safarijm

Unfortunately no insurance and last minute ER visit so 24 day cruise with 13 ports Brazil to Chile. Was told that RSCC would refund. Anyone have any guidance? 
Thanks in advance

21 hours ago, Gourmet Gal said:

SS has added quite a few ships in the recent past.  With Covid decreasing the available staff pool for hire and the veterans being spread too thinly among the ships just wondering if that’s part of the problem.  Seems to be more than a few training issues at work here.  Too rapid growth can certainly affect corporate culture.

New staff wasn’t the issue on the Nova on 12/19, mge overpromised amenities that took  up staff time ie room service stuff, that took away from main dining!

Let us know when you run out of lettuce! Yes crew does excellent service but you will run out of “stuff” during your next 69 days.

You missed! All big wigs came on delayed embarcation!

I highlighted and also had to resubmit 

1 hour ago, Boatie 1 said:

Still waiting for our visa's  We leave in 6 days(MAYBE)...very frustrating. 

has anyone received their visas????

Boatie

Returned call to NCL about visa issue & Daniel said hundreds still waiting and nothing Regency (NCL ) could do! Since they obviously have contacted the BZ Embassy (financial affidavit) suggested they forward BRA evisa app numbers by departure dates. Reply: can’t help!

maybe RSSC(NCL) looks at this as a way to boost profitability being able to redirect the problem at Brazil and if ship sails with 50% those pax will think service is superior to others!

Our cruise was exactly like MBP. Also Note food was mass produced Duck “meatball” & mayo ceviche. That said personnel busting their butts. New Years Eve celebration had 100 balloons totally unsecured after “Midnight drop” many went overboard and we picked up 23 @ 7 am 1/1 and secured in Constellation lounge so they wouldn’t blow overboard and kill wildlife. When I complained was told balloons were biodegradable 😰

4 hours ago, Boatie 1 said:

I guess a lot of us are in the same BOAT!! I can't count the number of emails and phone

calls my husband and I have made. Now it is time for the Online Check-In!!! This 

is extremely frustrating as there seems no solution or person to talk to!!!

Boatie

 

Frustrated understatement:

We applied 12/2 my husband received his 12/8 . Mine is “Recommended by VFS” since 12/3 . I emailed 20 times seriously (they don’t understand or really read the issue. Using th VOIP Telerion phone is worthless! Super frustrating! No effective “help” from helpdesk!

On 12/17/2023 at 12:12 PM, WorldTravelers56 said:

Did anybody actually get their e-visa yet? We submitted ours 9 days ago and it is still in progress according to their website.

1 minute ago, slewis7 said:

My application status now shows “Under check”.  I share your frustration with this process.  You might consider trying the Chat function using your phone, however there was no one available to answer on their end when I tried it.

On 12/12/2023 at 6:12 AM, slewis7 said:

@cashmeremypuppydog I have a very similar situation and similar experience with my eVisa.  I applied on December 3 and had to upload some new documents a few days later and the application seems to have been in limbo ever since.  Today I received an email from VFS and the status now shows “Quality control completed”.  Apparently the application has transition from VFS to a review by Brazilian authorities now.  I am hopeful it will be approved soon.  
 

Good luck! 

I received Quality control complete 12-3 and still havent received the visa. Do you have any other contact info ? Brazilevisa@vfsglobal.com (6 times) ,they give case # and 24 hr response time but nada! Frustrated

Uploaded forms etc….Shows status Under review, we will see what happens and how long it takes.

Just got submitted FYI-had to use debit card

Finally got submitted had to use my debit card-fyi

Evisa for Brazil is active but payment isn’t working yet

https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/

If anyone gets thru please post

Filled out/downloaded info but payment processing isn’t working. Chatted with vfglobal but they haven’t a clue. If anyone gets submitted please post.

thanks

14 hours ago, CRUISER94044 said:

Hi all.  We are so excited to board the Pursuit. My Seabourn source app updated today.  I noticed the itinerary listed has been altered. It has us staying overnight in Manaus and leaving Wednesday at about 3 pm. It also has pushed back Paratins and Alter da Chao as well as 1 less Amazon experience day. I am flexible and ok with this but just wondering if we know why the change?

Probably inbound pax issue with flights delayed or cancelled using Seabourn air.

The wording after “Or” is what I was referencing. I look at this as I use any antigen home test and then take a photo of the test apparatus showing only 1 line meaning. Neg and the time stamp from my phone on the picture I take is acceptable……

Interesting change ….what timestamp protocol is acceptable?

Fully Vaccinated Guest Embarkation Testing Requirements

All embarking fully vaccinated or up-to-date guests must hold proof of a valid PCR negative test result performed within 72 hours of embarkation OR a valid Antigen negative test result performed within 48 hours of embarkation.

• The PCR test must be administered by a laboratory.
• The Antigen test can either be performed by a third party, i.e. laboratory, pharmacy, telehealth advisor OR guests can perform a self-test at home where they must take a photograph of the negative result with a time stamp.
• If guests choose to have a PCR or an Antigen test by a third party, the certificate must contain the guest’s name (as shown on the cruise ticket), the date of the test, and the result. You must provide digital or printed proof upon embarkation.