https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/24/passport-application-delays-are-threatening-bay-area-residents-travel-plans/ > The Kucic family did just about everything right to prepare for their trip to Croatia this summer. > They all got vaccinated, booked hotels and a cruise well in advance, and requested a passport for their 19-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter more than 12 weeks before their flight. Then they got the bad news — the passports wouldn’t be ready until long after their trip, and every effort to expedite processing was unsuccessful, Kelly Kucic said.