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First of all, regarding the passport. Your wife can travel using her passport as long as the name on the booking matches the name on the passport. That is to say, she could travel using her maiden name. (passports are always best option) Carnival would probably charge $50 to change the name after final payment is made. Option 2 is that if she is traveling with birth certificate and drivers license with different names it won't be a problem because the first name on both documents is the same as are the birth dates. The casino is closed while the ship is in port. That's because there are casinos in Nassau and they don't want the cruise line casinos competing with the locals. You never know if the ship is going to park bow in or bow out. This decision is made by the Captain and the Harbor Pilot based on tides, currents, wind direction etc. which affect the navigation of the ship at the time of docking.
First of all, regarding the passport. Your wife can travel using her passport as long as the name on the booking matches the name on the passport. That is to say, she could travel using her maiden name. (passports are always best option) Carnival would probably charge $50 to change the name after final payment is made. Option 2 is that if she is traveling with birth certificate and drivers license with different names it won't be a problem because the first name on both documents is the same as are the birth dates.
The casino is closed while the ship is in port. That's because there are casinos in Nassau and they don't want the cruise line casinos competing with the locals.
You never know if the ship is going to park bow in or bow out. This decision is made by the Captain and the Harbor Pilot based on tides, currents, wind direction etc. which affect the navigation of the ship at the time of docking.
