As of 12/09 when my family cruised to the Bahamas you could still used your birth certificate . My friend used hers with no problem out of Miami Fl. . Cruise line says being that it was a closed loop cruise meaning you return to the same point that you left the USA .
No you leave the US you need a passport. TSA requires everyone to now have a passport.
Nope
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.
If you're a US citizen and planning to cruise to the Bahamas before summer 2008, you do not need a passport. You can also cruise to the Caribbean (except Barbados), Mexico and Canada (for most Alaskan cruises) without a passport. The Department of Homeland security should announce the new date for passport requirements later this spring.
Yes
Yes you do.
august 2008
Yes, a trip to the Bahamas requires you to leave your home country and travel in international waters. A passport is required.
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
If you're a US citizen and planning to cruise -- on a large cruise ship or even a small sailboat -- to the Bahamas before summer 2008, you do not need a passport. You can also cruise to the Caribbean (except Barbados), Mexico and Canada (for most Alaskan cruises) without a passport. The Department of Homeland security plans to announce the new date for requiring passports for all travel outside the US later this spring.
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.
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.