Passport with name change?

[ragethjj23]

I've been looking online and couldn't find a definitive answer. So my wife and i got married last year and are planning a cruise. Does my wife need a new passport since she changed her last name? Thanks everyone!

[candycaramel]

The name on the cruise booking and name on passport have to match.

[candycaramel]

So you could book the cruise with old name or change the passport.

Edited September 12, 2014 by candycaramel

[ragethjj23]

Food to know. But if we missed the ship and needed the passport to make it back it should probably be the correct name I'm assuming?

[riffatsea]

Not everyone changes names when they get married. The only thing that has to be done is that the cruise res and the passport should match. The cruiseline will probably accept the old passport as ID if you bring your marriage license to show the new name. IF you need to fly back home for an emergency your wife can certainly use the passport with her maiden name if you book her airline ticket in that name. The passport is till a legal document and the name on it will be fine as long as it matches air tix , until the passport expires and then you can get the name changed if you like(or not)

[ragethjj23]

Hmm she has changed her name and has her dl with her old name and a new dl with her new name. Hers expires in 2016 anyway, may be best for her to just get a new one

[vjl67]

The legally correct answer is yes...your passport must be your legal name. If her passport is less than a year old she can get a free replacement.

 

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[bptex]

Good to know. But if we missed the ship and needed the passport to make it back it should probably be the correct name I'm assuming?

 

As long as it's a valid passport the name doesn't really matter. CBP won't compare it to any kind of state database and foreign governments won't accept a state issued ID.

[Sauer-kraut]

Her old passport has over a year of validity left. Why would you want to lose that money already spent? Her passport is FINE, it trumps any other identification. All you need to do is remember to book any travel, when you are using the passport for documentation, is to book in her maiden name (or the name in the passport).

[ragethjj23]

Well then I guess I'll change the name on the cruise

[s.lim]

I just had this issue. My husband booked the reservation in my married name and my passport is in my maiden name. I called Carnival to see what to do about it and they said the best thing is to change the reservation into the name on the passport. They said it could be difficult if you tried to keep it and took a marriage license. It took a quick phone call and it was taken care of. Also, if you booked it through a travel agent, they are the only ones that can change the name. Carnival cannot.

[ragethjj23]

I just had this issue. My husband booked the reservation in my married name and my passport is in my maiden name. I called Carnival to see what to do about it and they said the best thing is to change the reservation into the name on the passport. They said it could be difficult if you tried to keep it and took a marriage license. It took a quick phone call and it was taken care of. Also, if you booked it through a travel agent, they are the only ones that can change the name. Carnival cannot.

 

I changed it online, but had to drop the vifp number as the name (new name) didn't match what I changed the reservation to. But that seems like it would be something easy to fix so im not worried about that.

[Elaine5715]

Hmm she has changed her name and has her dl with her old name and a new dl with her new name. Hers expires in 2016 anyway, may be best for her to just get a new one

 

Her old license is invalid. You can't hold two valid drivers licenses.

[hartskys]

I just had this issue. My husband booked the reservation in my married name and my passport is in my maiden name. I called Carnival to see what to do about it and they said the best thing is to change the reservation into the name on the passport. They said it could be difficult if you tried to keep it and took a marriage license. It took a quick phone call and it was taken care of. Also, if you booked it through a travel agent, they are the only ones that can change the name. Carnival cannot.

 

 

This is great to know. Cruising in dec and son just got married. Thanks

 

 

 

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[ellasmomanddad]

This passport issue also pertains to airline tickets countless honeymooners get denied at check in because they book there tickets with there married name and not there maiden name to match passports or state id

[Carnival_Brides]

We cruise so often (and many times last minute) that we haven't had a chance to change our passports yet, plus they still have 3-4 years left on them because we have to pay the full renewal price. We just book the cruise in our maiden names and go with it. We're hoping to get them updated after our Thanksgiving cruise. We've cruised this way for five cruises since we got married last year.

[cruznlobo]

Why don't you just get an amended passport?

Just send your passport plus marriage license and a check for I think it was about $10. Got it back in a matter of a couple of weeks.

There was a notation on the front page that told people to look on the back page because that's where the name change was.

Check on the passport webpage to get the exact things you need to do.

[irishnyc]

Why don't you just get an amended passport?

Just send your passport plus marriage license and a check for I think it was about $10. Got it back in a matter of a couple of weeks.

There was a notation on the front page that told people to look on the back page because that's where the name change was.

Check on the passport webpage to get the exact things you need to do.

 

They don't do amended passports anymore. They haven't for about 10 years.

[cruznlobo]

We just did my wife's in 2005.

Maybe they changed after that.

[ragethjj23]

I looked on the site and basically it is the full amount as there are only about 2 years left