Cruise without a passport?

Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there that
don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary
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On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary
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Hi, Gary,

Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
to do Hawaii without making an international stop.

You may also do "closed loop" cruises without a passport per the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative; however, if anything happened along the
way requiring you to fly home mid-trip, it'd be a hassle to re-enter the
US without a passport.

For an article reviewing the concepts with helpful links, see
http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=47

Diana Ball
Austin, TX

On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary
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There are some cruises on the Great Lakes. I don't know if you need a
passport or if they stop in some Canadian ports.

There are also some Mississippi river cruises.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:37:00 -0500, GV wrote:

Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there that
don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary

Greetings, Gary!

When Norwegian Cruise Lines bought the rusting hull of the U.S.
America from a Southern shipyard for several hundred million dollars,
it swung a political deal which Congress culminated in an act which
gives sole permission to cruise the Hawaiian circuit without having to
stop at a foreign port. Hence, no passport is needed.

But I can tell you after having been on the NCL Pride, the problems
they were having with American based labor was horrendous.

What started out as a potential boom for NCL quickly became a
boondoggle.

Here is an informative review of which I took part.

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/norwegian-cruise-line/48313-interest-read-ncl-hawaii-cruising.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/2fgmnka

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On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:58:38 -0400, Ari Silverstein wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:37:00 -0500, GV wrote:

Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there that
don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary

Greetings, Gary!

When Norwegian Cruise Lines bought the rusting hull of the U.S.
America from a Southern shipyard for several hundred million dollars,
it swung a political deal which Congress culminated in an act which
gives sole permission to cruise the Hawaiian circuit without having to
stop at a foreign port. Hence, no passport is needed.

But I can tell you after having been on the NCL Pride, the problems
they were having with American based labor was horrendous.

What started out as a potential boom for NCL quickly became a
boondoggle.

Here is an informative review of which I took part.

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/norwegian-cruise-line/48313-interest-read-ncl-hawaii-cruising.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/2fgmnka

Visit our website and do the jigsaw puzzle at
www.under-1-roof.com/PuzzlePage.html

Fun website!

Ari Silverstein, Travel Advisory Services

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On 6/28/2010 8:15 PM, GV wrote:
It's not really all that problematic but it's something that would just
add one more barrier that I'd like to avoid if I can. My 88 year old
mother has just decided that she'd like to go on another cruise but she
let her passport expire years ago when my father had to go into a
nursing home. She never expected to travel outside the USA again but now
she's decided that at least one last cruise might be nice.

Gary

Hi, Gary, my MIL ended up taking three "last cruises!" She, too, skipped
passport renewal. Hope your mom finds just the cruise she wants and goes!

Diana Ball
Austin, TX

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:46:30 -0500, D Ball
wrote:

On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary
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Hi, Gary,

Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
to do Hawaii without making an international stop.

It might be long wait, but eventually NCL might put the Jade, originally
the Pride of Hawaii, back into Hawaii service, and they might have a
sailing from Los Angeles to Honolulu when do it. NCL mentioned this as
a possibility, but there's no schedule and will require a big upswing in
demand. We did the trans-Pacific trip from Honolulu to Los Angeles when
they took the ship out of service, and the only ID needed was a drivers
license.

Or they might, someday, send the Pride of America back to the mainland
for some kind of refurbishment. Again, I know of no plans, but it's a
possibility.

Cruise West has a number of US-only cruises, including Alaska, the
Pacific Northwest, the Mississippi River, and the US east coast. If I
win the lottery I will be sending some money their way.

On 6/28/2010 10:20 PM, Jack Hamilton wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:46:30 -0500, D
wrote:

On 6/28/2010 7:37 AM, GV wrote:
Are there any cruises available for U.S. citizens that don't require a
passport? Hawaii or possibly a river cruise? I'm not even sure about
Hawaii, though. Are there any U.S. flagged vessels that cruise there
that don't have don't have to stop in a foreign port?

TIA.

Gary

Hi, Gary,

Yes, you can do Hawaii--NCL is the sole cruise line granted permission
to do Hawaii without making an international stop.

It might be long wait, but eventually NCL might put the Jade, originally
the Pride of Hawaii, back into Hawaii service, and they might have a
sailing from Los Angeles to Honolulu when do it. NCL mentioned this as
a possibility, but there's no schedule and will require a big upswing in
demand. We did the trans-Pacific trip from Honolulu to Los Angeles when
they took the ship out of service, and the only ID needed was a drivers
license.

Or they might, someday, send the Pride of America back to the mainland
for some kind of refurbishment. Again, I know of no plans, but it's a
possibility.

Neither of these sound like something that an 88 year old woman wants to
wait for. Look, the bottom line is that she doesn't NEED a passport for
a Caribbean cruise. It's highly recommended in case you need to make an
emergency return at an intermediate port (which, sadly, is more of a
possibility in her case than with a younger person), but she can go
without it.

Also, you don't say where she is. A Canada/New England cruise out of NJ
might be reasonable for her if she's in the NY area.

Bill