travel tips
- Purchase travel and health insurance, including
coverage for accidental injury and medical evacuation.
- Carry a valid passport when transiting
through another country to join a cruise. Keep a photocopy of your
passport's identification page.
- Leave a copy of your itinerary, passport identification
page, and travel and health insurance policy with family or friends
in .
- Keep cash and valuables in the ship's safe rather than in your cabin.
- Always check the ship's departure time before going ashore.
- Contact a travel medicine clinic well before departure
to determine your need for immunizations and preventive medication
as well as measures to avoid disease.
- Watch what you eat and drink: alert the cruise line of special dietary
needs in advance and insist on bottled water while
ashore.
- If you are handicapped or chronically ill, enquire before booking
whether your needs will be met aboard the ship.
- Remember to bring an extra pair of eyeglasses in
case of breakage or loss.
- Familiarize yourself with the local laws and customs of
the countries you will visit.