Erreyl Posted January 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I haven't cruised in over 10 years and since then I got married and then divorced, ugh! My passport is expired so I am hoping to sail on my (closed loop from Baltimore) Bahamas cruise in March with my driver's license and birth certificate. However, since my birth certificate is my maiden name (and I kept my married name after divorce), the two don't match. I think this means I need to take my driver's license and my marriage license, to show proof of name change (even though I am now divorced). Does anyone have experience with this? I intend to also contact Carnival but figured this board would have some insight from those who may have experienced something similar. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted January 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Better to bring it and not need it then to not bring it and need it seems to be the consensus to this question. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreyl Posted January 18, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted January 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, sparks1093 said: Better to bring it and not need it then to not bring it and need it seems to be the consensus to this question. Thanks, that's my feeling as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted January 18, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, sparks1093 said: Better to bring it and not need it then to not bring it and need it seems to be the consensus to this question. Yep. It takes up no room in the luggage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasdan Posted January 18, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2023 My DW has never been asked to show here marriage license. We have used the birth certificate on 17 cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caps_Shield Posted January 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Same, 14 cruises and never have been asked for the marriage certificate. Bring it but you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south-carolinagirl Posted January 18, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I bring my first marriage license, divorce decree and new marriage license, but they never asked for anything other than my orig birth certificate and dr license. I always bring it tho just in case, knowing my luck the first time I don't, someone is going to ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drose716 Posted January 19, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I did 3 or 4 cruises post-divorce (never have changed my name) before I got a passport. I remember the first time I intended to bring my marriage certificate & forgot it & I was completely panicked. Nobody asked for it or asked a single question. I did bring it along for the others for the easing my own anxiety, but I was never once asked for it. I say it’s always better to have it & not need it. But likely, ya won’t need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahg0915 Posted January 19, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Definitely bring the marriage license. Mine was checked last week boarding the Mardi Gras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelboys3 Posted January 19, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Bring it for sure. I've taken mine every time and was asked for it for the first time on our last cruise before Covid. It definitely depends on who you get because I had cruised 4-5 times without being asked but that one time they did I was glad I had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wolft927 Posted January 19, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Always Bring Bridging Documents, even if never asked. My wife has never been asked but we bring it anyways. We are bringing my 16 year old stepdaughter in April, and have a notarized letter from her father showing he knows she is leaving the country. Her 17 year old friend is also coming and we have the form signed and completed by both her parents as well as copies of there driverse licenses as well as a notorized travel document giving my wife and I permisssion to take her as well as make medical decisions on their behalf. Now will we need all these documents, maybe not, but imagine getting to the terminal and being denied boarding because you dont have them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted January 19, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I have done check-in for cruise passengers in Seattle. We have never denied boarding to a woman because her (married) last name was different than the last name on her birth certificate. Check-in agents are trained to confirm that the married/divorced/widowed woman's first and middle name, as well as her date of birth matches up with her gov't issued photo ID (driver's license). Example: BC Allison Grace Miller DOB 08/14/1978 DL Allison Grace Cruz DOB 08/14/1978 or DL Allison Miller Cruz DOB 08/14/1978 It's all good. Also, the check-in agent isn't the person denying a passengers boarding - if there was any situation that documents are called into question a supervisor gets involved. If it really gets complicated, it moves up the chain of command and finally to the Ship's Documentation Officer who is usually behind the check-in desk with the agents. He/She will have the final word. Please remember, everyone at the terminal wants the passenger to board, and will do everything within legal bounds to make it happen. FYI, I have never read any thread on CC about a married/divorced/widowed woman being denied boarding because her last name didn't match up with her birth certificate (assuming that everything else was in order). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted January 19, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 10:52 AM, Erreyl said: I haven't cruised in over 10 years and since then I got married and then divorced, ugh! My passport is expired so I am hoping to sail on my (closed loop from Baltimore) Bahamas cruise in March with my driver's license and birth certificate. However, since my birth certificate is my maiden name (and I kept my married name after divorce), the two don't match. I think this means I need to take my driver's license and my marriage license, to show proof of name change (even though I am now divorced). Does anyone have experience with this? I intend to also contact Carnival but figured this board would have some insight from those who may have experienced something similar. Thanks What name matches the booking name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreyl Posted January 19, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said: What name matches the booking name? My current legal name matches the booking name and my driver’s license. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreyl Posted January 19, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Thanks everyone for all the comments! I plan to bring everything just in case but feel better knowing almost no one is typically even asked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toeloop Posted January 22, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Not saying you need a passport for your particular cruise, but they now renew expired passports online. I got my new one in under 6 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted January 23, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 23, 2023 11 hours ago, toeloop said: Not saying you need a passport for your particular cruise, but they now renew expired passports online. I got my new one in under 6 weeks. They were piloting that, have they made it a permanent thing? I hope that they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreyl Posted January 23, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted January 23, 2023 14 hours ago, toeloop said: Not saying you need a passport for your particular cruise, but they now renew expired passports online. I got my new one in under 6 weeks. Thanks! I looked into it because my passport is long-expired. It said much longer for delivery and with our cruise I would have had the regular fee and expediting fee so I decided not to do it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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