hurricane0226 Posted July 29, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Taking our grandson on his first cruise on carnival. I am asking to see what form will I need or what will I need to take him on the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmalino Posted July 29, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2021 At the very least, if his parents will not be joining you, and he will be under 18, you will need a notarized letter from his parents stating that you have permission to travel with him out of the country. Also, a medical power of attorney that is valid for the length of the cruise, to have, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted July 29, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I know the moderator moved this to the Family Cruise forum from the Ask a Cruise Question board but to get Carnival specific information on the forms mjmalino noted above and the Carnival embarkation process in these cases, you might want to post your question on the Carnival board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/133-carnival-cruise-lines/. In addition to the medical power of attorney make sure you have his health insurance information. He's a lucky kid. Hope you all have a wonderful cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolittle Posted July 29, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 29, 2021 We cruised with our grandson many times, you will need a letter as stated above . After a couple times we just had kept the same letter (no date) and kept it with our travel docs. The strange thing was some lines asked for it and really looked at it others did not ask at all . Have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane0226 Posted July 29, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted July 29, 2021 13 hours ago, dolittle said: We cruised with our grandson many times, you will need a letter as stated above . After a couple times we just had kept the same letter (no date) and kept it with our travel docs. The strange thing was some lines asked for it and really looked at it others did not ask at all . Have a good time. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 1, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 7:53 PM, hurricane0226 said: Thank you Also, don’t know your situation but if the parents are not together it can get confusing. If so check with the cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted August 2, 2021 #7 Share Posted August 2, 2021 It would also be recommended that you make sure he has a passport. A birth certificate might be sufficient for a closed loop cruise, but if anything happens and you need to fly home it is very difficult to arrange getting a passport without both parents present when you submit the application. I don't know how old your grandson is, but we've travelled extensively with small children. Private tours greatly enhance the experience for smaller children, since you can tailor the itinerary to the child's interests, and kids don't have a lot of patience for waiting for large numbers of people to arrive back at where they rebound the buses (and someone will always be late!) A private tour for just your family might not cost more than a cruise tour; one that includes other people will almost always be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller20074 Posted August 4, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I am taking 3 (!) grandkids on a cruise next May 🙂 the agent told me that their Birth Certificates would be all I needed. It's a closed loop cruise from Seattle though. I can't wait!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hometoosoon Posted December 28, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 28, 2021 We traveled with our grandson March 2020. We had his passport. We also had a letter from his parents…but we never needed it. We had such a good time. Can’t wait to go with our other grandkids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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