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Old 07-03-2024, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
I have always wondered how the "system" works when one needs to be disembarked from a cruise ship for emergency treatment or evacuation back home.
Our cruise this February we were travelling on Royal Caribbean. I used my USA Passport Card for my ID and online check-in and at the ship.

The agent checking my papers told me that I needed to be careful because if you use a US Passport Card (not the "regular" booklet) that if I needed to leave the cruise due to medical difficulties that the passport card would cause an issue and that in the future I should use my regular passport for Caribbean Cruises.

She said there could be an issue with payment for medical services if I use my Passport Card to book cruise.

I have not heard of this before--just passing along caution from RCCL.