CRUISE WITHOUT PASSPORT

how does this work with children who don't have IDs

Did you use the new “Real ID” or a regular one I haven’t gotten mine upgraded yet wanted to know!

Quick question, what if the person lives in the u.s. and has a permanent resident card.. can it be used with their state issued drivers license for a close loop cruise to mexico?

Does Canada also count to the policy?

I thought you always needed a passport to get on a cruise, I know to take a cruise round the UK you do need a passport, reason being is the route of the cruse enters French waters, therefore a passport is required even though the cruse doesn’t dock in France.

Hi, I have an enhanced license and will be cruising close loop to the Bahamas do I still need my birth certificate?

Hey does anyone one know if cruising from Miami to St. Maartin, Puerto Rico and Dominica Republic is a close loop cruise. My minor child is still waiting on her passport renewal and we are cruising in 3 weeks

Thanks for the info. Don't be offended but this "cruise without passport" probably works out better for white people than let's say an Asian American like myself.

Hi, i'm going on a cruise for 7 days in a couple month, but i booked the cruise in my maiden name instead of my married name, will that be a an issue boarding?

What a hassle.. 🌷

Can I use my passport card?

Have yet to get a passport. Just carrying my enhanced driver’s license gets me on board

I’m going on a cruise this august 2023. The cruise is going to Puerto Rico, Dominica republic,Bahamas and the Virgin Islands starts of In Miami and ends in Miami…. I don’t have a passport do I need it?

Every cruise we have gone to so far, has not required a passport. We live in Texas, and we cruise out of Galveston. Most of those cruises do NOT require a passport. :) That being said, you definitely get to get through a lot of lines much faster than those just using a Birth Certificate. We have done it both ways and prefer having the passport. Galveston uses facial recognition, which makes it all fast too.

In this particular case, since you renewed online, you still had a passport. It sounds like it would not yet have expired by the time you took your cruise. While your passport is technically cancelled when you start the online renewal process, it would have still worked as proof of citizenship and as an ID for embarkation. I was in this same situation, where I renewed online on January 5th, took my cruise on March 26th using my "cancelled" passport, and received my new passport around April 5th. In fact, some cruise ports will let you use your passport up to 10 years after it has expired, provided that it doesn't have the two holes punched in the back cover. In any case, whenever you cruise with a questionable passport, always bring your birth certificate and drivers license, just in case.

No password cruises work OK for men. But for a woman without a passport can be a very big Pain in the U Know What. In 2022 my girlfriend was refused boarding on a Princess cruise with me because she did not have her Marriage and her Divorce papers with her. Maiden names and married names ain't the same, especially with multiple Marriages
Los Angeles cruise ports use Third Party Company to process you. Six months prior to our cruise. Not just one Princess rep , but her supervisor BOTH told us it was just fine for her to cruise with a LA county certified birth certificate. . Cruise lines will lie there asses off to take your money, Then say SORRY, its MY responsibility to check the laws, and refuse except any responsibility and refuse to give any credits or refunds. Buyer Beware. Never cruise without a passport . NO EXCEPTIONS. I just hope my experience can help other cruisers to not have go through
what we went through. .

It depends on what cruiseline you cruise on. Holland requires a passport for all travelers based upon which ports they're going to. A birth certificate is only valid depending what the ports you're going to AND in some cases, you're not allowed off the ship at that specific port. We're just encountering this right now and it's a huge headache...🤯🤯

Basically it's not worth the risk Incase something happens

Could you travel to Hawaii given that it’s a close loop and on national ports of call without a passport and just the birth certificate and real ID?

This is something I really don't understand. ...or rather; I don't understand what the problem is?!? If a US citizen is cruising out of Florida to the Carribean for example, they don't NEED a passport with them... is that correct? So having read the comments to this video, it seems that this has caused a lot of problems for cruisers. If it has, why not bring your passport with you in the first place?!? Why is it so important for people to NOT bring their passport on a cruise? It can't be for financial reasons (passports cost money!), because cruisers have already paid $1000s for the cruise itself, so to buy a passport lasting 5 or 10 years cannot be that much of a financial strain... I am not asking this to try to be 'funny' but I genuinly try to understand what the problem is? In short, why is it so important for people to not have to bring a passport?

