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Proper travel documentation is the
responsibility of the guest and is required at
embarkation and throughout the cruise. Guests
traveling without proper documentation will not be
allowed to board the vessel, and will not be
refunded the cruise fare.
Documents must be presented at the
time of embarkation. The following requirements are
for all sailings, excluding Europe.
United States citizens need at
least one of the following:
- A passport (valid or expired for
less than 10 years).
- An original birth certificate and photo I.D.
- A state-issued certified copy of a birth
certificate from the Department of Health and Vital
Statistics and photo I.D.
- Original naturalization papers.
Canadian citizens need at least
one of the following:
- A valid passport An original
birth certificate or certified copy of a birth
certificate and photo I.D.
Please continue
reading for NEW passport requirements for
U.S. and Canadian citizens traveling after
12/30/2005:
On Tuesday,
April 5, 2005, the U.S. State Department announced
details of the proposed "Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative" If the proposed rules are enacted,
U.S. and Canadian citizens will be required to
carry a passport for travel to or from certain
countries/areas that were previously exempt. The
proposed implementation is as follows:
-
December 31,
2005 - Passport required for all air and sea
travel to or from the Caribbean, Bermuda,
Central and South America.
-
December 31,
2006 - Passport required for all air and sea
travel to or from Mexico and Canada.
- December 31,
2007 - Passport required for all air, sea and
land border crossings.
Once the proposed
rules are finalized - either in their current form
or a modified form - the cruise industry will
communicate that information to our travel agent
partners and guests. In the meantime, individuals
with future travel plans that would be affected by
the proposed new rules are strongly encouraged
to obtain a passport now.
You may print a
passport application or get additional information
from the government on this subject by visiting
http://travel.state.gov/passport.
Please check
back on Carnival.com for future updates.
U.S. Permanent Residents need:
- A valid Permanent Resident Card
Non-U.S. citizens need:
- A valid passport
- A valid, unexpired U.S. Multiple Re-Entry Visa, if
applicable non-U.S. citizens eligible to apply for
admission under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program must
still have a valid, unexpired passport.
For sailings calling on Canadian
ports of call, certain foreign nationals must obtain
a Canadian visa in addition to the multiple-entry
visa.
For sailings calling on Bermuda,
U.S. Alien Residents will need a valid passport (or
a birth certificate and official photo ID) in
addition to their Alien Resident Card.
Non-U.S. citizens must contact the
appropriate consulates, U.S. Embassy and U.S.
Immigration office to inquire about necessary travel
documentation. Carnival assumes no responsibility
for advising guests of Immigration requirements. All
non-U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents must
surrender their passport and/or Permanent Resident
cards at time of embarkation. These documents will
be returned upon completion of the Immigration
inspection.
Guest planning to debark in Mexico
for more than 24 hours must obtain a Mexican Tourist
Card from either a travel agent or a Mexican
consulate prior to their departure. Additionally,
guests debarking with children must have a notarized
affidavit from any absent parent indicating
permission to travel with the accompanying adult.
In addition to the above
requirements, all guests 16 years of age or older,
must provide an official photo I.D. It is important
that guest names on travel documents (passport,
Permanent Resident card, birth certificates, etc.)
be identical to those on the cruise and airlines
tickets. If not, proof of name change (i.e., a
marriage license) OR a valid driver's license or
government issued photo ID (i.e., U.S. Military ID)
must be presented.
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