A third party, such as a relative or Travel Agent, is permitted to submit an ESTA application on behalf of a VWP traveller. Please do not use any other website as they may charge you a higher fee for the same service. Please ensure you bring your ESTA approval code or copy of the authorisation. This will assist you at embarkation.
For all other nationalities, we strongly recommend you check to see if you are eligible for this program by visiting the US Embassy website http://www.
usembassy.org.uk. If you are not eligible for this program, you should contact the US consulate or embassy to confirm your individual visa requirements. British Subject* passport holders are required to obtain a full US visa prior to travel.
The ESTA travel authorisation is not a visa. It does not serve in lieu of a US visa when a visa is required under US law. Individuals that possess a valid visa will still be able to travel to the United States on that visa for the purpose it was issued, and will not be required to apply for an ESTA.As part of your ESTA application, you will be required to provide biographical data including name, birth date, and passport information. You must complete all fields marked as mandatory, but you may ignore any fields which are not.
You will also be required to answer VWP eligibility questions regarding communicable diseases, arrests and convictions for certain crimes, and past history of visa revocation or deportation, among others.
An approved ESTA travel authorisation is: * Valid for up to two years or until the traveller’s passport expires, whichever comes first * Valid for multiple entries into the United States * Not a guarantee of admissibility to the United States at a port of entry. ESTA approval only authorises a traveller to board a carrier for travel to the United States under the VWP. In all cases, CBP officers make admissibility determinations at our ports of entry. (For additional information, please visit “Know Before You Go” at
http://www.cbp.gov/ xp/cgov/travel/travel_news.)
If you do not receive an ESTA approval you may be denied boarding, experience delays, or be denied admission at a US port of entry.
Having obtained ESTA approval, international travellers, who are nationals of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries, may enter the USA without a visa after completing a US Department of Justice Form I-94W. You may check to see if you are eligible for this programme, or obtain further information, by visiting the US Embassy website in the UK at
http://www.usembassy.org.uk or by contacting them on 090 4245 0100 (premium call rate).
* These are mostly people who were born in British India before 01/01/49 and did not become citizens of India, or who were citizens of Eire and British subjects before 01/01/49 and have made a claim to retain British Subject status. You are able to check your status on your passport information page to the right of the picture.
When joining the ship in the United States, US Immigration requires passengers to provide us with certain immigration details no later than 90 minutes before the ships’ scheduled departure time. Failure to do so will result in denied boarding. This information may be provided to us at check-in so long as this is done no less than 90 minutes prior to departure. We would prefer to have this information in advance and therefore ask you to submit these details on-line by visiting
www.pocruises.co.uk, selecting ‘Cruise Personaliser’.
Tripoli, Libya At the time writing, there are some specific requirements for calls into Libya but these are subject to change. Confirmed details will be sent to you approximately 8 to 10 weeks prior to departure. You should note though that Libya does not allow entry to Israeli nationals, US citizens or any person with an Israeli stamp in their passport.
Canada All British Citizen passport holders will be able to enter Canada without a visa. If you are not in possession of a British Citizen passport, please ensure you check your entry requirements for Canada at
www.canadainternational.gc.ca. This will provide you with an up to date list of passport holders that require a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) for Canada. British Subject passport holders will require a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV).
Schengen Visa requirements Non-European passport holders may require a Schengen visa for entry into Continental Europe. Please ensure you check your entry requirements for Europe prior to embarkation. The United Kingdom is not a Schengen State member. British Citizen passport holders will not need to obtain a Schengen visa.
VACCINATIONS At the time of writing no vaccinations are compulsory for any holiday in this brochure but the Department of Health does however recommend vaccinations for certain countries visited on our cruises. Since these recommendations do change you should check in good time before departure with your doctor.
Malaria – there is a risk of Malarial transmission in the Dominican Republic and Honduras. We therefore recommend that you seek advice from a Travel Medicine Clinic and, if advised, obtain
prophylactic medication before joining: Arcadia cruise J103, Aurora cruise R118, and Ventura cruises N131/A, N202/A and N203/A
MOBILITY Before making a booking, please familiarise yourself with clauses 18-24 of the Booking Conditions in this brochure. You will be pleased to know that all our ships cater for passengers bringing wheelchairs or mobility scooters (referred to collectively in this section as wheelchairs). With lifts and wheelchair accessible routes to all public rooms and the vast majority of deck areas, as well as a number of staterooms adapted for wheelchair users, we aim to make your stay as relaxing and comfortable as possible. If you are planning to bring a wheelchair on board with you, it is essential that you let us know at the time of booking so we can advise you of restrictions on the size and type of wheelchair we accept on board. Any passengers requiring the use of a wheelchair, mobility scooter or walking aid must provide their own. For the safety of all our passengers P&O Cruises has introduced size guidelines for all wheelchairs and mobility scooters where a standard (non adapted) stateroom has been booked (these restrictions do not apply to passengers bringing a motorised wheelchair and booked in fully accessible staterooms). For all bookings, scooters must meet the following specifications: Width - no more than 20 inches (51cm); weight - no more than 45 kg total with no component piece to weigh more than 23 kg when dissembled; battery - Gel or Dry Cell only. Part- time wheelchair users who travel in a non-adapted stateroom must bring a collapsible wheelchair. For the safety of the ship and everyone on board, all wheelchairs and other aids to mobility must be stored inside your stateroom when you are not using them. A ship is not always the easiest environment for using a wheelchair. Although our crew are always very helpful, they are unable to assist you in moving around the ship, or in any personal day-to-day tasks. For this reason, we require passengers who use a wheelchair to be accompanied by a personal assistant/travelling companion to provide these services.
Mobility ashore – We make our best efforts to ensure that all passengers get ashore in as many ports as possible, but please bear in mind that there may be some access restrictions. Due to the extreme tidal nature and the gangway configurations required to cope with large varying height differences between the quay and the gun- port doors, there is a strong chance that full and/or part wheelchair users may not be able to go ashore in ports including, but not limited too; Bilbao, Brest, La Coruna, Le Havre, La Rochelle, Lisbon, Vigo, Zeebrugge, Canary Island ports, Hamburg, Boston, Halifax, Portland, Quebec. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause but we are sure that you will appreciate that this is in the interest
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