Do I Need Visa For These Countries

[tezmand]

hi i know this is a bit of a cheek but you answer bankers are always so helpful im goin on a cruise and visiting the following places curacao aruba la romana ( dominican republic) and half moon cay will my passport be enough or will i need visas for any of these places , im asking you cos im due at work in a bit and hopefully wen i get back you helpful people will be able to tell me many thanks in advance

[ichkeria]

You don't need a visa for any of those but Dominican Republic requires a tourist card. You can (and should!) check all this out though on websites such as FCO, and your cruise organiser if applicable

[boxtops]

surely your cruise organiser will tell you exactly what you need for different disembarkations?

[tezmand]

im booking it all seperately online , cruise is leaving from fort lauderdale florida im trying not to make phone call to usa many thanks

[murraymints]

won't all visa requirements etc be in your written confirmation....

[bednobs]

i wouldn't have thought so - how would the cruise sompany know the nationalities of the guests and detail visa needs for them?

[tezmand]

http://www.capitaljazz.com/supercruise/travel.asp im looking into it at moment aint never been on cruise before and it seems based on usa residents so more complecated for uk residents to book it , but really wanna go on it HELP confused lol

[ichkeria]

The information I gave you came from the FCO website. If you are confused I suggest you perhaps go there and if necessary contact them for info. It's v risky relying on advice from us as we aren't experts.

[237SJ]

Pretty sure you don`t need a visa for any of them. A friend of mine`s just come back from a cruise and absolutely loved Aruba. She wants to go back again.

[237SJ]

You`ll need an esta (if travelling under the visa waiver scheme) for the States though.

[jno]

DR: http://www.dominicanembassy.org.uk/Touristvisa.html

Curacao: http://www.curacao-travelguide.com/travel-information/entry-requirements.html

Aruba: http://www.aruba.com/traveltoaruba/entryrequirements.aspx

There seems to be more than one Half Moon Cay, so it depends...

[Buenchico]

The entry requirements of every country in the world, for British passport holders, can be found on the website of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/

[dzug2]

--You`ll need an esta (if travelling under the visa waiver scheme) for the States though.--

True.

But I'm wondering about getting back into the US at the end of the cruise. Three possibilities:

if it's a US cruise ship maybe you are treated as if you never left the US

if the cruise company is a participating carrier (I think the term is) then ESTA is fine

if the cruise company is not a participating carrier then you might need a visa.

Are they in this list:
http://www.immihelp.com/visa-waiver-program/visa-waiver-program-approved-carriers.pdf

[jno]

it appears to be Carnival, so they are

[tezmand]

thankyou you all for your comments very helpful i did try today at a travel agents to see if they can book it for me but it was a no they rang canival and you cannot even book it through them you have to book it through the website its advertised on therefore through capital jazz promotions , i will need an esta i have booked the cruise just got to match up some flights now boy are they expensive especially from birmingham its not gonna be a cheap trip but as we are both 50 this year its worth it and we love jazz and soul music so hopefully will be a good holiday , many thanks peeps keep ya comments coming love reading them x

[jno]

sounds like the jazz people have chartered the ship

[tezmand]

yea seems that way