British Citizen passport holders may enter the United States of America (USA) without a visa after completing an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
ESTA is an automated online system used to determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the USA under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and whether such travel poses any law enforcement or security risk. Please note, you will be unable to enter the USA under the VWP unless you have obtained an ESTA prior to travel. Important - you must be in possession of your ESTA prior to boarding the ship and we recommend that you carry a copy of the confi rmation as evidence for immigration purposes. Obtaining ESTA approval, for most travellers, will be simple and easy. To apply for your ESTA, please follow the link to the ESTA application website at
http://london.usembassy.gov. A third party, such as a relative or Travel Agent, is permitted to submit an ESTA application on behalf of a VWP traveller. The cost of obtaining an ESTA is currently USD$14.00, this is subject to change at any time. All payments must be made directly to the offi cial Department of Homeland Security ESTA website above using a credit card or debit card. Please do not use any other website as they may charge you a higher fee for the same service.
For all other nationalities, we strongly recommend you check to see if you are eligible for this program by visiting the US Embassy website
www.usembassy.
org.uk. If you are not eligible for this program, you should contact the US consulate or embassy to confi rm your individual visa requirements. British Subject* passport holders are required to obtain a full US visa prior to travel.
* These are mostly people who were born in British India before 01/01/49 and did not become citizens of India, or who were citizens of Eire and British subjects before 01/01/49 and have made a claim to retain British Subject status.
Schengen Visa requirements Non-European passport holders may require a Schengen visa for entry into Continental Europe. The United Kingdom is not a Schengen State member †. British Citizen passport holders do not require a Schengen Visa. † Schengen State members include Greece, Italy and Spain.
It is your responsibility to ensure you have your visas prior to embarkation. You should be aware that obtaining multiple visas can take 4 to 6 weeks to process. Failure to be in possession of the correct documentation may result in boarding being denied.
Vaccinations
At the time of writing the Department of Health does recommend vaccinations for certain countries visited on our cruises. Since these recommendations
do change you should check in good time before departure with your GP, or ask your travel agent for a copy of the Department of Health’s leafl et ‘Advice on health for travellers’. Alternatively you can fi nd the location of your nearest MASTA travel medicine clinic at
www.masta.org.
Yellow Fever – a Yellow Fever vaccination is required for all passengers travelling on Adonia cruise D301. A valid International Certifi cate of Vaccination must be taken to the ship. This needs to be the original certifi cate which must be fully completed, signed and stamped by a Medical Practitioner. The vaccination must be given at least 10 days before entering a Yellow Fever area in order for it to be effective and valid. If Yellow Fever vaccination is contra-indicated for medical reasons, an exemption letter can be issued by your Medical Practitioner and this must be brought with you to the ship. Local Port Health offi cials will then decide if a vaccination waiver can be granted.
Malaria – there is a risk of Malarial transmission in the following areas. We therefore recommend that you seek advice from a Travel Medicine Clinic and, if advised, obtain prophylactic medication before joining your cruise.
Adonia – Santarem, Parintins, Manaus and Alta do Chao and Manta
Aurora – Rabaul Disabilities & mobility
This section relates to all matters involving mobility disabilities and wheelchair and mobility scooter use; sensory and auditory disabilities including blind and/ or deaf persons; and any other disability which may affect your enjoyment of a holiday with us.
Before making a booking, please familiarise yourself with clauses 18-24 of the Booking Conditions in this brochure (see page 142). All passengers requiring specifi c assistance, facilities or equipment on board or wishing to bring such equipment on board must advise P&O Cruises at the time of booking and are required to complete a questionnaire after booking, to ensure we have all the information we need to cater adequately for your requirements. P&O Cruises welcomes assistance dogs on board each of its ships. In line with DEFRA regulations, assistance dogs may be unable to disembark in ports of call. For further information on the carriage of assistance dogs, please contact us.
You will be pleased to know that all our ships cater for passengers bringing wheelchairs or mobility scooters. With lifts and wheelchair accessible routes to all public rooms and the vast majority of deck areas, as well as a number of cabins adapted for wheelchair users, we aim to make your stay as relaxing and comfortable as possible. It is strongly recommended that mobility scooter users reserve a wheelchair accessible cabin, as space limitations in most non-adapted cabins make storage and
access to scooters problematic. Please note that our wheelchair accessible cabins are strictly reserved for passengers who are bringing mobility scooters which cannot fi t safely into standard cabins, or who have a requirement for the adapted facilities offered by these cabins. P&O Cruises reserves the right to require passengers who have booked this accommodation without due reason, to move, at their own expense if necessary, to make room for other passengers who require these facilities. Our wheelchair accessible cabins are built to ADA standards and it is not possible to make any temporary additions or structural changes to these cabins for specifi c passengers.
If you are planning to bring a wheelchair or mobility scooter on board with you, it is essential that you let us know at the time of booking so we can advise you of restrictions on the size and type of wheelchair we accept on board. Any passengers requiring the use of a wheelchair, mobility scooter or walking aid must provide their own. For the safety of all our passengers P&O Cruises has introduced size restrictions for all wheelchairs and mobility scooters (these restrictions do not apply to passengers booked in fully accessible cabins). Mobility scooters must meet the following specifi cations: width – no more than 20 inches (51cm); weight – no more than 45kg total with no component piece weighing more than 23kg when disassembled; and acid batteries are not permitted on board. Please note that for the safety of the ship and everyone on board, all wheelchairs, scooters and other aids to mobility must be stored inside your cabin when you are not using them. Failure to comply with this important safety rule may mean you are disembarked and refused future travel. We also recommend that part-time wheelchair users, who travel in non-adapted cabins, bring a collapsible wheelchair to ensure it can safely fi t through their cabin door and be accommodated in their cabin. P&O Cruises reserves the right to change its policy in relation to any such matters without notice and in such circumstances we will contact affected passengers to make suitable arrangements.
A ship is not always the easiest environment for using a wheelchair or mobility scooter. Although our crew are always very helpful, they are unable to assist you in moving around the ship, or in any personal day- to-day tasks. For this reason, and in order to ensure the safety of the passenger, the ship and all others on board, we require passengers with disabilities, who require personal assistance in the activities of daily living, including pushing a wheelchair, or communication support, to be accompanied by a personal assistant/travelling companion to provide these services.
For further information about travelling with disabilities, please contact our specialist Disability team on 0845 355 0045 (Monday-Friday 9am- 5.30pm), visit
www.pocruises.com/mobility or email us at
disability@pocruises.com
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