"Copy of passport"

[Ravenne]

I was reading one of the Navigators and DCL recommends leaving passports in the room safe but to carry copy of passport with you. Does that mean photocopy? Would a photocopy of it help in the situation where you miss the ship and have to find your way home? Wouldn't you need the real passport in that case?

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I was reading one of the Navigators and DCL recommends leaving passports in the room safe but to carry copy of passport with you. Does that mean photocopy? Would a photocopy of it help in the situation where you miss the ship and have to find your way home? Wouldn't you need the real passport in that case?

Yes a photocopy if you go to an embassy lots of information for them, also some flights would use it in an emergency.

 

[JohnDS]

Yes a photocopy if you go to an embassy lots of information for them, also some flights would use it in an emergency.

I would be floored if you were able to fly to the USA with a photocopy of a passport. Perhaps some other country, although I would find that pretty astounding also.

About all a copy is good for that I've been told is that it will have the passport number which allows the embassy or consulate to look up your passport and might assist them in obtaining a replacement.

 

[wiigirl]

Yes a photocopy if you go to an embassy lots of information for them, also some flights would use it in an emergency.

 

[TDC Nala]

If you are entering Canada you must have the original passport. No copies.

You would need the original passport to fly in a foreign country, but having a copy may greatly assist the embassy in securing an emergency passport should you need it.

 

[neg58]

The copy is only for the information. The embassy or consulate would have to pull up your passport and either issue a new one or a duplicate.

If you were injured and needed to stay, you'd contact Disney and they would bring you the originals from your safe.

 

[TXDCLfan]

Yes a photocopy if you go to an embassy lots of information for them, also some flights would use it in an emergency.

The hole point of having a passport on a cruise is to be able the leave a foreign port quickly to return to the USA...I have never once understood why some one would not keep there passport with them while traveling abroad A copy is basically worthless if the ship leaves with out you,take the real thing with you and you will have no worries proving to authorities who you are and getting home.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Of course if you carry it and swim, hike, parasail etc etc you COULD lose it or have it stolen.

I think if you had the fotocopy the Embassy/consulate would take care of you in any emergency.

Otherwise why would Disney have such a recommendation??

 

[kapoof]

The hole point of having a passport on a cruise is to be able the leave a foreign port quickly to return to the USA...I have never once understood why some one would not keep there passport with them while traveling abroad A copy is basically worthless if the ship leaves with out you,take the real thing with you and you will have no worries proving to authorities who you are and getting home.

Yes!

 

[JohnDS]

Of course if you carry it and swim, hike, parasail etc etc you COULD lose it or have it stolen.

I think if you had the fotocopy the Embassy/consulate would take care of you in any emergency.

Otherwise why would Disney have such a recommendation??

You understand that the way they would take care of you is to issue an emergency passport, right? Do you realize they would do the exact same thing if you lost it? In either case you'll pay for it.

I don't know why disney advises it. It wouldn't be the first time I found some piece of advice by them to be ridiculous.

 

[mydisneyanytime]

I do have passports and everywhere that I have traveled it has been recommended for me to make a copy to leave at home (where family/friends can find it if needed), a copy with me, and the original. Copy stays in the room safe while the original goes with me if needed. I know that is probably overkill but a passport is an important document. I do the same with my liscense and my insurance information for the "just in case" issues. Just treat your copy with care as the information on it is still personal about you so you don't want to just leave it sitting around.

 

[dawnball]

You understand that the way they would take care of you is to issue an emergency passport, right? Do you realize they would do the exact same thing if you lost it? In either case you'll pay for it.

I don't know why disney advises it. It wouldn't be the first time I found some piece of advice by them to be ridiculous.

The source of that recommendation is actually the US State Dept. Of course you'll pay for a lost passport (about $135). A lost passport when you have a photocopy of it is faster to replace than when you don't have a photocopy of it. You'll probably save about a day or maybe two's worth of lodging/food/stress.

It also acts as evidence (to the consulate/embassy or local authorities) that you really -are- a citizen of the country you claim, and you're typically treated as one while your credentials are established.

Does it matter on a Disney Cruise? That depends on what you do in port, and the nature of your emergency.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

You understand that the way they would take care of you is to issue an emergency passport, right? Do you realize they would do the exact same thing if you lost it? In either case you'll pay for it.

I don't know why disney advises it. It wouldn't be the first time I found some piece of advice by them to be ridiculous.

It's not just Disney. Our Holland America cruises have recommended leaving the passport onboard and carrying a copy of the info page while in port. Except for those ports that did require having the actual passport on us (I think there was one [out of 11] on our recent Panama Canal cruise).

