Travel Documents & Visas

Reference is made to cruises within the UAE, origin/destination and transiting to Oman, Bahrain, Qatar. All passports must be valid at least 6 months on the date of departure from the UAE and for stays up to three months. (Please refer to the own country procedures for more info) Passengers holding passports of following countries do not need Visa prior [...]

If Passport (or I.D. Card) validity date is less than 65 days , holders will NOT be allowed  to enter Turkey. It is also highly recommended to have minimum 180 day residual validity of Passport (or any other allowed document) for all Country Citizens, even when applying e-visa only through https://www.evisa.gov.tr/. This to allow the system [...]

Passengers must hold valid passport with 6 months residual validity. Please check with any South African Embassy/Consulate if Visa prior to arrival needed according to your nationality If you are travelling from/to South Africa with children under 18 years of age, please note that new regulations have recently been introduced. For details, please refer to [...]

Please refer to your cruise itinerary. For cruises completely within Schengen area, valid passport or ID card required for European Community passengers. All other passenger’s nationalities are required passport and/or Single Entry Schengen Visa. For cruises including one or more non Schengen ports, passport and Multiple Entry Visa required unless differently sequenced. Please refer our Contact Center for further information

St Petersburg, Sochi: Passengers in transit can participate to MSC organized tours and receive entry permission without applying for Russian Visa. From 1st October 2019, some cruise passengers visiting St Petersburg (Russia) can do so with an e-visa, available for some nationalities only, to be obtained before the cruise. Please refer to the site of the Ministry [...]

All in-transit cruise passengers will get visa upon arrival (V.O.A.) to Qatar for a stay no longer  than 24 hrs.  Any passenger who wish to debark or stay longer than 24 hours in Qatar , they should follow the visa obtaining procedures applicable to this country . No discrimination will be raised in case of [...]

All in-transit cruise passengers will get visa upon arrival to Oman and landing card for a period of not more than 24 hrs.  If any passenger who wish to debark or stay longer than 24 hours in Oman, should follow the visa obtaining procedures applicable to Oman. Kindly note that Israel and Bangladesh passport holders [...]

All passengers travelling to Mozambique must hold a fully valid passport, the expiry date of which should be at least 6 months after the return date. In addition, all passengers, except SADC (Southern African Development Community) passport holders who are exempt, can visit Mozambique either with a pre-issued Visa (that can be requested to any Mozambique Embassy/Consulate; please expect minimum 5 [...]

From Jan 7th 2019, the Japanese government has introduced an International Tourist Tax of 1.000 JPY which will be applied to all passengers leaving the country by sea or air and who are headed to another country. The amount of 1000 JPY will be collected on board of our ships calling at Japanese ports and converted in US dollars [...]

Travelling to Greenland is subject to specific Visa and Passport Requirements. Make sure you bring appropriate documents on board: - A passport with at least 3 months residual validity is mandatorily required by local immigration authorities to embark the ship. - Depending on your country, a valid visa to be allowed to disembark the ship [...]