Is Celebrity’s minor consent form different from Royal Caribbean’s?
Celebrity currently points travelers to the Royal Caribbean Group Minor Consent Form. Do not describe it as a separately branded Celebrity PDF if it is not.
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Celebrity Cruises Minor Consent Form & Child Travel Requirements
Celebrity currently points its Download Minor Consent Form control to the Royal Caribbean Group PDF. That is not a separately branded Celebrity form. One-parent sailings are not a blanket Celebrity carrier rule.
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Last reviewed September 27, 2026
Quick Answer
Does Celebrity Cruises require a notarized minor consent form?
When a minor age 17 or younger travels without their legal guardian, Celebrity currently says an accompanying adult must present a notarized form signed by the child’s guardian.
Celebrity’s current Preparing for Boarding Day page includes Download Minor Consent Form. That link currently opens the same Royal Caribbean Group Minor Consent Form used for Royal Caribbean. It is not a separate Celebrity PDF.
Celebrity does not say that remote online notarization is accepted. Celebrity also does not publish a one-parent letter for every sailing.
What the cruise line currently says
This is a summary of the current published rule. Confirm it on the cruise line’s own page before you travel.
| Question | Current status |
|---|---|
| Core scenario | Minor 17 or younger traveling without a legal guardian |
| Requirement | Required |
| Official form | Royal Caribbean Group Minor Consent Form via Celebrity download |
| Notarization | Required |
| Document format | Original notarized letter also described |
| RON acceptance | Not expressly stated |
| One-parent sailing | Not a blanket Celebrity carrier rule |
| Last verified | 2026-09-14 |
Who needs this document?
Celebrity’s current high-confidence rule applies when a minor age 17 or younger travels without their legal guardian. Grandparents, nieces, nephews, family friends, and other non-guardian adults are typical examples.
Celebrity’s current strongest rule is not a manufactured blanket one-parent letter requirement. Destination-country rules may still require absent-parent consent.
Who signs?
The notarized form is signed by the child’s guardian. Celebrity also currently describes an original notarized parent letter signed by at least one parent.
If a non-parent adult is a legal guardian, Celebrity currently says that adult should present certified guardianship documentation.
Is there an official form?
View Celebrity’s official minor consent form. Celebrity currently sends travelers to the Royal Caribbean Group form. Do not rehost another PDF, and do not invent a Celebrity-only branded form.
View Celebrity's Official Minor Consent Form
Celebrity currently sends travelers to the Royal Caribbean Group Minor Consent Form. That is not a separately branded Celebrity PDF. Celebrity does not expressly state whether remote online notarization is accepted.
What the authorization should cover
The authorization must cover the specific cruise, supervision authority, medical-treatment authority, and activity-waiver authority.
Adults who are not the parent or legal guardian must also present the child’s valid passport and visa where applicable, or qualifying birth-certificate documentation (original, notarized copy, or certified copy).
Original vs electronic documents
Celebrity currently describes an original notarized letter. Confirm whether an electronic notarization will be accepted. Celebrity does not expressly state remote online notarization acceptance.
Does it need notarization?
Celebrity currently requires notarization. That does not establish that remote online notarization is accepted.
Already have the unsigned form Celebrity currently uses and know it requires notarization?
Celebrity currently requires notarization but does not expressly state remote online notarization acceptance. Confirm with Celebrity before relying on an electronic notarization.
Supporting documents
Depending on your situation, a cruise terminal or border officer may ask for more than a consent letter. No family needs every item.
- If the parent and child have different surnames, Celebrity currently requires supporting legal documentation linking the names. Examples include a marriage license, divorce decree, government name-change document, and adoption documentation.
- Certified certificate of guardianship when a non-parent adult is the legal guardian.
- Passport, visa, or qualifying birth-certificate documentation.
Country rules are separate
The country on your itinerary may still ask for its own permission, even when the cruise line does not. Check the cruise line’s rule and child travel consent requirements by country separately.
Mistakes that cause problems at the terminal
- Describing Celebrity’s download as a separately branded Celebrity PDF when it currently points to the Royal Caribbean Group form.
- Inventing a blanket Celebrity one-parent rule.
- Omitting guardianship paperwork when a non-parent adult is the legal guardian.
- Assuming notarized means remote online notarization is accepted.
If you are leaving soon
Already at the cruise terminal, leaving today, or holding a form the cruise line just handed you? Work the current official instruction first. If you need this at the terminal today, use the Cruise Port Emergency Minor Consent Guide.
- Determine exactly what the cruise line or destination says is missing.
- Obtain the current official form where one exists. Do not use an outdated PDF if the current form is reservation-based.
- Confirm who must sign — one parent, both living parents, a legal guardian, and whether the accompanying adult must also sign.
- Do not sign before the notarial session if execution must occur before the notary.
- Have valid government photo ID ready.
- Confirm whether an original paper document is required.
- Ask whether the cruise line will accept a remotely notarized document. A notarized letter is not the same as permission to board.
Sources
Check the official page again before you travel.
- Preparing for Boarding Day FAQs — Travel Documentation for Minors(opens in a new tab) — Celebrity Cruises
- FAQs: Before You Board Your Cruise(opens in a new tab) — Celebrity Cruises
Frequently asked questions
Does Celebrity require a letter when one parent is sailing?
Celebrity’s current strongest published rule concerns a minor traveling without a parent or legal guardian. Do not manufacture a blanket one-parent rule. The destination country may still require absent-parent consent.
Related pages
Documents & Guides
- Family Travel Documents & Minor Consent Center
- Cruise minor travel consent comparison
- Cruising with a child with only one parent
- Cruising with grandparents, stepparents, or another adult
- Child travel consent online notarization
- Form DS-3053 parent overseas
- Notarize a parental consent form abroad
- Same-day online notarization
- Cruise port emergency minor consent
Sources and Official References
The following primary sources support the legal and procedural information in this guide. Requirements can change, so confirm current rules with the receiving organization before relying on a notarized document.
Preparing for Boarding Day FAQs — Travel Documentation for Minors(opens in a new tab)
Celebrity Cruises
Accessed September 14, 2026
FAQs: Before You Board Your Cruise(opens in a new tab)
Celebrity Cruises
Accessed September 14, 2026
Need the Celebrity / Royal Caribbean Group minor consent form notarized?
If you have the current unsigned official form and the instruction is notarization, you can start a U.S. online notarization session. Celebrity does not expressly accept remote online notarization.