Rick Derris

Ok we just did the Celebrity cruise through Vietnam and here are some of the things you should be mindful of. 1. You MUST have a valid visa for Vietnam before you board the celebrity cruise, they will check this before you board. 2. Before you board Celebrity, they will confiscate your Visa and Passport before you board. Please take photo's of you passport before you board as you will not see your passport again until the last day of the cruise. 3. Once Celebrity has validated your visa and passport, they will give you a landing pass for Vietnam. There will be a immigration officer stationed on the ships exit that you must show him this landing pass or they will not allow you to exit the ship. 4. Because Celebrity will confiscate your passport, any destinations that you try to make currency foreign exchange or duty free shopping will NOT allow you unless you can show them a passport, hence we recommend you take a photo of you passport. 5. We found out the first dock in Vietnam was NOT the same as the one we all entered on our Visa, the ship advised us that we will be docking in another port as the one we have entered has been occupied by another cruise line, but that will be beyond your control.

Finally got an answer from Celebrity cruise call center after many calls... they said they can process the Vietnam Visa on board and it will $100USD per person.

Yes, I contacted Celebrity cruise multiple times and they have no idea.. keep telling me to contact the Vietnam consulate. I contacted the Vietnam consulate and they said I have to call the Vietnam visa department as they do the processing. I contacted the Vietnam visa... and no reply.. sent 5 email and called them twice with no one picking up the phone.

Thanks for that... but looks like my cruise is in reverse that I can going to Ho Chi Minh first, so not sure if I can use that address.

I am also doing Celebrity cruise Soltice in December.. just wondering which "City/Province" did you select for intended stay at the end when applying for e-visa?

I am also doing Celebrity cruise Soltice in December.. just wondering which "City/Province" did you select for intended stay at the end when applying for e-visa?