Herbaltees Posted February 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2012 How did you word your invitation, so that your guests know they must have valid US travel documents in order to attend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnival_Brides Posted February 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2012 We didn't put it in our invitations because we couldn't integrate it into the aesthetic we were trying to create. We left it to our website and word of mouth since it's such a small group (<50) invited. The phrasing we used was "Carnival is currently one of the most lenient cruise lines when it comes to the documents they require. Since our cruise is a closed-loop, leaving from and returning to Baltimore, they only require a valid state issued birth certificate and your driver's license. We strongly encourage you to consider investing in a US Passport, as emergencies do occur, but it is not required at this time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostoncruiser35 Posted February 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My save the dayes and invitations will have our website on them. I will incorporate the travel doc needs there along with other cruising infomation. Websites are free and help alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbaltees Posted February 10, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted February 10, 2012 We didn't put it in our invitations because we couldn't integrate it into the aesthetic we were trying to create. We left it to our website and word of mouth since it's such a small group (<50) invited. The phrasing we used was "Carnival is currently one of the most lenient cruise lines when it comes to the documents they require. Since our cruise is a closed-loop, leaving from and returning to Baltimore, they only require a valid state issued birth certificate and your driver's license. We strongly encourage you to consider investing in a US Passport, as emergencies do occur, but it is not required at this time." What do you mean by 'closed loop sail'? Does carnival offer a 'cruise to nowhere' from Baltimore? Oh please tell me yes. I'd love to try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnival_Brides Posted February 10, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2012 What do you mean by 'closed loop sail'?Does carnival offer a 'cruise to nowhere' from Baltimore? Oh please tell me yes. I'd love to try one. They don't do a cruise to nowhere. I think the only ones that do that in the area are/were NYC and Norfolk and they're considered closed loop, too. A closed loop means that it embarks and debarks in the same port. So the Baltimore->Canaveral->Nassau->Freeport->Baltimore is a closed loop. If you did the Alaska cruise that starts in Seattle and ends in Vancouver that is an open loop or a cruise like the Concordia was doing where guests can embark and debark in most any port like a luxury taxi service. I hope this makes sense. Are you planning to do/have you done a website? I'd be willing to email you mine if it's something you're thinking about. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbaltees Posted February 10, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted February 10, 2012 They don't do a cruise to nowhere. I think the only ones that do that in the area are/were NYC and Norfolk and they're considered closed loop, too. A closed loop means that it embarks and debarks in the same port. So the Baltimore->Canaveral->Nassau->Freeport->Baltimore is a closed loop. If you did the Alaska cruise that starts in Seattle and ends in Vancouver that is an open loop or a cruise like the Concordia was doing where guests can embark and debark in most any port like a luxury taxi service. I hope this makes sense. Are you planning to do/have you done a website? I'd be willing to email you mine if it's something you're thinking about. :-) Yes, please email me a copy of you site. I'm herbal_tees at yahoo dot com I've started a site at the knot, but it's pretty generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebuell Posted February 13, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I didn't include anything. I guess I just assumed it was common sense. Of course, that bit me in the butt last week when my FFIL informed me that he didn't have a passport or a birth certificate and would just show his driver's license and not get off the boat when it was in other countries. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brklyn78 Posted February 13, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I didn't include anything. I guess I just assumed it was common sense. Of course, that bit me in the butt last week when my FFIL informed me that he didn't have a passport or a birth certificate and would just show his driver's license and not get off the boat when it was in other countries. Really? Apparently there are cruise lines where that works (or at least used to a few years ago), but I know that does not work on Carnival as of now. I bet it is one of the changes that happened with the new passport laws a a few years ago. For sailing guests, they are told this info when they book, so I don't know if you need to put it on your invitations. For non-sailing guests, all they need is a gov't-issued photo ID (like a drivers license). Most people don't need to hunt for this, so I wouldn't worry about putting this on the invitations either. At least three weeks prior to the wedding, you are going to have to turn in the names and DL numbers for all of your non-sailing guests to get on the boat. Unless you are putting this on your reply cards (which may not be a bad idea) you are going to have to call them for this info. This is a good time to remind them that they need to bring this ID with them in order to get on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarAndShar Posted February 20, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 20, 2012 here is the inside of our RSVP.... we also posted it on our invites (we had trifold invites) I'll try to post that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarAndShar Posted February 20, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 20, 2012 well, I can't figure out how to get the pic of the invite to post but... here is the hard copy i sent to the printers... we did have a tri-fold invite, which made it very easy for us to include all the info we wanted. :) 1st section of Invitation Sharon & Larry Invite you to share in a celebration of love As we exchange our marriage vows Friday, April Thirteenth Two thousand twelve Aboard the Carnival Spirit Port of San Diego San Diego, California ``````````````````````````````````````````````` 2nd/Center section of Invitation Guests must arrive at the ship terminal by 10:30 AM for security clearance and priority check in All guests must provide government issued photo identification. A birth certificate or passport for children under 16 is required Any wedding guest who fails to provide proper identification will be denied boarding ````````````````````````````````````` 3rd section of Invitation Wedding Ceremony Followed by Cocktail Reception Guests not joining us for two weeks of fun and celebration will need to disembark the ship immediately following the reception approximately 3pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbaltees Posted March 12, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted March 12, 2012 well, I can't figure out how to get the pic of the invite to post but... here is the hard copy i sent to the printers... we did have a tri-fold invite, which made it very easy for us to include all the info we wanted.:) 1st section of Invitation Sharon & Larry Invite you to share in a celebration of love As we exchange our marriage vows Friday, April Thirteenth Two thousand twelve Aboard the Carnival Spirit Port of San Diego San Diego, California ``````````````````````````````````````````````` 2nd/Center section of Invitation Guests must arrive at the ship terminal by 10:30 AM for security clearance and priority check in All guests must provide government issued photo identification. A birth certificate or passport for children under 16 is required Any wedding guest who fails to provide proper identification will be denied boarding ````````````````````````````````````` 3rd section of Invitation Wedding Ceremony Followed by Cocktail Reception Guests not joining us for two weeks of fun and celebration will need to disembark the ship immediately following the reception approximately 3pm thanks LarandShar, I really like the wording of your RSVP! I hop you don't mind if I emulate that a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis908 Posted March 12, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Be sure to make it clear to people that you need the exact name that is on their drivers license number. You wouldn't believe the amount of people who I didn't know their full/real names! Also, I got a lot of lash back about handing over license #s. One person wouldn't even come because of it. I had a slip of paper in the invitation envelope that said : "Due to homeland security, all non-sailing guests are required to submit their drivers license #, full name, and date of birth to me by ---. And I gave myself an extra week before it was actually due. Problem is that I was STILL calling people asking for the information up until the last day! Also had to remind people to bring their ID/License. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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