Also, keep your passport on your person. Never pack in your luggage or even your carry-on.

@redhatbear1135

Ай бұрын

I think he was calling that packed.

The 6-month rule has been around for a long time.

@tduck828

Ай бұрын

Yep very clear in policies when you look at what you need to board.

@steveblack5066

Ай бұрын

And it has always been BS!

@hildeschmid8400

Ай бұрын

​@@steveblack5066true. They make you pay for a 5 year passport which,in all actuality, lasts only 4 years, because, to make sure you have it on time, lasts 4 years.

@Ryan125y

Ай бұрын

Hasn't this always been a thing? I think I read this when applying for my passport

@redhatbear1135

Ай бұрын

It depends on where you are going. Some are 3 or 4 months. And in a lot of the Caribbean you can travel on an expired passport, but it’s not advised and it isn’t for very long.

I do agree with your passport expiration date being important. As a cruise port worker I can offer you what I see most often as the reasons for day of cruising denials. #1 documents packed in luggage. After being told guests continue to make this mistake. There are thousands of luggage pieces to search with no guarantee they will be found by sail away time. #2 Cruising using a Photo ID and birth certificate and arriving missing either one of them. #3 confusing a Real ID ( Star ) with an Enhanced ID. Only five states have them. If you show up at a port with only a Star ID without a BC it's a no go. Lastly showing up at the last minute hoping to get into the terminal. Ships have to close out their manifests, just like Airlines do clearing with Border Protection, to be able to sail. If you arrive after that point you are going to be denied. Don't travel the day of the cruise unless you live very close to the departure port.

does anyone else bop along with the intro song and then clap twice on that 2 beat?? Just me?? Love you guys JJ!

@jimboandkris

Ай бұрын

I love the intro too!

Thank you for the reminder of this important information

Thanks for the reminder!!

Great advise that most people are not aware of.

Thanks for the reminder!

Very useful information. Thank you.

Thank you for this important "detail"

Wow! We travel all the time and I didn't know any of this!!! Thank you so much! Valuable information.

Thank you Jordan, I didn’t know some of those things.

Thank you very helpfull info and very truthfull ideas , not everyone is aware of all this :)

Good information, thanks

Great video!!!!

Really good info!

Yes, Jordan I'm a savvy traveler it's you guys, different outlets that make you aware of visas, expired passports etc. Thanks for all information .❤😊

I knew about the Passport 6-month thing, but didn't know about the Europe Visa thing, thanks for the info.

Great info, I just got my first passport for my first. Cruise outside the United States. I'm glad I know all that now. Thanks

Great information! I have sent in for renewed passports but I didn’t know about Visa’s needed in Europe starting 2025. Interesting!

Thanks!

We're about 1.5 years from our passports expiring and have sent them in for renewal because we're in a period of time where we aren't cruising or doing any international travel. It actually feels "funny" to be without a passport at the moment and essentially tied down to home, but those fresh new passports will feel so good when they arrive!

@annekirkpatrick7197

Ай бұрын

You are SOOO right about that! 😂 When we renewed last year, it felt incredibly odd as we waited. Such a relief when the new ones arrived! I wanted everyone to celebrate with us, but the reactions were, "So? You guys travel all the time." Exactly! But we couldn't have even if we wanted to! 😮😢 Then we saw odd expiration dates for our Global Entry!

@sweetypatnett6123

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video. It was informative and helpful. Since covid a lot has changed including your passport expiring in 6 months. That's been in effect for a while now. I think it's ludicrous.

I always check requirements of anywhere I go. That 6 month thing is very common.

Thanks for the reminder. We are heading to Australia in two weeks and we already have the Visas but I want to get them with my travel docs. Love you guys!!!@

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

Thanks Nora and you’re so welcome! ❤️

I did not know!!!

Thanks so much for this video. We don’t travel and I’ve only left the country once. While this may seem obvious to many people, it isn’t for everyone. Now I know. 🙂

Thank you!!! This is a good reminder Especially with kids under the age of 18. I need to go home and check my sons passport before our cruise this summer

Thank you JOrdan! Say Hi to your dear partner!

