thuyronald Posted March 7, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows whether your passport will get stamped by the Israel authority if you are one the cruise visiting ports in Israel. I'm planning to do a cruise visiting Ashdod and Haifa and was concerned about the passport getting stamped by Israel authority. Anyone who has information regarding this matter, please let me know. Thanks for any help in advance. Twee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsquare Posted March 8, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have no clue as to whether they inspect or stamp passports of cruise passengers; many Mediteranean countries doen't. But I do know that they have a longstanding policy of stamping a blank sheet of paper on request. You need to hold it with your passport while you are in Israel, but afterward can discard it. Incidentally, for airline passengers, Israel also does an exit stamp, so you may have to make this request twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare roscoe39 Posted March 8, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows whether your passport will get stamped by the Israel authority if you are one the cruise visiting ports in Israel. I'm planning to do a cruise visiting Ashdod and Haifa and was concerned about the passport getting stamped by Israel authority. Anyone who has information regarding this matter, please let me know. Thanks for any help in advance. Twee Hi., the customs guys will stamp a piece of paper for you and place it in your passport if you ask them to., they dont seem to have a problem with not stamping your passport and of course this makes it easier for onward travel. If you dont have control of your passport at the time..ie..if it is in the hands of the ships agents, I would make sure you have a note to that regard clipped to the front of your passport.... If the stamp is anywhere in the passport., even froma number of years back you could have problems later on. Great country......have a good trip...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thuyronald Posted March 8, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thank you everyone for the information. Twee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade13 Posted March 8, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hello, I'm planning to do a cruise visiting Ashdod and Haifa and was concerned about the passport getting stamped by Israel authority. Twee Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy trailer Posted March 8, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I'm planning to do a cruise visiting Ashdod and Haifa and was concerned about the passport getting stamped by Israel authority. Twee Why? Unfortunately, there are several countries who won't allow you entry if they find/see evidence of your having been in Israel. Here are a couple of articles with more info: http://www.askmisstravel.com/2008/04/02/the-dreaded-israel-passport-stamp/ and http://journeysandadventures.today.com/2009/02/16/travel-tip-beware-the-restrictions-of-an-israel-passport-stampvisa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedMike Posted March 8, 2009 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2009 When we visited both Israel and Egypt on Royal Princess, we handed in our passports to the purser's office the day before arriving in Israel, and they were returned to us at disembarkation with a stamped piece of paper in them. No problem at all. Have a GREAT cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thuyronald Posted March 9, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Yes, I was concerned about future travels plan to countries that will not allow you to enter their country if you have an Israel stamp on your passport. It's good to hear that the cruiseline have the authorities stamp a piece of paper instead of your passport. Thanks everyone. Twee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy trailer Posted March 11, 2009 #9 Share Posted March 11, 2009 BTW, this article about getting around visa issues is in today's New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/travel/08pracvisa.html?_r=1&8dpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted March 12, 2009 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2009 It also works in the opposite direction. If you have a stamp in your passport from some Middle East countries then go to Israel, they may not deny you entrance, but you will get some extra questioning. You might even get the questioning when leaving Israel, when the exit officer looks at your passport. My ex's work partners in Israel always advised us to document every place we went, keep receipts and such. Now, if you are coming from a cruise ship and are on a ship tour, I doubt that you will be subject to the same scrutiny that you would be if you arrived independently via air or land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatam Posted March 18, 2009 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Multiple entries into Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Iraq, Jordan, Dubai, Oman and Bahrain. Abu Dhabi, Oman and Kuwait looked EXTENSIVELY through my passport (at least 10 extra minutes for processing). They never stated anything, but I KNOW they were looking for Israeli stamps, especially when they do a page by page look (and I have a VERY large passport-extra pages added). Please MAKE sure you DO NOT let the Israelis stamp in your passport. The Israelis realize this and are more than happy to stamp on a blank piece of paper. The world changes all the time. It would be shame to impact your future travels in various countries by having an Israeli stamp in your passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesublime Posted March 20, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2009 It also works in the opposite direction. If you have a stamp in your passport from some Middle East countries then go to Israel, they may not deny you entrance, but you will get some extra questioning. You might even get the questioning when leaving Israel, when the exit officer looks at your passport. My ex's work partners in Israel always advised us to document every place we went, keep receipts and such. Now, if you are coming from a cruise ship and are on a ship tour, I doubt that you will be subject to the same scrutiny that you would be if you arrived independently via air or land. My husband travels to both Israel and Saudi Arabia for his job (works for an Israeli company). He has three passports-one he uses for travel to Israel, one for Saudi and a neutral one. The neutral one proved to be a neccessity after we got jacked up at the airport in Paris when he handed over his Saudi stamped passport. We were grilled and interrogated for four hours on what he was doing there and who his contacts were :rolleyes: We missed our flight back to the states and vowed it wouldn't happen again. Now, he carries a 'neutral' passport to places other than Israel and the Middle East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thuyronald Posted March 21, 2009 Author #13 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Thank you for the tips. Twee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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