REAL ID

[JGB]

Doing the 3 day out of Long Beach. Can I use my REAL ID instead of pass port or birth cert?

thank you

[shof515]

no. real id does not work on cruise ships. real id is only for flying and for federal places

 

passport is the king and all you need. leave the birth cert at home

[vwrestler171]

Real ID is nothing special.  All states will be moving to them in the next few years(I think 2025 is the new deadline), so you must use that and a birth certificate, or you can use a passport.  The Enhanced Drivers License is acceptable, but only 5 states offer it and California isn't one of them.

[sparks1093]

REAL ID does not prove citizenship, so you need something that does that. A passport, passport card or enhanced driver's license does that in one document. A birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or consular report of birth abroad do that in conjunction with a government issued ID. This only applies to closed loop cruises. Should this thread get moved I will add that some cruise lines do require a passport on all itineraries, but Carnival is not one of them.

 

(To get a REAL ID license you have to show proof that you are in the US legally and your birth certificate does that if you are a born in the US citizen and this is what confuses a lot of folks. Showing your birth certificate doesn't make the REAL ID acceptable for stand alone use on a closed loop cruise.)

[mz-s]

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/category/~/travel-documentation-and-online-check-in/~/travel-documents/c/406