passport needed or not for Caribbean cruise?
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From: Bill on 7 Jun 2010 23:46 On 6/7/2010 5:40 PM, rieker wrote: > > A passport will cost you about $10/yr. You have to pay up front....they are > issued for 10 years (to adults, kids are a little cheaper and good for 5 yrs.) I am not going to disagree that getting a passport will probably make life easier for the cruise, but claiming that it only costs $10 a year when he has not needed it for the last 9 years, and may not need it for the next 9 years, is understating the cost. The fact is it costs $100 and for many people that is a significant amount of money for something that really is only needed one time. Bill
From: Rosalie B. on 8 Jun 2010 01:08 Bill <billrubin(a)prodigy.net> wrote: >On 6/7/2010 5:40 PM, rieker wrote: >> >> A passport will cost you about $10/yr. You have to pay up front....they are >> issued for 10 years (to adults, kids are a little cheaper and good for 5 yrs.) > >I am not going to disagree that getting a passport will probably make >life easier for the cruise, but claiming that it only costs $10 a year >when he has not needed it for the last 9 years, and may not need it for >the next 9 years, is understating the cost. The fact is it costs $100 >and for many people that is a significant amount of money for something >that really is only needed one time. He hasn't needed it for the past 9 years because people just didn't need passports then the way they do now. When he went to Canada in the past, he didn't need a passport and now he does. I use a passport as my ID whenever I travel, even inside the US. Way more convenient. Plus if he can afford a cruise, he should be able to afford a passport.
From: George Leppla on 8 Jun 2010 08:20 On 6/8/2010 12:08 AM, Rosalie B. wrote: > Bill<billrubin(a)prodigy.net> wrote: > >> On 6/7/2010 5:40 PM, rieker wrote: >>> >>> A passport will cost you about $10/yr. You have to pay up front....they are >>> issued for 10 years (to adults, kids are a little cheaper and good for 5 yrs.) >> >> I am not going to disagree that getting a passport will probably make >> life easier for the cruise, but claiming that it only costs $10 a year >> when he has not needed it for the last 9 years, and may not need it for >> the next 9 years, is understating the cost. The fact is it costs $100 >> and for many people that is a significant amount of money for something >> that really is only needed one time. > > He hasn't needed it for the past 9 years because people just didn't > need passports then the way they do now. When he went to Canada in > the past, he didn't need a passport and now he does. True enough... the laws have changed and it is foolish to not have a passport if you are going out of the country. Recently I've crossed the border between TX and Mexico about a dozen times and they demand passports. There is a "card" you can get, but that is basically developed for people who cross the Canadian or Mexican border on a regular basis.... like people who live in one country and work in another. And I also agree with the previous poster that it isn't cheap. If you are a family of 4 and traveling for the first time, that $400 isn't insignificant.... especially if you aren't planning on much future travel. That said, I'll repeat what I have been saying here for years and years.... get a passport. -- George Leppla Countryside Travel http://www.CruiseMaster.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CruiseMaster
From: Ohioguy on 8 Jun 2010 09:38 It all boils down to whether I want to pay about $45 or $115 total for a passport. Some have said that for a circle cruise to the Caribbean, where I start and end in the same port, all I need is a certified birth certificate and driver's license. However, I thought it might be worth paying the $45 for the passport card, since that is just $4.50 a year, and lasts 10 years. Also, if I get the passport card, and I later (any time during the 10 years) decide to "upgrade" to a full passport, I'd only have to pay the renewal cost to do so - not the first time up front cost of $115. >Recently I've crossed the border between TX and Mexico about a dozen >times and they demand passports. I'll have to say, that made me laugh! What - folks can't sneak in any more? :-)
From: Harry Cooper on 8 Jun 2010 11:36
"Ohioguy" <none(a)none.net> wrote in message news:zJrPn.124271$gv4.100844(a)newsfe09.iad... > It all boils down to whether I want to pay about $45 or $115 total for a > passport. Some have said that for a circle cruise to the Caribbean, where > I start and end in the same port, all I need is a certified birth > certificate and driver's license. However, I thought it might be worth > paying the $45 for the passport card, since that is just $4.50 a year, and > lasts 10 years. Also, if I get the passport card, and I later (any time > during the 10 years) decide to "upgrade" to a full passport, I'd only have > to pay the renewal cost to do so - not the first time up front cost of > $115. > > > >Recently I've crossed the border between TX and Mexico about a dozen > >times and they demand passports. > > I'll have to say, that made me laugh! What - folks can't sneak in any > more? :-) Hi Guy, Don't get cheap on the passport issue, get your passport and be ready for any need that comes up over the next ten years. I had a chance to go to Australia with two weeks notice. No problem since I had a passport, nearly impossible otherwise. Harry Cooper |