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From: GV on 28 Jun 2010 08:37
Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there that
don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary
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From: D Ball on 28 Jun 2010 10:46
On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
> Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
> passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
> Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
> that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?
>
> TIA.
>
> Gary
> Visit our website and do the jigsaw puzzle at
> www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html
>
>

Hi, Gary,

Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
to do Hawaii without making an international stop.

You may also do "closed loop" cruises without a passport per the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative; however, if anything happened along the
way requiring you to fly home mid-trip, it'd be a hassle to re-enter the
US without a passport.

For an article reviewing the concepts with helpful links, see
http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=47

Diana Ball
Austin, TX
From: peter on 28 Jun 2010 11:28
X-no-archive: yes On 6/28/10 4:46 PM, in article
88rqvcF369U1(a)mid.individual.net, "D Ball" <diana(a)removespamball.net> wrote:

> On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
>> Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
>> passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
>> Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
>> that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Gary

>>
>>
>
> Hi, Gary,
>
> Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
> to do Hawaii without making an international stop.

The ship NCL is using, the Pride of America, is U.S. flagged. It doesn't
need any such permission.
>
What's so problematic with getting a passport?

From: Barbara Brown on 28 Jun 2010 13:30
On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
> Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
> passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
> Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
> that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?
>
> TIA.
>
> Gary
> Visit our website and do the jigsaw puzzle at
> www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html
>
>
>
There are some cruises on the Great Lakes. I don't know if you need a
passport or if they stop in some Canadian ports.

There are also some Mississippi river cruises.
From: D Ball on 28 Jun 2010 15:46
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:28:46 +0200, peter wrote:

> X-no-archive: yes On 6/28/10 4:46 PM, in article
> 88rqvcF369U1(a)mid.individual.net, "D Ball" <diana(a)removespamball.net> wrote:
>
>> On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
>>> Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
>>> passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
>>> Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
>>> that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>>> Gary
>
>>>
>>
>> Hi, Gary,
>>
>> Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
>> to do Hawaii without making an international stop.
>
> The ship NCL is using, the Pride of America, is U.S. flagged. It doesn't
> need any such permission.
>>
> What's so problematic with getting a passport?

Why don't you *shaddup* "peter".
--
Diana Ball
Austin, TX
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