Travel Documents

You are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents and for complying with Customs and Immigration requirements. Guests without proper travel documents will not be allowed to board the vessel and no refund of cruise fare will be given to any guest failing to bring such documentation.

Passport

You must be in possession of a valid Passport. British citizens must be in possession of a 10 year Passport (five years for children) valid for at least six months after the date of your return to the UK. Each child (including infants) must be in possession of its own Passport.

Passengers applying for a new Passport, or renewing an expired one, should allow at least two months for the application to be processed and up to three months if applying between February and June. It is also important that name changes for newlywed wives must be notified to us immediately so that the name stated on the Passport matches the name on the ticket. The names on cruise and airline documents must be the same as those shown on Passports. Any discrepancies (including nicknames and abbreviated names) may prevent travel and also make insurance policies invalid.

If any guest does not possess the required documentation they will be denied boarding their flight/cruise and cancellation penalties will be applied.

Please note – Passports may be retained by Costa staff on embarkation and withheld for the entire duration of the cruise so they can be presented to the various port authorities. Passports are then made available only when guests require them to go ashore

Dubai and the Emirates – for cruises to and from Dubai and the Emirates it is required Passports are valid for at least six months after the date of your return to the UK.

However, should this situation alter, guests will be advised at the earliest possible opportunity.