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I enquired by email re: visa for our Egypt stop in Nov and the reply was: "Thank you for contacting Azamara. We trust this email finds you well.Azamara will assist with the visa upon arrival. Should you have any lingering questions please feel free to phone 1-888-532-5828 or from the UK 0344-493-4016 and any of our agents will gladly assist.Susan, once again we warmly thank you for choosing Azamara and being a part of our family. Be safe and take care of one another."

So sorry to hear it- the rockslides have really impacted the whole Skagway port area

We were on the August 12-19 Solstice. For tendering in Skagway: the passenger had to be able to walk down, and on return, back up an outside flight of about 10-15 stairs and be able to climb onto and off the tender. The amount of tender movement is dependent on the movement of the seas- it wasnt too bad the day we were there.

Celebrity Solstice (Aug 12 sailing) will be tendering to Small boats harbor

( Sorry TeeRick- meant to quote the reply before you, not yours) Off label suggests using an approved medication for a diagnosis not approved by the FDA, or in a different dose or route of administration. It wouldnt be "off label" if you are in a high risk group and only took it if you tested positive. We were on a land trip to South Africa earlier this year and our PCP did give us each a prescription for Paxlovid- glad he did as, in spite of being up to date with vaccines, DH tested + on the required return to US test. It is currently "free" ( i.e. the $530 paid for by the federal government) for those who are in high risk groups who test positive.

while on land based vacation, we used Ulungele tours for 2 days of touring in Cape Town- we didnt do the wine tours but Hank was great for the 2 tours we did do and we highly recommend him https://ulungeletours.co.za/cape-town-tours/wine-lands/

We used Moti Bar-Tuv of Travel-Israel on our last cruise that had 4 days in Israel based from Haifa (It was planned to be 2 days in Asdhdod and 2 in Haifa but Ashdod was canceled at the last minute-11pm the night before arrival- because of shelling). He was able to rearrange our touring plans overnight and we still saw everything that was on our wish list - including a lunch stop in Cana. We so much enjoyed the tours that we have booked with him again for later this year https://travel-israel.info/home

We used Moti Bar-Tuv of Travel-Israel on our last cruise that had 4 days in Israel and so enjoyed the tours that we have booked with him again for later this year https://travel-israel.info/home

Hammer museum was unique and fun- not very big but enjoyed our visit!

We did a land trip recently and used a driver recommended on the Tripadvisor Panama forum- he was excellent. His name is Shaun and he used WhatsApp for contact-(from the US) +507 6710 2607

Just visited on land trip. Agree with @BillB48- be sure the driver stays with you- even the locks staff made sure our driver was going to wait as they said it is difficult to get someone to pick you up otherwise. The entry fee for non resident visitors was $10 each. Excellent viewing area by the way..

We are spending time in Athens before our cruise and making arrangements for a car to transfer to Piraeus port. I had thought embarkation would be in the late morning, but from some previous posts, it sounds like it might not be until 2pm. Can anyone who has recently sailed from Piraeus comment? Thanks in advance, Susan

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agree with that- the agent has been very helpful with price adjustments when the chat is available but there does not seem to be rhyme or reason (ie time of day ) as to when open - have seen it mid day and evening but not usually early mornings when call volume might be lower...

HI- sounds like earliest between 730 and 745am from prior experiences

Thanks for posting this! I have been searching on the Azamara site without success for information regarding Egyptian visas and whether these would be arranged by the cruise line

Thanks to all who replied! Sounds like we can self disembark fairly early and although there should be plenty of taxis, will probably pre-book a car so we don’t have any negotiations or surprises.

We are longtime Celebrity cruisers who regularly self disembark. We will be on our first Azamara cruise this fall ( very excited)-what is typically the earliest time for disembarking? Is the self disembarking process similar to that on Celebrity? Will there be abundant taxis at Piraeus or should we pre-book a transfer service? Thanks for any advice/insights!

especially because arrival by ship or across land borders does not require testing!