United States Border Security Act

 

As part of the new Border Security Act recently enacted by the United States Government, all cruise lines are now required to collect additional immigration information for their passengers prior to any cruise to or from the United States. Beginning March 1, 2003, the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) will be standard for all airlines and cruise reservations.  So it is very important for you to provide the cruise line with all of the required information prior to your arriving on embarkation day.  You should also bring your passports or other proof of citizenship with you to the pier. Passengers who have not submitted their needed information prior to embarkation day can expect very long delays at the pier, as this information will be gathered as part of the embarkation process.  If you do not provide any piece of the required data, you may be denied boarding without a refund. Information required for ALL PASSENGERS include: Complete Name Date of Birth Gender Residence Address Citizenship In addition, non-U.S. citizens must provide Passport Number and Country of Passport Issuance Passport Issue Date and Passport Expiry Date Country of Residence Alien Registration Number ( if resident of the United Sates) US Address while visiting the US (if not a resident of the United States) Passengers who are citizens of a country that require a visa to enter the United States, and are not U.S. or Canadian resident aliens, must also secure a valid U.S. visa and provide the following: U.S. Visa Number Visa Issue Date Place of Visa Issuance Each cruise line is doing their best to make complying with the US Border Security Act as easy as possible.  Please see the list of cruise lines below for a current list of their procedures to make sure you get your immigration information to them prior to arriving at your cruise.  For additional information, please contact your Cruise Consultant.  US Border Security Act Procedures by Cruise Line Carnival Cruise Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then mail or fax to Carnival at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: http://www.carnival.com/mycruise/ Celebrity Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You may then mail or fax to Celebrity at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: http://www.celebritycruises.com/embark/default.asp Costa Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents. You may then mail or fax to Costa at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online with Costa at: http://www.costacruises.com/declaration.cfm Crystal Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Crystal Cruises at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Cunard Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Cunard Line at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. An Adobe Acrobat PDF document of the immigration and registration form is available online. Click below to download and print.  Note, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.cunard.com/images/Content/GuestRegistrationForm.pdf Disney Cruise Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Disney at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Holland America Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You may then mail or fax to Holland America at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: http://www.hollandamerica.com/GeneralController?appName=apis Norwegian Cruise Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You may then mail or fax to Norwegian Cruise Line at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: https://submit.ncl.com/apis_intro.htm Oceania Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Oceania at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Orient Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Orient Line at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Princess Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You may then mail or fax to Princess at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online with Princess's Cruise Personalizer at: https://book.princess.com/CruisePersonalizer/index.jsp Radisson Seven Seas Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Radisson Seven Seas at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Royal Caribbean International Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You may then mail or fax to Royal Caribbean at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. You may also complete your registration online at: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/mycruises/login.do Seabourn Cruise Line Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Seabourn Cruises at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure. An Adobe Acrobat PDF document of the immigration and registration form is available online. Click below to download and print.  Note, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.seabourn.com/images/Content/Guest_Registration_Form.pdf SilverSea Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to SilverSea Cruises at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.  Windstar Cruises Immigration Forms will arrive with your cruise documents.  You must then mail or fax to Windstar at the address and fax numbers provided prior to departure.