Essential travel information

Cunard recommends that all guests carry a passport. Travel Document requirements vary by destination and your citizenship. Please ensure you check the entry requirements of the countries you are traveling to.

International voyages

For international voyages (cruises that visit a foreign port outside your country of residence), passports are required for all guests and must be valid for at least six months beyond the completion date of your travel.

All passports should have sufficient blank pages for entry and exit stamps (applicable to the length and ports of call in your itinerary). Children are required to have their own passports. It is important that the names and initials on the passport exactly match those on your tickets.

For visa requirements you should check with your Travel Advisor or the relevant government website, to ensure you have the correct documentation.

EU/Schengen area

Cunard guests can only board and travel to EU or Schengen area countries* if their passport was issued less than 10 years from date of embarkation.

The passport must have at least three months left before the date of expiry when you disembark (regardless of whether or not the passport has an extension period).

*EU countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Additional countries in the Schengen area include: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Domestic voyages

Sailings that begin and end at a USA port (either the same port or a different one) may not require a passport. If you cruise visits countries/areas listed below, you will not require a passport to sail. However if your cruise includes any port calls outside of this list, you will require a passport to sail. We highly recommend that, even if your cruise does not require it, you bring your passport with you.

• Alaska
• The Bahamas
• Mexico
• Bermuda
• Hawaii
• Canada

For more information on the above and other accepted forms of ID/proof of citizenship for re-entering the United States, please visit the US Department of State Travel website.

Please note, it is your sole responsibility to obtain and have available the proper travel documents that are necessary for your travel, including all costs related to arrangements to obtain entry to countries you visit and re-entry to your destination country.

If you do have any disability or medical requirements, please let us know at the time of booking or as soon as the need is known via the online form on My Cunard.

We ask that you complete and return the questionnaire as soon as possible and ideally, no later than 14 days before departure; this is to ensure there is sufficient time to be able to contact you should we need to discuss any of the information that has been provided.

Our full mobility scooter policy, and other information, can be found on our on board needs webpages.

Please inform our Customer Service department of any special dietary requirements or food allergies by phone at (800) 728-6273, either when booking or as soon as possible before your sailing date, and we'll take care of you.

To help our chefs prepare your meals in a timely and safe manner according to your dietary needs, you'll be provided with menus in advance for pre-ordering.

Vegetarian and vegan options are available as standard across our fleet in all restaurants. You only need to tell us about vegetarian or vegan requirements if you’ve booked a flight through Cunard that includes a meal, so we can ensure the airline caters to you.

Find out more about dietary requirements on board.

My Cunard is an online portal for personalizing your voyage, available as soon as you have booked.

Logging in to My Cunard is simple, you’ll just need your booking reference, name, and date of birth.

You can use My Cunard to view a whole host of essential information relating to your upcoming voyage, including:

• Full voyage itinerary, which will incorporate any pre-purchased products and services.
• Visa and vaccination requirements.
• Embarkation and disembarkation arrangements.
• Shuttle bus information.
• Details of on board gift packages.

You can also:

• Change your bed configuration.
• Amend your evening dining preference (Early Saver and Cunard Fare only).
• Provide us with the necessary passport, next of kin and travel insurance information.
  
• Check in online (from 21 days before departure), and print boarding passes and luggage labels.
• Print and complete the child registration form, required for parents traveling with children who would like to use the children’s facilities.
• Pre-purchase products and services, which are available to book at the approximate dates below: 
  • Drinks packages and wine collections – Any time.
  • Shore Experiences – Up to 1 year prior to departure.
  • Mareel Wellness and Beauty – 180 days (just under 6 months) prior to departure.
  • Alternative dining venues (not all venues are available to pre-book) – Up to 4 months prior to departure.

Please note that the pre-purchase window closes 3 days prior to sailing. After this time, all further bookings, modifications, and cancellations must be handled on board.