ID for Hawaii only Cruise

[TXLadyAngler]

TA says I need birth certificate and photo ID. Not clear to me on NCL registration info. I thought you needed just a photo ID.

 

Any recent Hawaii Cruisers?

 

Thanks,

LadyAngler

[SweetEmi]

Are you just cruising Hawaii or are you going to a foreign country too? Oh, wait - you said Hawaii only. In that case, I'm not sure why you would need your birth certificate. I never had to show anything except my driver's license.

 

Emi

[billsultra]

Only need drivers license until the end of the year when everyone will need a passport. Just got back on the POH - bad, see my thread below!

[TXLadyAngler]

Only need drivers license until the end of the year when everyone will need a passport. Just got back on the POH - bad, see my thread below!

 

Bill & Emi

 

Thank for the ID info. I'm on the POH Jul 24th sailing. It's seems everyday I get a little more discouraged about all the reviews coming in. Trying to assimilate the good and the bad reviews. I probably need to stay away from the boards. We're first time cruisers and what I would consider easy going/make the best of it folks. I keep lowering my expectations, but at what point do I have to stop settling for less? I've worked too hard to make this trip happen.

 

We're stuck, can't get out of it now but hope for the best.

 

Regards,

LadyAngler

[billsultra]

Ladyangler,

 

Make reservations early for the specialty retaurants when you board. French restaurant very good. Kauwai does not show the correct intinerary on line or on your tickets. They continue to show arrival at 10 am and depart at 6pm, when you actually get in at 7am and leave at 2pm. the islands are great and you are right just go with the flow. I was not happy because I have been on three other lines that gave better service and entertainment for less money.

 

Billsultra!

[beachchick]

Why would US citizens need a passport for an all US cruise? I suppose that NCL can require whatever they want, but it certainly isn't a US Government requirement...we don't have to "show you no stinking papers" when travelling from state to state (at least not yet).

 

beachchick

[SweetEmi]

I wouldn't think anything besides a driver's license would been needed for a cruise that is all U.S. if you are a U.S. citizen.

 

Ladyangler: I have read bad reviews and heard bad comments about all the ships I've sailed on and itineraries but every time I had a WONDERFUL time and loved it. There were a few problems here and there but for the most part I had a great time, met great people, and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I venture to say the same will happen with you with the right attitude.

 

Aloha and have wonderful time,

Emi

[lauwal]

Hi LAdyangler... I can't agree MORE with the last post. We have loved cruising and are booked on the 8-21 POH and are totally excited. This is our 7th cruise. SO much to love.. and our only pet peeve is the fact that you sometimes run into SNOBS! People who have upped the anty so far.. and over spent for the "palace suite" ;) .. that after spending 10,000 smackers for a room.. you DO expect to be royalty. It's hard to please Queen Elizabeth who sets the bar impossibly high. These people just won't be pleased unless someone wipes their.. ahem.. mouths after every bite.. gets taken on stage despite their royal faux embarrased protests at every show... and wins more than the price of their current and next 2 cruises in the casino on the quarter machines. We have found that on every line.. some do one thing better.. and not as good on another.. and it's all just really a wash in the end. There may be a disappointment here.. and an exhilarating moment the next. Cruising is a luxury that FEW in life (globally) ever get to experience for goodness sake. It's disgusting to see people YELLING at people who are trying to make a living.

I know you will have the TIME of your life!! A first cruise is better than your first drink! heh heh! The glow will last for months!!

ENJOY!! and Aloha!!~

L~

[bleuseas]

Lauwal: from one AZ resident to another...you hit the nail right on the head; well said!

 

Ladyangler: You are going to have a great time. Stop worrying about all of the negative comments. Focus only on the positive. Use these boards to get all the good information you can and have a great time! You'll come back worrying what all the fuss was about.

[karfest]

We only needed our drivers license. I'm not sure why it keeps coming up that NCL requires a birth certificate. It is spelled out quite plainly in the documents and on the website that passports and/or birth certificates are necessary only on cruises that visit a foreign port.

 

I was also freaked out after reading the reviews but had no choice but to go on this cruise. Well, we had a great time! I really enjoyed the American crew. They were young and ambitious and having fun sailing the islands. Too bad many of my fellow cruisers were upset that they couldn't berate them like their foreign counterparts. These kids were polite but wouldn't take crap or do any butt-kissing, which seemed to upset many of the veteran cruisers.

 

There were plenty of complainers, but they are the same people you see at restaurants, grocery stores, and movie theaters at home...some people just can't enjoy thmeselves. :rolleyes:

 

If you have been reading these boards, you know what to expect...and will be surprised that it will be better than you had hoped. Have Fun:D

[konakraft]

We only needed our drivers license. I'm not sure why it keeps coming up that NCL requires a birth certificate. It is spelled out quite plainly in the documents and on the website that passports and/or birth certificates are necessary only on cruises that visit a foreign port.

 

I had heard that come 2007 you'd need a pasport to board, even if there are no foreign ports. Can anyone clarify ?? :confused:

[mauibabe]

We did the NCL cruise a couple of years ago...and we did need a passport...due to the fact that we were sailing to Fanning Island...once there had to have the passport stamped by officials on the island. So that may be what they are referring to. Only if you are sailing to Fanning Island will a passport be necessary.

