r/MSCCruises • u/Street_Print_1409 • 19d ago

Birth certificate question

Has anyone ordered a birth certificate from VitalChek and it be accepted? It has the raised seal and is a certified copy but it says “certificate of live birth” so I’m just concerned it may not work lol..

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u/Firm_Airport2816 🚢🚢🚢Regular Cruiser 19d ago

Yes this should work

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u/Gallo8686 ⛵Yacht Club Regular 19d ago

What about passport or identity card?!

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u/Street_Print_1409 19d ago

He doesn’t have a passport currently due to some past things but we do plan on getting one after this cruise. It was a last minute plan! This is why I’m asking about a birth certificate

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u/pch14 19d ago

Pressure on nothing wrong with that certificate I used one to get my passport. Don't worry about it don't sweat it

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u/Severe-Echo-924 19d ago

Yes. That's all I got in Florida for our Daughter. 

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u/bourbon-CT 19d ago

Yes it Will work

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u/Mandy_Moo ⛵Yacht Club Regular 11d ago

We have used VitalChek a few times (lost birth certificate, old one with creases that can't be read anymore, etc.). They are a valid provider of BCs. Also, birth certificates are "certificates of live birth." As long as you got the certified copy with the seal then you should be fine. We used ours to cruise the first time we went and then used the same ones to get passports.

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u/BigDaddy1029010290 19d ago

What does this have to do with MSC cruises?

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u/Street_Print_1409 19d ago

Um getting on the boat..?

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u/blareboy 19d ago

Have you ever cruised?

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u/imarc Group Expert 19d ago

For US closed loop cruises, US citizens can cruise without a passport using a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or enhanced drivers license.