Does a U.S citizen have to have a passport in order to go on a bahamas or carrebean cruise?

Question

my boyfriend doesnt have a passport but i do. we want to plan a cruise vacation,but dont know if it would be a waste of time since he doesnt have his passport.i heard that all you have to have is your i.d and your birth certificate.i dont know..im confused.

Answer 1

yes and I would have one anyways just in case.

Answer 2

Yes.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbp...

Answer 3

Yes. New law. You don't have to have one to leave but you have to have one to come back.

Answer 4

both

Answer 5

if you want to come back in the many months it takes to get a new passport yes

Answer 6

yes you do

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

Yes, you will be going to a country with no ties to the US, unlike Puerto Rico and Hawaii.

Answer 9

yes. I am going to the bahamas in a few days and I had to get a passport.

Answer 10

u need ur passport to get out of the country enen to the bahamas it sucks but i just had to get mine and my sons cuz were going in december

Answer 11

Yes.  The Bahamas and the Caribbean are not part of the U.S.

Answer 12

Dave D gave you a good link; however, that link states that if you are entering by SEA, you only need your birth certificate and proof of citizenship.  

So, if you depart from and return to the US only by ship, with no air travel involved, you don't need a passport.  

Here is the pertinent section:

LAND AND SEA TRAVEL

The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website.

    * CURRENTLY:

      U.S. citizens need to present either (a) a passport, passport card (available in spring 2008), or WHTI-compliant document; or (b) a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.

Answer 13

YES.