Interesting Email RE: ID requirements

[BigDfromTN]

Just got an email from CCL about ID requirements.

 

Hopefully this will answer and address some of the recent issues and questions lately.

 

Information regarding Cruise Documents

September 29, 2010

 

Dear Carnival Guests:

Your FunShip cruise is right around the corner, and while you may not be packing just yet, we thought we'd remind you of what "not to forget". Yes, yes, your dancing shoes and your bathing suit ARE a must, but so is bringing proper proof of citizenship with you! Without your travel documents, you can't check-in or get on this FunShip! So be prepared.

U.S. Citizens, we suggest you bring your passport, but for other acceptable travel documents, see below or visit us at Carnival.com. If you are a Non-U.S. citizen, please consult your travel agent or consulate.

• Passport Card
  
• Original or suitable (legible) quality copy of a Birth Certificate (Issued by the Department of Vital Statistics)
  
• Certificate of Naturalization
  
• Enhanced Driver's License (EDL)
  
• Trusted Traveler Program Membership Card, e.g., Nexus Card, Sentri Card or Fast Card
  
• A Consular Report of Birth Abroad
  

Copies of the following will NOT be allowed:

• U.S. Passports
  
• Naturalization Papers
  

Originals, nor copies, of the following will NOT be allowed:

• Baptismal Certificates
  
• Hospital "Certificate of Birth"
  

A government-issued photo ID is also required for all guests, including children 16 and over. For more information on WHTI-compliant documents, Click Here.

And while we have you, don't forget to pre-register for your cruise at Carnival.Com/BookedGuests and print your boarding pass.

Thanks for choosing Carnival! We can't wait to welcome you onboard and show you all the fun and exciting activities we have in store for you.

See you soon!

Carnival Cruise Lines

[Wavesprite]

I received the same email today :)

[DryCreek]

I received the same email today :)

 

Me too!

 

Just came in - exact wording as OP. Reckon that someone from Carnival management might be reading the CC message boards and decided to act quickly once they noticed the BC&DL/PP feuds?

[Scratchrat]

I got that email just now too and I am a UK citizen. I think I'm pretty likely to have my passport with me :P

[Mrs. Chernabog]

I received the same email today :)

 

me too

[Jimmylisa]

Have less than a week before leaving for my cruise and we received the same email.

[toddsmom]

Just checked and I got one too !!!!!!!!!! I am so ready for my Cruise !:)

[chasinraynbowz]

I got the same one today as everyone else... we leave in November. Dry, you may have a point. I will bet they are getting LOTS of phone calls too.

[tef43]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1283877

 

Already an active thread, if you'd have bothered to look.

[Traveler353]

I received the same e-mail about 20 minutes ago. Good for them sending it out. If the many questions ask here about ID requirements are any indication it is a very confusing subject to many experienced and new cruise ship passangers.

[JeanieTheMom]

Me too, me too, me too!

 

And you know what that means.....

 

We're all cruising soon!

[misguidedangel]

I can tell you that in St. Thomas, San Juan, and Grand Turk everyone was asked for a piece of photo ID. Thus, bring the ORIGINAL documents mentioned with you ashore!

[LemurCat]

Me too!

 

Just came in - exact wording as OP. Reckon that someone from Carnival management might be reading the CC message boards and decided to act quickly once they noticed the BC&DL/PP feuds?

 

More like the port employees report back to the home office how many people cannot embark due to having improper identification per cruise and react accordingly. Not saying that the CCL folks don't read these boards, but that they aren't going to react to one or two posts unless there is evidence that those one or two posts are indicative of a larger trend. The Passport Wars have been waging for as long as this forum's been around.