GlitzyToes Posted October 16, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hello to All, We are going on our first cruise at the end of November. This is our first cruise and it's pretty last minute (booked it this week!) Anyways, our family won't have passports in time for the vacation. NCL said that travelling with our state issued birth certificates is acceptable but, I was wondering about booking excursions outside of NCL's offerings. I saw on this board about a day trip and the representative explained they don't require passports but that our cruise would? Are we limited to excursions we can book via NCL or will we be able to book other excursions and not have to show a passport to get through a customs point somewhere? Thank you for your kind help, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 16, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Where are you cruising? BC are ok for closed loop trips leaving the US and the only time your BCs are looked at is at check-in and US customs when you return. None of your ports of call care. Therefore you are free to take any excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted October 16, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2019 to get back on the ship at the port of call all you need is your ship card and sometimes a photo id like your driver license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted October 16, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) As long as everything goes ok, you will be fine, BUT if something goes wrong and you need to get home from a foreign country, you will wish you had a passport... you can easily get one by the end of November..I would pursue it. Edited October 16, 2019 by PTC DAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmartin Posted October 16, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2019 My son just got his first passport. Took only two weeks. So, if you’d feel better having them, you should have time. But the others and NCL are correct. If you’re leaving from and returning to the U.S., you’ll be ok with just the birth certificates for most ports on a closed loop cruise. There’s one port in the Caribbean that’s now requiring a passport but I don’t remember which port it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted October 16, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, rwmartin said: There’s one port in the Caribbean that’s now requiring a passport but I don’t remember which port it is. that port is Martinique https://cruiseradio.net/a-passport-is-now-required-to-visit-this-caribbean-island/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsavtechcruise Posted October 16, 2019 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Well boils down to where you sailing to and from closed loop starts stops same USA port than technically no passport needed any other cruise that that vists a foreign port or Canada and start one port ends another than you need passport now the technically if while in a foreign port anything happens you need our need to be flown home or fly to another port then guess what need passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motegi Posted October 16, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I'd suggest getting passports. It'll give you peace of mind in case something unforeseen occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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