pegdave Posted September 20, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2012 First cruise...is it ok to just have a passport card with a Driver's license? I do not have a passport book...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 20, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Depends where you are going & if you are flying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDONCHICK Posted September 20, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Is your cruise a closed-loop cruise (returning to the same port you departed from)? If not, you have to have the passport book. The card is only good for driving across the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted September 20, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Passport card takes the place of the BC and DL. It is good for land crossoings and closed-loop cruises. If you need to fly home then you will have to get a passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 20, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 20, 2012 We need more specifics. Where is your cruise beginning and where is it ending. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted September 20, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Another question: Are you a US citizen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 20, 2012 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2012 For US citizens on a "closed loop" cruise, you don't need a passport at all...just your DL and BC. A passport card will suffice as photo ID, but it will not allow you to fly from country to country.....it's as useless as a BC should you need to fly home. That said.....eventually, you WILL get home....no other country will allow you to stay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegdave Posted September 21, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We are leaving from Miami and going to grand Cayman , Jamaica. Thanks for help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted September 21, 2012 #9 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Are you returning to Miami? If so, all you need is a birth certificate and photo ID. And yes, the passport card is good also. But if you don't return to Miami, you'll need a passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 21, 2012 #10 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Are you returning to Miami? If so, all you need is a birth certificate and photo ID. And yes, the passport card is good also. But if you don't return to Miami, you'll need a passport. Yes, ^^ that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted September 21, 2012 #11 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Are you returning to Miami? If so, all you need is a birth certificate and photo ID. And yes, the passport card is good also. But if you don't return to Miami, you'll need a passport. Yes, ^^ that. That's not quite true. The use of passport cards (and enhanced drivers licenses) is not limited to closed loop cruises. They may be used for certain open jaw Western Hemisphere cruises because Aruba (plus Bonaire and Curacao) qualify both as WHTI-included countries and as distant foreign ports under the PVSA. For example you can use a passport card or EDL on a repositioning cruise that originates in NY City, visits a number of Caribbean islands including Aruba, and ends in Miami. The use of a birth certificate and photo ID is, however, limited to closed loop cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegdave Posted September 21, 2012 Author #12 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yes returning to Miami. I thought we were ok, but then starting reading things on NCL site that confused me. thanks for info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 21, 2012 #13 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yes returning to Miami. I thought we were ok, but then starting reading things on NCL site that confused me.thanks for info When in doubt - get the passport. Hopefully you have time to do this before your cruise. Otherwise, to be on the safe side, I would take the passport card, an official raised seal birth certificate and of course your driver's license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warm Breezes Posted September 21, 2012 #14 Share Posted September 21, 2012 When in doubt - get the passport. Or Read the WHTI rules for closed loop cruises:rolleyes:. Hopefully you have time to do this before your cruise. Otherwise, to be on the safe side, I would take the passport card, an official raised seal birth certificate and of course your driver's license. OP a Passport Card is all you need....you do not need your Birth Certificate or DL with a passport card. The reason some people have doubts is because some posters don't know the WHTI rules and confuse them by telling them they need things that they don't. A passport may be needed on the extremely slim chance that something happens...but that is rare and you will not be left stranded on foreign soil without a way to get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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