u cant really go onto the cruise unless u have a passport.
If the cruise departs and ends at the same U.S. port, no passport is required; however they need a proof of citizenship, such as the birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or passport card; if the children are 16 or older, they also need a photo ID.
US citizens sailing to and from a US port will not need a passport for a cruise. You will only need a driver's license or photo ID and a state-issued copy of your birth certificate.
If you are a US citizen and the cruise is departing from and returning to the same US port, you can cruise to the Bahamas with a certified copy (with a raised seal) of your birth certificate and a government-issued photo ID (for example, a drivers license). It is better to have a passport, but one is not required. (Note: if you are not a US citizen - even if you are a "permanent resident alien" - you will need a valid passport and may need a Visa to enter the Bahamas.)
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.
This question will invariably get you many different answers however as of a recent update you do not need a passport to "cruise" as long as you are a US citizen have a birth certificate (not a copy) and valid government accepted ID with photo AND your ship departs and returns to the same US port.
If you are a US citizen, and the cruise ship departs and returns to the same US port, you will not need a passport to go on the cruise - as long as the cruise ship does not stop in any countries that require a passport for US citizens. If the ship is only cruising in Mexico, and returns to the same port from which it departed, you can board the ship with a certified copy of your birth certificate and a government issued photo id. It is much better, however, to have a passport. If, for example, there is an emergency and you have to leave the ship and fly home from Mexico, you will need a passport.
yes you do Update: Effective June 1, 2009, if you are a US citizen and taking a cruise that departs from and returns to the same US port, you do not need a passport (but you will need a certified copy of your birth certificate or naturalization papers and a government-issued photo ID).
A cruise port or port of call is simply where a cruise ship stops. The Embarkation Port is where the cruise starts. The Disembarkation Port is where the cruise ends. Often those are the same. The Ports of Call are the stops the ship makes for passengers to get off and take shore excursions.
According to recent news reports you just need a pass port and ID.
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.
Southampton is UK's largest cruise port.
closest port for cruise ship from kentucky