SFtraveller Posted October 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 13, 2022 We've just been informed we need a Yellow Fever Vaccination or be denied boarding for Azamara. So, we're seeing if we can salvage our flights and find another cruise from Capetown or thereabouts. I've just seen MSC and that won't work. Do I have to go to each company or is there a universal site that lists everything? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted October 14, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, SFtraveller said: We've just been informed we need a Yellow Fever Vaccination or be denied boarding for Azamara. So, we're seeing if we can salvage our flights and find another cruise from Capetown or thereabouts. I've just seen MSC and that won't work. Do I have to go to each company or is there a universal site that lists everything? Thank you. Go to cruisetimetables.com and click on the "Cruises From" tab, then click on "Cape Town" under the South Africa heading. The site isn't 100% accurate but it should give you an idea of what may be available in early March. You can then go to a listed cruise line's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 14, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, SFtraveller said: We've just been informed we need a Yellow Fever Vaccination or be denied boarding for Azamara. So, we're seeing if we can salvage our flights and find another cruise from Capetown or thereabouts. I've just seen MSC and that won't work. Do I have to go to each company or is there a universal site that lists everything? Thank you. What exactly did whatever you received say? Whatever it says you may want to pursue some additional clarification - even if it means calling back and speaking to multiple Azamara people to get an email saying you’re okay to go as long as you have the WHO “Yellow Card” with an official entry that the Yellow Fever vaccine is “contraindicated” and “waived.” If Azamara truly is saying “no cruise without the vaccine- NO exceptions,” there won’t be many folks over 60 years old on that ship - since getting the vaccine now will be contraindicated for them. It looks like you’re from San Francisco. I suggest that you get an appointment now to go to the “Adult Immunization & Travel Clinic” (SF Dept. of Public Health) at 101 Grove Street (www.TravelClinicSF.org). They issue the official WHO Yellow Card (see pic) and authorized “vaccinated” or “waived” notation (if waived, you also get a note on their letterhead). If this doesn’t satisfy Azamara, next time book with Oceania. I’ve never had a problem there with the Yellow Fever waiver (for South America, Africa….) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted October 14, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2022 This is what Travel Agents are for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 14, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2022 48 minutes ago, mom says said: This is what Travel Agents are for SOME travel agents. Sadly, there’s way too many who haven’t got a clue. Nonetheless, great ones do exist! For cruises, they are …………………………… And here’s their direct contact info: …………………………………. Just kidding around and supporting the CC mandate to NOT discuss TAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 14, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Is it Azamara or Africa that require the YF shot? Land trip? Safari ? Looks like for early March it is Azamara or MSC as far as cruises go I would see if you can change the flights with minimal loss or spend a few days in Capetown & fly to another Country to pick up a cruise JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 14, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Thanks all. It's the Port Authority of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire that won't even let us board the ship in Capetown. I really should've got clarification, but think I heard that the ship will be denied, if we're on it. It's for port visits LHT28. But will have the same problem, if we go to those ports, the government won't allow us. I've started to think maybe a land tour to the other coast to Gqeberha, East London. Thanks, I'll ask them if this will work "WHO “Yellow Card” with an official entry that the Yellow Fever vaccine is “contraindicated” and “waived.”" Thanks again LHT28, we were hoping the waiver would work or that traveler can stay on the ship. I'll see if I can get an earlier appt. than what I already have. Much appreciated. Azamara was bought by someone new and for MONTHS there has been uncertainty as to who would get all the visas. Some pax cancelled based on this. People got different stories. Even today they said they would then was shocked when she read the latest from Côte d'Ivoire, sigh.....s. I seem to have not done well. Someone just informed me of a March 6th sailing. NJHorseman great lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 14, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2022 HAL world cruise on Zuiderdam has a segment that leaves Capetown on March 14, and subsequently visits Ghana and Ivory Coast. Not suggesting you look at that, as it is 35 days to Amsterdam. However, you might look on the roll call for the world cruise on Zuiderdam and ask what they have been told about yellow fever. It may have to do with the ports Azamara visits before those ports. Lots of folks on the world cruise will be olderly…EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 14, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I guess the only way around it is if the Country will accept the YF wavier or get the shot now https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/CotedvIoire.html I would check other countries on the itinerary to see if required Option 2 try to get air changed or cancelled with some refund/credit The US Government travel advisory which you could use as an reason to cancel 😉 Worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 14, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Thanks, Essiesom. We are looking at the HAL cruise. I posted on their roll call for those sailing to Africa right now and no one has replied to me yet. We've spoken with HAL and they couldn't tell us the vaccination requirement. They said we would only know sooner to the cruise. Thanks, I'll go back and asked the other cruise what they were told. The ships from both companies are going to the same African ports, in the same order. Some in one direction, others the opposite. Côte d'Ivoire wants it. LH28 great 😉. Yes, could change half the air. Or cancel. There is an MSC, we could make a week long B2B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 14, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, SFtraveller said: LH28 great 😉. Yes, could change half the air. Or cancel. There is an MSC, we could make a week long B2B. good as long as the ports do not require the YF shot 😉 Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 14, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Yes, around the bottom of the continent, no shots 🙂 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 14, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Flatbrush Flyer have you been able to get into every county with your waiver that required a YF vax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 15, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 15, 2022 7 hours ago, SFtraveller said: Flatbrush Flyer have you been able to get into every county with your waiver that required a YF vax? The best example: There was an absolute government “requirement” for YF vaccination for French Guiana - since we were going to Devil’s Island. This was on an Oceania Amazon cruise with other scheduled S.A. countries, at least, “highly recommending” vaccination. I’ll always remember that once we got to French Guiana, we were never asked about the Card by anyone. We also did an Indian Ocean cruise on Oceania that started in Cape Town and hit several East Coast Africa ports before heading East toward Asia. No one (ship or port) ever asked to see our WHO cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 15, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted October 15, 2022 FF, that's fantastic. I wonder what is happening in Ghana. Maybe they don't think Angola is doing a good job and wants to prevent a spread from there to them as the next port? The only good thing, is that we're finding out now instead of after final payment. Do you know why we can no longer message each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted October 15, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, SFtraveller said: FF, that's fantastic. I wonder what is happening in Ghana. Maybe they don't think Angola is doing a good job and wants to prevent a spread from there to them as the next port? The only good thing, is that we're finding out now instead of after final payment. Do you know why we can no longer message each other? On Cruise Critic? Over the several years I’ve used CC, there’s not been a messaging function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 15, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Yes, in the past we were able to message each other. There is a "envelope" icon. I click on it and on other people's profiles and it's disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 15, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 hours ago, SFtraveller said: Yes, in the past we were able to message each other. There is a "envelope" icon. I click on it and on other people's profiles and it's disabled. It has never been enabled AFAIK Been here a few years Maybe you had emailed each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 15, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I don't remember how it initially started, but it did lead to email. Then why do I have an envelope icon, when clicked reads:: Messages There are no messages to display. Go to inbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 15, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, SFtraveller said: I don't remember how it initially started, but it did lead to email. Then why do I have an envelope icon, when clicked reads:: Messages There are no messages to display. Go to inbox The message tab is part of the software CC uses they just block it from being used instead of removing the envelope icon 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 15, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 15, 2022 The message feature can be used by mods to message each other, and to message members. But members cannot message each other. Been this way as long as I have been a member. EM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFtraveller Posted October 15, 2022 Author #22 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Thank you, Em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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