johntstone57 Posted November 1, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I am UK citizen taking a Seabourn cruise in Jan visiting a dozen islands I only have 2 full blank pages left in my password though doesnt expire for 5 years. Seabourn have been unhelpful when asked whether that is ok. Can anyone help on whether Im going to need to get new passport or dont islands stamp cruisers passports? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted November 1, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I am not aware of an island in the Caribbean that stamps passports for cruisers so I would expect you would be fine (Cuba might be the only exception to that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntstone57 Posted November 1, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thanks for quick & helpful reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted November 1, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, johntstone57 said: I only have 2 full blank pages left in my password though doesnt expire for 5 years. Your passport will not be stamped unless you go through a customs and immigration checkpoint, and most Caribbean islands don’t have these when arriving by cruise ship. About running out of blank pages, you can request that extra pages are added to your current passport, although I’m not sure about the turn around time and if you’ll get those before you sail. But in any case you won’t need them for this particular cruise. Looking at my passport, it seems like many agents don’t care that you already have a page fully stamped. They will stamp in between or on top of other stamps. I wouldn’t worry too much. Have a great cruise! Edited November 1, 2019 by Tapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted November 1, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tapi said: Your passport will not be stamped unless you go through a customs and immigration checkpoint, and most Caribbean islands don’t have these when arriving by cruise ship. About running out of blank pages, you can request that extra pages are added to your current passport, although I’m not sure about the turn around time and if you’ll get those before you sail. But in any case you won’t need them for this particular cruise. Looking at my passport, it seems like many agents don’t care that you already have a page fully stamped. They will stamp in between or on top of other stamps. I wouldn’t worry too much. Have a great cruise! Is adding pages an option...I suppose it could be for a UK passport but I think we've lost that option here in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted November 1, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Just now, sparks1093 said: Is adding pages an option...I suppose it could be for a UK passport but I think we've lost that option here in the US. I just renewed my wife’s US passport and it did give me the option of adding new pages although I know that a while back it was said that you needed a new passport altogether even if not expired. I wonder now if it’s a dead link or if it would’ve actually allowed me to proceed. 🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wishIweretravelling Posted November 1, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tapi said: I just renewed my wife’s US passport and it did give me the option of adding new pages although I know that a while back it was said that you needed a new passport altogether even if not expired. I wonder now if it’s a dead link or if it would’ve actually allowed me to proceed. 🧐 If you were renewing the passport, that means you were getting a new passport. In the U.S., you can opt for extra pages when getting the new (i.e. renewed) passport, but you can no longer get pages added to an existing passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted November 1, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, sparks1093 said: Is adding pages an option...I suppose it could be for a UK passport but I think we've lost that option here in the US. I just went back the same way that I re-applied for my wife’s passport and I clicked on the link to add pages and sure enough it directed me to another page to apply for a new passport. So I do stand corrected. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted November 1, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, wishIweretravelling said: If you were renewing the passport, that means you were getting a new passport. I was renewing, but the menu of options included other options, like replacing a lost or stolen passport, or adding new pages to an existing passport. As indicated on my previous post, I went back and clicked on the link to add pages to see what would happen and it directed me to the renewal form, so that clarifies that. Without clicking on the actual link it seemed that you could still add pages to the passport, but now I know. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntstone57 Posted November 1, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thanks to all for contributions. My wife got a new "jumbo" passport but I dont think the extra pages will be enough with the stamp happy bureaucrats in some countries! At least I can stop worrying about that & spend time more usefully researching how to see the various islands without paying the cruise ship prices 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted November 1, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, Tapi said: I just went back the same way that I re-applied for my wife’s passport and I clicked on the link to add pages and sure enough it directed me to another page to apply for a new passport. So I do stand corrected. Thank you! Whew, I thought my calcified brain had mis-remembered something yet again. As I recall when you order a passport now you may order the 28 page one or the 56 page one. While I don't think we would ever run out if we only got the 28 page one when we renew I'll get the 56 page one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted November 1, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 1, 2019 8 hours ago, Tapi said: I just renewed my wife’s US passport and it did give me the option of adding new pages although I know that a while back it was said that you needed a new passport altogether even if not expired. I wonder now if it’s a dead link or if it would’ve actually allowed me to proceed. 🧐 It changed a number of years ago. You can request a thicker book when you get a new one. But if you fill yours up, you need a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra Kim Posted November 2, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I'm Swedish and travel with my passport on all my cruises. I have been to the following islands/ports in the Caribbean and besides getting a stamp coming into the USA, no other country has stamped my passport.ArubaAntigua Barbados Bonaire British Virgin IslandsColombia Costa Rica Costa Maya (Mexico main land)Cozumel (Mexico) Curaçao Dominica Grand Bahama (Bahamas) Grand Cayman Grenada Haiti Jamaica Little Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) New Providence (Bahamas) Panama Puerto Rico (Usa) They won't stamp during a cruise stop if the cruise starts in the U.S. St. Kitts St. Maarten St. Thomas (USA) They won't stamp during a cruise stop if the cruise starts in the U.S.St. Lucia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted November 2, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 7:18 AM, Tapi said: I just renewed my wife’s US passport and it did give me the option of adding new pages although I know that a while back it was said that you needed a new passport altogether even if not expired. I wonder now if it’s a dead link or if it would’ve actually allowed me to proceed. 🧐 You can't add pages after the fact like in the past, but you can order your passport with more pages in the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntstone57 Posted November 2, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Thanks Kim - that covers most of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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