Thanks, all savey travelers forget stiff

Pretty common law for most countries outside of the US that you have to have 6 months left on your passport on the date of your return. A lot of airlines / travel companies will even have a warning at the time of booking to remind you.

Surprised they allowed you on the plane from the U.S. Airlines usually won’t even let you check in if you’re within the expiration time frame.

When planning our travels, the checklist includes checking visa requirements for our destination and passport validity, amongst others. Neve had a problem as a result!

I don’t cruise more than once every few years but I know Disney Cruise Line has always been good about telling us that our passports must be valid for at least 180 days after the return date for the cruise.

@mrlogboy

Ай бұрын

This 100%

I’ve known about the 6 month rule since I started cruising last year. I remember reading about it when I sign up or when I’m doing my online check in. My two passports (dual citizen) expire next year and I looked into renewing them. I found out that you can only renew them within one year of expiration so I am waiting until July and October to renew the two passports.

Good points. Visas can be very confusing to figure out sometimes. When we were on a cruise that stopped in Turkey, it took some research to figure out if we needed a visa or not. Since we were on a cruise we did not need one but people going to Turkey not on a cruise needed one. While I was glad we did not need a visa, it definitely took some in depth reading to confirm that we did not need on. It would be very helpful if cruise lines could give cruisers a heads up on this sort of thing but considering some of the contradictory answers you can get from call centers, I am not sure you could trust the answers being given anyway.

Another passport issue affects the most frequent travelers going to South Africa: they have a rule requiring two blank pages for customers traveling there.

@redhatbear1135

Ай бұрын

I was going to post that too. I’m about to hit that limit before my passport expires.

Are you going to sail with Villa Vie Odyssey anytime soon?

Hey J. So how did they let you in? Ohhhh. The days entered the undesirable time while there. But you just said they shouldn’t have let you go in the first place. Got it. The whole VISA thing is like why? Thanks for the very much needed info .

Hopefully we will go to Europe someday. I knew about the passport expire limitations. What I am curious about is there a site that can tell you if you need a Visa and where / how to go about getting one? Thanks so much for sharing!

What good is an expiration date if it's no good BEFORE the expiration date. As long as your return is before the Expiration date, you should be good. Unbelievable.

Just started renewal for cruise in october

Our Canadian passports are good for ten years, but let me tell you, ours expire in about a year and we _will_ be updating them _well_ in advance.

I am a dual citizen of Australia and the UK. Last year I booked a trip to the UK and luckily checked that passport and found that it had expired by six months already! As it turns out the UK allow you ten years after expiry to renew the passport so it was a fairly easy process. But yes, always pays to check these things well ahead of time :)

Totally off the subject, you two guys have the prettiest eyes. We’ve taken two cruises and probably won’t be able to go again but we did achieve this bucket list of ours. I’ll keep watching though.

Passport meaning passport book. The passport card sometimes has different rules.

ETIAS is not a visa. It is a travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers (for example US/CA) to enter 30 European countries starting in the first half of 2025. ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are collected at this point. You can found online information on the European Union. Europeans know this procedure in reverse (called ESTA) for many years now when travelling to US.

We had a snafu on our last cruise from US to British Columbia. Our travel companion had a passport card but no passport. Ok for land and see travel, but we were supposed to fly home from Canada. No luck. Had to cross the border by land and fly home from Seattle. A costly mistake. Just get a passport!

Great video! The one challenging aspect is if you travel often and worry about getting your passport back in time before your next trip. Not an issue if you only travel once per year or so, but when you're constantly on the move it can be challenging. My passport expires in March and I'm concerned about getting it renewed before the December river cruise because I'm traveling internationally in September and October. (And I can't use my birth certificate as it's in Korean.) First world problem, for sure! 😂

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

Definitely a problem we expect to run into as well in the future! 😅

The six month rule has been in effect for years. Even when the country doesn't require six month's passport validity, some cruise lines do

Do TA's tell you about visas or do you need to ask?

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

Your travel agent should inform you of this- but the majority of travelers do not use a travel agent.

