Rikka Posted January 30, 2014 #926 Share Posted January 30, 2014 All the passengers on our Holland America ship in the Med turned their passports in at the beginn7ng of the cruise. Also, they were kept on the boat diring our river cruise in Russia we were given a card that was all the identification we needed in Russia. Sent from my GT-P5113 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsty_r Posted January 30, 2014 #927 Share Posted January 30, 2014 All the passengers on our Holland America ship in the Med turned their passports in at the beginn7ng of the cruise. Also, they were kept on the boat diring our river cruise in Russia we were given a card that was all the identification we needed in Russia. Sent from my GT-P5113 using Forums mobile app they didn't take mine on any TA.I'm guessing if your visiting controversial ports like Russia they may need to? I'm sure NCL usually recommends you take the passport onshore for ID purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 30, 2014 #928 Share Posted January 30, 2014 they didn't take mine on any TA.I'm guessing if your visiting controversial ports like Russia they may need to? I'm sure NCL usually recommends you take the passport onshore for ID purposes. The person you're replying to was talking about being on a river cruise in Russia, not on an ocean-going cruise ship making a port call. If they had been on a cruise ship they would have been required to carry their passport with them while ashore. It has nothing to do with cruise line preferences or "controversial ports"...it's the Russian government's laws and regulations that govern the situation. Having been on many, many NCL cruises, I can tell you you are absolutely wrong. The only time NCL recommends taking your passport ashore is when you are required to by the particular country you're visiting. At all other times they advise taking a photo ID, such as a drivers license ashore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsty_r Posted January 31, 2014 #929 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The person you're replying to was talking about being on a river cruise in Russia, not on an ocean-going cruise ship making a port call. If they had been on a cruise ship they would have been required to carry their passport with them while ashore. It has nothing to do with cruise line preferences or "controversial ports"...it's the Russian government's laws and regulations that govern the situation. Having been on many, many NCL cruises, I can tell you you are absolutely wrong. The only time NCL recommends taking your passport ashore is when you are required to by the particular country you're visiting. At all other times they advise taking a photo ID, such as a drivers license ashore. On the European cruises, and on the transatlantics for both stops at Miami (from new Orleans) and European ports it says on the dailies I have kept 'don't forget to take your passport ashore'. I know people opt to not take the passport ashore and to stick with photo ID, but if its on the daily I would always carry it ashore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 31, 2014 #930 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) On the European cruises, and on the transatlantics for both stops at Miami (from new Orleans) and European ports it says on the dailies I have kept 'don't forget to take your passport ashore'. I know people opt to not take the passport ashore and to stick with photo ID, but if its on the daily I would always carry it ashore. That's fine, but not representative of the vast majority of NCL itineraries, where you are merely advised to take photo ID ashore. (and among the NCL cruises I've taken are transatlantic and European itineraries, as well as many of the "garden variety" Caribbean, Bermuda , Canadian and Mexican cruises originating in US ports). Edited January 31, 2014 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColleenMother Posted March 11, 2014 #931 Share Posted March 11, 2014 When we cruised to Europe it was suggested to us to make a copy of our passports and our licenses and keep them in separate places so if one was lost or stolen there was the back up copy or original with all the info. I always travel with all these documents now. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Aligator Posted April 16, 2014 #932 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ever hear of needing a passport, AND a visa? I just booked a trip on NCL's Gem, going to Fla, GSC, and bahamas. They sent me my confirmation, and said that I may need a visa, as well as a PP. It seems strange to me. Maybe it pertains to non-US pax. I have up to Sept to look into it. Anyone hear anything like this??:confused: R.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted April 18, 2014 #933 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Ever hear of needing a passport, AND a visa? I just booked a trip on NCL's Gem, going to Fla, GSC, and bahamas. They sent me my confirmation, and said that I may need a visa, as well as a PP. It seems strange to me. Maybe it pertains to non-US pax. I have up to Sept to look into it. Anyone hear anything like this??:confused: R.A. US citizens don't need a visa for that itinerary. (in fact US citizens don't even need a passport for that itinerary, which is a closed loop cruise from NY City...they can take that cruise with an official government-issued birth certificate and a photo ID). The reference to possibly needing a visa is about citizens of countries other than the US. Edited April 18, 2014 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletjazz Posted April 22, 2014 #934 Share Posted April 22, 2014 One of my coworkers is going on a cruise next month to the Bahamas, she is taking her 10 yr old and 15 yr old. I asked her did she get passports she said no she doesn't need them only the birth certificates. Is this true?:rolleyes::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted April 22, 2014 #935 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) One of my coworkers is going on a cruise next month to the Bahamas, she is taking her 10 yr old and 15 yr old. I asked her did she get passports she said no she doesn't need them only the birth certificates. Is this true?:rolleyes::confused: US citizens on a closed loop (this means the cruise starts and ends in the same US port) Western Hemisphere cruise do not need passports to leave or enter the US, nor does the Bahamas require them to have a passport. Official birth certificates (issued by a governmental agency, not by a hospital), plus a government-issued photo ID such as a drivers license for anyone age 16 and older, are all that is required. In other words