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I agree with hanna - safe is the key word.
It's better to be safe than sorry. Your TA should have explained that while you didn't need a passport to take a cruise in the Caribbean, it's advisable to have one just in case. Should you have to leave the ship for an emergency and fly back to the U.S., you need a passport. Without it, you'll be spending alot of time and money to get a temporary one in order to get back into the country. It's too bad they didn't explain the whole process.
But you have to keep in mind that 2 years ago, they were making it mandatory and then changed the policies. So there was alot of confusion going on at the time.
You still don't 'have' to have them, but it's definitely something you'd rather have and not need than to need it and not have it.
Pete
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