PORTS TO GET YOUR PASSPORT STAMPED

Always ask when you arrive in Port and most immigration officers will be happy to direct you.
Grand Cayman. This is one of the coolest passport stamps in the whole world (at least I think so!); it’s a peg leg turtle pirate. Yes, seriously, a peg leg turtle pirate. This one’s pretty easy to get too. Once you’ve arrived in port, after tendering in, there’s a small building with Customs officials who will stamp your passport. The building’s usually pretty easy to find, but we did stop to ask and make sure it was the right one before we went in. This one is also a two for one – if you head over to Hell, Grand Cayman, they’ll give you a novelty stamp saying you’ve been to Hell.

Aruba and Curacao. Here you can hit the jackpot of Passport Stamps, You can get both of these on one sailing. In both Aruba and Curacao, we just asked where the Customs house (or office) was and then walked over. They do keep normal business hours, so you’ll have to do it during the daytime. Both islands were happy to stamp our passports though.

ARUBA
In Aruba, the passport office is at the Carnival cruise terminal. We sailed with Holland America so we walked over to the other cruise terminal main building. The office is in a corner with a sign that says “immigration” and you’ll have to knock on the door. They are only open normal business hours so go early if you’ll be in port for a long day.

Curaçao
You can get a passport stamp in Curacao. However, we missed our opportunity while road tripping around the island! Employees told us their office is only open during business hours. Next time!

Cozumel, Mexico. This stamp is one of the few that’s not in walking distance. You’ll need to take a taxi into downtown to get your stamp here. When you get downtown, check out the main post office and you’ll find your stamp waiting for you. In Cozumel you can get it stamped twice. one when you get off the port there is a immigration building on your right hand side and the other when you walk down the strip of the tourist shopping area, there’s a man that has a stand in the middle. If needed ask security to point you in the right direction. Remember it’s 2 different stamps.

Nassau, Bahamas. This is another stamp that’s located in/near the port and usually not too difficult to get. As you’re heading back into the building to go through the security lines, there’s a building past the chain link fence and guard. You’ll need to show your sail pass and then head to the building for the passport stamp. Bonus, you should be able to walk back to the ship at this point and not have to wait in security lines.

Roatan, Honduras. This set up is very similar to Grand Cayman. There’s a small official building right as you debark the ship in port where you can ask to have your passport stamped. This one’s a simple stamp (kinda like a novelty stamp), but does say Isla Roatan and has the date you visited the island.
Just to note, on some cruise lines, you can take your passports to the Purser’s Desk or Guest Services and they’ll get the passports stamped for you. However, please be aware, not every ship and every cruise line offers this service.

Other Passport Stamp Locations

Victoria, Canada
Ask the security officer when getting on or off the ship and they will direct you.

Barbados
Not every passport stamp you’ll get at a cruise port is “official.” For example, in Barbados the passport stamp they give you at the immigration office says “souvenir.” We still like to get them anyway to remind us where we’ve been and when!

Grenada
Our Grenada passport stamp is also somewhat of a “souvenir.” At the St. George, Grenada port, the stamp does not include the date.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
It’s easy to get a passport stamp at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas! This is the private island owned by Holland America Line.
When you get off the tender boats, you’ll exit into a small town square. To the right you can cross a dirt street and you’ll see the small customs building. It looks like a tiny house and it is not marked.

Colon, Panama
We had the same issue at the Colon, Panama cruise port. Workers at the cruise terminal building told us their immigration office is only open on weekdays. However, we didn’t actually see an immigration office so we can’t say for sure a stamp is an option!

Limon, Costa Rica
Passport stamps are not an option at this cruise port. We asked multiple people and everyone told us they don’t offer them.

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