Need permission from absent parent on closed-loop cruise?

[ktate82]

Hi I’m new to this thread and I’ve been following it. I’m in the exact same situation as you. My sons father has been absent for 11 years. I currently have an active probate case but it won’t give me enough time to obtain a passport in time for our cruise May 4. I can file a passport without his “fathers consent” but it looks that those are only for emergency situations. I’m wondering if you were questioned on your cruise or did it go smoothly for you with just the BC.

I have sole custody of my two kids. Their dad sees them every other weekend throughout the year, but due to laziness, he never would sign off on their passports. I filled out the passport with the extra form without the father's consent. It was simple and I listed every time I tried to contact him to get the form, steps I had taken to get his signature, and comments made. I then included a copy of the custody paperwork and mailed it in. They didn't ask for anything else, and I got their passports a few weeks later.

 

[pacsunmama]

I'm not sure if this is helpful or not, but I just traveled with my two kids from Galveston to the Bahamas on the Wonder. Their father passed away in August, and he's listed on their birth certs, which is what I brought along since we didn't have passports yet. I wasn't questioned about it at all, and we got off the ship in Nassau and Castaway Cay, and nobody even mentioned it. I had his death certificate on hand just in case, but it didn't come up, and we didn't say anything about it either.

eta: Nevermind... I just realized this is quite an old thread. Oops!

 

[ktate82]

I'm not sure if this is helpful or not, but I just traveled with my two kids from Galveston to the Bahamas on the Wonder. Their father passed away in August, and he's listed on their birth certs, which is what I brought along since we didn't have passports yet. I wasn't questioned about it at all, and we got off the ship in Nassau and Castaway Cay, and nobody even mentioned it. I had his death certificate on hand just in case, but it didn't come up, and we didn't say anything about it either.

eta: Nevermind... I just realized this is quite an old thread. Oops!

It's an old thread, but someone revived it so they could clarify if this was still accurate information.