Passport question

[murph1031]

Sailing from Port Carnival on MSC, 3 day cruise. Stops are Nassau and Ocean Cay. Is a US passport required?. The person is a US citizen.

Edited August 22, 2022 by murph1031

[sparks1093]

6 hours ago, murph1031 said:

Sailing from Port Carnival on MSC, 3 day cruise. Stops are Nassau and Ocean Cay. Is a US passport required?. The person is a US citizen.

As a general rule a passport wouldn't be required, but I haven't looked at MSC's requirements, which may be different (because each cruise line can be more stringent than the regulations call for), but under the DHS regulations a US citizen may cruise with a government issued birth certificate (as opposed to a hospital one) and if 16 or older with a government issued photo ID. If the person is a US citizen born abroad then they need to use their Naturalization Certificate or the Consular Report of Birth Abroad in place of a birth certificate.

[Z'Loth]

See https://www.msccruisesusa.com/manage-booking/before-you-go/travel-documents-visas .