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Please be so kind as to explain why you say this. Is your comment based on recent experience? If so, please share!

Here is information I received yesterday from my TA There are a few grammatical errors etc... (What follows is verbatim). I believe that items 5. are due to a carriage return generating the next number. Good news! We have been working with our ground agents and land team, and have just had back the following information on these FAQ’s which is very helpful as follows: The Gambia Kindly note that UK citizens do not require a visa to visit The Gambia. Therefore, they can disembark upon arrival in The Gambia and join the Shore Excursions should they wish to do so. Ivory Coast On the Azamara shore excursions page for the Ivory Coast , under important information, it says that a visa is required. However, having looked at the Ivory Coast government visa web site and various visa websites it seems that they are not currently accepting maritime visitors. Other sites suggest visas can only be collected at the airport but obviously we are not entering through an airport. Is this true? Ivory Coast is accepting maritime visitors. We have notified the various agencies to update their websites. Visas can be arranged and issued at the port when the ship arrives. The port agent will work the ship to arrange this. If we they are unable to get a visa for a country, will they still be allowed to board and just not get off the ship at that particular destination? You will need a visa otherwise you will not be able to disembark from the ship. Again these visas will be issued at the port, facilitated by the port agent. If they are booked on a ships tour do they need to have a visa as we are technically not staying in the country overnight and can be classed as in transit? Yes you will need a visa to get on the bus and participate in any kind of tour. Would you please be able to confirm specifically the visa requirements for each your on this this? You will need a visa for Ivory Coast as explained above. Ghana Please can you let me know if any visas are required if guests take Azamara Shore Excursions? Yes, each guest would require a visa to go on a tour. As UK citizens according to their government offices visas are also required for Ghana. Correct If they are unable to get a visa for a country, will they still be allowed to board and just not get off the ship at that particular destination? They will be issued visa on arrival at the Port. The Port agent will laisse with Immigration officials to have transit visas issued on board the ship for those who do not have visa but want to get down. If they are booked on a ships tour do we need to have a visa as they are technically not staying in the country overnight and can be classed as in transit? They will need a visa before they can go on a tour. Would you please be able to confirm specifically the visa requirements for your Country on this this? A valid passport that is a least 6 months to expiration. Angola I have received feedback from our local supplier regarding the few uncertainties on the visas for Angola. Guest arriving with a cruise ship, attending shore excursion booked via the ship would not require a tourist visa for Angola Should guest depart form the ship for a night or longer staying overnight off the ship they would require to have a tourist visa Generally as long as the guest have excursion or services booked for a day excursion and returning back to the ship on the same day they should not have any need for a tourist visa for Angola as they would then as mentioned below be considered as “in transit” with the ship being in port and departing with the ship again end of the day.

Here is information I received yesterday from my TA There are a few grammatical errors etc... (What follows is verbatim). I believe that items 5. are due to a carriage return generating the next number. Good news! We have been working with our ground agents and land team, and have just had back the following information on these FAQ’s which is very helpful as follows: The Gambia Kindly note that UK citizens do not require a visa to visit The Gambia. Therefore, they can disembark upon arrival in The Gambia and join the Shore Excursions should they wish to do so. Ivory Coast On the Azamara shore excursions page for the Ivory Coast , under important information, it says that a visa is required. However, having looked at the Ivory Coast government visa web site and various visa websites it seems that they are not currently accepting maritime visitors. Other sites suggest visas can only be collected at the airport but obviously we are not entering through an airport. Is this true? Ivory Coast is accepting maritime visitors. We have notified the various agencies to update their websites. Visas can be arranged and issued at the port when the ship arrives. The port agent will work the ship to arrange this. If we they are unable to get a visa for a country, will they still be allowed to board and just not get off the ship at that particular destination? You will need a visa otherwise you will not be able to disembark from the ship. Again these visas will be issued at the port, facilitated by the port agent. If they are booked on a ships tour do they need to have a visa as we are technically not staying in the country overnight and can be classed as in transit? Yes you will need a visa to get on the bus and participate in any kind of tour. Would you please be able to confirm specifically the visa requirements for each your on this this? You will need a visa for Ivory Coast as explained above. Ghana Please can you let me know if any visas are required if guests take Azamara Shore Excursions? Yes, each guest would require a visa to go on a tour. As UK citizens according to their government offices visas are also required for Ghana. Correct If they are unable to get a visa for a country, will they still be allowed to board and just not get off the ship at that particular destination? They will be issued visa on arrival at the Port. The Port agent will laisse with Immigration officials to have transit visas issued on board the ship for those who do not have visa but want to get down. If they are booked on a ships tour do we need to have a visa as they are technically not staying in the country overnight and can be classed as in transit? They will need a visa before they can go on a tour. Would you please be able to confirm specifically the visa requirements for your Country on this this? A valid passport that is a least 6 months to expiration. Angola I have received feedback from our local supplier regarding the few uncertainties on the visas for Angola. Guest arriving with a cruise ship, attending shore excursion booked via the ship would not require a tourist visa for Angola Should guest depart form the ship for a night or longer staying overnight off the ship they would require to have a tourist visa Generally as long as the guest have excursion or services booked for a day excursion and returning back to the ship on the same day they should not have any need for a tourist visa for Angola as they would then as mentioned below be considered as “in transit” with the ship being in port and departing with the ship again end of the day.

