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"George Leppla" wrote:
> "Ray" wrote in message
> news:12P%g.2976$T_1.1630@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> > In case anyone else was cruising the beginning of the year , I spoke to
> > someone at Norwegian today who informed me the passport requirement for
> > Caribbean cruises has been dropped due to the change in the government
> > time frame for implementing it .As of yesterday , passports are now
> > recommended , but not required .
>
> Here is the official NCL announcement:
> ---------------------------------
>
> UPDATED GOVERNMENT INFO ABOUT PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS
>
> The requirement to possess a valid Passport or PASScard* for all U.S.
> citizens who travel by air, sea or land to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda,
> Central and South America, Canada and Mexico has been extended to June 1,
> 2009. However, the government can accelerate this date based on meeting
> certain standards.
>
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>
> *Passport Card - also referred to as PASScard: This limited use passport in
> card format is currently under development and will be available for use for
> travel only via land or sea (including ferries) between the U.S. and Canada,
> Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
Okay is it just me or do these two paragraphs seem to be saying
different things. Top indicates air, the bottom indicates only land or
sea.
My understanding of the PASScard is that it is essentially for
those on the border who have to go back and forth. For instance, someone
in Detroit who has family in Windsor or someone in Mexico who works in
California. |