Passport for Cruising?
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 | BLOG, Cruises | No Comments
So you think you can’t go on a cruise because you don’t have a passport. Well, here’s the scoop.
You do not need a passport to cruise from and return to the same US cruise port. You also do not need a passport if you cruise from and return to San Juan, Puerto Rico. If you leave one US cruise port, like Miami, and return to another, like Los Angeles, perhaps on a Panama Canal cruise, you will need a passport.
It is advisable to have a passport when cruising in case of an emergency. Let’s say you get hurt on one of the shore trips and need to come home for medical attention that is not available where you are located, well then you can have a problem getting back into the United States. Even if you’re on an Alaksa cruise, you may have to return from Canada, so this is a good rule of thumb for Caribbean or Alsaska cruises. Not a good situation to be in. So even though a passport is not needed, it is a very good idea to get one anyway. For $135 a passport is good for 10 years, just $13.50 year! Now that’s one deal that’s really too good to pass up.
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