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Originally Posted by vreihen16
For those contemplating a Caribbean cruise and cheaping out on the passport, keep in mind that the cheaper passport card only works for sea/land border crossings into the USA. If you wind up having to be flown back due to an illness or premature cruise ending at a foreign port, you will need to go through the additional hassle of getting a full booklet passport at the nearest US Embassy before you can board a plane to fly home. Hence, I strongly recommend the full passport booklet, even if your cruise doesn't require it.....
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Good advice. Anyone planning on traveling should have a passport. They're good for 10 years and can save your butt in a lot of situations. After this coming October, if you don't have a Real ID driver's license, you can't even board a plane in the US unless you happen to have a passport with you. Passports are easy to get and cheap. No reason not to have one.