Cuban Fusion/Pride of Panama visas

Can anyone tell me if we need to get visas for these cruises or ESTA's. I was wondering if they do the visa on the ship but also not sure about if we need to apply for a ESTA.

We did Cuban Fusion last year and arranged our own visas before we left, only to find that Thomson arranges them for all passengers on board. A charge was added to our invoice, but was refunded when we showed them that we already had visas.

Can anyone tell me if we need to get visas for these cruises or ESTA's. I was wondering if they do the visa on the ship but also not sure about if we need to apply for a ESTA.

You will only need an ESTA if you calling at ports in or travelling via the USA. As this cruise doesn't do that you shouldn't need one, assuming you are taking the Thomson flights.

ESTA is for visit to USA, I don't believe these cruises visit the USA.

I have done Cuban Fusion three times and have never been charged on my onboard account for a visa and don't expect to next April We have never done a cruise and stay which does require a visa for the stay