donaldduck352
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- Mar 16, 2008
I got a class 2 background check but no passport,never applied but I want to go on a cruise.What do I have to too do to get one?
I saw that the Passport Card is only good for driving and Cruising to places like Bahamas, Canada and Mexico and Not good for flying. So an obvious reason to spend the extra money would be able to have the ability to fly. However the only reason I can see us needing that is if there would be an emergency of some sort that would require us to end our trip early and fly back home. With that said, would they really NOT let you fly back using the passport card if there was an emergency situation???
Thanks in advance for any help or insight on this topic.
You are doing well to notice that and think that through. So many others don't.
They really would NOT let you fly in an emergency without having a passport book. So instead of getting on a plane and going, you would be sitting in a bureaucrat's office, paying expedited fees, to get an emergency, instant, passport book.
If you want it "just in case", get the book.
If you want it just for ID, well, honestly, there's no strong reason since you don't travel anywhere else outside of the country. BC and ID will work just as well as the card, for the closed-loop cruise purposes.
looking at possibly doing our first family cruise later this year. We have never been out of the country before and I started looking at the passport into. I noticed there are two choices either a "Passport Book" or "Passport Card" Being the very cheap person that I am. Knowing that we have no plans to go out of the country, why would I not just save the money and get the Passport Card???
I saw that the Passport Card is only good for driving and Cruising to places like Bahamas, Canada and Mexico and Not good for flying. So an obvious reason to spend the extra money would be able to have the ability to fly. However the only reason I can see us needing that is if there would be an emergency of some sort that would require us to end our trip early and fly back home. With that said, would they really NOT let you fly back using the passport card if there was an emergency situation???
Thanks in advance for any help or insight on this topic.
This is exactly what happened to us. A family emergency at home forced us to fly home from Cozumel. The cruise ship brought the Mexican Immigration officers on board the ship and with our passports it was an easy entrance and exit. Get a full passport and get trip insurance. They both are worth it.