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Do I need a passport if I don't plan to leave the ship on a Caribbean Cruise? |
Travel Info I'm getting married in Oct and we are taking a cruise together to St Martin/St. Thomas in the Caribbean. I don't like traveling and there isn't much that I want to see on the islands. I'm sick of the hastle of trying to get a passport and am wondering if I need one if I DON'T leave the ship. Thank you to one and all for your help. Travel Tips If you are from the US and the cruise departs from and returns to the US then you don't need a passport, just state issued ID. Plus St. Thomas is a US territory so you don't need a passport even to fly straight there. Source(s): Just returned from caribbean cruise Other Travel Tips I thinnk you need a passport to get on the ship, you need a passport for air and sea but not driving across borders until next year whats the point of going on a cruise if you arent going to get off the ship...are you crazy? You dont want to experience other cultures...you dont want to see things you wouldnt normally see in america.....and getting a passport really isnt much of a hassle....you just get your pic taken at walgreens or somewhere...take the pictures and your birth certificate to the post office along with your ID..and money...and that is that...they mail it off and you get you passport in a couple of months. You will have to check with the cruise line as to what their polices are. I didnt need one when I went...but that was 3 years ago before they changed all the passport rules....so ask the cruise line...and get off the ship...you are missing out on a lot! Yes, everyone on the cruise must have a passport. Prior to boarding the ship, they take your passport to give to the customs agents at each port-of-call. At the end of the cruise, you get it back. You need to show your passport PRIOR to getting on the ship. Get one anyway jsut for sure, you never know what might happen and if theres some weird rule change before then you're gonna want it. I got one a ways back just because, and then when I needed it I didn't have to go running out to get one. |
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