Port of Colon and docs needed

[TNcruiser501]

If a cruise is closed looped, starting and ending in Miami, would a government ID and birth certificate suffice to board in Miami?   This cruise ports in Colon, but does not transit the Panama Canal.  The cruise line documentation concerning what's needed for certain countries says a passport is needed for a Panama Canal.   Many in my group ate taking this as Panama the country itself. 

[CruiserBruce]

Pretty sure a passport is required for cruises that stop in Panama. 

[TNcruiser501]

10 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

Pretty sure a passport is required for cruises that stop in Panama. 

Since I posted this, I found the answer.  If flying into or out of Panama, a passport is needed.  If entering by Sea, a passport is required or a certified birth certificate with gov ID.   

[njhorseman]

19 hours ago, TNcruiser501 said:

Since I posted this, I found the answer.  If flying into or out of Panama, a passport is needed.  If entering by Sea, a passport is required or a certified birth certificate with gov ID.   

Is your cruise also making a call in Cartagena? If so, that's South America and you need a passport . Also Colombia requires you to be vaccinated against COVID or have a negative COVID test before embarkation.

There's a discussion of this on the NCL board that you may want to read.