First Time Cruiser

[Ryansdad0727]

I am looking at the 4 night Bahamian cruise on the Magic that stops at Castaway Cay twice. Where do i start? I'm looking at a verandah room. Do we need passports? Any information or suggestions would be very helpful.

 

[Dug720]

There are a few of those sailings.

You could use a TA or book on the website on your own.

Technically at this point passports are not required on a closed loop cruise (per my TA this could change -it was supposed to a few years ago), BUT if there is an emergency that leaves you in Nassau (or evacuated from CC or the ship to a non-US point; or if for some reason the ship has to disembark passengers elsewhere and you have to fly home) you would have to get an emergency passport there before you could fly back. Not what I would want to deal with in an emergency.

 

[MomOTwins]

Below is the Disney Cruise policy for a Bahamas cruise on the Disney Website as of today. However, I would just get a passport. As the previous poster said, it will give you peace of mind that if for any reason you had to fly back to the US (weather, illness etc.), you would be able to.

"The following information pertains to all Guests, including children, who board a cruise ship within the United States, travel only within the Western Hemisphere, and return to the same U.S. port on the same ship.

Required Documents for U.S. Citizens
All Guests claiming U.S. citizenship must present one of the following as proof of U.S. citizenship:

• A valid U.S. Passport
• A valid U.S. Passport Card
• A valid Trusted Traveler Card (NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
• Government-issued photo ID along with one of the following:
  • Original or copy of their state-issued birth certificate
    • Puerto Rico birth certificates issued prior to 7/1/2010 are not accepted
  • Original Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State
  • Original Certificate of Naturalization issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Guests under the age of 16 may present one of the following:
  • Original or copy of their state-issued birth certificate
  • Original Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State
  • Original Certificate of Naturalization issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

With the exception of the state-issued birth certificate, photocopies of the above documents are not acceptable. Hospital-issued birth certificates are not acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship for purposes of traveling outside of the U.S."

https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/passport-travel-documentation/