Not that I'm anxious but ...when do documents arrive?

[cohengm]

How many days/weeks before the cruise?

[eldercruser]

Usually 2-3 weeks prior to departure.

[webfoot]

It depends on the company ... Viking usually 5 days before departure ... Avalon was usually 2 weeks prior but I haven't received mine yet for a 4/13/10 departure ...

[cohengm]

I hope not 5 days!! I depart for Europe 5 days prior to my boat departing from Amsterdam.

If I don't get it by the middle of next week, I'll be calling Avalon.

[webfoot]

My TA called them and they were to overnight them to me ... I still don't have them ... we leave Sunday ... but my TA did provide me with a copy of the documents so that I know what is going on ... if the documents don't come by tomorrow, I'll just print out the pages that I need to have ...

 

Last year we had our documents almost 3 weeks prior to when we left.

 

I have so many Avalon/Globus travel bags that I don't think I'll miss not having them ... but I do like to have the information with me ...

[janetcbl]

We received our documents from Viking exactly 1 month before departure.

[webfoot]

Interesting ... I was talking with my TA and she said that most of her Viking customers got their documents about a week before sailing ...

 

Have a wonderful trip!

[jacksonnh]

Have used a TA for 3 Viking trips and the doc's arrived at her office about 3-4 weeks prior to departure.

[cohengm]

In checking with my affordable travel agent, he called Avalon and much to his surprise, Avalon had sent my docs to the TA's office, not directly to me. He will mail them out on Monday, which should arrive at least 12 days before I depart. He was extremely responsive to my concerns, a real "full service" agency approach.

[franski]

My documents have always been sent to my TA... Is there any company that sends them directly??

[janetcbl]

We have never used a TA, and book directly with the company (Viking, Hurtigruten, Lindblad etc.). Therefore the documents are sent directly to us, and do not go through a "middleman". Maybe this is why we get them 4 weeks before departure?

[KCcruisin07]

We are leaving one week before our cruise in May. Does anyone know how early the documents should arrive?

[SBDriver]

We are Canadian, but booked our AMA cruise with an American on-line travel agent. It would just seem silly for AMA to mail the cruise documents to the agent for him to have to turn around and mail them to us. We are 5 weeks from our cruise, and anxiously awaiting the documents. We don't even know what hotels AMA have booked for Budapest and Prague.

[KCcruisin07]

We are Canadian, but booked our AMA cruise with an American on-line travel agent. It would just seem silly for AMA to mail the cruise documents to the agent for him to have to turn around and mail them to us. We are 5 weeks from our cruise, and anxiously awaiting the documents. We don't even know what hotels AMA have booked for Budapest and Prague.

I agree that doesn't seem the most efficient way, especially when people are leaving early for their trip. Do you know when people normally hear about the hotels where they are staying? I bet they have made the reservations.

We are leaving for London in less than a month...time to do the final preparation like some of the transfers and reservations for tours in cities where we will be on our own.

[doreen22]

We are on the same cruise as you on the Amalagro. My TA told me a few months ago that we would be at the Sofitel in Budapest and the Hilton Old town in Prague- no idea if this is correct.

I believe she said we would be getting documents about 4 weeks before...I will email her if I don't hear from her next week.

Not long now:)

Susan

[SBDriver]

We are on the same cruise as you on the Amalagro. My TA told me a few months ago that we would be at the Sofitel in Budapest and the Hilton Old town in Prague- no idea if this is correct.

I believe she said we would be getting documents about 4 weeks before...I will email her if I don't hear from her next week.

Not long now:)

Susan

 

Hi Susan.

 

I asked when we booked the vacation (January), and was told that the scheduled hotels were the Marriott in Budapest and the Hilton Old Town in Prague. However, we were told that that was subject to change, and would not be confirmed until 2-3 weeks before the cruise, when we receive our documents. I'm going to wait till the end of next week and try to touch base with him again to see if there are any updates. By then it will be less than a month to departure. Really getting excited now!!:)

 

Wendy

[scranger]

We are leaving one week before our cruise in May. Does anyone know how early the documents should arrive?

 

We just received ours exactly 30 days prior to departure.

[wallygator]

How many days/weeks before the cruise?

 

 

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We leave next Sunday on Viking just received our docs today

[SBDriver]

We received our e-docs yesterday for an AMA package that starts May 11/12. 4 weeks in advance.