Avatar133 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 We are going on a cruise in December and my dad's passport expires in May 2022. 5 months after we go on our cruise. Generally there's a 6 month rule for passports. When we go on the website to renew his passport, it says there's a 16 months wait, after our cruise. So does St Martin enforce the 6 month rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Avatar133 said: We are going on a cruise in December and my dad's passport expires in May 2022. 5 months after we go on our cruise. Generally there's a 6 month rule for passports. When we go on the website to renew his passport, it says there's a 16 months wait, after our cruise. So does St Martin enforce the 6 month rule? Are you flying in to St Maarten? If you're going there on the cruise ship, then the passport is not needed. I left my passport in my stateroom and used only my SeaPass card. However, I'm not sure if Royal will accept your dad's passport during online check-in and during check in at the port. Also, I hope you don't get into an emergency situation where you will need your passport to fly back to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 5 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: Are you flying in to St Maarten? If you're going there on the cruise ship, then the passport is not needed. I left my passport in my stateroom and used only my SeaPass card. However, I'm not sure if Royal will accept your dad's passport during online check-in and during check in at the port. Also, I hope you don't get into an emergency situation where you will need your passport to fly back to the US. You get a warning on the website, but it’s not actually an issue for a cruise that doesn’t require a passport. Flying back also would not be an issue, as the USA doesn’t have a 6 month rule. The US will let you back with no issues as long as your passport isn’t expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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