Web Check In Question

[goldiemom]

First time MSC cruiser here.  Trying to check in for our Nov. 20 Seashore cruise from Miami.  Taking toddlers aged 2 & 4.  We will use their original birth certificates as their identification.  When trying to check in, MSC's check in requires an expiration date for the ID.  Since a birth certificate has no expiration date, what do we put in the "expiration date"?

 

Many thanks.

[CarolnLarry]

I would put a hundred years from their birth date and let the computer/MSC figure it out.  Enjoy your cruise and spoil the children.

[alyssamma]

6 hours ago, goldiemom said:

First time MSC cruiser here.  Trying to check in for our Nov. 20 Seashore cruise from Miami.  Taking toddlers aged 2 & 4.  We will use their original birth certificates as their identification.  When trying to check in, MSC's check in requires an expiration date for the ID.  Since a birth certificate has no expiration date, what do we put in the "expiration date"?

 

Many thanks.

Welcome to MSC. This is one of the many "quirks" you'll find with them 🙂

 

First, make sure you have "ID Card" and not "Passport" selected.

 

Then it doesn't really matter what you type from there...I had a friend put in "BirthCertificate" in the ID # field and then a random date in the exp field. Whatever you put in, it will be checked/corrected when you get to the pier.

 

Lastly, please check your cabin assignment. Many here have lost theirs and had it replaced with a "guaranteed" cabin assignment.

 

Good luck!

[styles27]

37 minutes ago, alyssamma said:

Welcome to MSC. This is one of the many "quirks" you'll find with them 🙂

 

First, make sure you have "ID Card" and not "Passport" selected.

 

Then it doesn't really matter what you type from there...I had a friend put in "BirthCertificate" in the ID # field and then a random date in the exp field. Whatever you put in, it will be checked/corrected when you get to the pier.

 

Lastly, please check your cabin assignment. Many here have lost theirs and had it replaced with a "guaranteed" cabin assignment.

 

Good luck!

Especially check your booking OP and check out this thread 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2810880-something-is-very-wrong-have-you-seen-this-seashore-homeport-st-maarten-and-barbados/

 

edit to add

author of article was confusing Seaview and Seashore 

Edited October 31, 2021 by styles27