karen1821 Posted May 23, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I was just informed that a passport is required to go to Martinique and Barbados. Does anyone know if you are on a closed loop cruise and are not planning on getting off the ship in those ports are you not able to sail without a passport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted May 23, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 23, 2023 best get your passport in a jiffy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #3 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, karen1821 said: I was just informed that a passport is required to go to Martinique and Barbados. Does anyone know if you are on a closed loop cruise and are not planning on getting off the ship in those ports are you not able to sail without a passport? If you are leaving from and returning to the same U.S. port, you are not required to have a passport. But I would never travel without one. This only applies if you are a U.S. citizen. Rules are different for others. (Columbia requires one, but you didn't mention that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen1821 Posted May 23, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted May 23, 2023 My boyfriend just turned 80 and won't fly. He refuses to get a passport being 80. I am doing a 12 night out of Baltimore to southern caribbean and would love for him to go but my TA said he needs a passport because we stop in Barbados. Never heard of this before 2 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: If you are leaving from and returning to the same U.S. port, you are not required to have a passport. But I would never travel without one. This only applies if you are a U.S. citizen. Rules are different for others. (Columbia requires one, but you didn't mention that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 23, 2023 #5 Share Posted May 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: If you are leaving from and returning to the same U.S. port, you are not required to have a passport. You need a passport to go ashore in Martinique - the oddball of the Carribean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 23, 2023 #6 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Just now, karen1821 said: I am doing a 12 night out of Baltimore to southern caribbean and would love for him to go but my TA said he needs a passport because we stop in Barbados. Never heard of this before It's not Barbados, but Martinique which needs it. RCI very rarely goes there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Biker19 said: It's not Barbados, but Martinique which needs it. RCI very rarely goes there. Interesting that RC does not list that on its website, since they specifically mention Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 23, 2023 And here it is: Cruising to Martinique? Don’t Forget Your Passport (porthole.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 23, 2023 #9 Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Interesting that RC does not list that on its website, since they specifically mention Columbia. The diff may be that they might let you on the ship without one for Martinique but you can't go ashore. I don't recall RCI going there recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #10 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Only the first cruise of the year in 2024 and in 2025 includes Martinique. Just choose a different date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Just now, Biker19 said: The diff may be that they might let you on the ship without one for Martinique but you can't go ashore. I don't recall RCI going there recently. Recent, not sure what that even means any more. 😄 I have been there several times, all on RC cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 23, 2023 #12 Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Recent, not sure what that even means any more. I don't recall Enchantment going there in since the restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 23, 2023 #13 Share Posted May 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, Biker19 said: I don't recall Enchantment going there in since the restart. All visits were before Covid. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 23, 2023 #14 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Vision has a one-off stop there in January, but no other RC ship goes there in the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted May 24, 2023 #15 Share Posted May 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: All visits were before Covid. 🙂 The new requirement for Martinique requiring a passport went into effect in 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted May 24, 2023 #16 Share Posted May 24, 2023 4 hours ago, karen1821 said: My boyfriend just turned 80 and won't fly. He refuses to get a passport being 80. I am doing a 12 night out of Baltimore to southern caribbean and would love for him to go but my TA said he needs a passport because we stop in Barbados. Never heard of this before Your TA is mistaken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted May 24, 2023 #17 Share Posted May 24, 2023 When we were on a cruise to Columbia and it required a passport, Royal would not let you board unless you had one. I'd suggest you read the letter they sent you carefully. Ours spelled it out. Not sure about Barbados. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted May 24, 2023 #18 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Our Voyager cruise in January rt San Juan stopped in Barbados. We have passports but I don’t recall Royal requiring them for this cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vickie Posted May 24, 2023 #19 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Regarding Barbados. https://barbados.org/docs_cruiseships.htm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted May 24, 2023 #20 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Just went to both on Celebrity. No passport required for Barbados. Passengers without passports were not allowed off the ship in Martinique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvbrady Posted May 24, 2023 #21 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I would make sure they will even let you board. I'm not sure they would want to be policing who can leave the ship and where and when. And if someone did make it past the goalie they're stuck with a potential mess..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted May 24, 2023 #22 Share Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, luvbrady said: I would make sure they will even let you board. I'm not sure they would want to be policing who can leave the ship and where and when. And if someone did make it past the goalie they're stuck with a potential mess..... Yes but unfortunately Royal Caribbean in my opinion has the least informative document information online of all the cruise lines and if you call them their reps they can’t be trusted to give accurate information on documents. I feel sorry for OP but really her boyfriend could easily solve the issue by not being stubborn and getting a passport. Also does she really want to travel with an 80 year old without a passport who at that age is at increased risk of an emergency? Whether Martinique is on the itinerary or not he should have a passport. My subjective advice is that she should go and not have him come without a passport. If they want to go ahead and the policy is that he can’t get off the ship will police that. His card will ping and security will stop him. If he can’t board then he can go home and she can stay. Home seems to be York PA which is about an hour from Baltimore. Edited May 24, 2023 by Charles4515 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted May 24, 2023 #23 Share Posted May 24, 2023 The country Colombia is spelled with an O. Lots of city Columbias are spelled with U. Columbia, MD and Columbia, SC and then there's District of Columbia. I don't think anyone cruises to these places. 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph2018Baltic Posted May 24, 2023 #24 Share Posted May 24, 2023 21 hours ago, karen1821 said: I was just informed that a passport is required to go to Martinique and Barbados. Does anyone know if you are on a closed loop cruise and are not planning on getting off the ship in those ports are you not able to sail without a passport? Just an FYI. When you are in the port, you are in the country. Does not matter if on the ship, jumping into the water, and going on land, you are in the country. So, if a passport is needed, either change the cruise, or get one fast 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyfree Posted May 24, 2023 #25 Share Posted May 24, 2023 why would anyone travel anywhere without a passport in these days of global strife ??? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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