raina*faith Posted January 18, 2007 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I apologize if this question has been asked before, but do kids under 17 need to have a passport? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwr cruiser Posted January 18, 2007 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2007 They sure do. Even infants need pasports. We have just embarked on a journey to get them. Might I say it is a journey! LOL Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raina*faith Posted January 18, 2007 Author #3 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks! There's so much conflicting info on this site! I did a search and came up with like "10 thousand hits"!!! Just on Passports! Passport office Here we come!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foneguy Posted January 19, 2007 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2007 http://http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20070117/ap_tr_ge/passports_air_travel follow this link, pass ports are recommended in most cases, caribean cruises, not needed but flying in or out of the us they are needed. i bought my 2 kids teirs just for the ease of traveling on the cuises and to canada. i hope the link helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnonrev Posted January 19, 2007 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2007 http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html I always say get it from the horses month! Ginny hope this helps we are new to this also. Oh and I did not read and know that they keep your birth certificate that day and send back with your passport so do not freak out like i did:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted January 19, 2007 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2007 http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html I always say get it from the horses month! Ginny hope this helps we are new to this also. Oh and I did not read and know that they keep your birth certificate that day and send back with your passport so do not freak out like i did:eek: I was about to suggest you go to the official website. One important thing to know is that both parents need to go in person with the child to the passport office. Many post offices will take your application...this info will be on the above link. Be sure to allow a few months as this will save you the expedition fee. Passports for children under a certain age are good for five years. I would suggest asking your Auto Club office or checking with a local drug store or Walmart to see if they take the photos as this will be cheaper than having the post office clerk take them (about half the cost). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benolathe Posted January 19, 2007 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I would suggest asking your Auto Club office or checking with a local drug store or Walmart to see if they take the photos as this will be cheaper than having the post office clerk take them (about half the cost). You can get passport photos at Office Depot for $7.50. Also, we have gotten them at the Target portrait studio. That was 10 years ago, and I don't remember/know the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrose Posted January 19, 2007 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Oh, we went to walmart to get the baby's pic taken, and they couldn't do it--could not get close enough to fill the frame properly and focus at the same time... they said, "You have to go to the passport office to get it done". Passport office said, "We don't do babies. You have to go to Evergreen to get that done." I said, "No I don't. Try.' They got it right on the first shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raina*faith Posted January 19, 2007 Author #9 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks everyone for you input and help on this! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinmama06 Posted January 20, 2007 #10 Share Posted January 20, 2007 And did you see how much they cost. :eek: That was the biggest shock to me. (16 years & older) Passport Fee/Security Fees $67.00 (made payable to U.S. Department of State) Execution Fee $30.00 (made payable to City Treasurer) TOTAL - $97.00 Child (15 years & younger) Passport Fee/Security Fees $52.00 (made payable to U.S. Department of State) Execution Fee $30.00 (made payable to City Treasurer) TOTAL - $82.00 AND you have to pay the post office $12 each for a photo. So if you are like me and have a family of 4 with 2 kids under 15, our total is going to be $406 to get passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workinmom3 Posted February 20, 2007 #11 Share Posted February 20, 2007 It does really add to the cost of your cruise. We also are a family of 4. My daughter will turn 16 in Sept. We are cruising in Oct, so I figure I will start the passport process sometime in June. It will also be cheaper for hers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt32703 Posted February 20, 2007 #12 Share Posted February 20, 2007 If you have a digital camera and photo software that will allow you to crop a picture to a certain size (in this case 2 x 2) you can take your own passport pics and print them yourself. I did the photos for our passports and they were fine. This instructions are at the passpoort website. I am pretty sure you can take the photos on your digital camera and take them to one of those print it yourself machines and do passport photos that way. If you are looking at $12 per person x 4 people for photos .... this could probably save $40-$45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmore42 Posted February 22, 2007 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2007 My wife and I are taking our 11 & 13 yr old daughters next week (Feb. 26) on the Carnival Imagination. We were scheduled to be on the Fantasy on February 10th, but that was cancelled due to the ship being hit. I called Carnival directly for an answer in regards to them needing a passport before the trip on the Fantasy. (My wife and I have one) According to Carnival, they will not need one to cruise, leaving from an American port. Air travel has different rules, which may cause the confusion. We needed to have a certified copy of their birth certificate to get on the ship. At the ports, they only need the sail & sign card to re board the ship. The person at Carnival did say that these requirements may change, but that is what it is now. We did go through security procedures boarding the Fantasy and had no issues. I believe the requirements for children 16+ are different, but just wanted to share my expierence with our current family situation. Hope it helps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwr cruiser Posted February 22, 2007 #14 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Personally I would get a passport. What if by chance someone in your party gets sick and ends up in the hospital and needs to fly home? Then what? It would be hard to enter the US without a valid passport. It could happen that the cruise could be cut short for some other reason too. I wouldn't want to chance it. Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrose Posted February 23, 2007 #15 Share Posted February 23, 2007 We just got back, and while we had passports and permission to travel documents for all minors, it turned out that Celebrity's rules about parents traveling with a minor are a little different from the air travel rules. While air travel requires that if a parent is traveling with a minor without the other parent, they must have a permission from the other parent, notarized, to take the child out of the country, the cruise ship really couldn't care less--they just required that one parent be with the child. This may vary from agent to agent, I'm guessing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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