Question

[ajstaud]

Does my child who will be 12 at the time of sailing need a passport to cruise Alaska? We are flying in and out of Vancouver

 

[tvguy]

A certified copy of a birth certificate, NOT a photo copy, is technically all you need. A certified copy has either a raised seal or is printed on paper that is similar to what paper currency is printed on. But many of us would say a Passport would be a better option. My kids each got a Passport at age 2. And your child is getting to the age where International School trips are increasing likely, so now would be a good time to get a Passport.

 

[Geomom]

I assume you're flying from the US? I thought that US citizens needed a passport to fly to Canada, but could use birth certificates for land crossings? In 2016, my family got our first set of passports specifically for the Alaska cruise out of Vancouver since we were flying there from Boston.

A 12 yr old would get a child passport good for 5 yrs. The great thing is they can get an adult passport at 16, so when the child gets the next passport it's good for 10yrs! (My youngest was 12 with her first passport, my oldest was 16.)

 

[Mommb]

If you are flying from the US into Vancouver, your child will need a passport. A birth certificate will suffice for entry into Canada from the US by land or sea, but not by air, as noted on the DCL site:
https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/...ic-coast-bermuda-or-canada-round-trip-cruises

If you are flying from elsewhere in Canada, a Canadian birth certificate will suffice for those under 16.

 

[HeatherLassell]

Does my child who will be 12 at the time of sailing need a passport to cruise Alaska? We are flying in and out of Vancouver

Flying into Canada all of your party (from the US?) will need passports.

 

[ajstaud]

Does my child who will be 12 at the time of sailing need a passport to cruise Alaska? We are flying in and out of Vancouver

We are all US citizens and flying from Colorado just to do the cruise. What I had seen on DCL as confusing as it looked like it was either or for children

 

[Cheburashka]

Yep, kids need passports, thank goodness. Imagine the abuses if they didn't.

 

[tvguy]

I stand corrected.

 

[lanejudy]

What I had seen on DCL as confusing as it looked like it was either or for children

It’s either or for children crossing into Canada by land. Flying requires a passport.

 

[SirDuff]

We are all US citizens and flying from Colorado just to do the cruise. What I had seen on DCL as confusing as it looked like it was either or for children

DCL only cares about what is needed for the ship.

The issue (for you) is that even if you needed nothing for the ship (or weren't even going on a cruise), your children need passports to fly from the US into Canada.