Enjoy your cruise...I totallly agree with the others on this post....some people can't be pleased....its in their nature to complain....poor souls

[beachchick]

I had heard that come 2007 you'd need a pasport to board, even if there are no foreign ports. Can anyone clarify ?? :confused:

 

I don't know where you read that, but every single source I've read (cruise line, government, and other) specifically discusses the passport requirement implementation for border crossings from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and other countries where just the BC and DL where required before. Nothing in these requirements includes the need for US citizens to use passports to travel from state to state or within a state, including air travel and other commercial carriers.

 

It can be confusing because the government regulations often do not re-iterate from one area to another that the passport requirement addresses only border crossings (that is to/from a country other than the US).

 

beachchick

[rosiej]

My DH is NOT a US citizen, but a legal US Resident with a valid "Green Card". He is NOT required to have a passport for our PoH cruise 7/17/06. Just a valid, STATE ISSUED ID (driver's license), no birth certificate. We needed the same thing when we traveled to Jamaica 10 years ago (although for that I needed to show my birth certificate as well). NOW we would need a passport. I think the US GOV. just wants as many people as possible to get passports for "national security", whatever. My DH is now going to have to spend the "big bucks" to become a citizen if he ever wants to go visit his home country of Slovakia, even though he has lived in the US LEGALLY for 20 years. I don't mind, that puts the Caribbean back on the list of future travel destinations :D

 

As of January 1, 2007, if I have read all the small print accurately, EVERYONE will need a passport to travel to foreign countries (even us Californians taking a day trip to Tijuana), and NCL/NCLA, if not ALL cruise line passengers.

 

As for Kuaui: I checked the NCL website 7/1/06, and it now states the arrival time as 7am Saturday arrival and 2pm Sunday departure, on cruises setting sail on Mondays. They finally made it official.

 

Plan for a fun vacation and you'll have a great time. Anyone who looks for the bad stuff, WILL find it. Focus on the good stuff, it's there TOO! I can hardly wait. We sail 2 weeks from today, and I am still finallizing our in port itinerary. Lots of fun to be had by all who intend to have it!:)

[Merry_Sea_Witch]

TA says I need birth certificate and photo ID. Not clear to me on NCL registration info. I thought you needed just a photo ID.

 

Any recent Hawaii Cruisers?

 

Thanks,

LadyAngler

 

If you are cruising just Hawaii you only need photo ID liked driver license but if you go Fanning Island you need Passport. The new rules go for foreign countries not sailing US !:)

[Molokai-Chuck]

NEW PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS for 2007

As of December 31, 2006, all U.S. citizens are required to have passports for travel within the Western Hemisphere, per the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and the 2004 Intelligence Reform Bill. To implement the law, the Departments of State and Homeland Security proposed a phase-in program referred to as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). As announced in April 2005, the WHTI program originally recommended three different deadlines for U.S. citizens to obtain a passport, depending on the region they were traveling to within the Western Hemisphere. The government has now modified their original timeline to the following requirements for U.S. citizens:

 

* December 31, 2006 - Passport or other accepted document required for all air or sea travel within the Western Hemisphere.

 

* December 31, 2007 - Passport or other accepted document required for all U.S. border crossings.

 

 

 

 

Chuck

[Kiera99]

We did the NCL cruise a couple of years ago...and we did need a passport...due to the fact that we were sailing to Fanning Island...once there had to have the passport stamped by officials on the island. So that may be what they are referring to. Only if you are sailing to Fanning Island will a passport be necessary.

 

I was on the NCL Star in 2003 and my friend did not bring her Passport. She had to get an emergency copy and fly to Hilo, to catch up with the ship. They would not let her board the ship, in Oahu. If you have a passport bring it. It is the best ID for airports, etc.

 

NCL Star 08/03

Celebrity Zeneth 09/05

[beachchick]

NEW PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS for 2007

As of December 31, 2006, all U.S. citizens are required to have passports for travel within the Western Hemisphere, per the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and the 2004 Intelligence Reform Bill. To implement the law, the Departments of State and Homeland Security proposed a phase-in program referred to as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). As announced in April 2005, the WHTI program originally recommended three different deadlines for U.S. citizens to obtain a passport, depending on the region they were traveling to within the Western Hemisphere. The government has now modified their original timeline to the following requirements for U.S. citizens:

 

* December 31, 2006 - Passport or other accepted document required for all air or sea travel within the Western Hemisphere.

 

* December 31, 2007 - Passport or other accepted document required for all U.S. border crossings.

 

 

 

 

Chuck

 

Right. But within all the information on the site (and others) is the information that says, in essence, that "all travel within the Western hemisphere" involves only such travel as that which takes US citizens across international borders. You will not be required to have a passport to travel from CA to NY, and you will not need one to travel solely within HI (assuming you've come straight from and are going straight back to the US mainland or Alaska).

 

beachchick

[Merry_Sea_Witch]

Bill & Emi

 

Thank for the ID info. I'm on the POH Jul 24th sailing. It's seems everyday I get a little more discouraged about all the reviews coming in. Trying to assimilate the good and the bad reviews. I probably need to stay away from the boards. We're first time cruisers and what I would consider easy going/make the best of it folks. I keep lowering my expectations, but at what point do I have to stop settling for less? I've worked too hard to make this trip happen.

 

We're stuck, can't get out of it now but hope for the best.

 

Regards,

LadyAngler

 

Just remember that for some people it is easier to complane than make a complement! :( I think you should take this in to consideration when you are reading the diffrent reviews. If you are a first time cruiser you have nothing to compare from before, so just go with an open mind prepare to enjoy and the most importnat thing is that you are on a cruise ship and all will be well !!! :)