MarciAnn Posted September 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I am dong the 14 day Thailand and Vietnam cruise with a stop in Cambodia. Does Seabourn provide the visas or do I have to get them myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenidallas Posted September 9, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 9, 2016 You'll need to obtain them yourself. They may offer visa services onboard but I'd probably obtain my own (as I don't like uncertainty)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 9, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I think Seabourn provides them onboard. AT least they did for me when I took that cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxburgh Posted September 15, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2016 We got ours on-board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haworth Posted September 15, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2016 You'll need to obtain them yourself. They may offer visa services onboard but I'd probably obtain my own (as I don't like uncertainty)! I am with you on this, We like to control our own destiny and be certain that we have the correct paperwork. We had the unfortunate experience of seeing a couple refused boarding on a cruise because they did not have the required visas, that certainly focuses your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyw9 Posted September 15, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) We got ours on board. We have a UK Passport. It is very easy now to obtain information on countries that issue visas on arrival and in fact if you email Seabourn they are very helpful too. Of course you do not state where you hold your passport from, so that could throw a whole different light on the matter. Edited September 15, 2016 by jimmyw9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenidallas Posted September 15, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I am with you on this, We like to control our own destiny and be certain that we have the correct paperwork. That's always my fear too particularly if you are on a single airline itinerary where either country appears (which shouldn't be an issue since Seabourn neither embarks nor disembarks in either country). I've gotten hung up at US check-in by agents who wanted to argue with me about visa on-arrival rules. (I started carrying a copy of the Indonesian visa rules in my passport cover at one point as it repeatedly stalled my check in. For US citizens, Vietnam is not a visa on-arrival country and Cambodia is only "sort of". I arranged my Vietnam and Cambodian visas in advance online to be ready on arrival but I think that can only be done for airport/land entries. In Cambodia I've found the airport to be crazy when I've done the visa on-arrival due to the processing queue which had no rhyme or reason. Once at Siem Reap with an e-visa I got stuck in processing behind a group that didn't have photos or anything - despite being first off the plane/first in line with paperwork in hand, I was the last to clear immigration. After that I secured my standard visas in advance for subsequent trips. The Cambodian embassy website addresses air and land visas on-arrival but no other types. Seabourn's onboard service, I've found, is slightly more expensive than obtaining the visa on your own but less expensive than going through an expeditor (which is what I have used for places like China or Brazil when I've needed a work visa). Roxburgh - did you have to have extra passport photos or did Seabourn take those for you (or use your ship embarkation photo?) That's always been the one thing I've had to remember with the airport based visas as they always wanted a premium to take photos of I didn't have them on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxburgh Posted September 15, 2016 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2016 We did not take any extra passport photos for Vietnam or Cambodia so presumably Seabourn used the embarkation photos. It was pretty much a non-event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Jet Set Posted September 16, 2016 #9 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yes they do when you board for both Countries. I double checked our passports we did these ports last Christmas, when you receive your itinerary it will tell you in writing. The only port that we have to get our own is India and believe me that is a nightmare, my T/A tells me passengers have cancelled their booked cruise because of the problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarciAnn Posted September 19, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Just searched on the Seabourn website and found this: "Most nationalities can obtain the following visas onboard when arriving with the ship. Seabourn will take care of the procurement of these visas. Generally there is a minimal fee for the visa charged to your shipboard account. However, should the situation be altered by the country being visited, you will be advised at the earliest possible opportunity. Please verify whether the visa on arrival is applicable to your specific nationality. The following countries do not require a pre-arranged visa, and a visa can be arraigned arrival/onboard for most nationalities: Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam" [ I guess I will call Seabourn to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isklaar Posted September 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted September 19, 2016 MarciAnn, I think that's pretty much what most of the previous posters have been saying ! We also had visas arranged onboard completely trouble free, pretty much a non-event as Roxburgh said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 20, 2016 #12 Share Posted September 20, 2016 You most definitely can obtain your visas on board for Vietnam and Cambodia. That was not always the case but it has been like this the last several years. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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