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From what I can tell, she won't have any issues getting into Cozumel. She believes she needs a tourist visa for Grand Cayman, which can be easily gotten. It's the Bahamas that's causing the issue at this point. They require that you go in person to an embassy to get the tourist visa; however, we don't live anywhere near one, so it's impossible at this point. Celebrity assured us that it won't be a problem. I'm scared she either a) won't be able to board the ship or b) she just won't be able to get off at the port in the Bahamas (which is not ideal, but less of a problem). I just can't get a straight answer from anyone so far.

We are taking our family on a cruise with Celebrity (Reflection) in December. It's a closed loop cruise that starts and ends in Florida. We will be visiting Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and the Bahamas. One of the people in our party is an international college student in the USA on a student visa. She is a citizen of Vietnam. I have called Celebrity and they indicated that as long as she has a valid passport (which she does), she won't have any issues getting on the cruise or getting off into any of our ports. Having said that, she's concerned that she may need a tourist visa for at least Grand Cayman and the Bahamas. Does anyone have experience with something like this? If there are issues getting individual tourist visas for each of these places, does that mean that she just cannot get off the ship at those ports or that she cannot travel at all? I just want to be extra sure on this to avoid any possible issues. Thanks!