exuma..passport?
Dec 29th, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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If you have a passport,take it. It is the easiest way to provide the photo ID required around every corner.
If you don't have one, consider getting one before your trip.
I borrow from the Amerucan Express commercial....'Don't leave home without it'
Marion
If you don't have one, consider getting one before your trip.
I borrow from the Amerucan Express commercial....'Don't leave home without it'
Marion
Dec 29th, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Assuming you're American, yes.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
Dec 30th, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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There's some good info about this in this month's Conde Nast Traveler.
Wantsomesun is correct that the airline in the U.S. will deny you boarding if you don't have your passport. If they let you on the plane, once you land, Bahamian officials will likely deny you entry without your passport. The Bahamians don't want to have to deal with an American who won't be able to get back into the U.S. without a passport. If they deny you entry, then the airline is responsible for you at the Bahamas airport. The airline does not want to deal with that, so that's why they ask to see your passport before you leave the U.S. The article in Conde Nast also states that some governments will fine airlines that let people on without proper documentation (it gives the example of Jamaica which will fine airlines $5,000).
Wantsomesun is correct that the airline in the U.S. will deny you boarding if you don't have your passport. If they let you on the plane, once you land, Bahamian officials will likely deny you entry without your passport. The Bahamians don't want to have to deal with an American who won't be able to get back into the U.S. without a passport. If they deny you entry, then the airline is responsible for you at the Bahamas airport. The airline does not want to deal with that, so that's why they ask to see your passport before you leave the U.S. The article in Conde Nast also states that some governments will fine airlines that let people on without proper documentation (it gives the example of Jamaica which will fine airlines $5,000).
