Emptybucket

Many Cruisers  tend to be optimists and dreamers …. Unfortunately the Israel situation in reality is a nightmare 

1 hour ago, RD64 said:

I don’t believe it is speculation, but fact, that an insurance company will not insure a cruise ship sailing into a war zone.

 

Also, given that many countries - Canada being one of them - are sending emergency flights to evacuate their citizens, feel free to continue speculating as to how soon cruises will resume from Haifa.

19 minutes ago, Emptybucket said:

Hi , 

I am sharing an article here written by Michael Pihach of PAX news dated Sep 12 giving update regarding Egyptian visa requirements for Canadian travellers.  
https://news.paxeditions.com/news/buzz/canadians-egypt-e-visa-issued-oct-1-get-pass-global-affairs-updates-page

 

 

 

According to above article by Michale P, Celebrity said Canadian cruisers can still continue to get the 72 hr transit visa on arriving an Egyptian port, beyond Oct 1 this year, the same as the Americans, Australians, etc.  Well, when I talked to Celebrity just this morning, I wasn't offered that option.  I was simply told by them that since our sailing is not until Feb 2024, we have ample time to apply for our visa from Ottawa or Montreal!  (By the way, we live in Vancouver, and the processing time for a visa, as noted by the Egyptian embassy in Ottawa, will take 2-3 weeks.  )   Anyway, I would like to caution you to take Celebrity's info provided to Michael P with a grain of salt.

Hi , 

I am sharing an article here written by Michael Pihach of PAX news dated Sep 12 giving update regarding Egyptian visa requirements for Canadian travellers.  
https://news.paxeditions.com/news/buzz/canadians-egypt-e-visa-issued-oct-1-get-pass-global-affairs-updates-page

Celebrity is NOT on top of the current situation re the Canadian requirement.  They have been providing me with incorrect and conflicting info every time I got in touch with them in recent days.  The last calls we exchanged were just today . 

On 9/7/2023 at 1:06 PM, travelordie said:

This is yet another example of how hopelessly behind Azamara is now that they have been sold to an investment company.  Celebrity and Seabourn are apparently aware of the latest developments as they apply to cruise ships.  Azamara is not.  For our upcoming October 27th Azamara cruise with stops in Egypt, Azamara has yet to inform us that e-visas will be void after October 1st.

I wouldn’t take what Celebrity told you as too dependable.  I also was told the same answer as yours by their agent a couple of days ago , but it turned out they were looking referring to a UK website on how cruisers  from countries such as U.K, Australia and Canada can apply the Egyptian 72 hour visa upon arrival at Egyptian port.  Apparently this website has not been updated to reflect the current situation singling out Canada .  Our cruise is not until Feb 2024 and we have only paid the deposit.    I am not taking any chance , I am cancelling this sailing and switch to a different sailing and destination 

On 9/7/2023 at 12:24 PM, SparklyPinkCruiser said:

Update from Celebrity is good news (except for me who already applied for Visa!)

 

• A note for Canadian Guests: The 2023 changes regarding Canadians needing to apply for an Egyptian visa in advance applies only for entry by air. The authorities re-confirmed entry via cruise ships, for transit call purposes, guests can still apply for a 72-hour visa upon arrival as noted above.