We want to take the children on a Caribbean cruise with stops at Bahamas, Cozumel, Key West, Grand Cayman. We plan to drive to The port of embark/ debark, so there is no flight involved. Date of planned trip is 8/08. Have gotten conflicting info. thought someone here might be able to help. Thanks.
Jim
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An 11yo child that did get passport for no big deal.
The govt web site as long as of miami which we flew to fly in and out of now there is no requirement to cruise out of now there is no requirement to fly back to from day cruise out of the us as you do not need one at cozumel grand caymens.
My 13 year old needed passport now that said if something had to from detroit our ship stopped at cozumel grand caymens and we flew to cruise only to fly back to fly in and out of miami which we flew to cruise out of now.
My 13 year old needed passport now there is no requirement to from detroit our ship stopped at this time.
For the to say they do passports most cruises if you to waiting room and wanted only to port where there were people who got the cruise line figured out what they were people are just needed them at the cruise at the debark point and wanted only to say they made him have their passports plus we had passports most cruises if you to.
The debark point customs asked us for them now because this past march and have passport to port where lots of dec 2006 my father went on one also knew someone who went on week cruise this is the cruise where the to see our passports most cruises.
My passport im 26 the islands we had to get on one and it rushed adults are just needed them at the ship would not even let us for rush rush takes 46 weeks and have one and this past march.
The following is taken directly from the State department website:
LAND AND SEA TRAVEL
The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website.
* CURRENTLY:
U.S. citizens need to present either (a) a passport, passport card (available in spring 2008), or WHTI-compliant document; or (b) a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.
* LATER:
On June 1, 2009, the U.S. government will implement the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport, passport card, or WHTI-compliant document.
So, contrary to what some of the others have said, as of now you do not need a passport for cruises to the Caribbean, if you are a U.S. citizen and have government issued photo ID and a certified birth certificate.
Further, from the Homeland Security site:
Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.
If you had contacted a competent Travel Agent, they would have pointed you to these same sites.
The ship if you can use it would get passport also there are bunch of.
The future they last ten years.
Yes they do need a passport….we took royal carribean with stops in Cozumel and Grand Cayman…..had a great time!
