The Department of Homeland Security extended the deadline for passport requirements for US citizens to Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada and the Bahamas. Until some time in summer 2008, all that is required for travel by boat (or by land) is a certified copy of a birth certificate and a government-issued photo id (such as a school ID).
If you are a U.S. citizen and the cruise leaves and returns to the same U.S. port you do not need a passport to cruise to the Bahamas.
Basically yes, to get on AND off the cruise ship you need a passport.
Yes
Yes you do.
august 2008
you only need a passport if you are going to cruise to they place and fly back but it you were cruising from lets say Florida to the Bahama's and you don't stay in the Bahamas and cruise back then you don't need one
for short term no but you do need a passport for short term no but you do need a passport
If you're a US citizen and your cruise starts and returns to the same US port, you do not need a passport to cruise to the Bahamas.
Yes, you always need a passport to get on a cruise ship. The fact that it's a gay cruise seems an odd thing to mention.
Yes, a trip to the Bahamas requires you to leave your home country and travel in international waters. A passport is required.
Yes, a passport is need on a cruise to the Bahamas; however, an original US birth certificate would also serve as well.
yes you do need a passport throghout the cruise, especially to get out of the Bahamas visitor center,but when you go back on the cruise they will give you a carnival card.