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A large white cruise ship docked at a sunny Caribbean port with turquoise water, and a dark blue passport booklet resting on a wooden pier railing in the foreground, illustrating passport rules for a closed-loop cruise

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Do You Need a Passport for a Closed Loop Cruise? The Law Says One Thing, Your Bag Should Say Another

Federal law lets a US citizen sail round-trip from a home port, touch a foreign country, and come back without ever owning a passport. The honest answer has two parts: legally no, and you should pack one anyway.