On 3/31/2014 12:49 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:42:02 -0700, RayC wrote:

On 3/21/2014 1:17 PM, wrote:

However because you did not have a passport you are held up at the
airport until you are able to contact someone to get you a temporary
passport That is if you are even allowed to get on the plane which in
most cases you will not until you contact the us embassy in Mexico
city which is where you will have to stay until you can get a
temporary passport which will take days. meanwhile the ship you were
on has docked and every passenger is now home. and your mother has
died and had the funeral all the while you are in Mexico city for
another week waiting for a passport

Not a problem. Since 9-11, the cruise companies require a passport for
boarding any ship leaving the US.

so not true....

Perhaps, but substitute your own medical emergency for the death of a
relative and you'll understand why it's important to have a real
passport so you can easily get back into the country in the case of your
own emergency.