Comments on: Does a U.S. Citizen Need a Passport to Cruise to the Bahamas

By: Sherry Laskin

Sherry Laskin — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:01:39 +0000

Hi Madelyn,
Thank you for reading my article and taking the time to ask your question. I don’t know your or your baby’s nationality plus I hesitate to dispense advice, especially with something like your situation.

You should probably go to: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/under-16.html for the most up to date information for your cruise. If that doesn’t answer your question, contact your closest passport office and/or check with your cruise line. Sorry I can’t give you a definitive answer. I hope all works out with ease and you have a wonderful cruise.

Thank you again.

By: Madelyn Bermejo

Madelyn Bermejo — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:12:18 +0000

Hi, if traveling with an infant do we need to get her a passport if we want to bring her in the cruise to bahamas?

By: Sherry Laskin

Sherry Laskin — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:16:19 +0000

In reply to tanesha peake.

Hi Tanesha,
Thank you for reading my article and asking a very important question. Normally, on what is called a closed-loop cruise (a round-trip cruise from a U.S. port) you are okay with a government issued photo ID and a birth certificate with a raised seal.

However, since you will be staying on Grand Bahama Island for five days, that may raise a question. Definitely contact the cruise line again and if you don’t get the answer that you need, call again. You can also call the tourism office for the Bahamas or the US Embassy, or the hotel that you’ll stay. I don’t want to give you any advise that may be incorrect; I’ve never been asked your question and it is a very good one.

I hope you find the right answer because it should be a lovely trip. It sounds like you’re taking the Margaritaville cruise ship! Thank you again for your question and I apologize for not having a definitive answer. Have a wonderful time in the Bahamas.

By: tanesha peake

tanesha peake — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:03:09 +0000

Question i am taking a cruise from palm beach Florida to grand Bahama islands we are doing a cruise and stay package so we will be staying on island and then returning by the same cruise ship 5 days later it says on the cruise lines that we can use ID and birth certificates im getting missed rules ones saying no we can return the same way we go and then im reading others say that because we are staying on island we would need a passport to return is that true.

By: Sherry Laskin

Sherry Laskin — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:02:46 +0000

In reply to Sharon Boyden.

Hi Sharon,
I apologize for the delay in my reply…I ended up with covid at the beginning of January and slept most of the time. So to answer your question, as of this moment, no, you do not need a covid vaccination or a negative test result to cruise to the Bahamas. Your cruise line may have their own criteria or this could change if an outbreak is sudden. Check on the CDC website for the most up-to-date travel information as it relates to covid.
Thank you for your question and patience. Have a wonderful vacation!