Cruising December 2023, Childs passport expires March 2024...are we ok?

[DSLRuser]

I thought I read about a rule where if your passport expires within 6 months of your trip that is an issue?

Can we wait till March?

 

[lklgoodman]

It depends where you are going. Canada and Mexico it's only 3 months. We're doing an Alaska cruise so I had to check because my dd's expires next Fall. Some Asian and European countries have the 6 months rule. I saw on the news today that it's taking up to 4 months for passports.

 

[lanejudy]

I believe for the closed-loop cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas the passport simply needs to be valid through the length of your cruise. It can expire the next week (or next day) after embarkation.

 

[RedHead0186]

This page doesn't seem to mention anything about passport expiry: https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/passport-travel-documentation/ . . .

 

[Marc D]

I thought I read about a rule where if your passport expires within 6 months of your trip that is an issue?

Can we wait till March?

It is different depending on the issuing and visited countries. For example, US citizens can visit the Bahamas so long as their passport is valid but Canadian citizens must have a passport that expires more than 6 months after the date you expect to leave the country.

That said, there are also special rules for visitors arriving by cruise ship.

 

[AquaDame]

General rule of thumb is keeping it at least 6 months from expiration from the time you return from your trip, but you may be OK depending on where you are traveling to. In fact if we are talking a closed loop cruise from the US you could get by with just a certified birth certificate if you wished.

I would check here for the countries you will be visiting and/or call Disney (but I also hear people saying not to always trust the phone CMs all the time so... I'd do both if it were me!):
https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...ational-Travel-Country-Information-Pages.html

Just type in each country you'll be visiting and search. For example as someone said the Bahamas just requires it be valid during your time there.

 

[auntlynne]