Yea,that's a law for flying ,too -! If your passport is expiring in 6 months ,you can't get in another country !! It depends on the country ,but it's that way with many countries !! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️⛴️💞

Jordan, my first Cruise will in 01/2025, I will get my first pass passport at 66😂 I went to several countries before you needed passports and visas, so ty for all this information❤ I just subscribed

I work in the ports in NYC. I tell people they're "Denied boarding." The most common mistakes are not having the proper visas for other countries (Canada mostly) for non US citizens. The most common for US citizens is passport sent on the ship with the luggage, then needs to be found. All luggage gets x-rayed and longshoremen are not rushing to find your bag. Believe it or not, sometimes the bag cannot be found before the ship leaves and the passenger is left weeping in the terminal with their luggage on the ship and their passport in their luggage. Depending on where the ship is going, NOT Europe, a US citizen can board with a valid state ID and US birth certificate (Carribean).

ETIAS visas are needed for some countries. Other countries, you need a visa exemption.

Did it feel like a judge saying ignorance of the law is no excuse. Yep the 6 month time is a real thing.

How far ahead do you need to get visa. How long do they last.

Great advice. While I have traveled Internationally Post 9-11, it was one trip to a place that I did not speak the language, nor could I read it. So I did my research. I learned that as a US Citizen, I could entry with not pre-obtained Visa. Same with my upcoming border crossing into Canada to embark on a cruise. I am a little disappointed that my passport did not get stamped in Asia nor will it when I go to Vancouver. I am old-fashioned and like to collect stamps. At least the US Border Agent was happy to stamp my return from Asia.

@SoloonaCruise

Ай бұрын

You can request a stamp, not guaranteed you get it.

Having been in charge of the reservation system of a major airline I am surprised that you got stopped on the way out of Sweden and not on the way in where they based on the expiry date and intended length of stay should know if you can be allowed in. However if you intended to stay let say 1 week and you stayed 2 and then it was within the period that is a case on your shoulders. Secondly as long as a Passport is valid to the date that it is written you should never be refused entry back into the home country, the 90/180 day rule is because most countries issue 90 or 180 days visas and you PP should still be avoid when you leave. many countries even allow arrival back home on an expired passport, often after the airline gets an OK from immigration. The PP still serves the purpose to proof that you are who you say you are and that is all your home country needs to do border control.

omg! i forgot about the visas for Europe. these are new.

Planning a panama canal transit cruise in April. 2025 and went into a travel agents site as if to book this cruise (from here in Switzerland). It listed all the countries being stopped at and except for the ESTA to get into the US, all other countries showed no visa required if not staying longer than 30(60?) days…..so to me it seems odd that a country on a one day cruise stop would even require a visa…..but maybe some do?

I’ve always heard of it as the 6 month rule, but it’s always good practice to research individual country requirements for passport expiration dates and visas any time we are traveling internationally. These are definitely not surprises you want at the last minute…..

@maryellendillon4469

Ай бұрын

I disagree that the cruise line has any responsibility to do the research visa requirements for travelers, that is the responsibility of the traveler. If a cruiser doesn’t have the proper visas, I would expect they would be denied boarding for their cruise and/or flight.

I travel a bit so I'm familiar with the 6 month rule but I know people that would be clueless.

I boarded a transpacific cruise in hawaii and applied for my australian visa last minute at the port, it was not granted instantly and was told by the boarding staff that i would be required to immediately disembark at the next port if for any reason it was denied. I would be responsible for the additional cost of the abrupt return trip. Not sure if any travel insurance would've covered it if in the event it happened. Jarrod's story reminds me when invited to a a last time zone party in Vanuatu about 25 years ago I was unable to attend because of the 6 month validity rule.

There is a website that lists the countries with passport dating requirements. As visa requirements are based on passport country of issue as well as where visiting it does need to be the traveler who educates themselves.

My wife and I just renewed our passports( They expire in December). It only took 3 weeks. The one thing I didn't know to do was that I had to SIGN it. It has to be signed BEFORE you use it at the airport. I saw another video that told me to sign. LOL. If I didn't see that, I would have been screwed.

@meddyven

Ай бұрын

Absolutely! As an airline agent, as I check in passengers, I look for the signature. If it's not there, I immediately have them sign it. It is a denied boarding, if it is not.

