Using expired passport ?

[like2cruise]

Has anyone used an expired passport recently? (less than 3 years expired) Any problems??
Thanks!!

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[freebird]

sorry..... buy why whould you want to use an expired passport. Yes it is good for ID but will NOT help you if you get stranded in another country or getting back into the USA.

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[nieciez]

You can used an expired US Passport in lieu of your birth certificate and photo id on cruises that do not require a valid passport i.e. most Caribbean sailings. It was listed in my cruise docs as a proper form of id. I agree though....I would keep my passport currant.

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[like2cruise]

Mine passport is current...just asking for a friend who doesn't travel very much!

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[BEVEROO]

I would suggest that your friend get a current passport. With all the security now adays. Of course, they could always use their birth certificate if there isn't time to renew the passport. This is just MHO. Happy cruising!
Bev

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[Alexis]

Hi,
This is a quote from the RCCL Caribbean 2004-2005 vacation planner book.
"For your protection, we recommend that your passport expiration date not occur within six (6) months of the voyage termination date."

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[Mark_K]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nieciez:
You can used an expired US Passport in lieu of your birth certificate and photo id on cruises that do not require a valid passport i.e. most Caribbean sailings. It was listed in my cruise docs as a proper form of id. I agree though....I would keep my passport currant.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>An expired passport can be used in lieu of a birth certificate to establish citizenship, but it can't be used in lieu of a photo ID. You need either a valid passport (which suffices for both) or an expired passport/birth certificate AND a valid photo ID.

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[cathykb]

I have used an expired US passport for a last minute trip when I didn't have time to renew. I had a copy of my birth certificate as a backup, but never needed it.

[rockyhou]

Yes! Using an expired passport is not a problem.
Mine expired in OCT and I sailed in Nov 03 and it was a non-issue....Well procrastination set in and I have still not renewed. Yes I know I should have done it by now..but just hadn't thought about it.

Now I just got an opportunity to go on the Mariner in two weeks and don't really want to pay the extra charge to get it on time. I spend some time on the phone yesterday with RCCL and they have assured me using an expired passport is fine for U.S. citizens for carribbean sailings.

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[California Native]

I have seen people denied boarding of a ship trying to embark where a passport is a necessity and it was expired. If insurance was not purchased you have lost EVERYTHING.

[Mark_K]

where2next,

That's one thing about travel insurance, and insurance in general, people tend to think it covers everything while it really only covers the specific circumstances listed as being covered.

Here's the list of the circumstances Travel Guard covers, I don't see stupidly not having proper documentation and therefore being denied boarding listed anywhere.

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The Insurer will pay this Primary benefit up to the Maximum Limit shown on the Schedule of Benefits if a Trip is delayed, canceled, or interrupted due to any of the following Unforeseen reasons:

<UL TYPE=SQUARE>(a) Sickness, Injury, or death of an Insured, Immediate Family Member, or Traveling Companion. Injury or Sickness must be so disabling as to reasonably cause a Trip to be delayed, canceled, or interrupted.

(b) Financial Default of an airline, cruise line, or tour operator resulting in the complete cessation of services. Excluded is the organization from which the Insured purchased his/her Trip and this coverage. Financial Default occurring on or before the Insured's coverage effective date or less than fourteen days after the Insured's coverage effective date will not be covered. This coverage applies only if insurance was purchased within fifteen calendar days of "initial trip payment". "Initial trip payment" means the date the first deposit is made to the Insured's Travel Agent toward the cost of his/her Trip.

(c) Termination of employment or layoff affecting the Insured or his/her Traveling Companion; must have been with the same employer for at least five continuous years.

(d) Inclement Weather causing delay or cancellation of travel

(e) the Insured's principal residence or Destination being made uninhabitable by fire, flood, vandalism, burglary, or Natural Disaster

(f) the Insured being subpoenaed, required to serve on jury duty, hijacked, or quarantined

(g) being involved in or delayed due to a traffic accident en route to departure

(h) military duty (the Insured having his/her leave revoked or being reassigned within 10 days of departure date)

(i) the Insured or a Traveling Companion being the victim of a Felonious Assault within 10 days prior to his/her departure date

(j) a Terrorist Incident in a City listed on the Insured's itinerary within 30 days of the Insured's scheduled arrival. "City" means an incorporated municipality having defined borders and does not include the high seas, uninhabited areas, or airspace.[/list]

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[smeyer418]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by where2next:
I have seen people denied boarding of a ship trying to embark where a passport is a necessity and it was expired. If insurance was not purchased you have lost EVERYTHING.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

even if insurance was purchased this is NOT a covered event. The only exception is the insurance that allows you to cancel for no reason(and recieve a partial future credit) However I believe that even this insurance won't cover you if you are denied boarding for failure to provide the required documents.

its also my understanding that as long as a passport is not required by any of the carribe countries you are visiting, an expired passport(expired less than 10 years) is ok.