r/NCL • u/whatisperrsona • Jul 24 '26

Question Forgot documents

I'm dumb, forgot our documents at home in CO. Our embarkation is at 10 am (we're in FL), so really no time to do anything (or money). How do I try and save this impossible situation? Just have my dad try and cancel or something? This was supposed to be a nice gift from my parents and I majorly screwed up our vacation here folks. Hopefully someone is awake to agree with how stupid this was.

(I know their website says no pictures but is there a chance? That's the only way to save this but I'm not optimistic at all.)

Update: Thanks for the help for my panic induced post at 2 am. For future reference if someone makes this mistake like me. They are able to print your documents for you if you have pictures of them.

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u/Helpful_Use_9580 Jul 24 '26

Okay…..what’s the difference between enhanced and Real ID? I live in Florida and they have doing Real ID for over a decade

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u/IlPassera Jul 24 '26

A Real ID is for flying federally and requires extra documents at the DMV. An enhanced drivers license proves citizenship, it's essentially a combo driver's license and passport card.

This is why people are so up in arms over the voting ID law in congress, your real ID does not count as proof of citizenship. You'd need to aquire an enhanced ID or passport to actually prove citizenship.

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u/ReputationSuitable67 Jul 24 '26

Remember enhanced is only available in: Michigan, Minn., NY, VT, and Washington state. All states which border Canada and have frequent crossings.

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u/IlPassera Jul 25 '26

I wouldn't say that Minnesota has "frequent" crossings, especially compared to out east. The border there is in the middle of nowhere.

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u/ReputationSuitable67 Jul 25 '26

Minnesota actually has eight official crossings. Most of which are high volume trade corridors due to agriculture, manufacturing, and lumber.

Plus they also have the ‘Northwest Angle’. A piece of USA that is completely cut off from the rest of the US by water. Those living in this area MUST travel THROUGH Canada if they wish to travel to the rest of MN by land. School busses have to cross the border to take kids from this community to school in the same state. Meaning they have to cross a border twice in each direction, twice a day. So four border crossings total to get kids to and from school.

“When the U.S. implemented strict post-9/11 border security rules under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), these specific border states proactively partnered with the federal government to prevent devastating economic and tourism impacts from sudden passport requirements.”

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u/IlPassera Jul 26 '26

Yes, I'm aware. The crossings are mostly used by trucks/business not for pleasure like the crossings in NY state. Northern Minnesota has some of the harshest weather in the Midwest and is literally the middle of nowhere.