Thread: Do you have your passport?

We got our passport two years ago.

Originally Posted by Blizzard

We first got ours in 1984 when were had a scheduled port call that required them. That port was later canceled and we never really needed them during the 10 years they were valid. We continued to bring them along after they expired. When all the changes started being talked about, we got new ones in 2005. We have used them on many cruises and on our last one, 2 weeks ago, we had them stamped for the first time.

A word of caution:
If you are on a cruise and for some reason you miss the ship and have to catch up with it, or you become ill and have to return home another way, it may be difficult without a passport.

Good point John. I need to get mine and soon.

Originally Posted by Blizzard

We first got ours in 1984 when were had a scheduled port call that required them. That port was later canceled and we never really needed them during the 10 years they were valid. We continued to bring them along after they expired. When all the changes started being talked about, we got new ones in 2005. We have used them on many cruises and on our last one, 2 weeks ago, we had them stamped for the first time.

A word of caution:
If you are on a cruise and for some reason you miss the ship and have to catch up with it, or you become ill and have to return home another way, it may be difficult without a passport.

Aww crap you've got a good point!!! If it weren't for docking in CA, we'd be in the US the whole time!!! ugh!

Got our passports a short while ago, and it feels great, ready for anything. I must say it was very hard to part with that money for them!

Got my first passport when I first starting going on cruises (either for the first one or the second one). It's really nice to have when we're coming back on the ship and need a photo ID. I even used mine while in the Hawaiian ports.

We got our girl her first passport when she was 3. I went to the LAX post office alone (the closest office that provided passport applications wouldn't take you without an appointment via phone, but you couldn't get through to their reservation desk). Five years later, I had to go with hubby and the girl to get her passport renewed, but at least we were able to go to the post office a few blocks away.

Have Passport! Can Travel!

I frequently vacation in Europe, so I need it, expires in 2009.