What do I need to get off and on the boat?

[PrincessShmoo]

How do I find out which area is designated?

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies.html
or submit application at an acceptance office, here's a link to find one:
https://iafdb.travel.state.gov/

 

[auntlynne]

I remember sitting at the Scottsdale DMV for hours. At least their licenses don’t expire until you are 65.

So you are getting a new, adult, passport.

Internet search for:
Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page
Search by ZIP or State/City

Some results

 

[katmigordon]

Thank you so much for this! It doesn't list Phoenix, but it gives me a dang good place to start!

I remember sitting at the Scottsdale DMV for hours. At least their licenses don’t expire until you are 65.

So you are getting a new, adult, passport.

Internet search for:
Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page
Search by ZIP or State/City

Some results
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[PrincessShmoo]

Thank you so much for this! It doesn't list Phoenix, but it gives me a dang good place to start!

 

[Need a vacation NOW]

Sailing out of San Diego - forget what the ports are, but I think it's the mexican rivera?

Personally, if you're able to get a passport, I would say get a passport. BUT you are covered with your ID and birth certificate if you decide not to get one. You can bring your ID with you along with your KTTW card when you get off the ship and will show both when you get back on the ship.
Requirements regarding identification from the DCL website sailing from/to San Diego :
The Bahamas, Caribbean, Pacific Coast, Bermuda or Canada – Round Trip Cruises

Sailing from/to: Port Canaveral, Miami, Galveston, San Diego, San Juan, New Orleans and New York

U.S. Citizens (Including Children)

• Original valid U.S. Passport
• Original valid U.S. Passport Card
• Original valid Trusted Traveler Card (NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

OR

• Original or copy of their state-issued birth certificate AND Government-issued photo ID
  1. Puerto Rico birth certificates issued prior to 7/1/10 are not acceptable
  2. Hospital-issued birth certificates are not acceptable
• Original Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State AND Government-issued photo ID
• Original Certificate of Naturalization issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services AND Government-issued photo ID

 

[Rob1872]

I've understood that most travel experts advise you only take the copy off with you. (A few countries, though, may require you to have your passport on you.) If needed, the copy is good for getting the replacement as @JM23457 has stated.

I'd say that carrying a copy is of little value; a copy of the passport isn't valid for travel. If you think carrying a copy of the passport will help in getting a replacement, then you are back in the same point of if your copy is stolen then you no longer have it.

For those of you who want a copy of your passport to have all of the relevant data in case you need to apply for a new one, scan the copy and put it somewhere in the cloud. That way you can get to it anywhere in the world with internet access (which will apply to a US consulate). Much better fail-safe option.

 

[wombat_5606]

I'd say that carrying a copy is of little value; a copy of the passport isn't valid for travel. If you think carrying a copy of the passport will help in getting a replacement, then you are back in the same point of if your copy is stolen then you no longer have it.

For those of you who want a copy of your passport to have all of the relevant data in case you need to apply for a new one, scan the copy and put it somewhere in the cloud. That way you can get to it anywhere in the world with internet access (which will apply to a US consulate). Much better fail-safe option.

It's not travel we were discussing. It was taking the actual passport off the cruise ship when you are in port. I maintain it is still safer to take a copy than carrying the actual passport, unless required to do so.

The copy comes in handy if you need to prove your identity. The copy protects you if you do take your passport with you and it gets stolen, facilitating the process of replacing it while at in a foreign country.

I'm not a fan of putting info in the cloud.

 

[hrhdhd]

Normally, I'd just suck it up and go, but with Covid so bad out here (Az) I really don't want to sit in a small space packed with strangers for hours.

How do I find out which area is designated? The last time I had a passport I was in Kindergarten.

Thanks for all the helpful info!

https://www.usps.com/international/passports.htm

 

[auntlynne]

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Thanks, PrincessShmoo. I skipped Phoenix,picked a few suburban areas and other cities. I tried to find Ahwatukee by its own name - there it is as Phoenix.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Thanks, PrincessShmoo. I skipped Phoenix,picked a few suburban areas and other cities. I tried to find Ahwatukee by its own name - there it is as Phoenix.

Our main Post Office here does Passport applications, but appointments are hard to come by. They used to also accept applications at our city hall, but that office isn't open currently (due to COVID). That's what we used (years ago) and it was basically walk in and out in 10 minutes.

 

[auntlynne]

While a copy of your passport isn’t official, it certainly made getting a replacement easier in Guatemala (as my friend without a copy was not having so easy a time). Finding a computer would have been just one more activity when you are stressed after losing your passport. You have to find a photo place and get money in local currency (because the US Embassy only accepts cash, in local currency). And when your passport was stolen, there went your money, too.

The other lesson: carry two formsof payment in separate places.

I was just fortunate to have done this. Never expected trouble - and was fortunate to be able to assist my friend, who had neither money nor photocopy.

 

[auntlynne]

Our main Post Office here does Passport applications, but appointments are hard to come by. They used to also accept applications at our city hall, but that office isn't open currently (due to COVID). That's what we used (years ago) and it was basically walk in and out in 10 minutes.

Definitely glad I am not doing this during COVID (or any official). I went to my local PO for mine back in 1987 and have kept a valid one most of the time since. Cruising will keep you renewing!

(I live in Alabama, so things are a little easier here in our nerd town. I can go to our courthouse and get my DL renewed with usually no one in line in front of me. The satellite branch has long lines - haven’t figured out why they bother - downtown is 4 miles away, with nothing you would call traffic).