Rare ontheweb Posted April 16 #76 Share Posted April 16 It should be added to this thread that if one is lucky enough to have found an excellent TA who is not just an order taker but someone who is an experienced cruiser, he or she should be knowledgeable about any and all documentation requirements. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted April 16 #77 Share Posted April 16 A good first place to start looking for Visa info for US citizens traveling internationally. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted April 16 #78 Share Posted April 16 5 minutes ago, ontheweb said: It should be added to this thread that if one is lucky enough to have found an excellent TA who is not just an order taker but someone who is an experienced cruiser, he or she should be knowledgeable about any and all documentation requirements. True, but I know that I would still be doing my own research. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsn55 Posted April 17 #79 Share Posted April 17 On 4/14/2024 at 6:27 AM, CDNPolar said: For me, the only way to know what is truly required is the following: 1) Going to a credible and verifiable government site of the country you are visiting and looking for their passport requirement. If it says 6 months it is 6 months. If it says it is 3 months or whatever, it is whatever. 2) Go to the US site for travelling Americans and they will tell you what each country requires. In Canada, I go to the Canadian Government travel site and it spells out the exact requirements to visit any country in the world as a CANADIAN citizen. The requirements for an American could be different. 3) Go to the cruise line and ask. If they come back with 6 months, then trust that it is 6 months. I offer advice on many things on Cruise Critic, but one thing that I will never do is tell you yes or no in a case like this. YOU need to do the proper investigation on this yourself or you or someone you are travelling with could be denied boarding. Don't take our anecdotal responses as your action required. This is your responsibility as a travelling person to understand the laws and rules of admittance to any country you are going to. Sorry - I don't mean for this to sound as harsh as it probably does. I just feel that this is not something that should be discounted and not taken seriously. I say this because I know where people have had poor results in this regard. I so agree with this advice, with the exception of asking the cruiseline. There are just too many stories of bad advice from a phone/email agent. Use this forum for guidance, but verify the information every time. I am appalled at the idea of using forum advice as gospel ... you absolutely have to do the proper research with the proper authorities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CDNPolar Posted April 17 #80 Share Posted April 17 4 hours ago, jsn55 said: I so agree with this advice, with the exception of asking the cruiseline. There are just too many stories of bad advice from a phone/email agent. Use this forum for guidance, but verify the information every time. I am appalled at the idea of using forum advice as gospel ... you absolutely have to do the proper research with the proper authorities. We spend a lot of time searching for and finding the government websites from the country we are going to. I have seen here on CC people paying over $100 for a Visa when we got the same visa from the government website for $25. You have to be very careful where you are landing and that it is a credible site. Often the URL tells you a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted April 17 #81 Share Posted April 17 4 hours ago, jsn55 said: I so agree with this advice, with the exception of asking the cruiseline. There are just too many stories of bad advice from a phone/email agent. Use this forum for guidance, but verify the information every time. I am appalled at the idea of using forum advice as gospel ... you absolutely have to do the proper research with the proper authorities. One more word about research- once you've researched the travel requirements for a form of travel from then on you only need to verify that nothing has changed since the last time you undertook that travel, do not assume that things have remained the same. The country that didn't require a visa a couple of years ago might require one now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckliny Posted April 18 Author #82 Share Posted April 18 Hello all. So I went to the Stamford CT state passport agency. 2 days and I have passports in hand!!!! so relieved. Who says the Government can move fast?! In any case just for giggles I’m going to ask at the dock if I can board with just my license. See how that goes as a little test. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted April 18 #83 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 38 minutes ago, puckliny said: Hello all. So I went to the Stamford CT state passport agency. 2 days and I have passports in hand!!!! so relieved. Who says the Government can move fast?! In any case just for giggles I’m going to ask at the dock if I can board with just my license. See how that goes as a little test. They really can’t board that open loop itinerary with just a license. Better to ask if the would board with unexpired passports with less than six months left. Edited April 18 by Charles4515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted April 18 #84 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, puckliny said: Hello all. So I went to the Stamford CT state passport agency. 2 days and I have passports in hand!!!! so relieved. Who says the Government can move fast?! In any case just for giggles I’m going to ask at the dock if I can board with just my license. See how that goes as a little test. Why are you going to do that? To hold up the line? Please don't waste their time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted April 19 #85 Share Posted April 19 17 hours ago, puckliny said: 16 hours ago, ontheweb said: Why are you going to do that? To hold up the line? Please don't waste their time. Hello all. So I went to the Stamford CT state passport agency. 2 days and I have passports in hand!!!! so relieved. Who says the Government can move fast?! In any case just for giggles I’m going to ask at the dock if I can board with just my license. See how that goes as a little test. I so hope that @puckliny who posted that they were going to do this notes the THANK YOU reaction that @Ferry_Watcher, who actually does work at check in for cruises gave to my post asking why you would do this as it only holds up the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted April 19 #86 Share Posted April 19 @ontheweb, I am pretty sure that @puckliny just meant that as a 'tongue-in-cheek' comment. It would be interesting to ask at check-in (as Puckliny pondered), if a passport with less than 6 months remaining would have been accepted on their cruise. The answer would have been 'yes' in Seattle for an Alaska cruise. In any case, happy that @puckliny was able to get their passport renewed so quickly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted April 19 #87 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Ferry_Watcher said: @ontheweb, I am pretty sure that @puckliny just meant that as a 'tongue-in-cheek' comment. It would be interesting to ask at check-in (as Puckliny pondered), if a passport with less than 6 months remaining would have been accepted on their cruise. The answer would have been 'yes' in Seattle for an Alaska cruise. In any case, happy that @puckliny was able to get their passport renewed so quickly Let us hope it was just meant "tongue in cheek". If it was an emoji might have conveyed that. Just holding up the line to be a smartass is just not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckliny Posted April 19 Author #88 Share Posted April 19 No I'm just going to ask the question, not going to hold up the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted April 19 #89 Share Posted April 19 It's all cool. : ) I think we all knew what both of you meant. On a different note - it's the first day of training for the Alaska season. First ship is Tuesday - Carnival Spirit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckliny Posted April 19 Author #90 Share Posted April 19 5 minutes ago, Ferry_Watcher said: It's all cool. : ) I think we all knew what both of you meant. On a different note - it's the first day of training for the Alaska season. First ship is Tuesday - Carnival Spirit. Yup, thanks Ferry_Watcher for your help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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