DUMB passport question

[vacationbound]

Ok, this is dumb but here goes... When you are filling out your passport info on the Carnival website it asks for the city of issuance/authority. Is that the city you live in? Yeah, dumb question, right?

[Larry in Miami]

It should say on the psaaport. My first passport said New Orleans. My current one says United States.

[LisaP]

Not at all a dumb question...

If you are from the U.S., look in the lower right hand corner under "Authority." It will either have a city, or something like National Passport Center.

[vacationbound]

OH DUH! I guess if I read everything I would find the answers, huh? Geez!

[LisaP]

Just chalk it up to pre-cruise excitement!

Enjoy your short countdown!

[cruising_lee]

Not a dumb question at all. City of issuance is usually Texas or Miami, Charleston, this is actually the agency that it was sent to, and it will say so on your passport.

[Frase]

I live in Orlando,FL. However my passport was issued in Miami (my hometown). Therefore, it is easy for me to get the two confused.

It should state where the passport was issued, on the passport itself. I don't know why they ask this question. A passport is a Federal Document, it shouldn't matter where it was issued so long as it was within the US.

[drlivingston]

mine reads "United States Department of State"

[Larry in Miami]

I live in Miami and have never had one that was issued here, go figure...

[vacationbound]

Yeah mine reads United States Department of State.