TNCruzer56 Posted August 21, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I`ve heard this, but they give it to you, to go into Croatia. Yes/No? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancer Bob Posted August 21, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2015 If the local law requires you to carry your passport, then they will send you a letter advising when to pick it up. I believe this is the case in Croatia. If I recall correctly, non-EU passports are then turned back in prior to the next EU port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFido Posted August 22, 2015 #3 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They keep your passport, even in Croatia, unless you specifically request to have it, which I did in Dubrovnik on my last cruise (I was considering going to Bosnia-Herzegovina - which is very close - but I later changed my mind). There was an exception: if you're on the Mediterranea and you go on the Medjugorje excursion in Split, you will need your passport because you will travel to Medjugorje by bus (which is in Bosnia-Herzegovina), spend the night there and rejoin the cruise in Kotor, Montenegro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCruzer56 Posted August 22, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted August 22, 2015 So the answer is Yes they hold it during the duration of the cruise? Do you have to surrender it and when/where? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFido Posted August 22, 2015 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Yes, in Europe they hold it for the duration of the cruise and yes you have to surrender it when you embark (as soon as you physically get on the ship, someone takes your passport). They do that in hotels too, sometimes. This may only apply to non-Schengen residents though, and only when traveling between Schengen countries and non-Schengen countries within Europe, but I'm not quite sure about that. I believe it has something to do with certain immigration requirements that would be way too difficult to meet for the ship if they didn't have all the passports in their possession at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orientalsue Posted August 24, 2015 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2015 why do they hold your passport, do they have the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.M.T. Posted August 24, 2015 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2015 why do they hold your passport, do they have the right? They have every right, this is done on behalf of immigration services in various countries. The ship & passengers are cleared en-block. Otherwise you would have to stand in line to get individual clearance to enter the county as in like entering USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salve Posted August 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2015 why do they hold your passport, do they have the right? I'm from the U.S. and they hold our passports depending on the itinerary. Never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFido Posted August 27, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2015 As I mentioned before in this thread, you can ask to have it during the cruise (if you're planning on using it while docked) and I think they have to give it to you. I'm not sure what would happen if you refused to give it to them, or if you asked to have it back during the cruise without a specific reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salve Posted August 28, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 28, 2015 As I mentioned before in this thread, you can ask to have it during the cruise (if you're planning on using it while docked) and I think they have to give it to you. I'm not sure what would happen if you refused to give it to them, or if you asked to have it back during the cruise without a specific reason. I believe if you hold it you must be available at anytime to meet with any countries immigration officers when they clear the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomvet Posted August 28, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I don't understand why they hold your passports if your cruise is entirely within the Schengen area e.g.one that visits France, Spain and Italy. You clear immigration and border protection at the embarkation port's airport and you are then free to move between the Schengen area countries with out any checks - so if a ship as left Marseille and sails to Genoa - Italian border officials will not come on board - no more so than they would if you drove between the two countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.M.T. Posted August 28, 2015 #12 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Does it really matter if they hold your passport or not. Main thing is you are on the ship cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daprisse Posted September 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 1, 2015 On Costa Mediterranea they didn't keep our passports. They just checked the passport during the embarkation but they didn't keep it. Gesendet von meinem LG-H440n mit Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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