Finally the desktop and mobile versions are the same! Previously they referred to differing requirements. Thanks.

Could you please explain why this is a good deal for those guests in suites, when many of the perks are already included? It seems to me, that, in effect, one is paying twice for some of the same benefits.

As far as I can see this refers only to flights. Requirements may differ for cruises.

Where did you obtain that information, please?

But no discount. I feel that if specialty dining is included with your suite, the 'value' of this perk ought to be deducted from the price of chef's table. But it isn't. On that basis, chef's table is more expensive for suite-occupants!

Not if you are in a suite!

I believe that the price per person for Aqualina and Prime C is $30, but is included with any Suite. Chef's table can be purchased as a package, usually with nights i. specialty dining. You cannot book Prime C or Aqualina before you board, but the packages can be purchased in advance.

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Check the airport web site. They don't want passengers arriving too early!

Here is what my TA received from her Azamara contact re. our March 04 2023 sailing: We can certainly ask again, I would suggest around Oct. At the moment the ship has been given a ‘no’ from the authorities, so Im not sure it that will change just to manage expectations, however as mentioned, happy to ask again just in case nearer the time it does. There must be other content to this dialogue, but I do not have it!

So, is your original question now irrelevant?

You are welcome. In effect, just pretend the pop-up isn't there.

Yes, I encountered this. Try clicking on the Azamara part of the screen behind this pop-up. Best done on a laptop or PC, not on smartphone.

Not according to the (unreliable?) information on the Azamara Web site, which still shows testing required for Miami!

CI?

Well, maybe they will. Maybe they won't. Angola is also on the return itinerary in March 2023, so it looks to me as if it's not going to change. Post #6, above, seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But, if they do skip it, there will be six, possibly seven consecutive sea days!

Except that maybe (I don't know) you need the visa even if you don't go on land? BTW I think that this visa costs $120!

Here is what you will find if you commence the electronic application process for a visa for Angola (I have emphasised the inconvenient bits) : Before you start the process of applying for the Visa, please take sometime to read carefully and note the following: 1. This site is a Visa online service, approved and certified by ministry of Interior authorities that are responsible of the Visa issuing in Angola. 2. This online service, represent only the collection of your application process digitally and the safe delivery to SME. The E-Visa will be sent to you by email provided all the data and documents are validated and visa request is approved by SME. It is not designed to substitute your physical presence at the consulate (which is mandatory at a subsequent phase), which means the Visa itself can only be granted after a visit to the consulate has taken place, including an interview and biometric data collection and Visa fee payment have all successfully done. 3. The service is designed to help people avoiding visits to the consulates to deliver the documents and the forms, only to go back again to submit the passport. It is ideal for those who live far away from the nearest consulate, where traveling will have costs both financially and in terms of time. 4. In some cases where the country of origin or residence does not have an Angolan consulate, using the service means the applicant will avoid the cost of traveling to the nearest country with an Angolan consulate and have to either stay there for the period during which the Visa is processed, or have to come back to his country for that period, only to go back again to collect the Visa. 5. Please before you advance make sure you read and agree to the terms and conditions , and the privacy policy of this service. 6. Please ensure that you read and understand the steps and requirement for this service 7. Please ensure that you read the technical explanations, the requirement and specifications needed before you start the process. 8. Not following the steps to the letter, and not meeting the technical specification precisely may result in the rejection of your application, which will mean more delays in your Visa processing. I do not know whether this means there is a pre-approval process which allows one to collect and pay for one's visa on arrival. Imagine how long that would take for even a small ship like one of Azamara's!

Understood. But so that we can understand the purpose of your posts, it might add clarity if you were to quote the relevant part of the post to which you are, in effect, responding.

Understood. But so that we can understand the purpose of your posts, it might add clarity if you were to quote the relevant part of the post to which you are, in effect, responding.

I am surprised that you included this 'news'. Gambia did seem to be an issue. You stated as much in your original post!

I am in Italy, TA in UK. No such service here, as far as I am aware. Ghana may be the problem for me: no online service in Italy (but the online service is available in the UK). I am an UK passport holder. In due course I'll speak with the Ghanaian High Commission in Rome to see if a personal visit can be avoided.