We needed a passport to board and exit the ship in Florida, but used our ship's magstripe keycard to get on and off the ship in the various ports - in 2003 and 2013.Wait this doesn't sound right. You didn't have to show your passport at each port?Source of the post Some of those people who were hurt and stuck in hospitals obviously missed the boat and they didnt have passports. I
Our passports were locked in our stateroom's safe while we onshore.