Do you need passport to get off boat and back on?

[DimSum]

We will be cruising in the Bahamas. We are US citizens and we travel with our passports all the time. Do we need a passport to re-board the ship? We were not sure what is the procedure for getting off and on the ship.

 

TIA

[Turtles06]

We were in Nassau three weeks ago on the Gem. All you will need is your sea pass card and a photo id. (Our passports stayed locked in the cabin safe.)

 

Have a great trip!

[JohnIreland]

Photo ID is all that is needed. They do check it in Nassau.

[DimSum]

How about children? They don't have a government issued photo ID.

 

Thanks!

[vicocala]

While I have never needed it in Nassau I always take my passport with me when visiting another country. I have nightmare visions of getting hurt or missing the ship for some reason and not having official documents to get back home.

[Sauer-kraut]

How about children? They don't have a government issued photo ID.

 

Thanks!

 

Under 16's don't need a photo ID

[pisenor]

I always photocopy our passports before we leave home and use this as our photo ID for re-boarding the ship. That way there is no risk of losing an official ID, be it a passport or driver's license. I would rather risk losing a piece of paper than our actual ID. A piece of paper is cheaper and much easier to replace than a government ID. We have never been questioned about the copy at any port we have visited.

[fshagan]

We have a photocopy of our passports in our wallet, but never carry them ashore in a foreign land. They are prized by the thieves and Nassau (with all the violent crime there) is the last place I would carry it!

 

On our stops there, NCL required the ship card and a photo ID, but kids did not require anything other than their parent and their ship card.

[newmexicoNita]

We will be cruising in the Bahamas. We are US citizens and we travel with our passports all the time. Do we need a passport to re-board the ship? We were not sure what is the procedure for getting off and on the ship.

 

TIA

 

normally all you need is your cabin key card and a photo Id. If it would make you feel better, you might want to have a photocopy of your passport, but we never take our passports out of the safe while we are cruising.

Edited May 31, 2015 by newmexicoNita

[Smellytoes]

My 18 yo DD doesn't have her drivers license yet. Would a school issued photo id be acceptable? I don't want her to have to carry her passport with her.

[sparks1093]

My 18 yo DD doesn't have her drivers license yet. Would a school issued photo id be acceptable? I don't want her to have to carry her passport with her.

 

I believe that it will work as I have heard of others using them.

Edited May 31, 2015 by sparks1093