Visa ????

[Ballyboffin]

We are going on the Whisper in November Barbados to Ft.Lauderdale. Does anyone know if we will need a visa ? We have UK passports.

[57 varieties]

We are going on the Whisper in November Barbados to Ft.Lauderdale. Does anyone know if we will need a visa ? We have UK passports.

You will need an ESTA for entry into US. You fill in a form online but make sure you go to the legitimate website as there are some online which charge a fee on top of the ESTA charge.

[Ballyboffin]

Thank you 57, appreciate your help.

[joefromchicago]

Ballyboffin,

 

Are you the November 8th cruise?

 

If so, we look forward to meeting you.

 

JoefromChicago

[Ballyboffin]

Hello joefromchicago :)

 

Yes we are indeed on the 8/11 cruise, will be lovely to meet you as well!

 

We are first timers with SS so would love to hear any tips you can give us, especially regarding excursions or anything else you can advise on.

[joefromchicago]

Ballyboffin,

 

We have cruised on Silversea many times and we always have a great time. Please ask any specific questions and I will try to help you out. We have booked two shore excursions already.

 

We arrive the same day as the cruise and should be on the ship around 4:00.

 

Look forward to buying you a drink.

 

Joe

[Ballyboffin]

Joe,

 

You are a great help already :D We are total newbie's to all of this, didn't know that you could pre-book excursions and thought that we would have to wait until we boarded. How do we do that, is it online or through the TA and are there any that you can recommend?

 

We are staying in Barbados for a week before the cruise so hope to go onboard as early as possible.

 

Look forward to you buying us that drink :)))))

 

Pat & John

[billcrooz]

Joe,

 

You are a great help already :D We are total newbie's to all of this, didn't know that you could pre-book excursions and thought that we would have to wait until we boarded. How do we do that, is it online or through the TA and are there any that you can recommend?

 

We are staying in Barbados for a week before the cruise so hope to go onboard as early as possible.

 

Look forward to you buying us that drink :)))))

 

Pat & John

 

 

Your best bet is to go online and punch in your cruise,then your confirmation number and pick out which ones that may interest you.

[joefromchicago]

Just go onto the Silversea website and use the link for "my voyage".

[Ballyboffin]

Thanks Joe,

 

Have taken your advice, gone on there and have booked two excursions, hope that we have made the right choices. We think that we will explore some islands privately ( or on foot ) My husband is a wee bit worried about the duty free shopping though........

 

Had a call from our TA today to ask us to fill in our info, didn't know that we should have done it already DUHHHHHH!!

 

It might be true what they say about the Irish being thick, well BLONDE ones anyway :D LOL

 

Definately buy YOU a drink onboard for all your help :)))

 

Pat

[Seafairer]

Pat, you might also like to know that if you change your mind about excursions you've signed up for, you can always cancel a day or two beforehand. A form with the complete list of excursions will be in your cabin when you arrive (it's also available at the tour desk), and it shows the cancellation deadline for each tour. You won't need to feel you're locked into these early decisions.

[jeffkauf]

Hello Seafairer,

 

This might be a strange place to post but I am trying to contact you via email (I don't have your direct email address). We are on the same cruise NY/LA October 31. I have some info you might find of interest. Thank you. jeffkauf@ix.netcom.com

[Grandma Gilly]

Make sure you have a copy of your ESTA otherwise they may not let you board in Barbados.

 

We did this cruise last November. Thank goodness we had a laptop with us and there was WIFI in the port. We had to go online and prove that we had current ESTA's. It took ages to board.

 

We flew to Barbasos via Miami and showed our entry stamps into the USA dated 3 days earlier. We said that surely we would not have been allowed in at Miami if we did not have ESTA's but this was not enough!

 

We were not the only ones from the UK that had problems.

[Ballyboffin]

Thank you Seafairer & Grandma Gilly for your help. We have our ESTA numbers now and will bring the print-outs with us. Good to know that we can change our minds about the excursions, or perhaps add another on.

 

One other question if anyone knows the answer, what is the earliest time that someone can board ?

 

Pat

[joefromchicago]

We would board around 1:00 and never had a problem.

 

Joe

[Ballyboffin]

Thanks Joe.

 

We will keep you a place at the bar........:cool: