believe123 Posted September 15, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Good morning, we are sailing MSC for the first time next month. When I booked it on their website it didn’t give me the option to put in our middle names. I called MSC and they said they would add it. They did but then when we got our e-tickets it still didn’t have our middle names. I called back and they reissued them but it still didn’t have our middle names. I know it needs to match our passports. My question is did this happen to anyone else and you didn’t have any issues boarding? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Morgsmom Posted September 15, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2022 In the list of things that'd I would be concerned about this would rank a firm 99 out of 100. MSC has many more issues than this 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted September 15, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just checked as I suppose it was nothing I paid attention to before - our middle names are not on our cruise docs/tickets. I would suggest they have never been. Not an issue. 5 hours ago, believe123 said: Good morning, we are sailing MSC for the first time next month. When I booked it on their website it didn’t give me the option to put in our middle names. I called MSC and they said they would add it. They did but then when we got our e-tickets it still didn’t have our middle names. I called back and they reissued them but it still didn’t have our middle names. I know it needs to match our passports. My question is did this happen to anyone else and you didn’t have any issues boarding? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paphillyguy Posted September 15, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2022 We never had ours included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted September 15, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just got off the Divina today with no middle name listed. Not an issue. Bret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsc500 Posted September 16, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Sailed on MSC and various cruise lines in the States and in Europe and my husband did not have his middle name on any travel documents even though it is on his passport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe123 Posted September 16, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thanks so much, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetoz Posted November 13, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Hello believe123, I have similar situation. Can you please confirm if you encountered any issue regarding missing middle name when boarding your msc cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riredsox Posted November 13, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 9/15/2022 at 11:44 AM, Morgsmom said: In the list of things that'd I would be concerned about this would rank a firm 99 out of 100. MSC has many more issues than this 🙂 I went through a huge hassle because of this. Name didn’t match my passport. So yes it could be a problem ranking at a firm 1 if they don’t let you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riredsox Posted November 13, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 9/15/2022 at 10:36 AM, believe123 said: Good morning, we are sailing MSC for the first time next month. When I booked it on their website it didn’t give me the option to put in our middle names. I called MSC and they said they would add it. They did but then when we got our e-tickets it still didn’t have our middle names. I called back and they reissued them but it still didn’t have our middle names. I know it needs to match our passports. My question is did this happen to anyone else and you didn’t have any issues boarding? Thanks in advance. I finally put my middle name as part of my first name. That is how I got around it. It took many tries (MSC customer service not the best) but finally got it done. I couldn’t check it till I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielle Posted February 5 #11 Share Posted February 5 Similar situation. I called MSC and they said they would add it. They did but the e-tickets still didn’t have the middle name. I called back and they reissued them but it still didn’t have the middle name. I called back and they said it's not a problem if the middle name it's not on the e-ticket. I know it needs to match the passport. Did this happen to anyone else and you didn’t have any issues boarding? Or should I call for the 4 time? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruisingkitty Posted February 5 #12 Share Posted February 5 57 minutes ago, bielle said: Similar situation. I called MSC and they said they would add it. They did but the e-tickets still didn’t have the middle name. I called back and they reissued them but it still didn’t have the middle name. I called back and they said it's not a problem if the middle name it's not on the e-ticket. I know it needs to match the passport. Did this happen to anyone else and you didn’t have any issues boarding? Or should I call for the 4 time? Thanks. This is exactly what happened to me. I did print out the booking confirmation which DID show the middle names correctly, but no matter how many times I called, or had them re-send the boarding passes, it just would not reflect the middle names. I am happy to report it was not an issue checking in or boarding 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted February 5 #13 Share Posted February 5 Not had a problem with this across several cruise lines. If your middle name is listed then it needs to match your passport, but not had any issues with it not being listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted February 5 #14 Share Posted February 5 I never had a problem with not using my middle name, even though it's on my passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielle Posted February 5 #15 Share Posted February 5 Thanks a lot, everyone! I`ll print out the booking confirmation and 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare alserrod Posted February 6 #16 Share Posted February 6 Hello: We live in a very global world and let me suggest that you think globally for first and last names. I suggest that all names be in a single record and all surnames in a single record every time you go on a cruise (or travel abroad) Whoever has first name and middle name will get used to writing them in different fields. However, in places where there is no middle name, how do they do it? Or is there no possibility at all? I give an example: Andrew John Ridgeley 1st name: Andrew Middle name: John Surname: Ridgeley If the database works like this, perfect. But if the database works in mode Name + Surname clearly 1st name = Name, Surname = Surname and the Middle Name is completely lost. What is the solution? 1st name: Andrew John Middle name: ****** Surname: Ridgeley and be assured that your name will appear everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleherdl Posted February 6 #17 Share Posted February 6 Just use you passport First Name and Passport Last name. When your passport is scanned at boarding your full passport name will be put on the manifest for the cruise. What you put in the booking will be overwritten. Your cruise card will be printed with the booking name. It will not be a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare alserrod Posted February 6 #18 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, kelleherdl said: Just use you passport First Name and Passport Last name. When your passport is scanned at boarding your full passport name will be put on the manifest for the cruise. What you put in the booking will be overwritten. Your cruise card will be printed with the booking name. It will not be a problem. Hi, in my passport I have: - Name - First surname - Second surname It comes from having both parents names (my second surname is my mother's first surname, my daughters have as surnames my first one and my wife's first one). If my passport is scanned I am absolutely sure second surname information will be lost. For those reasons, cruise company wrote my full name as name = Name surname = first surname + second surname (and so did with all my family) Local police do not bother in those cases. They know it is the only way not to be crazy in any other corner of the world. For other purposes they fill always both ones separately. For the same reason I recommend to write "First name + middle name" as name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddcan Posted February 9 #19 Share Posted February 9 I have the same issue. My passport has my full name , but there is no section for "middle name" it just says "surname" and "given names". So, my middle name is there with my first name. But, on the MSC booking, it just has my first name. We've sailed 14 times before, and never had an issue. BUT, I went to do the online checkin for our cruise next month, and it scanned my passport, but gave me an error that the document doesn't match the reservation. Can I just skip the online check in and just show up at the port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted February 10 #20 Share Posted February 10 On 9/16/2022 at 8:26 AM, gsc500 said: Sailed on MSC and various cruise lines in the States and in Europe and my husband did not have his middle name on any travel documents even though it is on his passport... Well, it is not totally. The machine readable part of your passport does not include middle names. And a first name “Mary-Jane” is written as Maryjane. A missing middle name is never a problem, no matter if airline or cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielle Posted February 11 #21 Share Posted February 11 On 2/9/2024 at 11:14 PM, Toddcan said: I have the same issue. My passport has my full name , but there is no section for "middle name" it just says "surname" and "given names". So, my middle name is there with my first name. But, on the MSC booking, it just has my first name. We've sailed 14 times before, and never had an issue. BUT, I went to do the online checkin for our cruise next month, and it scanned my passport, but gave me an error that the document doesn't match the reservation. Can I just skip the online check in and just show up at the port? I checked in on the PC and not on the app. I entered all the data manually. I'll be boarding in a week, I'll let you know how it went with the middle name issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielle Posted February 12 #22 Share Posted February 12 On 2/10/2024 at 9:22 AM, perakcruiser said: Well, it is not totally. The machine readable part of your passport does not include middle names. And a first name “Mary-Jane” is written as Maryjane. A missing middle name is never a problem, no matter if airline or cruise line. The machine readable part of my passport does include the middle name. Last name<<name<middle name<<<<<< 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielle Posted May 12 #23 Share Posted May 12 We had no problem with the missing middle name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted May 12 #24 Share Posted May 12 On 2/6/2024 at 4:54 AM, alserrod said: I give an example: Andrew John Ridgeley 1st name: Andrew Middle name: John Surname: Ridgeley How did I not notice that we have an actual celebrity on the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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