As part of the new Border Security Act recently enacted by the United
States Government, all cruise lines are now required to collect
additional immigration information for their passengers prior to any
cruise to or from the United States.
As of March 1, 2003, the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is
standard for all airlines and cruise reservations. It is very
important for you to provide the cruise line with all of the required
information prior to your arriving on embarkation day. You should also
bring your passports or other proof of citizenship with you to the pier.
Passengers who have not submitted their needed information prior to
embarkation day can expect very long delays at the pier, as this
information will be gathered as part of the embarkation process. If
you do not provide any piece of the required data, you may be denied
boarding without a refund.
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Information required for ALL PASSENGERS include:
- Complete Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Residence Address
- Citizenship
In addition, non-U.S. citizens must provide
- Passport Number and Country of Passport Issuance
- Passport Issue Date and Passport Expiry Date
- Country of Residence
- Alien Registration Number ( if resident of the United Sates)
- US Address while visiting the US (if not a resident of the United States)
Passengers who are citizens of a country that require a visa to enter
the United States, and are not U.S. or Canadian resident aliens, must
also secure a valid U.S. visa and provide the following:
- U.S. Visa Number
- Visa Issue Date
- Place of Visa Issuance
Each cruise line is doing their best to make complying with the US
Border Security Act as easy as possible. Please see the list of cruise
lines below for a current list of their procedures to make sure you get
your immigration information to them prior to arriving at your cruise.
For additional information, please contact your Cruise Consultant.
US Border Security Act Procedures by Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Carnival at the address and fax numbers provided prior
to departure. You may also complete your registration online at:
http://www.carnival.com/mycruise/
Celebrity Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Celebrity at the address and fax numbers provided prior
to departure. You may also complete your registration online at:
https://secure.celebrity.com/beforeyourcruise/onlineDocumentation/home.do
Costa Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Costa at the address and fax numbers provided prior to
departure. You may also complete your registration online with Costa at:
http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/before_board/declaration_new/PassengerDeclarationForm.htm
Crystal Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Crystal Cruises at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure.
Cunard Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Cunard Line at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure. An Adobe Acrobat PDF document of the immigration
and registration form is available online. Click below to download and
print. Note, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader:
http://www.cunard.com/images/Content/GuestRegistrationForm.pdf
Disney Cruise Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Disney at the address and fax numbers provided prior to
departure.
Holland America Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Holland America at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: https://www.hollandamerica.com/checkin/loginStart.do
Norwegian Cruise Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Norwegian Cruise Line at the address and fax numbers
provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration
online at: https://nclires1.mis.ncl.com/NCL_AGR
Oceania Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Oceania at the address and fax numbers provided prior to
departure.
Orient Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Orient Line at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure.
Princess Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Princess at the address and fax numbers provided prior
to departure. You may also complete your registration online with
Princess's Cruise Personalizer at: https://book.princess.com/CruisePersonalizer/index.jsp
Regent Seven Seas
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Regent Seven Seas at the address and fax numbers
provided prior to departure.
Royal Caribbean International
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then
mail or fax to Royal Caribbean at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at:
https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/mycruises/login.do
Seabourn Cruise Line
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Seabourn Cruises at the address and fax numbers provided
prior to departure. An Adobe Acrobat PDF document of the immigration
and registration form is available online. Click below to download and
print. Note, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader:
http://www.seabourn.com/images/Content/Guest_Registration_Form.pdf
SilverSea Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to SilverSea Cruises at the address and fax numbers
provided prior to departure.
Windstar Cruises
Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You must then
mail or fax to Windstar at the address and fax numbers provided prior
to departure.
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