We were on miaden voyage of the Ocean Explorer, Amman to Dubai in Nov/Dec, 2022. . No visas were required at any of the ports of call or Amman airport. We were told that the countires we were visiting wanted to bring tourism back again after years of covid related problems. I had researched each country"s requirements and found that all would issue visas at the ports as well as the airport in Amman. At the Amman airport a Vantage rep collected our passports prior to immigartion/customs and we exited without paying for a visa. However, there were about 25 of us on the same flight so I wouldn't count on that always being the case. The cruise director said she personally negotiated for waiver of visas for the ports.
There were several unhappy passengers who had not only gotten visas in advance but had thought they needed to use the visa service on the Vantage website and paid a lot of money.
In Nov, it was necessary to get the free QR code for Jordan entrance. Some people missed flights because they hadn't gotten it prior to boarding in US. https://www.gateway2jordan.gov.jo/
