2017 Sea Tales Family Cruise Travel Planner

Azamara Cruises – Azamara Cruises cannot accept guests who will have entered their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by the beginning of or at any time during the cruise or cruise tour. All guests are required to sign a health questionnaire at check-in to ensure they are aware of Azamara’s pregnancy policy. A physician’s “Fit to Travel” note is required prior to sailing, stating how far along (in weeks) the passenger’s pregnancy will be at the beginning of the cruise and confirming that she is in good health and not experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. The “Fit to Travel” note should be faxed to the Access Department at 1-954-628-9622. Contact Azamara at 1-877-999-9553 or your travel agent if you have already booked a cruise or cruise tour and do not meet this requirement. Cunard Line – Cunard will not permit guests who will have entered their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by the last day of the voyage. All pregnant women are required to produce a doctor’s or midwife’s letter stating that mother and child are in good health and fit to travel, and that the pregnancy is not high-risk. The letter must also include the estimated date of delivery (EDD) calculated from both the last menstrual period (LMP) and ultrasound (if performed). Oceania Cruises – Oceania Cruises cannot accept guests who will have entered their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by the beginning of the cruise. Windstar Cruises – Due to limited medical facilities, Windstar will not accept reservations for women who will have entered their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy at any time during the cruise. Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines ( Please be sure to confirm these with your agent/cruise line before booking, as they are subject to change. ) Crystal Cruises – Crystal Cruises is unable to accommodate women past their twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. Hapag-Lloyd Cruises – Hapag-Lloyd is unable to carry women who will enter the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy during the cruise. For reasons of safety and the limited medical care available aboard its ships, Hapag-Lloyd is unable to carry persons in the above stages of pregnancy. Expectant mothers who are/will be less than twenty-four weeks pregnant at the time of embarkation must produce a certificate from an appropriate medical specialist (gynecologist) confirming that they are fit to travel in the territory covered by the cruise itinerary. Paul Gauguin Cruises – Pregnant women should consult with their doctor prior to sailing with Paul Gauguin Cruises, as there is no pre-natal care on board. Paul Gauguin Cruises will not accept any guest six months (twenty-four weeks) or more into pregnancy at the time of sailing due to the lack of neo-natal care facilities on board. Pregnant guests under six months (twenty-four weeks) must provide PGC with a doctor’s written permission prior to sailing stating she is fit to travel by sea and air (if PGC booked their air). This must be faxed to: Reservations, Attn: Special Requests–Medical at 1-425-732-7198. On the fax, you must reference your name, ship name, and sailing date. The permission must be dated within thirty days of the cruise’s departure date. The Master in conjunction with the Ship’s Doctor has the right to deny boarding if in their professional opinion there may not be adequate shoreside medical facilities available in port during the cruise. Regent Seven Seas Cruises – Pregnant women should consult with their doctor prior to sailing with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, as they cannot offer pre-natal care on board any of their vessels. Due to the lack of neo–natal care facilities on board, Regent Seven Seas Cruises will not accept any guest if she will enter her twenty-fourth week of pregnancy at any time during the cruise. Those guests under twenty-four weeks (six months) must provide RSSC with a written doctor’s permission prior to sailing that states she is “fit to travel by sea and air” (if RSSC booked air). This must be forwarded by fax to Reservations, Attn: Special Requests–Medical, Omaha, Nebraska at 1-402-493-2351. On the fax, please reference your name, ship name, and sailing date. This permission must be dated within thirty days of the cruise’s departure date. The Master in conjunction with the Ship’s Doctor has the right to deny boarding if in their professional opinion there may not be adequate shoreside medical facilities available in port during the cruise. Seabourn – Seabourn does not have on board its cruise ships the specialized facilities and/or treatment required for childbirth, prenatal and early infant care. Those facilities may also not be obtainable ashore in ports we call on. Accordingly Seabourn cannot accept a booking or carry any guest who have begun their 24th week of pregnancy at any time before or during the cruise. All pregnant women are required to produce a physician’s letter stating that mother and baby are in good health, fit to travel, and that the pregnancy is not high-risk. The letter must also include the estimated date of delivery (EDD).

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2017 Family-Friendly Cruise Travel Planner

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