• Insurances :
1. All shipping lines require a health accident
insurance policy for the duration of the voyage.
In order to avoid taking insurance twice, please
check with those you already have before getting a new one. Some
credit cards such as Premier or Gold give you this insurance even
if you do not use it to pay your voyage (nevertheless they do not
cover for cancellation). But in any case, check
with your Credit Card Center, indicating the trip you are going
to take.
2. Cancellation fees for freighter travel are very expensive. It
is highly recommended to take out a trip cancellation cost insurance
policy.
C.C.C. CATALINA
CARGO CONSEIL
can propose travel insurances. Consult us for further information.
Documents
Travel Documents
A valid passport (generally between 12 to 6 months
after your return) and visas required.
Important : the fact that you do not need a visa travelling
by plane does not apply sometimes for the cargo, port authorities
having other arrangements. For sample, an American visa type B1/B2 (tourism) is compulsory to go to the USA or even if the ship calls at an American port and you do not disembark. Merchant shipping lines are not par of the “Waiver program”.
C.C.C. CATALINA
CARGO CONSEIL,
will indicate necessary documents and vaccinations required for
your voyage. The passenger is solely responsible for the
validity and production of these documents. C.C.C. will
give the corresponding certifications to show at Embassies or Consulates
in order to obtain the visas.
Vaccinations
Some innoculations are obligatory (as yellow fever for Africa, South America and when you cross Panama or Suez Canal) and some treatments
too (as malaria prophylax), other are optional.
With your itinerary and International Vaccination book, please check
with your Medical Center or with your doctor which other innoculations
can be useful for your voyage, even if not required by the shipping
line (influenza, hepatitis, etc.).
Medical certificate is required by the shipping line. Generally a form with questions is established by the shipping line. It must be completed, dated, signed and stamped by your doctor or by your Medical Center and often with a liability’s discharge to be signed by passenger.
Luggage free: it depends of the shipping line, generally between 100 and 150 kg per passenger.
Cars and pets:
Some shipping lines accept accompanied cars but rarely pets. Passenger
must provide valid documents (such as driver’s license, national & international, etc ).
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