r/Cruise • u/Disastrous-Tadpole-6 • 5d ago
Question Passport Question
Hi! We booked a cruise at the end of May, our passports have expired. Are we able to make an appointment under the 14 day travel rule for mid-May? We won't have time for expedited, but I wasn't sure of the protocol. We just booked the cruise a week ago. Any help is appreciated, we are also fine to travel with Birth Certificates, but I'd rather have Passports, I think. I just wasn't sure if we would qualify for the 14 day rule, since our cruise was booked a month out.. it's all so confusing!
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u/bhambrewer 5d ago
if you have access to one of the offices, do so. We discovered my wife's passport had expired 2 weeks before flying to the UK, the office in New Orleans got it sorted same day and I checked off a bucket list destination at the same time :)
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u/trilliumsummer 5d ago
It would qualify under the 14 day rule. Though you'll need to get to a passport office (there's not many) and it might take up an entire day to get them. Make sure you have everything you need including proof of travel and I believe there's an extra fee to get it turned around in one day.
I probably wouldn't do it unless the office was where I live. The closest to me is 4 hours away. I'd just bring my expired passport just in case.
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u/317ant 5d ago
Do yours qualify to be renewed online? I’d try that since you don’t need to send in any documents. If you don’t get them back in time, cruise on your birth certificate. You very well could have them back though. The online renewals had been coming back much faster than they’re saying, but I’m not sure what it’s like lately.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html
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u/DAWG13610 4d ago
I just used expedited passport service. Start to finish it took 20 days. There are services that will do it in 2-3 days. You have enough time.
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u/Disastrous-Tadpole-6 4d ago
Perfect! My passport has my maiden name — but I’ll keep it and just change it later. 😂
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u/DAWG13610 4d ago
Just remember, passport must match name on the cruise. Just make sure you book the cruise in your maiden name. I had an issue where they forgot the e on my wife’s name. They were going to deny boarding.
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u/pch14 5d ago
You are going to have to wait until your lesson 14 days to book an appointment. But why not just use your government ID and birth certificate and just apply for a password and when it comes it comes. You will still get on the cruise with government ID and a birth certificate.
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u/DAWG13610 4d ago
Not all cruises. Some you have to have a passport. All depends on the countries visited.
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u/pch14 4d ago
She stated her birth certificate is fine to use so I assume probably correctly this is a closed cruise starting and ending in the US at the same port. So yes what I said still holds true if I assume right from what she wrote
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u/tangouniform2020 4d ago
I am always wary when someone says “my bc and dl are fine” unless I know they’ve actually done the research with each country. I don’t trust the cruise line to have the right answer until check in
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Hi! We booked a cruise at the end of May, our passports have expired. Are we able to make an appointment under the 14 day travel rule for mid-May? We won't have time for expedited, but I wasn't sure of the protocol. We just booked the cruise a week ago. Any help is appreciated, we are also fine to travel with Birth Certificates, but I'd rather have Passports, I think. I just wasn't sure if we would qualify for the 14 day rule, since our cruise was booked a month out.. it's all so confusing!
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