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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 111 note that U.S. authorities will charge a fee of U.S. $14 per person (status: September 2016) for travel authorisation. This fee has to be paid by credit card during the application process. Additional information regarding the VWP and ESTA is available at www.cbp.gov/esta. For U.S.bound Atlantic Crossings, we strongly advise guests to print out their ESTA before travelling, as this is a requirement at check-in before you can board the ship. Please be aware that immigration regulations are subject to change. For current information, please visit http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/ english.html or check with your travel agent and the respective embassies or consulates. The information above refers to the status at the time of printing. It is assumed that the traveller is a citizen of an EU-state that is a member of the Schengen Agreement. For all EU citizens of a member state that is a Non-Schengen state, you will have to check individual treaties between your state and the U.S. Government, whether you are part of the Visa Waiver Programme or you need to apply for a special tourist visa at the U.S. embassy of your home state. Please consider that the application for a visa could take up to three months. To check participation of your state in the Visa Waiver Programme please refer to the following link http://travel.state.gov/ visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#countries. Similarly to the U.S. VWP, from October 15, 2016, Canada requires visa-exempt foreign nationals who fly to or via Canada to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) prior to travel. For information please visit www.cic. gc.ca/english/visit. All travellers that are non-EU citizens please check your individual passport and immigration requirements with your travel agent and the respective embassies or consulates. Personal circumstances cannot be considered. We will try within our means to inform you of any possible changes. During most cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line personnel will need to retain your passport. You therefore have to carry a second government-issued photo ID with you at all times. It is the sole responsibility of the guest to provide all necessary documentation. Guests are not entitled to a refund if entry into any foreign territory or boarding is denied by immigration officials or Norwegian Cruise Line personnel for lack of proper documents. The American Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented the Secure Flight Programme for international air traffic. This programme intends to reduce the instances of misidentification of the travel authorized passengers to the U.S. as well as to enhance the security of air travel. Within this programme, all airlines commit to transmit the following Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) from travellers which are arriving in and/or departing from the U.S. to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Full name as per valid government-issued passport (including middle name, initials), date of birth, gender and Redress Number (if applicable). Therefore we ask all guests to check their confirmation carefully. In case of any incorrect data appearing on the confirmation, please contact our reservations department. If there is no client data available at the time of booking, Norwegian Cruise Line will use the data from the Online Check-In. For further information on the Secure Flight Programme please visit http://www.tsa.gov/ secureflight. Providing the Secure Flight Data does not release from the obligation to apply for the advanced authorization to travel to the U.S. under the ESTA programme. For some of the destinations visited on the cruises on board Norwegian Star and Norwegian Jewel detailed on pages 105-109, Norwegian Cruise Line will obtain the required visas for guests on board, with the corresponding costs being charged to the guest's on-board account. Please visit www.ncl.eu/visa-requirements for more information. For other destinations, guests will need to obtain a visa prior to travel. Please visit http://cibtvisas.de/leisure-eu-splash for more information. The travel visa and passport company CIBTvisas (http://cibtvisas.de/leisureeu-splash) is pleased to assist guests with the processing of their visa requirements (charges apply). CIBTvisas can also assist with visas for St. Petersburg for those guests wishing to explore the city individually. Customs allowances may vary depending on the itinerary. Please check on board, with your Ministry of Foreign Affairs or with the respective customs authorities for the most up-to-date information. WILL I NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE? Norwegian Cruise Line's liability is limited by international agreements and the Terms and Conditions of Passage. We therefore recommend purchasing appropriate travel, health and luggage insurance before your cruise. WHAT ARE NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE'S AGE REQUIREMENTS? All facts stated below apply at the time of embarkation. Infants sailing on board a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel must be at least six months of age. However, for voyages that have three or more consecutive days at sea, the infant must be at least 12 months old. When on board, a minor is defined as an individual under 18 years of age at the time of embarkation. A young adult is defined as an individual between the ages of 18 and 20. Please note that this does not relate to child pricing in our brochures, where the age is 2-17 years old. Company policy states that guests under 21 years of age must be accompanied in the same, connecting, or side by side stateroom by a guest who is 21 years of age or older at the time of embarkation (staterooms opposite of each other are not applicable under this policy). For guests under the age of 18 travelling with an accompanying adult, who is not the minor's parent or legal guardian, a Parent/Guardian Release Form (available here: www.pdf.ncl.eu/ ParentGuardianConsent.pdf) that authorises the minor's travel and further authorises medical treatment in case of an emergency must be given to a Norwegian Cruise Line representative at the pier during check-in. Failure to present the completed form at embarkation may result in boarding being denied, with no refund provided. On cruises that include a Canadian port, guests under 18 travelling with a single parent have to provide a letter of approval (preferably notarised) from the parent not travelling. Note: Two people under the age of 21 may travel together in the same stateroom if they are a married couple and provide proof of marriage to a Norwegian Cruise Line representative at the pier before embarkation. Children under 16 years of age are not allowed to enter the fitness centre. The minimum age for use of the Casino and the Thermal Spa (sauna, steam room, hot tubs) is 18. Some bars and lounges on board Norwegian Epic and Breakaway (Plus)-Class ships, for example Spice H2O, are adult only (18 and http://www.cbp.gov/esta http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english.html http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english.html http://www.tsa.gov/secureflight. http://www.tsa.gov/secureflight. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#countries. http://www.pdf.ncl.eu/ParentGuardianConsent.pdf http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#countries. http://www.pdf.ncl.eu/ParentGuardianConsent.pdf http://www.ncl.eu/visa-requirements http://www.cicgc.ca/english/visit http://www.cibtvisas.de/leisure-eu-splash http://www.cicgc.ca/english/visit http://cibtvisas.de/leisureeu-splash http://cibtvisas.de/leisureeu-splash

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