ZoeyVictoria Posted May 26, 2023 #51 Share Posted May 26, 2023 One more place to look - Years ago, I thought I lost my DL while on a cruise. The next time I prepared to cruise, I was counting one-dollar bills in a bank envelope to see how many I had left, and my license slid out of the stack. Do you have a stack of cash somewhere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 26, 2023 #52 Share Posted May 26, 2023 2 hours ago, FionaMG said: The chocolate chip cheesecake recipe sounds interesting 😂 I just hope one doesn't find a missing driver's license baked inside. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessejo Posted May 27, 2023 #53 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Is there a way to check the terminal where you checked in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted May 27, 2023 #54 Share Posted May 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Another_Critic said: Notes are saved in iCloud (accessible with an internet connection). 🙂 Or another device on the same iCloud account. Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted May 27, 2023 #55 Share Posted May 27, 2023 1 hour ago, ZoeyVictoria said: One more place to look - Years ago, I thought I lost my DL while on a cruise. The next time I prepared to cruise, I was counting one-dollar bills in a bank envelope to see how many I had left, and my license slid out of the stack. Do you have a stack of cash somewhere? Also check your spouses wallet. I sometimes put my wife’s license in my wallet for convenience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tennislvr8 Posted May 27, 2023 #56 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Last summer when 8 of cruised out of Bayonne, 4 of us had a passport 4 had a DL. When disembarked the didn't do face recognition or check anything via customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted May 27, 2023 #57 Share Posted May 27, 2023 1 minute ago, tennislvr8 said: Last summer when 8 of cruised out of Bayonne, 4 of us had a passport 4 had a DL. When disembarked the didn't do face recognition or check anything via customs. I'm going to assume that your last port was a US port and you did immigration there (or on the ship). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayportkat Posted May 27, 2023 #58 Share Posted May 27, 2023 I am sure you probably checked, but often the mat in the safe lifts up-May want to check under there. Also, maybe in with the grandkids documents? Maybe it got folded in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted May 27, 2023 #59 Share Posted May 27, 2023 I forgot to bring my DL with me in Bermuda, and had left both my passport and DL in the ship safe. I only had my seacard. I picked up my 3 year old and stood behind my husband, who handed over his DL and all the seacards, and in the chaos of the five of us plus two grandmas checking through, they didn't realize I didn't have my DL. So maybe carry a grandkid (if they're small enough and you can) and hopefully customs will just wave you through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 27, 2023 #60 Share Posted May 27, 2023 6 hours ago, kitkat343 said: I forgot to bring my DL with me in Bermuda, and had left both my passport and DL in the ship safe. I only had my seacard. I picked up my 3 year old and stood behind my husband, who handed over his DL and all the seacards, and in the chaos of the five of us plus two grandmas checking through, they didn't realize I didn't have my DL. So maybe carry a grandkid (if they're small enough and you can) and hopefully customs will just wave you through. I've seen ports that want DL's with sepasses let people through with just a seapass. A guy in front of us in April (can't remember which port but Caribbean) said he only had his seapass with him. They told him he could go through but he needed to have his ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted May 27, 2023 #61 Share Posted May 27, 2023 18 hours ago, Mikew0805 said: I thought that was for Passport holders only. No - - my sister recently used facial recognition and she had boarded with a birth certificate. This was at Bayonne. Katherine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jean87510 Posted May 27, 2023 #62 Share Posted May 27, 2023 8 hours ago, kitkat343 said: I forgot to bring my DL with me in Bermuda, and had left both my passport and DL in the ship safe. I only had my seacard. I picked up my 3 year old and stood behind my husband, who handed over his DL and all the seacards, and in the chaos of the five of us plus two grandmas checking through, they didn't realize I didn't have my DL. So maybe carry a grandkid (if they're small enough and you can) and hopefully customs will just wave you through. you were lucky. Back in 2018 my husband had my driver's license with him when he was getting gas for our scooter to return it. They would not let me through. I then remembered I had a copy of my DL on my phone and they let me through. The phone DL worked in 2 ports in AK as well last year. We always have passports as they are good to have and worth the extra expense. Plus no anxiety or wondering. And good for 10 years. The expense is about $13 a year. Good worry free investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tennislvr8 Posted May 27, 2023 #63 Share Posted May 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Another_Critic said: I'm going to assume that your last port was a US port and you did immigration there (or on the ship). Nope we started and ended in NJ. I thought it was strange. I even asked the lady directing us away from customs did we have to stop, she said nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted May 27, 2023 #64 Share Posted May 27, 2023 1 minute ago, tennislvr8 said: Nope we started and ended in NJ. I thought it was strange. I even asked the lady directing us away from customs did we have to stop, she said nope. But was your last port call before returning to NJ a US port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tennislvr8 Posted May 27, 2023 #65 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Just now, Another_Critic said: But was your last port call before returning to NJ a US port? Nope, we went to port canaveral, coco cay then Nassau or Nassau then coco cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted May 27, 2023 #66 Share Posted May 