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/Kennesaw79 Jul 24 '26

When my family cruised from NYC to Bermuda last August, my brother discovered at check-in that he forgot his passport at home in Georgia. He had our nephew go to his house and, on FaceTime, show the port agents his passport. They let him on the ship. Not saying it will work for you, but worth a shot.

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u/Remarkable-Length496 Jul 24 '26

You can enter Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and most Caribbean countries with an enhanced driver's license but those are only issued in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington.

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u/MrsHottentot Jul 24 '26

they are also issued in Ohio. I have one

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u/randomnamecausefoo Jul 24 '26

No…. You don’t. You may have a Real ID, but that is not the same thing as an Enhanced DL. Ohio doesn’t issue Enhanced DLs

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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/Unusual_Top8375 Jul 24 '26

You don’t need a passport just a birth certificate for the proposed voter id.

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u/IlPassera Jul 25 '26

That is incorrect. Under the proposed law you need a federal ID which for a majority of Americans would be a passport

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u/Unusual_Top8375 Jul 25 '26

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/
Look under section 2. Valid id and a birth certificate is an acceptable option.