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We offer the best service available. It is currently against regulations to
offer a discount on cruises, so one main difference you will find with us is the
service you receive. Personal touches:
We will notify you if the cruise line offers a reduced price after
you have made your reservation.
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We can often give advice on travel locations based on our own experience.
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Travel
Requirements
June 1, 2009
Beginning June 1, 2009, the passport requirement will be extended to include all land
border crossings and sea travel to or from the above-mentioned destinations.
There are a few notable exceptions pertaining to land and sea border crossings:
U.S. citizens on cruises that begin and end in the same U.S. port and travel to destinations
in Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, the Bahamas or Bermuda will be able to re-enter the U.S. with
proof of citizenship other than a passport or passport card, such as a birth certificate and
government-issued photo ID. Passports will be required for cruises that begin in one U.S. port
and end in another.
A new, lower-cost alternative to the passport, called a passport card, will be acceptable for
entries into the U.S. by land or sea. Compared to passports, which cost $100 for first-time
applicants ($85 for children), passport cards cost just $45 ($35 for children). The passport
card will not be acceptable for air travel.
For more information about passport cards, click here to visit the passport card section of the
U.S. Department of State's Web site.
Children under the age of 16 who are citizens of the U.S. or Canada will be exempt from the
passport requirement for land and sea border crossings when the rule goes into effect. In lieu
of a passport, children will be able to continue to use a birth certificate as proof of
citizenship for entry into the U.S. by land or by sea. Children entering or re-entering the
U.S. by air are still required to have a valid passport.
Cruise lines that sail roundtrip from U.S. ports to any of the destinations mentioned above say
they will continue to accept a certified birth certificate and government-issued I.D. (such as a
driver's license), in lieu of a passport for U.S. citizens. However, many cruise lines strongly
suggest that guests obtain a passport anyway, and here's why.
Guests who cruise and need to fly to or from the United States unexpectedly will likely experience
significant delays and complications related to booking airline tickets and entering the United
States if they do not have a valid U.S. passport with them. For example, a passenger missing a
cruise departure due to a late inbound flight to Miami would need a passport to fly to meet the
ship at the next port.
Similarly, guests needing to fly home to the U.S. or Canada (via the U.S.) before their cruise ends,
because of medical, family, personal or business emergencies, missing a ship's departure from a port
of call, or a mechanical problem of some sort with the ship, would need a passport.
Of course, situations like these are extremely rare, but they can happen, which is why I also
recommend passports for cruises. Always check with your Cruises Cruises counselor at the
time of booking to verify documentation that will be required for your vacation.
For more information about obtaining or renewing a passport as a US citizen, click here to visit the
U.S. Department of State's Web site. For more information about obtaining or renewing a passport as a
Canadian citizen, click here to visit Passport Canada.
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