What documents are accepted on a cruise?

Documents needed for cruisers to board a ship
  • Identification. ...
  • Boarding passes. ...
  • Health information. ...
  • Visas and other destination-specific documents. ...
  • Cruise line luggage tags. ...
  • Permission to travel. ...
  • Other travel information. ...
  • Emergency contacts.




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For U.S. Sailings only, U.S. Citizens may cruise using an official US state-issued Birth Certificate and a supporting Government Issued Photo ID, like a driver's license or an identity card.

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A boarding pass. A government photo I.D. if 16 years of age or older. And a certified birth certificate or certificate of U.S. naturalization.

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If you're a United States citizen going on a “closed loop” cruise, you'll only need to present: Government issued photo identification. Proof of citizenship (an original or copy of your U.S. birth certificate, a Consular report of Birth Abroad, or a Certificate of Naturalization)

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Birth Certificate Information A clear, legible copy (photocopy) of a birth certificate that was originally issued by a government agency (state/county/city) or the Department of Health and Vital Statistics. The copy does not need to be notarized or certified. Birth Certificate Card. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

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Even if the cruise is only visiting destinations within the British Isles Common Travel Area (which includes the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands), you must still take a passport.

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You can cruise to quite a few destinations without a passport, as long as you have proof of citizenship and a government-issued photo ID. A variety of documents are accepted as proof of citizenship, including a state-certified U.S. birth certificate.

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This is an acceptable form of Photo ID. A Temporary Driver's License with an affixed photo is acceptable for cruise travel.

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A school ID, is a government issued ID. (unless a private school). You also do not need a passport in port. You don't need a Birth Certificate either.

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Fastest citizenship by investment: top 8 countries
  • Vanuatu: 1–2 months. ...
  • Dominica: 2–6 months. ...
  • St Kitts and Nevis: 2–6 months. ...
  • St Lucia: 3–4 months. ...
  • Grenada: 4–6 months. ...
  • Antigua and Barbuda: 4–6 months. ...
  • Turkey: 6–8 months. ...
  • Malta: 1–3 years.


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Based on current rules and trends, you cannot leave the US with an expired passport. However, traveling with one is not untrue; as of May 2021, the US government made it possible for citizens with expired passports to return home using their expired passports if they expired on or after the end of January 2020.

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For U.S. citizens: Royal Caribbean strongly recommends that all guests travel with a valid passport. For Round Trip cruises from the U.S. that DO NOT include Panama or Colombia, U.S. citizens 17 and under will be able to present either an original, n...

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For American Citzens You do not need a visa for short trips to EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein if the following conditions are of the following apply: you are staying for 90 days or less in a 180-day period. you are visiting as a tourist or for certain other reasons.

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In other words, you don't want to just make a photocopy of your actual birth certificate and use that to board the cruise (although some lines do allow that). If you no longer have your birth certificate, you can get in touch with the city or county you were born to get a certified official copy to use on your cruise.

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Guests should check with their travel agent and/or government authority to determine the travel documents necessary for each port of call. Any guest without proper documents will not be allowed to board the vessel and no refund of the cruise fare will be issued.

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Singapore has taken first place on the latest Henley Passport Index 2023 rankings. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 worldwide. With Japan falling to third place, three European countries tie in second place: Germany, Italy and Spain with visa-free access to 190 destinations.

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