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ok - I am out of ideas, hope you have success in finding the records or "no record held " and you get to go on your cruise.

NY eh looks a bit difficult : https://newyork.recordspage.org/arrest-criminal-records/?gclid=CjwKCAiA8NKtBhBtEiwAq5aX2PbBMQvU9FciW5nSgngukH76WG5LXpRdSL--KM0RoMfUW9z0ijj1thoCyRsQAvD_BwE

Well I never knew that 🙂 How about this https://ourpublicrecords.org/public-records/ if you have not tried. They only found 23 people that fit my name and age ?? I dont have a record that shows , not that I was expecting one.

I am sure this must have been asked before but cant find it. We are on a cruise from Japan to Whittier Alaska which will be our first entry on this trip into the US. Having spent several hours on a first entry to the US in Boston last year I am wondering what they will do in Whittier where I would assume the authorities will not have the manpower available. Second and third ports are Sitka and Juneau then we are back into Canada. Anyone know?

Maybe a cheap way to find more info would be to apply for an ETA? If that was rejected it would give a reason?

I did a dummy booking and it seemed to work ok for me? Maybe try using VPN?

Another thing is you should take a copies of your passport and another gov issued picture id driving licence ? . Reason- whilst you may not need any visas there will almost certainly be others on the ship who do and the ship may collect all the passports and get the visas for a fee? If they do that you need to make sure you are not charged for one. We were on Holland America so no idea what R C might do.

Singapore =you need to do an on line entry card details here https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-transit-depart If you have a UK passport it must have at least 6 months left on it on the day you leave. You do not need a visa. I found the online card a bit messy so would check it out before you need to apply. Whilst it sounds like a MUST have if you have problems getting it done there are facilities in the airport and people to help with them before you reach immigration, But its probably not something you want to do after long flight.

This is all very amusing. Here in the UK you cant get your medallions sent you HAVE to collect them at the port.

Have no answer to your question but this may help with your deliberations https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/taking-a-baby-on-a-cruise-ship/

Some discussion at the moment as to the Royal Princess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Princess_(2012) The harbour board have supposedly said it wont be at Osanbashi Princess have advised it will. Was/is it on your list?

Hi vikinger may not see your reply as he is not "Following" to get someone's attention you should type the special key for "at" then a box will open and you start to type in their CC name until it finds it and they should get an advice. example @travelterrim and for @cmvikinger I think you looked at the date travelterrim joined Cruise critic not the date of his post 🙂

That would be us then 😉 When we were there, there was a free port shuttle as they said you could not walk off!! However you could the shuttle is a small bus and coming back we waited ages and ended up walking back to the ship. This pic shows the end of the inner harbour wall that the bus goes over then it turns right along to the Heart place you show. Second pic if you Zoom in on it you can see the back of the heart and a christmas tree near the centre of the pic at the end of the second long building. So it not far at all. As you leave the area there are many tuktuks available we dined later with someone who had taken one to the Temple. They HAL also had a paid shuttle to the beach but think it was only mentioned the night before after they had sold all the tours they could. It was either 15usd or 25usd return, cant recall as we didnt use it.

HAL Charged USD50 pp for our Cambodia visa. More than some but less than others and less the HAL online guess of Usd60 Only alternative was to visit embassy in London which would have cost us more for travel. @alwayscruisetime "I don't know if it was because our ship was the first to call there this season, but at Sihanoukville the Prime Minister came to the dock and gifted every passenger with a local-made scarf as they disembarked. " Hi The reception/party was because when the Westerdam got stuck in Asia on the outbreak of covid Cambodia was the only country that would let them dock and allow the cruisers and some of the staff to travel to the airport to get home. If you google Sihanoukville and westerdam there are news reports. We were not going ashore but on seeing the port talk decided we would try and walk to a Temple. By chance we met some others doing the same and they had a map on their phone so asked if we could follow them. It was well worth the visit though the 4km or so walk there and back in almost 100deg F what a challenge.

