Can you cruise without a passport?

Name: Can you cruise without a passport?
Uploaded: 2016-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Channel: Cruiseline.com - Videos
Description: While it's always safest to cruise with a passport, there's a surprising loophole that means you might not need one. Even if it's too late to get a passport in time for your vacation, you don't need a passport to cruise if you bring the proper documentation.

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Creator's Key Takeaways

While all cruise lines strongly recommend that you do travel with a passport, it turns out that you might not need one.

You can take a cruise without a passport if you one are an American citizen.

If you don't have both of these documents, you will not be allowed to board the ship. No exceptions.

Just because you can doesn't mean that we recommend it.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Bring an original or certified copy of a government-issued birth certificate with a raised seal and signature

✓Bring a laminated government photo ID

✓Get a passport if you have a couple months until your cruise

✓Check with your cruise line several months in advance if you are not a US citizen

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Not having a passport for a cruise — US citizens can use a birth certificate and photo ID for closed-loop Caribbean cruises, but getting a passport is strongly recommended

Questions This Creator Answers

QDo you need a passport to cruise?

QWhat documents are required to cruise without a passport?

QWhat happens if you miss the ship without a passport?

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While it's always safest to cruise with a passport, there's a surprising loophole that means you might not need one. Even if it's too late to get a passport in time for your vacation, you don't need a passport to cruise if you bring the proper documentation.