Yes, a passport is need on a cruise to the Bahamas; however, an original US birth certificate would also serve as well.
Do you need a pass port to go from Canada to the USA?
yes
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.)
Yes
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.
According to recent news reports you just need a pass port and ID.
yes, as of June 1, 2009
Effecting June 1, 2009, any travel to the Bahamas will require a passport. You can find this info on http://travel.state.gov
If you are a US citizen and the ship departs and returns from a port in the US, you can cruise to the Bahamas, or throughout the Caribbean, with a certified copy of your birth certificate (raised seal) and a government issued photo ID (drivers license). You will not need a passport. If you are flying to any location outside the United States to board the ship, you will need a passport. And if you are not a US citizen, you will need a passport and may need a Visa to enter the Bahamas.
If you are going on a cruise from a US port and the child is a US citizen, you will only need a state-issued copy of the child's birth certificate. If you are flying, the child will need a passport.
Yes.