If you are going to land in ports of other nations, yes. Some lines may require a passport even if this is not the case.
No, temporary passports for a cruise are not available. You will need to get a normal passport if you are cruising out of the United States.
Actual passports are not required if you are leaving the country by land or boat. However, passport cards are required in order for you to enter back into the US. Passport cards are similar to drivers licenses and cost less than actual passports.
do children need passports to take a cruise?
The Disney Cruise Ships travel to places outside the USA.
no
If you are a US citizen and plan to cruise before summer 2008, you do not need a passport to travel by sea (cruise) to the Bahamas, Mexico or the Caribbean. The Department of Homeland security extended the deadline for requiring passports for land and sea travel to ease the demand (and subsequent backlog) for passports. The new deadline for requiring passports will be announced this spring.
Every time an individual travels out of his country, most of the destination requires passports.
Even newborns need passports to enter other countries. Even Puerto Rico and Mexico now.
If you're a US citizen and planning to cruise to the Bahamas before summer 2008, you need either a certified copy of your birth certificate (it must have a raised seal) and a government issued photo ID (such as a drivers license) or a passport.The government may delay requiring passports for travel by sea but passports will ultimately be required for travel outside the US.
Passport requirements depend on the cruise itinerary and when you're planning to visit Alaska. Most cruises to Alaska on the large cruise lines (Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Princess, etc.) are required to touch a foreign port - and either start in or visit Canada during the cruise. Until sometime in summer 2008 or thereafter (the exact date has not been established) a passport is not required for travel by sea or land to Canada. If you're planning to cruise in the spring, you will not need a passport -- unless you must fly to Vancouver to meet the ship (passports are required for travel by air to Canada). Several small cruise lines (Cruise West, Majestic America, American Safari) have US registry and are able to cruise only in Alaska. Passports are not required for these sailings.
Only when you are from the US
Passports are now required.