Do you have to print your documents for Carnival cruise?
Guests can check-in at the pier without their electronic cruise documents as long as they can show valid identification. Once payment in full is received, guests can print their electronic cruise documents online at www.carnival.com/BookedGuest/.
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Don't forget to print your cruise boarding passes and tuck them into a documents folder. You should also print luggage tags if you haven't received them by mail from your travel agent or cruise line. These go on your bags once you get to the port.
Ships that terminate in U.S. ports may require passengers to fill out Customs forms and show their passports to border control in the cruise terminal. Some passengers might be required to meet with immigration officials on board prior to getting off the ship.
Birth Certificate InformationThe following are acceptable: An original or copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency (state/county/city) or the Department of Health and Vital Statistics.
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.
Birth Certificate InformationThe following are acceptable: An original or copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency (state/county/city) or the Department of Health and Vital Statistics.
Online Check-in can be accessed within 14 days prior to sailing and no later than midnight (eastern time) prior to the sailing date.To complete the Online Check-in, guests must click on Manage My Booking at www.carnival.com/Onlinecheckin and create an account, entering their Carnival booking number, last name, date of ...
Note: Baptismal papers and hospital certificates of birth are not acceptable. Voter registration cards or Social Security cards are not considered proof of citizenship. For all other sailings, all U.S. citizens (17 years and under) will be required to present a valid passport.
Please note that all guests should arrive 60 minutes before their check-in-time in order to guarantee a smooth procedure. Please enter the data of your passport online no later than 24 hours before departure.
Bottom lineCruise documents provide the verification you'll need to board your vessel on embarkation day. They include identification, boarding passes, health forms and any required visas, which you should always keep handy in your carry-on bag or personal item.
Depending on the requirements of airport authorities, you will need to present a mobile boarding pass, a paper boarding pass printed out by you or a paper boarding pass picked up from the check-in desk.
If no self-service station is available, the regular check-in desk personnel will reprint it for you. Some airlines in some locations allow using mobile boarding pass through their smartphone app, if this is the case for your airline and airport - then you don't even need to reprint anything at all.
Final Boarding: In preparation for final boarding and departure, all guests must be on board the ship no later than 60 minutes prior to the published sailing time. Please make note of this requirement as no guests will be embarked after the cut-off time.
The Verdict: Plan to Board Your Cruise Ship EarlyRemember that it's always better to be a little early and wait a little longer before embarking rather than show up late and miss your trip entirely! Check out this article with other tips for embarking on a cruise ship.
Depending on the cruise line, size of the ship/number of passengers, and how efficient the boarding process is, embarkation can range from 30 minutes to a few hours.
Voter registration cards or Social Security are not considered proof of citizenship. If the child is a newborn and the actual birth certificate has not arrived from the Vital Records Department, we will accept a hospital issued birth certificate.
If you take closed loop cruises (meaning your trip begins and ends at a U.S. port), you can sail to a variety of dreamy destinations as a U.S. citizen without a passport. For “closed-loop” cruises, U.S. citizens will need to provide: A boarding pass. A government photo I.D.
The good news is that you can cruise to quite a few popular destinations without a passport, including Alaska, the Bahamas, Mexico, Bermuda, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Canada, and New England.