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I was thinking more about if something happened medically and we had to stay behind. That's when we would need valid passport to get home. I have heard a few horror stories. Luckily travel insurance would fly us back home. Trying to cover all bases!

@Jim_Iain thank you so much....puts my mind at ease.

Traveling with family in Dec 2022 and 2 of my kids have passports that expire in March 2023. I know it's recommended to have 6 months on the passport. Is this risky? I am planning to take their birth certificates as well. Will we have problems at the port??? It's a closed loop Caribbean cruise and we have purchased travel insurance so not too worried about getting home before March if there was an emergency. Worried if I need to get a rushed passport there won't be time.

We may be on the same sailing in December. I booked a bunch of excursions bc we had a ton of obc to use up. We have been to several of the ports before. Most have a “shopping area” right off the ship but San Juan is probably the easiest to walk around without needing transportation unless you want to go far from Old San Juan. We enjoy walking to the fort, shopping in the outdoor park and lunch at a cafe. Puerto Plata Monkeyland was a blast. St Kitts we took a 10 minute taxi ride to a pretty secluded beach. Had an amazing day. St Maarten is a gorgeous island (half Dutch/half French). Agree with @39August it’s a hike to town. Quite a few really nice beaches there as well but will have to get transportation.

Oh taking a pic of the passport is SO easy. Haven't seen that yet in the other cruises we have taken in the past. Looking forward to a quick check in process.

Thank for all for the clarification. App says 45 days. I guess before it must have been 90 days but Covid changed all that. Would have been nice to enter all the passport info beforehand and get it over with. I shall wait until first week of November 😝

Getting some conflicting answers on when we can complete online check in. Just spoke to TA and she said 90 days prior to sail, on Celebrity website (FAQ's) it states 90 days prior but on the app it shows what looks like 45 days prior. This is the first family Celebrity cruise and on other cruise lines I was able to at least put in passport info, emergency contact info...soon after booking. BTW not that 45 days prior isn't sufficient time just wanted to make sure I had the dates right. Also at check in I am assuming I will be able to choose arrival time at the port? I like to get on the ship early before it's super crowded and check everything out. Sailing on Silhouette from Miami! Thanks 🙂