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Actually, cruiseship passengers are considered "in transit" and are exempt from needing passports. An official memo came out recently regarding this:In reference Barbados’ new passport regulations which will require all US and Canadian citizens entering Barbados to be in possession of a valid passport effective March 1, 2004, the Chief Immigration Officer has provided some clarification as to its relevance to cruise passengers. Please be advised accordingly that there is little change to current practice as it relates to cruise passengers as outlined below:1. “Only those cruise passengers who are disembarking at Barbados are processed by Immigration and therefore are required to be in possession of a valid passport.2. Cruise passengers who are “intransit†to join flights at the Grantley Adams International Airport are required to be in possession of a valid passport.3. All other passengers who are continuing the cruise are treated as “in-transit passengers†and consequently not subject to immigration control. Such passengers are permitted to go ashore and return to their vessel without hindrance using their ship’s magnetic identity card.4. Cruises to the region which commence and end at Puerto Rico or any U.S. Port rarely have passengers disembarking before the itinerary ends. Consequently the only US and Canadian passengers who would be affected by the new passport arrangement would be those persons whose cruiseends in Barbados.â€Â
Actually, cruiseship passengers are considered "in transit" and are exempt from needing passports. An official memo came out recently regarding this:
In reference Barbados’ new passport regulations which will require all US and Canadian citizens entering Barbados to be in possession of a valid passport effective March 1, 2004, the Chief Immigration Officer has provided some clarification as to its relevance to cruise passengers. Please be advised accordingly that there is little change to current practice as it relates to cruise passengers as outlined below:
1. “Only those cruise passengers who are disembarking at Barbados are processed by Immigration and therefore are required to be in possession of a valid passport.
2. Cruise passengers who are “intransit†to join flights at the Grantley Adams International Airport are required to be in possession of a valid passport.
3. All other passengers who are continuing the cruise are treated as “in-transit passengers†and consequently not subject to immigration control. Such passengers are permitted to go ashore and return to their vessel without hindrance using their ship’s magnetic identity card.
4. Cruises to the region which commence and end at Puerto Rico or any U.S. Port rarely have passengers disembarking before the itinerary ends. Consequently the only US and Canadian passengers who would be affected by the new passport arrangement would be those persons whose cruiseends in Barbados.â€Â
