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Do you need more than a passport card for a quick cruise to the Bahamas?

Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:05 am
Posted by MightyYat
StB Garden District
Member since Jan 2009
25029 posts
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:05 am
My niece is taking a quick trip down there in a few months and I don’t see where she needs a book. The card should work for a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas right? Am I missing something?
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
56656 posts
Posted on 2/23/23 at 7:35 am to
No. You don't even need a passport card but that will suffice for cruising.
Posted by tokenasian37
Member since Aug 2007
959 posts
Posted on 2/23/23 at 6:54 pm to
If the cruise originates and ends at the same port in the US, most of the time, ID and birth certificate will do depending on the port of calls.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
44205 posts
Posted on 2/24/23 at 1:48 pm to
depends if it is a closed or open looped cruise, if closed (same depart/return port) no passport is needed
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73253 posts
Posted on 2/25/23 at 10:22 am to
Honestly it's dumb to go through the hassle of getting a passport and then only get the card. You should get the book and the card or just the book.

It is good for ten years. Though you only need a birth certificate for a cruse. Though having a passport makes disembarkation way faster in the US.
This post was edited on 2/25/23 at 10:23 am
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
1576 posts
Posted on 2/28/23 at 10:13 am to
Just went through this. Need only a valid ID and a photocopy of birth certificate.

Passport is very helpful on the extremely rare occasion of having to return home because you missed the ship/sick/injured etc.
Posted by Globetrotter747
Member since Sep 2017
5329 posts
Posted on 2/28/23 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

Honestly it's dumb to go through the hassle of getting a passport and then only get the card. You should get the book and the card or just the book.

I have both. If I’m in a civilized country and not going too far from my hotel I keep my PC in my wallet and leave my PB in the room.
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