Jellybelly

It usually is around 45 minutes before departing. Right now you go to an assigned spot on deck by your lifeboat station. No swiping of cards yet. You report to the steward with your cabin number and they call out the numbers and names of those that have not reported in to take attendance.

 

It's quite organized. The only thing that causes delays is "no shows".

On our last cruise they scanned our room cards

Do the Vista ships have only North American style electrical outlets? How many outlets are there in a standard cabin?

 

Thanks!

The last ship we were on the only plug in was by the mirror. We had to get a power strip that had a long chord for my husbands bipap machine. I think there was one in the bathroom also. They put a rug over the chord so we wouldn’t trip over it

How many gift cards can you use at one time to book a cruise. I read somewhere you can only use $1000. I want to start buying gift cards to save up for a Disney Cruise with my grandkids in the future. Like on an airline you can only use 3 forms of payments for one flight. So want to know about the Disney gift cards. Don’t want to get stuck with a bunch of gift cards I can’t use

I went to what I thought was the government one and it said my fee was $135. did I go to the wrong site. I thought it was only $35

I figured it out. I went to the site someone mentioned above and it only cost me $14 for each Visa. Happy girl. One step closer to being ready for our cruise in about 5 months.

FYI, as you have probably seen from the link Illyria provided, the visa that you need to apply for is called an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA).

 

The ETA itself is free, but there is a A$20 service fee charged.

 

And, as everyone has already pointed out, use only the official Australian government website.

 

Travel agents will often obtain the ETA at no charge as a courtesy service for their clients. If you are working with a travel agent on this cruise, ask if they will get the ETAs for you for free.

I went to what I thought was the government one and it said my fee was $135. did I go to the wrong site. I thought it was only $35