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CWTC Frequently Asked...

Is a passport required?

YES. Your local Walgreens, CVS, etc. can take Passport Photos on the spot and then fill out the Passport form via your local Court House, Post Office, etc. It's not a chore as you may have heard. But do allow at minimum 90 days to send off and get your Passport... so If you are going on the Cruise and do not have a Passport, order it ASAP!

Do you have to be a series or track champion to go?

NO! The cruise is open to any racer, any fan, anyone! The cruise does sponsor a couple of series with a cruise to be awarded for season long accomplishment (for instance the Lucas Oil Series Crew Chief of the Year).

Several tracks have signed up to award their track champion a cruise as part of their Track Championship prizes. And we welcome any track to contact us to discuss this program further.

The cruise is made up of a few racers, lots of family members, lots of racing fans and several sponsor related people all united by their love of stock car racing!

How many people usually go?

Around 150 went to Cozumel and the Yucatan. The last 7-day cruise there was around 330 that went. Typically the Carnival ships we sail on host 2,500-3,000 guest per voyage.

With that many people on ship, isn't it crowded feeling?

Not at all. The layout and design of the ships truly can give you what you make of it. While the breakfast lines on at sea days can be long, for the most part everyone on board does their own thing. Disembarking at ports at their own time, split dining times keeps the restaurants flowing and never crowded... and the just down right huge ships that Carnival has - you actually can find spaces to be alone on a ship of thousands if that is your idea of vacation fun.

Speaking of Dining, Do you have to wear a Tux/Cocktail dress to Dinner every night?

Not at all. There will typically be two formal nights on the 7-day cruise. And even then alternative dining options can provide those "racing rednecks" a place to congregate if the formal thing isn't their preference.

Typically, Sunday clothes work perfect for dinner in the formal dining room and with all the CWTC group at the same dinner seating, we typically go all casual as long as its no shorts/no flip flops!

Is there an opportunity to get autographs of the racers?

Why of course! CWTC host a cocktail party during the cruise with free cocktails for those that want and a slide program that always draws a few laughs and giggles as it highlights the past cruise and showcases all the drivers on that years cruise (which reminds us drivers... be sure to send us a car shot of your 2010 race car after you sign up for the cruise!). We usually pose for a huge group photo on one of the decks so we have a class photo of everyone we had fun (except Joe Porter who we purposely tell the photo is being taken at the front of the boat when we actually take it at the back).

The drivers interact all during the cruise. No one is unapproachable (except maybe Jake Knowles who tends to be a lil shy on the boat). You'll find them in the casino, on the dance floor (again not the shy Jake Knowles), standing on the deck looking at the ocean, on the basketball court (Chris Ferguson), playing miniature golf (Hoosier Jimmy "Pup" Thomas always host a tournament on board, or playing cards in the CWTC's usual Texas Hold-um Tourney (Steve Francis likes starting his season winning the Ship-On-Stick to kick start his season!).

Off the boat, several groups plan excursions together... last year most everyone went off-roading together. Just ask Cindy what ever your interest is and she'll usually know what every one is planning on doing in ports.

Do you have to get off the boat during port stops?

No. If you just want to stay on the ship, that is your choice. Excursions (tour guided island activities/tours) are available via Carnvial.com before we leave or on ship at the Excursion Desk or via your in-cabin information system.

Carnvial.com has deck plans of the ships and excursion information, photos of the cabin layout and more.

More to come until then...

Got a question?

Send it to Cindy or to Richard here at the website and we'll get you an answer. No question is to dumb when it comes to cruises. We'll get you an answer.

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