Can you get your passport stamped Bahamas on cruise?

On some cruises, you can ask at Guest Services to see if they can facilitate getting your passport stamped. You will have to leave the passport with guest services for the day. Alternatively, you can take your passport ashore and request that it be stamped at the Port Authority offices (if you can find it).



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Royal Caribbean International strongly recommends that all guests travel with a valid passport during their cruise.

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If you are a US citizen, you can take a “closed-loop cruise” (one that begins and ends at the same port) to The Bahamas without a passport. Instead, you'll need to present another proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate and a government-issued photo ID.

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No, you cannot get off a cruise ship in the Bahamas without a passport. Generally you don't need a passport to leave a cruise ship on a port visit.

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If everything is running like clockwork, however, you have absolutely nothing to lose by asking politely for an official stamp. More often than not, the officer will be happy to give you one and you'll have an extra memory to take away from your travels. It can even work in places where there isn't immigration.

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Peru has some of the coolest stamps in our opinion. From the spectacular and remote Rainbow Mountain to Machu Picchu and of course the Nazca Lines further south, there is no shortage of awesome and unique passport stamps in Peru.

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Do I need a passport? We recommend that everyone taking a cruise from the United States have a passport book. Though some “closed-loop” cruises may not require a U.S. passport, we recommend bringing yours in case of an emergency, such as an unexpected medical air evacuation or the ship docking at an alternate port.

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And since you will be in a foreign territory, you will need a valid passport. But if you take a closed-loop cruise, the trip will start and end at a U.S. port, and you will not venture into foreign territory. So, leaving U.S. without a passport will be possible.

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Citizens from countries other than the U.S. and Canada are required to present a valid passport To enter The Bahamas, which must be current up to your travel period, and some countries are also required to have a Bahamas visa.

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Though some “closed-loop” cruises may not require a U.S. passport, we recommend bringing yours in case of an emergency, such as an unexpected medical air evacuation or the ship docking at an alternate port.

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More often than not, the answer is no. U.S. citizens don't need a passport if the cruise starts and ends in the same U.S. city. This is known as a closed-loop cruise. That said, some may require a passport if you want to disembark at ports in any Caribbean destination.

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