When do tickets come available?

How do I get my tickets?

What type documentation is required to travel?

Documents for non-US citizens?

Generally, tickets are available within 10 days-4 weeks of your sail date. For last-minute bookings (within 30 days of sail date), you tickets may be issued as pier-pickup also know as “E-tickets” (you pick up the tickets at the pier on the day of your sailing).

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Most tickets are mailed to your home address, unless you request a different one. If you wish to have your ticket mailed to a different address, email us customercare@CruisesInternational.com and include your Reservation Number as well the new address you wish to have your tickets mail to. Remember to include a telephone number for that address as well as the company's name if it’s your work address.

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Apart from your tickets (cruise, air and land packages), all U.S. and Canadian citizens must present proof of citizenship.

NEW! Passport Changes
June 8, 2007 - The departments of State and Homeland Security have changed the valid passport rule for air travel to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda provided travelers can show (a) Government-issued photo identification and (b) Official proof of application for a U.S. passport from the U.S. Department of State which can be secured from http://travel.state.gov . Children under the age of 16 traveling with their parents or legal guardian will be permitted to travel with the child's proof of application. Note: Travelers who have not applied for a passport should not expect to be accommodated.

October 1, 2007 - The departments of State and Homeland Security reestablish the valid passport requirement for air travel to/from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. U.S. lawful permanent residents will continue to be able to use their Alien Registration Card (Form I-551) issued by the Department of Homeland Security or other valid evidence of permanent residence status to apply for entry to the United States.

January 1, 2008 - A valid passport will be required for all sea and air travel. And subject to U.S. Government amendment, U.S. and Canadian citizens 15 or younger with their parents consent may cross the U.S./Canadian border by land or sea with a certified copy of their birth certificate.

Sea Travel Only
For domestic travel which includes: the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, a passport(valid or expired) is highly recommended.

In the absence of a passport, a birth certificate (original or certified copy), plus laminated picture ID card issued by federal, state, or local government agency is required.

For U.S. Naturalized citizens, in the absence of a passport, Naturalization papers (either original or notarized copy) plus a picture ID card issued by a federal, state, or local government agency is required.

A voter registration card or Social Security Card are not considered to be proof of citizenship. Children under 16 years of age require proof of citizenship (e.g., passport or birth certificate) and should present photo identification if they have it.

International Travel
A valid passport is required; visas are required where they apply. This includes Europe, Asia, Central and South America. For additional information, please visit www.travel.state.gov. To get a passport application, go to www.travel.state.gov/passport.

For example, you’re covered if you have the following combinations of identity:
1. U.S. or Canadian passport (not expired)
2. U.S. or Canadian passport (expired) and birth certificate
3. Driver’s license and birth certificate.

Our Recommendation
Cruises International strongly recommends that all guests travel with a valid passport during their cruise. This greatly assists guests who may need to fly out of the United States to meet their ship at the next available port should they miss their scheduled embarkation in a U.S. port; guests entering the U.S. at the end of their cruise; and guests needing to fly to the U.S. before their cruise ends, because of medical, family, personal or business emergencies, missing a ships' departure from a port of call, involuntary disembarkation from a ship due to misconduct, or other reasons.

Guests who need to fly to the United States before their cruise ends will likely experience significant delays and complications related to booking airline tickets and entering the United States if they do not have a valid U.S. passport with them.

If you are married, have taken your spouse’s surname, and plan to use your birth certificate as a form of identification, you will need a marriage certificate and a valid passport to support the name change.
Children ages 16-18 need photo identification as well as the above.

Visas -Please contact the Embassy (Consular Services) of each country on your sailing itinerary or the visa service of your choice for specific visa requirements, information, forms and fees for your nationality.

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You will need a valid passport and, in some cases, a visa. If you live in the U.S., you will also need the original copy of your Alien Registration Card (ARC or "Green Card") and any other documentation the countries on your itinerary require due to your alien status.

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