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Why does nobody talk about the passport rule for closed-loop cruises out of Seattle?
I was booking a 4 day run to Victoria and back out of Seattle for my sister's birthday and the agent mentioned that a passport card is fine for this route but a passport book is needed the second you touch a foreign port. I always assumed any cruise leaving the US needed the full book, so hearing the card works on these closed-loop trips caught me off guard. Has anyone here done a short Pacific Northwest sailing with just the card, and did the boarding folks give you any grief?
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derekgonzalez3d ago
Skip the card and just bring the book anyway, because the card only works if the ship actually clears the right paperwork for a closed-loop trip and one small change to the route can leave you stuck at the pier. I have seen people get turned away over this stuff even when the rules say they are fine, and a passport book removes that whole risk in one move. Save yourself the stress and carry the full book even if the card is technically allowed.
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harper_singh183d ago
Reminds me of my aunt getting held up at the port over a name typo, total mess.
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