RestingBird Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 My wife and I have our passports, what will we need to get our 1yr old on board? (Aside from whatever we print from Royal). We only have a week left, I probably should've asked sooner ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Certified Birth Certificate, with the babies full name, which should match the name you entered on the cruise documentation. By certified I mean the actual copy the state where the baby was born provided to you, most states have a raised imposed seal on the certificate so they can tell the difference between the real one and a copy. Because of the importance of this, I would call RCCL and confirm this with them. RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Definitely a certified copy of the birth certificate as @tiny260 stated. You shouldn't need any type of picture ID prior to 12 years old, but if you plan on cruising in the future it's probably worth investing in a passport for your child. RestingBird and Digmenow 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 So we did our online check-in today, and it asks what sort of i.d. each person will be using to check in, so we put birth certificate for the little guy. Thanks for the replies! I was guessing that's all we needed but figured I'd ask here (not sure I'd get a solid answer if I called RC). Also, we'll definitely look into getting him a passport as soon as he's old enough. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 For the future your little guys is old enough now. Both my kids had passports at 5 months and 6 months old. Its kind of funny. YOu have to hold them up in front of the blue screen for their picture. RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, Beachbum said: For the future your little guys is old enough now. Both my kids had passports at 5 months and 6 months old. Its kind of funny. YOu have to hold them up in front of the blue screen for their picture. lol, seriously?! Wow. Maybe we'll go ahead and do it when we get back. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 51 minutes ago, RestingBirds said: lol, seriously?! Wow. Maybe we'll go ahead and do it when we get back. Thanks! We got passports for our kids when they were 6 months old. Passports are just so much easier. accio7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, RestingBirds said: lol, seriously?! Wow. Maybe we'll go ahead and do it when we get back. Thanks! Keep in mind that the passports for kids are only good for 5 years and renewals must be done in person with both parents present every time. This, you may want to wait until you're closer to your next trip before getting one. My son's will expire when he's 15, so we'll have to go through the process again and get the short passport instead of the 10 year one. It's still recommended that you travel with your child's birth certificate even if he or she had a passport as it's the only document that establishes that you are in fact the parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thanks @Matt and @DocLC. Our next trip won't be until next year, and we'll have a new 6 monther by then, so we'll probably wait and get them passports at the same time. Great info, thanks! DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio7 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 52 minutes ago, Matt said: We got passports for our kids when they were 6 months old. Passports are just so much easier. My sister and BIL did the same for my nephew and niece, both kids traveled overseas to Europe and Japan when they were under 12 months. (My niece was six months old when she went on her first cruise, she's almost four now.) RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, DocLC said: It's still recommended that you travel with your child's birth certificate even if he or she had a passport as it's the only document that establishes that you are in fact the parents. Is this something you recommend even for older teens? My kids are 17 and 14, both have passports, and we had only planned on bringing those after going through the time and effort to get them. It's easy enough to pull them from the safe deposit box before we go, but that's one of those items I'd really rather not be worried about carrying around with me in addition to the passports in this age of identity theft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, JLMoran said: Is this something you recommend even for older teens? My kids are 17 and 14, both have passports, and we had only planned on bringing those after going through the time and effort to get them. It's easy enough to pull them from the safe deposit box before we go, but that's one of those items I'd really rather not be worried about carrying around with me in addition to the passports in this age of identity theft. I've never been asked for it, but I've read that it is something that is recommended. My son has been traveling internationally since just before his first birthday and the passport has been sufficient. With older kids, they just seem to accept their answers if asked who their parents are. JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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