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Weather |
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Check out the weather before you leave. |
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Currency Converter |
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Use the currency converter to calculate the prices of everything from airfare to cruise and hotel prices of any countries in the world!
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Top 10 Tips for Travelers |
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- Make sure you have a signed, valid passport (and visas, if required). Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport!
- Read the Consular Information Sheets (and Public
Announcements or Travel Warnings, if applicable) for the countries you
plan to visit. (See "Consular Information Program" section for more
details.)
- Familiarize yourself with local laws and customs
of the countries to which you are traveling. Remember, the U.S.
Constitution does not follow you! While in a foreign country, you are
subject to its laws.
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Passport Information |
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Who Needs a Passport?
A U.S. citizen needs a passport to depart or enter the United States and to enter and depart most foreign countries. Currently, exceptions include short-term travel by cruise ships departing a US port and sailing to Mexico, Canada, and some countries in the Caribbean, where a U.S. birth certificate or other proof of U.S. citizenship may be accepted. These exemptions are soon going to expire. If you are traveling internationally by air in order to board a cruise ship after December 31,2006 you will now need a passport. All cruises traveling outside the United States after December 31 2007 will require a passport.
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Pre-Cruise Forms |
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As part of the new Border Security Act recently enacted by the United
States Government, all cruise lines are now required to collect
additional immigration information for their passengers prior to any
cruise to or from the United States.
As of March 1, 2003, the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is
standard for all airlines and cruise reservations. It is very
important for you to provide the cruise line with all of the required
information prior to your arriving on embarkation day. You should also
bring your passports or other proof of citizenship with you to the pier.
Passengers who have not submitted their needed information prior to
embarkation day can expect very long delays at the pier, as this
information will be gathered as part of the embarkation process. If
you do not provide any piece of the required data, you may be denied
boarding without a refund.
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