vision14k Posted January 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Has anyone obtained a passport or renewed their passport within 14 days of their cruise using the urgent travel (non-emergency) service? Would a cruise to the Bahamas qualify to use this service or does it have to be an international flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted January 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) You do know that US citizens don't need a passport for a closed circuit cruise to the Bahamas. If you need to renew a passport you have to send in your old one (can't do the emergency route with the online application) or your birth certificate for a new one. I don't see anything on the state department site defining "Urgent Foreign Travel" but you need to call them to schedule an appointment at a passport agency and then get to the agency. We just renewed our passports and were planning on using birth certificates for a cruise in February if they didn't arrive on time. It took 7 weeks exactly from when they received our applications on Nov 8. Probably half of the folks cruising these days use birth certificates. Edited January 6, 2023 by LeeW more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted January 6, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Worst case you can use your birth certificate for a cruise to Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cello56 Posted January 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Naturalized American Citizens cannot use their foreign birth certificates for cruise travel. They need to have a passport or use their naturalization certificate for sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirap Posted January 6, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, cello56 said: Naturalized American Citizens cannot use their foreign birth certificates for cruise travel. They need to have a passport or use their naturalization certificate for sailing. Not true. My DIL went on a cruise with us over thanksgiving and only needed her Texas drivers license and her birth certificate from Belize. They never asked for her green card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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