My family and I are U.S. citizens who will be going to Alaska on the Disney Wonder in August, round-trip from Vancouver BC. We are planning a land crossing from Washington State to BC two days before cruise departure. The kids will be 13 and 11. My wife and I have passports. Our kids have only birth certificates.
I would like to hear from any US citizens who have already gone on a Disney Wonder cruise departing from Vancouver BC with their kids under 16 who did not have a passport, just birth certificates.
Did you have any trouble when embarking the ship, with just birth certificates for your children? Thanks.
It makes no difference if it's a Disney cruise or any other cruise, your kids will need passports. You will need a passport to get to Vancouver and also to board the ship. A passport or passport card is required to cross the border.
"US citizens cruising to Alaska on a ship that departs from or ends in Canada (e.g. Vancouver) will require a valid passport card or passport if they enter Canada by land or sea. US citizens cruising to Alaska that enter or depart Canada by air need a valid passport."
Go and get passports for the kids.
Take care,
Mike
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Last edited by Mike M; November 24th, 2013 at 03:42 PM.
I'm really surprised your agent didn't tell you this when you booked it! As Mike stated, passports are mandatory and that should have been one of the first things your agent told you.
Luckily, in your case, you have plenty of time and it's not a big deal, but those who book later could encounter a problem if they're not aware of this.
I always suggest passports for all cruises even when they're not required as it's easier and should you ever need to fly back from a foreign port, it'll save you alot of time, hassle, and money.
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Even if it wasn't a requirement for traveling, I would still get passports. Just remember, they are good for 10 years, so hopefully there will be more travel plans in your families future....Happy cruising.
Even if it wasn't a requirement for traveling, I would still get passports. Just remember, they are good for 10 years, so hopefully there will be more travel plans in your families future....Happy cruising.
Only good for five years for kids. Even with that they still need, and should have, the passports.
Take care,
Mike
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Thank you for all your feedback. I've decided that we'll fly to Vancouver BC and we'll get passports for the kids a few months before that. We're planning to go to Europe within the 5-year timeframe for children's passports anyway. I do hope that in the future, the United States and Canada make an agreement like the Schengen agreement that the Europeans have. Canada is such a wonderful country and it's right next door, which makes the passport requirement seem ridiculous to me.
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