker broke her hip in the MDR when someone didn't see her and pushed their chair away from the table and knocked her over as she passed behind. The cost was amazingly high since they were far from shore and needed immediate attention. Fortunately, they had insurance that covered most of the expenses. Never take unnecessary chances. Edited June 14, 2019 by SantaFeFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted June 15, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 15, 2019 To be accurate, a birth certificate (actual government one, not the hospital one) is only for an American citizen, born in the US. If they were born outside the US to US parents, they would need a Consular Report of Birth Abroad. If they were not born a US citizen, then they would need naturalization documentation. And there is nothing stopping him from getting a passport before he goes. My parents did their first cruise at 87, with passports (but they already had them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted June 15, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 15, 2019 5 hours ago, cb at sea said: We don't have passports, either....as long as it's a "closed loop" cruise from the USA, and he's an American citizen, BC and DL or state issued ID is fine. Seriously cb? All this cruising, obviously only from the US...and you don't have passports to venture out a little? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted June 15, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 15, 2019 6 hours ago, gfargo53 said: a friend just called me and said her 80 year old father would like to go on a cruise but the problem is he has no passport is there anywhere that he can cruise on royal without one they live on the east coast.sorry if this was asked before just trying to get an answer for her My mom always really wanted to go to Alaska. We decided to take her and her long time companion on a cruise there. The cruise left from Vancouver, so they both had to get passports at 80 years old. They had a wonderful time. Since she had a passport, about 6 months after we returned, she had the opportunity to go to China for 3 weeks with the Chamber of Commerce group. So she did...and had a fabulous time. She was 6 days short of 90 years for a renewal, but she did make use of her passport. That said, he just needs a certified birth certificate and photo ID for a closed loop cruise from the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted June 15, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Assuming he is a US citizen born here, he will need a birth certificate and a government-issued photo identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted June 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Coralc said: Seriously cb? All this cruising, obviously only from the US...and you don't have passports to venture out a little? Everyone's travel patterns are different. We cruised for 6 years before we had the time and money to "venture out a little" (and waited to get our passport until we could). Many people never have the opportunity to ever "venture out a little". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted June 15, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2019 13 hours ago, Goofyfanatic said: Exactly! Just remember if by some chance he gets stuck in a foreign country getting back into the US will be a nightmare. While we never think it will happen it does happen from time to time. What happens if he gets sick and ends up in a hospital in the foreign country? There are provisions in the regulations to waive the passport requirements for emergencies and for humanitarian reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted June 15, 2019 #12 Share Posted June 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Coralc said: Seriously cb? All this cruising, obviously only from the US...and you don't have passports to venture out a little? And how many times has she said that once you have seen one Caribbean island you have seen them all? I'm really not sure she has ever seen any of them. That could be why no need for a passport. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted June 15, 2019 #13 Share Posted June 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: And how many times has she said that once you have seen one Caribbean island you have seen them all? I'm really not sure she has ever seen any of them. That could be why no need for a passport. It does add a bit of perspective to her posts, doesn’t it? My mother obtained her first passport at age 79 before a closed loop cruise. My brother, who treated her to the cruise, felt better with a passport, especially since she had name changes over her life span. Her expedited passport took about 2 weeks. Now she is good to go if she wants to do an Alaska cruise or such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted June 15, 2019 #14 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Correct me if my memory has failed again, but at age 80 he would be on Medicare and I have always been told that Medicare does not cover me if I am out of the USA. I am not certain but I also thought my Cigna supplement does not cover me outside USA. I always buy the insurance and never leave the USA without my passport. I believe I got my first passport in the 1960's. OP, advise your friend to have father get a passport and spend his children's inheritance traveling and enjoying the rest of his life meeting new friends and learning about new places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted June 15, 2019 #15 Share Posted June 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Snit13 said: Correct me if my memory has failed again, but at age 80 he would be on Medicare and I have always been told that Medicare does not cover me if I am out of the USA. I am not certain but I also thought my Cigna supplement does not cover me outside USA. I always buy the insurance and never leave the USA without my passport. I believe I got my first passport in the 1960's. OP, advise your friend to have father get a passport and spend his children's inheritance traveling and enjoying the rest of his life meeting new friends and learning about new places. It is true that Medicare does not cover you outside of the U.S. or its territories. Depending on your supplement plan, typically if something is not covered by Medicare it will not be covered by your supplement. Suppliment plans mostly cover Medicare deductibles and co-pays. And some don't pick up the deductible either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted June 16, 2019 #16 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) On 6/14/2019 at 3:51 PM, BeachChik said: As long as you leave an return to the same US port a passport is not required. You can use a birth certificate instead. Passports are always recommended though. Just be sure he has an official birth certificate. If he's 80, it's quite possible that whatever he has for his BC, is not considered official by today's standards. An official one would generally be issued by the state or local government municipality or vital records office, and include either a raised seal, stamp or watermark. If he only has a BC issued by a hospital, it won't be accepted. On 6/14/2019 at 10:20 PM, Coralc said: Edited June 16, 2019 by waterbug123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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