Canadian Passport expiry

[RumAndCoconuts]

Hi Everyone,   

   I have booked a cruise out of Vancouver (local) to Alaska for the end of September. My Canadian passport expires in December. I was wanting to wait to renew it as they are rolling out a new format later this summer. 

 According to Homeland Security the requirement for Canadians is just that the passport is valid at the time of entry. No six month or 3 month minimum whatsoever.  What I need to know is if Royal Caribbean has their own rules on this. Their website says all foreign passports must be valid for six months. 

 I've heard contradicting reports.  I will renew early if I have to but would rather wait.

 Does anyone know definitively what Royal Caribbean will do? 

Thanks in advance 

[Ken at the beach]

2 hours ago, RumAndCoconuts said:

Hi Everyone,   

   I have booked a cruise out of Vancouver (local) to Alaska for the end of September. My Canadian passport expires in December. I was wanting to wait to renew it as they are rolling out a new format later this summer. 

 According to Homeland Security the requirement for Canadians is just that the passport is valid at the time of entry. No six month or 3 month minimum whatsoever.  What I need to know is if Royal Caribbean has their own rules on this. Their website says all foreign passports must be valid for six months. 

 I've heard contradicting reports.  I will renew early if I have to but would rather wait.

 Does anyone know definitively what Royal Caribbean will do? 

Thanks in advance 

We traveled in March and my wife's Canadian passport did not have 6 months left on it.  No issues. 

[RumAndCoconuts]

Was that with Royal Caribbean? This would be good news indeed! Thanks for responding

[Ken at the beach]

52 minutes ago, RumAndCoconuts said:

Was that with Royal Caribbean? This would be good news indeed! Thanks for responding

Yes it was Royal Caribbean.  Oasis

[Ferry_Watcher]

If I was checking you in for an Alaska cruise in Seattle, there would be no problem as long as your passport was still valid by the end of your cruise.

[RumAndCoconuts]

Thank you soooo much. It's hard to get an answer from the source. You'd think that would be the right place wouldn't you? Thanks so much to you both