Cruise Fever reported a few weeks back that Royal Caribbean issued an update that now requires all passengers to have a passport on cruises booked to the Caribbean island of Martinique. The cruise line has issued another travel document update for cruisers visiting a second cruise port.
Cruisers who are visiting St. Petersburg, Russia will now need an E-visa if they wish to explore the port/city on their own. The E-visa is not needed for shore excursions booked through the cruise line.
The E-visa is free of charge as long as guests apply through the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
The issued E-visa will be valid for 30 days, allowing a single entry for stays up to 8 days. Applicants must apply for the E-Visa within 20 days of their intended arrival and no later than 4 days before.
Although the E-visa is single entry, this will allow the guests to go through the St. Petersburg immigration check points multiple times during any stays that are multiple days long.
Great video of Barcelona. Very helpful because I have never been and will only be there for 2 nights before a cruise..
This doesn’t apply to citizens of the United States.