OM234 Posted August 3, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have seen some comments about passports being returned and making sure to get copy of passport as they are taken of you on cruises? is this true? On Jewel of the Seas this Sunday August 7th 2016. not sure how comfortable i would be with someone else minding my passport? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifes-a-beach Posted August 3, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Not on any closed loop U.S. based cruise I've ever been on. In fact we never take them out of the safe until we get home. Edited August 3, 2016 by lifes-a-beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggfrmr Posted August 3, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Never heard of them being taken. Copies are always a good idea to take. Also leave a copy at home with someone who can get it to you if needed. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molsonschooner Posted August 3, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2016 not here in North America but I have heard that in some parts of the world the passports are taken from the passengers. I believe Turkey might be one of those places that do take the passport from the pasengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrac Posted August 3, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Did a repositioning on Quantum and they asked for passport at some point during the second segment and it was returned in Dubai. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom750 Posted August 3, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2016 When we were on the Holy Land cruise we submitted our passports the day before entering their waters and the day we arrived we all had to go for an interview with an Israeli agent. We got our passport back after the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 3, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2016 We did the Singapore-Shanghai on Mariner and our passport's were taken away when we boarded....and returned to us the night before we ported in Vietnam...that may have had something to do with RCI obtaining our Vietnam visa's for passengers. That's the only cruise that it's happened to us personally but have heard there are other international itineraries where passports are taken....this shouldn't be of any concern to you..it's just policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted August 3, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 3, 2016 We did a B2B2B from LA around the horn to NYC. Our passports were taken in LA before embarking the ship and returned back to us in Barbados.........we had 3 sea days left to NYC. So pretty much Central and South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miryam1234 Posted August 3, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 3, 2016 They took ALL passports, including EU citizens, Jewel at boarding last week which was new. Explanation was "immigration reasons". We went from Rome to Greece and Turkey. Got ours back after last stop. They set table on each floor. I did get both of ours, without my husband being present, but I cannot be sure if it was just because the person delivering the passports was the Diamond concierge who knew who we were. I saw at least two persons collecting theirs on the guest service line on the morning of departure. Then again, nobody asked for any kind proof of identification at any port. You only needed your seapass card. We did carry our driver's licenses with us just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted August 3, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 3, 2016 is this true? On Jewel of the Seas this Sunday August 7th 2016. not sure how comfortable i would be with someone else minding my passport? :confused: Yes - it depends on your itinerary. And just for the record, I don't think anyone is comfortable surrendering their passport but if it is required you really don't have much say in the matter. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 3, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have seen some comments about passports being returned and making sure to get copy of passport as they are taken of you on cruises? is this true? On Jewel of the Seas this Sunday August 7th 2016. not sure how comfortable i would be with someone else minding my passport? :confused: No it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted August 3, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 3, 2016 It depends on the countries visited. We have had to turn ours in two or three times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted August 3, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Not when leaving from a U.S. port and returning back to a U.S. port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awestover89 Posted August 3, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 3, 2016 On Radiance Alaska Southbound in June they took all non-US passports at boarding and there was a line of people waiting to pick them up when we docked in Vancouver. Not sure why, but they did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxatsea Posted August 3, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 3, 2016 On our recent Around the Horn cruise from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso on Rhapsody, they took our passports at checkin before boarding the ship and returned them about two days before Valparaiso. We are U.S. citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted August 3, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) They will take yours as you are starting in Italy and you will be stopping in Kusadasi, Turkey and they need to present them to authorities. They did the same for us on that itinerary. Make a copy before you board. Edit: I just noticed you are an EU passenger. I was speaking for US passengers. Edited August 3, 2016 by PCWalton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattInFLL Posted August 3, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Make a copy and make sure someone at home has a copy and also take a good picture of the details page and keep in your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted August 3, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 3, 2016 During our Transpacific cruise we had to surrender our Passports to RCCL upon re entering the ship after our last Port before our 5 day crossing to Lahaina. They were returned to us while going through Immigration at Lahaina as this was our first US Port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekzaadvakil Posted August 3, 2016 #19 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Pretty much had our passports taken away on all 6 of our cruises. No problem, they give you a receipt which you have to present to Guest Services on a particular day and get your passport back. I put this receipt safely in our cabin safe and its never taken more than 3 minutes to get our passports back. I've noticed small immigration like stamps with a ship logo on our passport pages which explains why they require the passports. Note: This is for our Indian Passports. On our last cruise (Alaska), DW's uncle was traveling with us and he is has a New Zealand Passport which was not taken from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miryam1234 Posted August 3, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 3, 2016 No it is not. Well, you are wrong. It is indeed true on Jewel, in Europe, on some cruises. ALL passports were taken away during Jewel July 24-31 cruise. Including our Finnish EU passports, which was new to us. We've done similar route twice (2013 and 2015) when they did not take EU passports, just everybody else's. OP is cruising next Sunday on Jewel in Europe. So if the cruise goes out of EU area, cruise line needs to have the passports for immigration. so, as Langley cruiser stated, it depends on the cruise. For OP, most probably YES, it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted August 3, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 3, 2016 First of all, yes, there are many itineraries on which they will take your passport and not return it until the end of the cruise or until after certain ports. (none of those itineraries are in the Caribbean, or in North America) It is for reasons of expediting immigration procedures. If the ship has everyone's passports, then ship's staff can handle the local immigration officers who come on board for that purpose. The alternative is having EVERYONE line up every time you hit a new country. Yuck. The first time I had to do it, I was uncomfortable, but understood the reason once explained to me. :) Funny story: On the infamous Mariner of the Seas Around the Horn cruise (Gigi: are you reading this? DRINK UP! ;) ), they took everyone's passport at check-in, and gave a receipt. I, however, did not know this, because they didn't take mine. I didn't see them doing this. I just checked in, got my passport back, and boarded the ship, going my merry way. Several days later, some of us were drinking and chatting, and someone mentioned the passport thing. I said, "What? No one took my passport. It's in my cabin safe." So I skipped up to Deck 9, got my passport, and took it down to Guest Services. I got SUCH a blank look when I tried to turn it in. She had to call the GS Manager, who accepted the passport without much ado, and without questioning me at all. (nor did I get a receipt, but that didn't matter. I got my passport back at the end anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencruise Posted August 3, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have seen some comments about passports being returned and making sure to get copy of passport as they are taken of you on cruises? is this true? On Jewel of the Seas this Sunday August 7th 2016. not sure how comfortable i would be with someone else minding my passport? :confused: Presumably you have an EU passport and are sailing out of Civitavechia, if that is the case no I don't believe they take them, we sailed out of Venice and Barcelona in May and June this year visiting Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, France and Turkey and our passports remained in our stateroom safe the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted August 3, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 3, 2016 When we cruised to Antartica from Argentina they took our US passports and gave us a copy. Passports were returned later in cruise. I seem to recall on Baltic cruise they took them or we had to show them in Russia. I have a copy I carry with me and also have copy at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativetexan Posted August 3, 2016 #24 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Suggest keeping a copy with you and scanning so you have a soft copy to access. I generally email the scans to my own email. Just easy to access. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted August 3, 2016 #25 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Yes - it depends on your itinerary. And just for the record, I don't think anyone is comfortable surrendering their passport but if it is required you really don't have much say in the matter. :o You are correct, it depends on the itinerary. And in this day and age, it also may depend on how high the security level is in ports of call. And you are also correct -- you don't have anything to say in the matter. :) Our passports have been taken twice -- on the Mariner 46-night Around the Horn itinerary that Merion Mom mentioned, and on the Radiance southbound transpacific to Australia. Edited August 3, 2016 by travelgoddess1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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