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: But was your last port call before returning to NJ a US port? They do Port Canaveral first to avoid having to do immigration in Florida. One sailing had Miami as a port of call after the Bahamas and did immigration there and it was a nightmare. People were in the terminal and outside in line for hours as they tried to clear the ship. They have changed the order of ports that have a Miami stop now to be before the Bahamas to avoid immigration in Miami now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted May 27, 2023 #67 Share Posted May 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said: They do Port Canaveral first to avoid having to do immigration in Florida. One sailing had Miami as a port of call after the Bahamas and did immigration there and it was a nightmare. People were in the terminal and outside in line for hours as they tried to clear the ship. They have changed the order of ports that have a Miami stop now to be before the Bahamas to avoid immigration in Miami now. We had to do immigration at PC (after Bahamas stop) on Grandeur in Nov 2019 and Feb 2020. Long wait for people that wanted to return to the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikew0805 Posted May 27, 2023 #68 Share Posted May 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Lady Hudson said: No - - my sister recently used facial recognition and she had boarded with a birth certificate. This was at Bayonne. Katherine Good to know. I have assumed incorrectly for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 27, 2023 #69 Share Posted May 27, 2023 46 minutes ago, tennislvr8 said: Nope we started and ended in NJ. I thought it was strange. I even asked the lady directing us away from customs did we have to stop, she said nope. That happens occasionally when they don't have enough CPB officers to work or they don't have facial recognition set up. We've been waved through 2 or 3 times out of 35 cruises. We were even waved through at Dulles one time returning from Nassau, but we were on a charter flight with my husband's company (intel community contractor). So, everyone on the flight was known and no one could book it that weren't already booked to travel through the TA they used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneybabe Posted May 27, 2023 Author #70 Share Posted May 27, 2023 *UPDATE* I’m home! License never found. Thanks for the suggestions on places to look. Requested early luggage tags from guest services so we could get off earlier to start whatever process awaited us in the morning. Happy to say it was a short easy process to get off the ship. When they scanned my sea pass card we were instructed to wait for a ship’s officer. We waited off to the side for about 10 minutes and were then escorted to the luggage area then to the customs checkpoint. The ship’s officer requested a custom’s agent to escort us to a side room. The agent went through the family’s documents then questioned each child about their names and birthdates. She was very pleasant. We started leaving the ship at 7:50 and were in our car by 8:20 Smooth easy process!😀 26 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted May 27, 2023 #71 Share Posted May 27, 2023 17 hours ago, topnole said: This is a good back up plan unless your phone gets lost with your other stuff. Years back the recommended approach was to email all of this to yourself so it could retrieved anywhere you could access your email. Not sure if that is deemed too much of a security hazard now, but the point remains it is wise to have such back up stay accessible from anywhere and not just your own phone. I have all my personal documents loaded to a business cloud account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted May 27, 2023 #72 Share Posted May 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, disneybabe said: *UPDATE* I’m home! License never found. Thanks for the suggestions on places to look. Requested early luggage tags from guest services so we could get off earlier to start whatever process awaited us in the morning. Happy to say it was a short easy process to get off the ship. When they scanned my sea pass card we were instructed to wait for a ship’s officer. We waited off to the side for about 10 minutes and were then escorted to the luggage area then to the customs checkpoint. The ship’s officer requested a custom’s agent to escort us to a side room. The agent went through the family’s documents then questioned each child about their names and birthdates. She was very pleasant. We started leaving the ship at 7:50 and were in our car by 8:20 Smooth easy process!😀 Thanks for the update. So happy all went smoothly for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted May 27, 2023 #73 Share Posted May 27, 2023 1 hour ago, disneybabe said: *UPDATE* I’m home! License never found. Thanks for the suggestions on places to look. Requested early luggage tags from guest services so we could get off earlier to start whatever process awaited us in the morning. Happy to say it was a short easy process to get off the ship. When they scanned my sea pass card we were instructed to wait for a ship’s officer. We waited off to the side for about 10 minutes and were then escorted to the luggage area then to the customs checkpoint. The ship’s officer requested a custom’s agent to escort us to a side room. The agent went through the family’s documents then questioned each child about their names and birthdates. She was very pleasant. We started leaving the ship at 7:50 and were in our car by 8:20 Smooth easy process!😀 Just a gentle suggestion that you get a passport for future travel. It really is the best form of ID. Glad everything was resolved easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted May 27, 2023 #74 Share Posted May 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, joeyancho said: Just a gentle suggestion that you get a passport for future travel. It really is the best form of ID. Unless ... you lose it. 😄 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted May 27, 2023 #75 Share Posted May 27, 2023 48 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: Unless ... you lose it. 😄 True dat. But a passport is a bit harder to lose than a driver's license, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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