your co-worker needs her birth certificate and a photo ID and her children need only their birth certificates. (This all assumes everyone was born in the US. If they are naturalized citizens they need their naturalization certificate rather than a BC. If they were US citizens at birth but born outside the US they need a consular report of birth abroad rather than a BC.) The only possible downside of not having a passport is if you need to fly home in an emergency or other reason you would not be able to do so without a passport and you'd be stuck in a foreign country for a while until you could get a passport issued. Note: Your coworker should also check with her cruise line as some impose more stringent rules than those required by law. Edited April 22, 2014 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz123 Posted May 28, 2014 #936 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Save the money....If the cruise starts and ends in a US port and you are American..NO passport needed. Just Birth Certif, and Photo Id ( drivers license). Sailed on lots of cruises in Caribbean, never had a problem. Passports are too costly for families....and if you do the close loop..Save the Money. Do you want to drop $$$$ on what " might happen"? Same idea as ingrown toenail insurance...You can always find that 1 in a million that has a problem..but for most...No Problema! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted May 28, 2014 #937 Share Posted May 28, 2014 And the beat goes on....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edtorious Posted May 28, 2014 #938 Share Posted May 28, 2014 On our cruise trip to Israel, we will be visiting Bethlehem, do we need to bring our US passport when we cross the border? Or is a photocopy of US passport acceptable? Please advise. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted May 30, 2014 #939 Share Posted May 30, 2014 On our cruise trip to Israel, we will be visiting Bethlehem, do we need to bring our US passport when we cross the border? Or is a photocopy of US passport acceptable? Please advise. Thanks. If you are crossing a border they will undoubtedly want your actual passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted May 30, 2014 #940 Share Posted May 30, 2014 On our cruise trip to Israel, we will be visiting Bethlehem, do we need to bring our US passport when we cross the border? Or is a photocopy of US passport acceptable? Please advise. Thanks. A photocopy of a passport is not a valid form of ID anywhere. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted July 22, 2014 #941 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Save the money....If the cruise starts and ends in a US port and you are American..NO passport needed. Just Birth Certif, and Photo Id ( drivers license). Sailed on lots of cruises in Caribbean, never had a problem. Passports are too costly for families....and if you do the close loop..Save the Money. Do you want to drop $$$$ on what " might happen"? Same idea as ingrown toenail insurance...You can always find that 1 in a million that has a problem..but for most...No Problema! Please read back in the thread. Some cruise lines (primarily the premium and luxury ones) require a passport of ALL passengers on ALL itineraries. You can't just go on what the involved govt. agencies of the countries in question state. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted July 22, 2014 #942 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I would think always safer to have a passport I mean it is only 5 yearly for kids and 10 for adults Less hassles And yes as some cruise lines run their own policies you need to be careful Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seababy62 Posted August 22, 2014 #943 Share Posted August 22, 2014 As an Aussie getting ready to embark on a cruise that leaves Miami, and covers the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico and Canada, can any other Aussies who have done a similar trip please confirm if any other visas other than the ESTA required by the US will be required to be obtained by us before leaving home? It was my understanding that as the cruise starts and finishes in the States, then the ESTA will be all that we need...but I don't want to wait until the last minute to find out that is not true. Thanks in advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted August 22, 2014 #944 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just the esta is all you need for that Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver899 Posted September 10, 2014 #945 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Do not wait to long to apply for your passports. It sometimes takes quite a while for them to be processed, sometimes it goes pretty fast. 5 weeks would be fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted October 7, 2014 #946 Share Posted October 7, 2014 We filed for a passport renewal on Sept 24th. Received an e-mail today the new passport is on the way, 10/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zafra63 Posted November 24, 2014 #947 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As an Aussie getting ready to embark on a cruise that leaves Miami, and covers the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico and Canada, can any other Aussies who have done a similar trip please confirm if any other visas other than the ESTA required by the US will be required to be obtained by us before leaving home? It was my understanding that as the cruise starts and finishes in the States, then the ESTA will be all that we need...but I don't want to wait until the last minute to find out that is not true. Thanks in advance :) Only Esta is needed, came back from Full Transit Panama Canal last month. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLENDORMIMI Posted November 24, 2014 #948 Share Posted November 24, 2014 birth certificate with raised seal is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted November 24, 2014 #949 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) birth certificate with raised seal is ok And to which post are you responding...because your answer is correct for certain passengers on certain cruises (US citizens on closed loop Western Hemisphere cruises, provided the cruise line itself doesn't impose a more stringent requirement such as a passport) but it's incorrect for anyone else. Edited November 24, 2014 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz123 Posted December 2, 2014 #950 Share Posted December 2, 2014 What Cruise lines Require passports for closed loop cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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