I would also agree that it would be tight. In May the weather would not be expected to be bad but if good at a weekend the traffic could be a problem. This site https://www.ecminibus.co.uk/southampton-cruise-terminals/ suggests time for transfer to Gatwick. As I am sure you are aware it is suggested you need to be checking in at the airport for an international flight 3 hours before. If there is a suitable flight on the Monday you could stay overnight at an airport hotel one at each terminal and free shuttle between terminals. There is a regular coach service , national express , but takes 4 hours or so.

The evisa is not acceptable for arrival by sea they can be only used in major airports. Unless it is cheaper for you to go to London the cruise line is the cheapest and easiest.

Yes all you say is correct. We have had to get the ship to do ours its too expensive to go to the embassy in London and I got no reply from the consular service in London or Cambodia regarding the Type D visa.

Cannot view any members content? Edit - Not even my own.

Maybe ask in the Roll Call for this cruise? Though its not very active. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2826481-norwegian-prima-–-july-14-2024-– 11-day-northern-europe-from-london-to-reykjavik-iceland-norway/#comment-62529009

WE are on a cruise that visits Sihanoukville 1 day only and I believe that the place has deteriorated a lot in the last few years. Anyway we are told we have to have a visa and the evisa is not available to cruise passengers, which means an expensive full visa is required or the ship may do a group one that would save the hassle. However I have come across this iVisa.com have this on their website Cambodia Transit Visa (D): In 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia announced the short-term transit visa (D category) to tourists visiting the country on a cruise ship. It allows you to stay in the country for up to 96 hours. You can apply for this visa through a consulate or authorized travel agencies. I am seeking further details as this is new for 2023 but wonder if anyone else has found anything anywhere. Or does anyone know if you HAVE to have visa even if not getting off the ship?

All fixed now 🙂

@spuggie500 Hi OK I have found a short cut that cuts out a lot of the steps - This is a lot harder to explain how to do it than it takes to do it! so 1 As you are in cruise critic just click this LINK 2 Maybe keep it simple for now - if you just want to delete what is there then click on the end of the last item then press backspace until it has all gone. scroll to the bottom and press SAVE Next if you just want a list like the one in my signature depending on how many cruises you want to add you can either just type them straight into you signature and when happy REMEMBER to scroll down and SAVE. If you have a long list I would type them into word or notepad or similar then save that list. then copy it. Select it all then (Ctrl key and C key ) 2 get back to your signature in CC and paste the list (Ctrl Key and V ) See if it looks ok then SAVE. If doing a long list probably better to just get the list ready then go into CC and use the link to get to signature then paste the list at the top scroll down to the end and delete the old stuff. If you then book another cruise you use the link and just add cruise detail it at the top of the list then scroll to the bottom and SAVE. You can add the link to your bookmarks/favourites or put it with your cruise list in word etc. Any problems just come back on this thread. which is in the TEST section of CC https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2963763-sig-test/

https://www.portquebec.ca/en/cruises/vessel-schedules/seasonal-schedule Its not allocated yet only up until 12 Oct. you can have a look but will need to check nearer the time.

From the DeGiro website "This communication is issued on behalf of flatexDEGIRO Bank AG and has been approved as a financial promotion on 3rd August 2023, for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services Market Act 2000 (FSMA), by Resolution Compliance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:574048). flatexDEGIRO Bank AG is an overseas firm which is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. This means that the FCA Rules made under FSMA for the protection of retail clients do not apply to the services provided by flatexDEGIRO Bank AG but investors are instead protected under applicable German law and Dutch law rules that apply to flatexDEGIRO Bank AG. Investors are not protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Dont know exactly what that means but would put me off

It will cost more but I think you can still get an actual share cert. We bought years ago via the registrars Equiniti and had a digital holding. Originally this was free then they wanted IIRC £20 a year to hold an electronic record!! As this was a change in contract I opted out and got a certificate. If we sell it will probably cost more but as the share price has dropped so much unlikely to sell. Have had them so long the benefit claimed is in excess of the loss. I did have a problem with Holland America as they dont seem to understand a share certificate is ultimate proof of ownership. I asked the nice people at Carnival Benefits UK if they can handle it for our next cruise and they have said yes - if I send it to them they will pass it HAL in the same office 🙂 and I will not have to go via the US. As with most cruise lines the answer to any query can differ depending on who you speak to 😞