Smurfy Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 I have questions about child passports and can't seem to find answers anywhere. My kids already have current passport cards (not booklets). Will that be good enough or are they better off having the booklets? I have a regular passport booklet, and it will just be the 3 of us. Another questions is if it is recommended that they get the booklet, do we have to go through the entire passport process, as if they didn't have anything? Or is there an easier process since they have the cards already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerette Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 The passport card will be enough when traveling to Canada & Mexico by land & also when traveling by cruise ship, & train but NOT When flying to another country. If you plan on flying to other countries with your children then you should renew your kids passports so that they would have the passport booklet but if you do not plan on flying to other countries with your children the passport card will be enough for them to board the cruise ship with at the cruise terminal and also when getting back on the ship from ports of call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Passport cards work for closed loop cruise purposes in North America. A transatlantic requires a book for example. Just be aware you can't fly international with a card so if you missed the ship at a port of call or got injured and had to fly home mid-cruise you can't. Mikeb1892, Hoski and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Another vote for getting the book. It covers your bases. Ogilthorpe and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 4:11 PM, Smurfy said: Another questions is if it is recommended that they get the booklet, do we have to go through the entire passport process, as if they didn't have anything? Or is there an easier process since they have the cards already? See this https://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/i-have-a-passport-card-but-need-a-passport-book-to-travel-to-barbados.html KristiZ and Smurfy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniongodess Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 We always got the booklet for our son. It is much safer, he is on his 3rd and he is 12. You never know when you will need it. We don’t even travel that much. His current passport has no stamps, but we used it last year for the Alaskan cruise. Hoski and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytaxman Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just get the passport book. Not even sure why you need the passport card since that is only good for land entry. If you fly or miss your ship, only the passport book will allow you entry. Hoski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfy Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, crazytaxman said: Just get the passport book. Not even sure why you need the passport card since that is only good for land entry. If you fly or miss your ship, only the passport book will allow you entry. The kids already have the passport card. Their dad got it for them, not me. They traveled (by car) to Canada a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfy Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Flacruiser99 said: See this https://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/i-have-a-passport-card-but-need-a-passport-book-to-travel-to-barbados.html Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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