 

[JohnDS]

The source of that recommendation is actually the US State Dept. Of course you'll pay for a lost passport (about $135). A lost passport when you have a photocopy of it is faster to replace than when you don't have a photocopy of it. You'll probably save about a day or maybe two's worth of lodging/food/stress. It also acts as evidence (to the consulate/embassy or local authorities) that you really -are- a citizen of the country you claim, and you're typically treated as one while your credentials are established. Does it matter on a Disney Cruise? That depends on what you do in port, and the nature of your emergency.

Searched the state dept web site and found this.

Make two photocopies of all your travel documents in case of emergency or if your documents are lost or stolen. Leave one copy with a friend or relative at home. It is always a great idea to let at least one person know exactly where you will be staying and how to contact you in an emergency. Carry the other copy with you stored separately from the originals.

Doesn't say carry it instead of the original. Carry what you want, ymmv.

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[ocspartan]

The hole point of having a passport on a cruise is to be able the leave a foreign port quickly to return to the USA...I have never once understood why some one would not keep there passport with them while traveling abroad A copy is basically worthless if the ship leaves with out you,take the real thing with you and you will have no worries proving to authorities who you are and getting home.

EXACTLY!!! always wondered the same thing, leaving your passport on board does you absolutely nothing if you miss your ship and are stuck in a foreign port. ... when studying abroad it was pretty clear that it was best to have your passport with you and a copy in a secured location so that if you lose your passport you have something to show the local embassy or consulate.

I suspect Disney and other cruise lines suggest this b/c it makes it harder on them if you were to say lose your passport in port without realizing it and show up back in the US without it... since they don't do passport checks at each port...

 

[lbgraves]

If you are delayed in a port to the point that you are going to miss the ship, the ship's agent can be contacted through the number on the navigator and they will get your documentation from your room, including your passport, along with anything else you may need. They will be responsible for getting you these to you.

 

[JohnDS]

I suspect Disney and other cruise lines suggest this b/c it makes it harder on them if you were to say lose your passport in port without realizing it and show up back in the US without it... since they don't do passport checks at each port...

That would make perfect sense.

 

[valee]

A friend who worked in the State Department recommends scanning your passport and the front and back of any other documents or id cards you may carry with you (driver's license, health card, credit card) and attaching them to an email to an account you can access (such as gmail or hotmail).
I put about eight id/credit cards on the copier, scan them, flip them all over, and then send them to myself in an email with a subject line like "Cutest puppy pictures ever" or "Mom's b-day party pics". I figure that hackers are scanning for emails with subject lines like "Copy of Credit Cards" or "Important documents"
I've got a traveling companion that has needed to go on the Internet and pull up those pdf files when their wallet was stolen. The scans had the credit card numbers as well as the credit card company contact phone numbers.

 

[su_A_ve]

We recently sailed this past December and forgot our passports back home, realizing this the night before sailing.

We were sailing out of Miami where there is a passport office. Our resolution was:

* Have a relative scan and email a copy of the passports
* Have a relative mail the passports with same day service (Delta or United)
* Go to the MIA passport office to apply for emergency ones if flight was delayed/canceled
* Go to the port and attempt to sail with the copies if passport office could not process them by 3pm

The flight was delayed for just an hour (we used United service - less than $100) and got the passports before 12noon.

Having a copy of the passports would have been crucial. Passport office could process them faster and even if they could not finish processing them on time, there was a 50-50 chance of sailing with the copies. This is what DCL told me - there's been cases that passenger's have been allowed to sail with copies of the passports.

In our case, we could not use birth certificates as we are naturalized citizens. You cannot photocopy a naturalization certificate under any circumstances.

 

[ocspartan]

A friend who worked in the State Department recommends scanning your passport and the front and back of any other documents or id cards you may carry with you (driver's license, health card, credit card) and attaching them to an email to an account you can access (such as gmail or hotmail).
I put about eight id/credit cards on the copier, scan them, flip them all over, and then send them to myself in an email with a subject line like "Cutest puppy pictures ever" or "Mom's b-day party pics". I figure that hackers are scanning for emails with subject lines like "Copy of Credit Cards" or "Important documents"
I've got a traveling companion that has needed to go on the Internet and pull up those pdf files when their wallet was stolen. The scans had the credit card numbers as well as the credit card company contact phone numbers.

That is some great advice, probably way more useful than just having a bunch of paper copies laying around that could be lost and pose a risk for identity theft... I can see saving a copy to Google Docs or iCloud also..