Will we be denied boarding?

[TwitterCruise1]

Hey all.. leaving Thursday on the Liberty of the Seas

 

My girlfriends' passport expires in mid-May. However, she was told by a friend that even though it's still valid now, she won't get on the ship bc its less than 6 months from expiration. False, righT?

[molly361]

She will NOT be denied boarding

[MS52]

You will probably be okay especially if you are on a closed loop tour leaving from a US port.

 

Just google "passport expiring within 6 months" and you will come up with a list of countries that require you to have a valid passport that expires more than 6 months from entry.

 

I'm not sure where your cruise is going but the Caribbean countries aren't part of the list.

[dmackay46]

Hey all.. leaving Thursday on the Liberty of the Seas

 

My girlfriends' passport expires in mid-May. However, she was told by a friend that even though it's still valid now, she won't get on the ship bc its less than 6 months from expiration. False, righT?

 

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1254559

 

Some help here !

[TwitterCruise1]

thanks! yeah we are just doing the 4-day to Cozumel.

 

I knew she'd be ok, bc 2 years ago I did the same cruise on the Navigator and my passport expired the day AFTER we disembarked! Not saying I should have done that :rolleyes: but if I was ok, I'm sure she would be too!

[DonnaK]

There shouldn't be any problem at all. A passport isn't even required for your cruise, so one that's valid but expiring soon is certainly acceptable. (My daughter's passport will be expiring 3 weeks after we return from our next cruise - we are not worried, and we'll renew it after we get back home, not before.)

 

The 6 month rule is for extended visits to certain countries, most of which are not ports of call on typical Caribbean cruises.

[ihavecats]

We were in a similar situation. Just got off Liberty OTS and husbands passport expires in May. We brought his birth certificate along just in case. However, the passport was all they needed.

[tekeella]

I did the same thing on a Carnival Cruise last year. Cruise left on March 26, passport was expiring June 2012. No problems. I also brought my birth certificate just in case, but never took it out.

 

Applied for my new passport a few days after I got home, and I'll be using that to head out on the Liberty of the Seas March 25th!