@christinesitar9962

Ай бұрын

Did you pay to get your passport expedited? My husband and I have not got ours and it feels like it's been 2 months. We did not pay to get it expedited though. They said 2 months

@meddyven

Ай бұрын

@@christinesitar9962 How long till you need to have it back? The State dept. Can drag their heels. If uou're in a crunch, better to get it expedited, at a same day service center.

@Randilynn66

Ай бұрын

@@christinesitar9962 no, i sent it in on march 31st, return receipt requested. I received it 3 weeks later, regular processing. Did they cash your check?

How do you get a visa

It would suck if you got your necessary visas & then the cruise ship skipped a port & ended up in a different country, when you don't have a visa for that place.

Don’t forget the ESTA for Europe, coming soon to your trip. …. It keeps getting postponed.

It's possible when he started his travel it was outside the time expiration date by 5-10 days but returned it was now inside the expiration.

@meddyven

Ай бұрын

Irregardless, the airline agent should ALWAYS ask when they are returning. If it's a round trip, that falls underneath the 6 month period, you will be denied boarding.

I think the US passport office might have a sticky note advising us of these two things pasted on our passports. Thanks for telling everyone although I have been aware of the six months requirement for some time.

So do I need a US passport and a Visa for vacationing in Australia?

I just asked my husband when ours expire & we're good until 2027. But I think we'll renew next year.

No idea about 6 months

Same thing goes for vaccinations. I recently took a 26-day cruise from Lisbon to Cape Town. We stopped in Senegal on our way down south and EVERY country after that wanted to see proof of a yellow fever vaccination, EVEN if you didn't want to leave the ship in port. I knew this and had been vaccinated, but several passengers didn't. They all had to get an expensive shot on ship before we reached Senegal or they had to disembark!

Passport regulations change all the time; always check! Alex once got stuck in the UK while he was traveling on his German passport. While he was traveling, the US put a new rule into effect that all US citizens had to have a valid US passport to reenter or leave the country. He had to get an emergency US passport from the consulate to get back. Thank you for the reminder- leaving in a week on another cruise. :)

I think there is also a requirement to have a specific number of pages in your passport for stamps

Thanks for the heads-up. We have booked a British Isles cruise in 2025. Our passports are not an issue, but if the EU starts requiring visas from US citizens, we will have to go through the process as the cruise visits Ireland and France.

@monikaliebold4225

Ай бұрын

ETIAS is not a visa. It is a travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers (for example US/CA) to enter 30 European countries starting in the first half of 2025. ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are collected at this point. You can found online information on the European Union. Europeans know this procedure in reverse (called ESTA) for many years now when travelling to US.

No brainer! Sorry but I think most know this. But for first time travelers this is a great tip!

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

To be totally honest, we assumed that too until we saw a massive FB post where many of the commenters were avid travelers going to Europe and had no idea…

As an airline agent, when they scanned your passport, they should have known you were unable to be legally able to travel. The airline in question as well as the agent(s) who let you board could have been subject to fines upwards of $10K.

Just curious. Another content creator duo said they aren't going to move into the cruise because they are considered media and they aren't allowing no media yet. The same cruise you spoke about. Were you also turned away or are you still going to that cruise?

Things like this seem to happen to you more than anyone else considering you call yourselves cruise experts one would think you would know better than the run into all the issues you do

What does an expiration date mean? If it expires before the listed date, then back up the expiration date when you issue the passport. Who would know this? Not me.

I would figure a seasoned Travel Agent would have kept up on passport laws. Sorry Jordan

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

This was my first time going to Europe - 10 years before I became a travel agent. 🙂

Nickel and Dime Nickel and Dime. What is even the point of the date on Passports??

I carried my birth “certificate” for years between the US, Canada and Mexico. By the word used I mean they never asked to see it and I drove in and out without a problem. When I went to get my passport, what I thought was my birth certificate was in fact a birth registration and was in fact not valid for anything including travel to Mexico or Canada! A birth certificate had never been issued for me by the county where I was born. After getting a certificate I was able to get a passport.

