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A cruise that begins and ends in the U.S. is known as a "closed-loop" cruise, even if the cruise includes foreign ports of call. To go on a closed-loop cruise, your wife will need her Philippines passport (which won't expire for at least six months from the date of the cruise), her conditional green card, and possibly your marriage certificate. If her passport and her conditional green card have different names on them, your marriage certificate would bridge name difference.

To find out whether your wife will need a visa to visit foreign ports of call, simply call the cruise lines and ask them. Also, if your wife has her advanced parole, but doesn't have her conditional green card, ask the cruise line about that issue.

When Chinook had her green card, we took a closed-loop cruise to Alaska which began and ended in Seattle, but had a stop in Canada. Chinook had no problem using her Philippines passport which was in her maiden name, and her green card which was in her married name. She was never asked for our marriage certificate, but we had it with us just in case. Canada does not require green card holders to have a visitors visa, so Chinook had no problem with that issue.

The bottom line: the cruise line determines who boards the ship.

Thanks for the information. I just called Bermuda embassy and told them my wife has a phil passport and a usa gc , will she need a visa and they advise me no she wont need a visa for entry into Bermuda. This is a 7 day Bermuda cruise and its the only stop so she should be all set to go then.