Do you have to have a passsport to go on a cruise?

Question

Planning a honeymoon and need some information on the cruises. Need to know if we need passports.

Answer 1

only of the cruise is going overseas. If its a cruise within US waters, then no

Answer 2

I think it depends on where you're going. I went on a cruise to Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico and did not need a passport. I would assume that one would also not need a passport if going on a cruise in Alaska. But if the cruise is in Europe, you more than likely would need a passport. You can contact a local travel agent to help you find a cruise to go on and what you'll need for the cruise.

Answer 3

A passport is a lot easier to carry as it has more information than just an ID and a birth certificate. However I recommend a passport as the laws are changing and soon all USA citizens by December 31st 2006 will need a passport to board and leave a ship.

Answer 4

When are you going? The passport " law" comes in the end of Dec 2006 All the cruise line web sites will have the information on the site and will give specific dates they are going to begin enforcing the passport law. Good Luck and Congrats KG

Answer 5

If you travel this year...no passports are needed for airlines nor cruises. If you travel next year 2007, you will need a passport for the airlines, not the cruise ships. You will need a passport in 2008 for airlines and cruise ships

Answer 6

It definitely depends on which ports the ship will be calling on. Even in that case you could probably still go you just might not be able to get off the ship. Chances are if the ports are anywhere in the Caribbean or South America you wouldn't need one. They are very keen to attract American tourists so they like to make it as easy as possible for them to travel those countries. If it is Europe you would definitely need the passport.

Answer 7

CRUISE TRAVEL
This requirement will become effective no later than June 1, 2009. Please be aware that this effective date may be moved to an earlier date pending the U.S. Government’s implementation of new identification cards (PASScards) that will provide a less expensive alternative form of documentation.

AIR TRAVEL
Effective January 8, 2007, passports will be required for air travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, The Bahamas and Bermuda.

Answer 8

Depends on where you go. My cruise went to Mexico and as long as you were a US Citizen you didn't have to have anything but your drivers liscense. Call the cruise line's 800 number. They can tell you everything you need. You need to find out soon thought because it can take weeks to get a passport.

Answer 9

No, it is not required, but you should have one after Jan 8, 2007. If you have an emergency, and have to fly back to the US from a foreign port, you will need a passport to do this.

Answer 10

It depends on where you go. When I went to Alaska, we stopped in Victoria, British Columbia and all I needed was a birth certificate and some ID. If you do go to a different country, you only need a passport if you get off the ship.

Answer 11

If you'll be travelling in 2007, you will need a passport. My husband and I are going on our first cruise in February, 2007, and we were told we needed them. You can get them at the post office usually and they are $97, plus your passport photos. At our post office, the passport photos are an additional $15, but we got ours taken at Walgreens, and they were $7.99 plus tax.

Bon voyage!