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Thank you all for your input.. it’s so confusing when people get conflicting answers. I was looking through my cruise confirmation doc and in the fine print it has a section on passports/ visas and refers questions regarding them to the website for Visa Central so I contacted them. This was my response from them for what it’s worth. Hello Terri, Thank you for reaching out. Visas on arrival: For U.S Citizens, it is not necessary to complete visa applications through VisaCentral for the following destinations as the cruise line will be obtaining these visas on your behalf: Kenya*, Indonesia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Jordan, Oman, Papua New Guinea. If a fee is required to obtain these visas, it will be charged to your onboard account. * Please note, if you are doing a pre-cruise tour in Kenya, a visa is required. This visa can be obtained in advance through VisaCentral or upon arrival at the airport. If you hold a foreign passport, you must confirm with the cruise line if it will be able to secure visas for you onboard the ship for your nationality. Kind Regards, Diara Brown Customer Service Specialist T (toll free) +1.800.929.2428 Visit us at www.CIBTvisas.com (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.cibtvisas.com/__;!!OiWDNh-9Pw!5jAKECYlgUoHzAF-eX7puUwgNQPDssCVAInamdXb2xreFzq709QevcHYO4GDIsVrdhX8NSOoG56ISBexsOw8JJNjFjavicE$)

We are sailing on the Apex on September 26 to Egypt which we will need a visa for. Both my roll call and the facebook page for this cruise has a lot of differing opinions and real uncertainty as to how exactly to complete the E-visa application online.. apparently there have been many calls to celebrity about this and there’s been a lot of non definitive information.. I guess because we are the first cruise returning to Egypt.. I’ve heard from some that the ship might handle this onboard but there is no guarantee of getting approved in time to go ashore so I don’t think I want to just wait and see .. the application online isn’t just for cruises so some of the questions regarding the host information is unclear.. they want our hosts phone number in Egypt, the address ( port of Alexandria?) fax number in Egypt 🤷‍♀️ anybody have any good info?

I am doing the same.. taking acropolis tour after debarking and getting dropped at the airport and we will walk across the street to the hotel and fly out the next day

Really enjoying your review.. I’m on the Apex in a SV in September going to Egypt/Israel.. I’ve never sailed on an E-class so I’m taking notes 😊

Thank you I think I feel better.. just wondering if you feel like you lose the personalized service you get by having the same waiters each night…especially if you have special requests or food intolerances ..

This is my first cruise on an E Class ship..usually stay in Aqua Class, but for this cruise I booked a sunset veranda because I wanted an actual balcony and am finding I’m getting a lot of conflicting information regarding the Main Dining reservation situation.. my cruise is in September and in my reservation it says I have early 6 pm dining but many people on these boards are saying that won’t really apply on Apex. On the app the reservation button is grayed out and on the website the main dining rooms mostly say sold out .. also if menus for my cruise aren’t showing yet how can you pick a restaurant or can all dishes served at the different main dining venues be ordered wherever you are eating.. sorry for the long winded post but I’m getting a little frustrated

I am scheduled to port in Haifa in September and just this past weekend an excursion was offered for that port. Hopefully more to come soon