Great informational video. Which website can we verify the passport age requirements of various destinations? Mainly Caribbean destinations.

Just a side note not all certified birth certificates use a “raised seal”. Mine from Idaho and my kids from Indiana they use security paper instead now.

On Royal we didn’t have to sign a paper because we didn’t have a passport. We also did not have to wear a sticker either but we did have the separate line.

How do you get a passport

Tony, I just found out, as in 2 weeks ago, I could NOT cruise without a passport because I was born overseas.
I went to renew my passport, sent it off back in Nov and I finally got it 16 Feb.
I called carnival and they said I MUST have a passport.
I called the US State Dept and the National Passport Center. They too said I MUST have a passport to even board the ship.
I’m well aware of the “closed loop” rule but that does NOT apply to those of us born overseas.
If you need any further info, please feel free to PM me.

I am part of a cruise FB page and almost daily there is a discussion about passport vs BC. Most people say leave the passport on the ship and thats what the cruise lines recommend. To me I don’t want to be stuck without it or having to rely on the cruiseline to empty out my safe and room. What are your thoughts on taking the passport off the ship? Mine stays with me the whole time in a waterproof pouch. But now I am second guessing myself.

There is facial recognition for passports in NOLA I cruised in January of this year with my passport

Question: I have a passport and a passport card. When I begin renewal of my passport does that also invalidate the passport card?

I’ve cruised with my b certificate only and driver license many times.

Thanks Tony

How did you cruise to Australia?

New Orleans port does have facial recognition when using a passport.

We leave out of Galveston in a few days. It wasn't until I did the on-line check-in 16 days out that I discovered that my adult son's passport expires this year! Honduras is one of those "6 months" countries. His passport cleared that hurdle by 2 days! He definitely got a talkin' to! 😬🤬

Carnival doesn't do stickers

Need to renew my husband's passport. As of February 7th, they have closed the online renewal until March...

I would be too afraid to cruise without my passport

In Summary. Get a passport 😊

I never travel without my passport. As a naturalized citizen i have decided better safe than sorry.

Thank you so much for the information. My first cruise is next month and didn't want to spend the money on a passport if I happened to find out I didn't like cruising. this video is super helpful! (to explain: I am usually a camper....out in the woods, isolated, etc. I have high anxiety and bipolar) so, if I do happen to enjoy cruising, I will get my passport......we shall see.....and btw, all your videos have been amazing and so helpful! thanks.

I have actually never used a passport to cruise. I have only cruised with Carnival, however (I have only been on 4 cruises), and they do not make you jump through as many hoops as NCL. I have never had to sign an additional form and neither have I had to wear a document sticker lol!!! The disembarkation process is the same as you described with the 2 lines when entering back with customs though. I do plan on getting my passport this year before my next cruise though, just so that I do not have to worry about it.

We were on the Breakaway the week after you. Yes, NOLA had facial recognition for those of us with passports

"unlike diamonds, passports are not forever" <- my favorite line today

I went on RCCL Navigator of the Seas LA to Ensenada and back to LA in April 2022 only needed a birth certificate. Went into Mexico with just my Drivers License. Was fine.

Thank you. Great info as I’m taking a first timer who or may not get around to getting a passport (card).

Tony. Wouldn’t someone who’s last name changed without a passport also need proof of name change (like a marriage license) to board with a birth certificate?

Thank you for this video. We're going in this week to update our passports since they expired.

I commented earlier that I got my passport Pick Pocketed in Rome . It was a giant pain to go through the process of getting another. I did get a bit of information from the American Embassy that might be helpful to other travelers. We now take a photo copy of our passports and put them in our carryons, this makes the emergency replacement process much quicker if we misplace our original passport.

I have a CLOBAL ENTRY card that I use going into Mexico so that I don't have to carry my passport, I got it after a trip to Roma where I got Pick Pocketed. I havent tried it in other countries yet, but we are going to Australia in april and I'll try it there.( Don't worry I'll have my Passport too} .

What do you think of your Global Entry card as your passport?

You can renew it online

I always bring my Passport Tony. On my Mexico cruise I brought it. It made it so easy to return to the US with my Global Entry at Long Beach. I just pulled my mask down and used the Biometrics to reenter