Help - yellow fever waivers

I am on the West African cruise early next ear. For medical reasons, I cannot have the yellow fever vaccination, but I was given a letter and a medical waiver. Has anyone had experience using the waivers in the following countries:

South Africa

Namibia

Angola

Benin

Togo

Ghana

Gambia

Senegal

Ivory Coast?

Please let me know your experience. This is a dream trip and I would like t be able to get off the ship. Thank you so much!

I am on the West African cruise early next ear. For medical reasons, I cannot have the yellow fever vaccination, but I was given a letter and a medical waiver. Has anyone had experience using the waivers in the following countries:

South Africa

Namibia

Angola

Benin

Togo

Ghana

Gambia

Senegal

Ivory Coast?

Please let me know your experience. This is a dream trip and I would like t be able to get off the ship. Thank you so much!

Although I can't answer from personal experience of these countries, the usual procedure is that you hand over your passport as you embark the ship and that all entry formalities are handled by ship staff. This would also include the yellow fever formalities, so as long as you provide the necessary documentation you just leave it to the ship to explain this to the immigration officials who will board the ship. I don't think this is anything to worry about.

We travel to Africa every year and I have a waiver as well. I have not had any problems traveling anywhere in Africa. In Swahili Hakuna Matata means no worries. Just enjoy Africa as much as we do.

Travelandfun, we are planning to book the March 16th portion of this cruise and questioned this as well as it is not advised for the elderly (we are mid 70's)

Do you get the waiver from your regular doctor or is there a form that needs to b fill out? Any info would be very helpful.

Thanks, Carol

We had to visit a specialist in travel medicine to get our certificates that says due to health reasons we were denied the innoculation. We travelled to the Seychelles that required the needle and were allowed into the islands no questions asked.

Although I can't answer from personal experience of these countries, the usual procedure is that you hand over your passport as you embark the ship and that all entry formalities are handled by ship staff. This would also include the yellow fever formalities, so as long as you provide the necessary documentation you just leave it to the ship to explain this to the immigration officials who will board the ship. I don't think this is anything to worry about.

We have been to these countries and you MUST collect your passport and go through immigration in Namibia, Ghana, and Senegal.

To be on the safe side, I'd have several originals of that letter with me. One can go to the ship, and you have other copies "just in case" some immigration officer wants it. The downside - you had the weight of a couple extra sheets of paper in your carry-on. And who knows if a USA agent may want to see something on your return.

Extra documentation never hurts, and can save you headaches.

Before you leave have extra copies made---even have a them notarize to be safe.

Rick

My yellow fever waiver is written the yellow international vaccination booklet.

My yellow fever waiver is written the yellow international vaccination booklet.

You have it right. That's where it should be written.

Keith

We will be on the March 15th Cloud departing Accra, Ghana. Today I went all over to get the waiver. Passport Health in Bluffton, SC was recommended by my husband's doctor and all they wanted to do was give us the vac. We said no then they charged us $!00+ for the office visit after I told them on the initial phone call that we were looking for the waver. I have called numerous docs and none can do it. We are both in our upper 70's so I am aware that we could get very ill with the shot. Any assistance would help...