Passport Question

[MikeNKim]

Totally my fault but hoping for a solution

 

i am a Canadian citizen cruising mid Oct.   I wrongly thought my Nexus would be ok to get on the ship.     Apparently it isn’t.  No problem, I have a passport.    CRAP my passport is only valid till April so my cruise date is only 5 months from the expiry date instead of 6 months.   
 

anyone have any related instances and you could still get on the ship?   Honestly don’t care if I can get off at the ports or not just want to get on the ship.

 

any insight would be greatly appreciated. 
kim

[Woody14]

16 minutes ago, MikeNKim said:

Totally my fault but hoping for a solution

 

i am a Canadian citizen cruising mid Oct.   I wrongly thought my Nexus would be ok to get on the ship.     Apparently it isn’t.  No problem, I have a passport.    CRAP my passport is only valid till April so my cruise date is only 5 months from the expiry date instead of 6 months.   
 

anyone have any related instances and you could still get on the ship?   Honestly don’t care if I can get off at the ports or not just want to get on the ship.

 

any insight would be greatly appreciated. 
kim

it will depend where you are going.  I have this list of countries that technically require the 6 months. But with your passport only being checked when you board I have seen that not enforced at times.

 

The countries listed here require you to have a passport with a period of at least 6 months upon arrival:

Afghanistan

Algeria

Anguilla

Bahrain

Bhutan

Botswana

British Virgin Islands

Brunei

Canada*

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte D’Ivoire

Curacao

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Fiji

Gabon

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Laos

Madagascar

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Myanmar

Namibia

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Oman

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Qatar

Rwanda

Saint Lucia

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Somaliland

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zimbabwe

[MikeNKim]

Thank you.   The website is a bit unclear.   1 place is says it is recommended and another says you have to have it.   I guess I am off to the passport office Monday. 😩

[Illbcruzn4life]

Can’t speak about Canadian passports but if going on a closed loop cruise your passport is ok when you get off as long as it is not expired.

[Elaine5715]

8 hours ago, MikeNKim said:

Totally my fault but hoping for a solution

 

i am a Canadian citizen cruising mid Oct.   I wrongly thought my Nexus would be ok to get on the ship.     Apparently it isn’t.  No problem, I have a passport.    CRAP my passport is only valid till April so my cruise date is only 5 months from the expiry date instead of 6 months.   
 

anyone have any related instances and you could still get on the ship?   Honestly don’t care if I can get off at the ports or not just want to get on the ship.

 

any insight would be greatly appreciated. 
kim

Where are you cruising to?  On all Carnival Caribbean cruises, your passport simply needs to be valid to the day after you return.   

[Illbcruzn4life]

36 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Where are you cruising to?  On all Carnival Caribbean cruises, your passport simply needs to be valid to the day after you return.   

I've read that somewhere too! Not sure how it works if you are not a U.S. citizen though.

[Elaine5715]

58 minutes ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

I've read that somewhere too! Not sure how it works if you are not a U.S. citizen though.

The same.  The issue would be re-entering Canada

[ctlyf]

2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

The same.  The issue would be re-entering Canada

As a Canadian citizen with a Canadian passport, it doesn't need to be valid for six months to return home. I assume the same thing applies to U.S. citizens with a U.S. passport. 

[Purvis1231]

You should be fine. 

[kdr69]

Plenty of time to renew.  Turnarounds only about 2 weeks.

[hard_eight]

57 minutes ago, kdr69 said:

Plenty of time to renew.  Turnarounds only about 2 weeks.

That must be nice...Mailed mine off Monday...hope to get it by November 19th.

[Elaine5715]

13 hours ago, ctlyf said:

As a Canadian citizen with a Canadian passport, it doesn't need to be valid for six months to return home. I assume the same thing applies to U.S. citizens with a U.S. passport. 

Correct, I just wasn't going to state Canada re-entry requirements, eh.