I have been aware of the 6 month expiration limits. I just dont understand the point of our passports expiration dates if the cut off is 6 months prior to its expiration. Why not just make passports good for 9 years and 6 months LOL

I know about the 6 month expiration for passports. I have known that for a long time. BUT - I don't understand it. You have an expiration date on your passport. But that's not really the expiration date, it's 6 months earlier. So why isn't that the expiration date? If it's only valid for 9.5 years, and not 10 years, why not put that as the expiration date?? Ok, so if you still have 6 months, there is some wiggle room in that time, but NO, apparently not. I feel it's like they are saying "haha, we got you, we tricked the traveler"...

Have not listened to your full broadcast yet, but I wanted to add yes yes yes 100% yes you should check your expiration date before you check your passport lol But also you need to phot/scan your passport as a back up because it does not replace but it does help if you miss place while on vacation . You can add it to a thumb drive. You can email it to yourself.

@mrlogboy

Ай бұрын

Add when another post it here that the Disney cruise line is an amazing cruise line. Before you book your cruise line as you’re going to hit the button to pay for it it does tell you and even before you even pick the room., it does tell you what you need and it tells you dates so if you’re going to a country and you need to have the expiration date three months or less they tell you Plus while you’re paying Foward while you’re setting up your stuff when it gets close to check in time online again, you have to scan your passport and somebody validates it then Disney cruise is very good for the consumer But that does not excuse us individuals having to do our own research

@mrlogboy

Ай бұрын

Love that you and Country say “visa”. it has nothing to do with the visa process, but they want you to think so. It is equivalent to paying to check a bag just another way to generate fees for most of them can be done online and you get your visa moments a true visa document that you should take a lot longer. lol at least going forward this will be a new normal that every country you visit you will need the online cash grab Visa lol keep up the amazing work

@mrlogboy

Ай бұрын

Along with those two rules of checking for visa requirements and checking your passport, expiration date. You have to check all the rules of the country and one example I will give is Japan For Japan, if you have a CPAP device, you have to be preapproved and get a real visa document but it’s a medical visa for it . we did it in 2019 and I believe it last for four or five years and it does involve you getting your doctors signature saying this is a truly medical device. Same applies for any medication you take because some of your medication you can legally take at your home. You can’t take in Japan and it is extremely illegal. So always do your homework

Well I never want to go to Europe anyway, I find it boring and tedious.

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear! Europe is quite awesome in our experiences 🥳

Traveling to Europe, if you leave an EU country for a non-EU country you might face a visa issue, too.😊

Jordan, duh. But yes, these are things you - you in general not you in specific - these are things every traveller needs to know. I also keep a note (one on me, one at home) with passport numbers, visa numbers, travel insurance info, travel agent info, medical must-dos and must-nots & so forth. If the feces hits the oscillating blades, I hope those numbers will help. At minimum, the travel agent & travel insurance should be a nice cushion to fall on.

Carnival does have a message on their contract that speaks of this. Thank Goodness I read it. And rushed to get my passport renewed. Who knew. I think it is just in case you get sick. They do not want illegals in their countries, world wide. Which makes sense. I now know too. Happy Cruising JJ. Love your videos.

No brainers, duh of course, I'm a savvy traveler and know my business. :)

You don’t know the difference between “Customs” and “Immigration”, yet you are posting videos trying to give others advice. You misspoke when you stated Americans (and other citizens who do not require a visa for Europe) will need a visa for Europe in 2025. ETIAS is NOT a visa system. Travelers from visa-exempt countries who want to travel to (most of) Europe will have to register online in the ETIAS system and pay a small fee (estimated now at 7 euros). The need to have six months validity on your passport when traveling has been around for decades. Sorry dude…your video had two main points and you provided incorrect info on both points. Nothing more than clickbait hurriedly thrown together to get some views…doing your viewers a disservice.

Given that this video is supposed to provide clarity there is a lot of misleading, sloppy language Several times you say "customs" when you mean "immigration" (two completely different things). Also, for the vast majority of European countries (certainly the whole of Schenghen and the UK), US citizens DO NOT REQUIRE a visa. USA is a "visa waiver" country. ETIAS is not a visa, in fact it only applies to those who do not need a visa. Poor show Jordan. I normally thumbs up your videos but this one is very poor and misleading.

Great advise that most people are not aware of.

@JJCruise

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

It happened to us going on a cruise. Except ours were actually expired. Luckily the cruise ship allowed us to rebook our cruise free of charge.