What are the Passport requirements for my cruise holiday?

All customers have an individual responsibility to make sure they have got the right documents to travel prior to their cruise holiday. This includes but is not limited to;

• Passports
• Visas
• Medical Certificates
• Travel Insurance

Passport

Customers (including all children), should hold their own full 10-year (5 years for children) British Citizen (GBR) passport. The passport should be valid for the entirety of your travel arrangements. We also recommend having an additional period of validity of six months from the date of travel as this is a requirement of some, but not all, destinations.

If you are travelling to the EU (except Ireland) or the wider 'Schengen' area (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, or Vatican City) your passport must be:

• Issued less than 10 years before the date that you entered the country (so please check the 'date of issue')
• Valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (so check the 'date of expiry')

We encourage all of our customers to view the entry requirements of their destinations on the Foreign Travel Advice Website.

Customers holding a different type of British passport (for example a British Overseas Territories Passport) or a passport issued by a country outside of the UK, should check with the relevant embassy for each country included on their itinerary, to ascertain entry requirements.

Your passport should be in good condition and have blank pages for entry and exit stamps, or in case you need to apply any visas.

Please be mindful of possible delays in obtaining a passport. The UK Government suggests that you only book your holiday once you have your valid passport in hand. 

For further information on obtaining a UK passport, including details of processing times of current applications, please click here

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