Ocean Voyage: Walvis Bay - Dakar

### Ocean Voyages To secure the boarding on departure day, we strongly recommend that you spend the night before in the city that your ship leaves from. Similarly, on the day you disembark we advise you just as strongly to reserve a flight that leaves the day after your arrival. Indeed, these “Ocean Voyages” long trips are more than any other type of travel subject to climatic hazards, including winds and currents, which may require anticipating the departure of the ship, and / or delay the arrival of the ship. ### Boarding conditions and passenger travel abilities Boarding conditions and passenger travel abilities Any new reservation implies the acceptance of these conditions. ### General Information The information below is current but subject to change at any time without advance notice from government authorities. ### Passport Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, Ponant will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip. Senegal: A visa may be required depending on your nationality (except for nationals of France, Belgium, and Switzerland). We recommend contacting the relevant authorities to confirm entry requirements before departure. ### Namibia - Visa Namibia: A visa may be required depending on your nationality. We recommend contacting the relevant authorities to confirm entry requirements before departure. A visa can be issued upon arrival (“visa on arrival”) at the following entry points: Windhoek and Walvis Bay airports, and the border posts of Impalila Island, Katima Mulilo, Mohembo, Ngoma, Noordoewer, Oranjemund, Oshikango, and Trans-Kalahari. Other border posts, located in areas with very poor mobile coverage, do not have the necessary facilities to process visa-on-arrival requests. The visa can also be obtained online via the official Namibian government website (click on "visa on arrival", not "holiday visa"). Important: Please pay attention to the date of your application and avoid submitting it too early. Once issued, the e-VISA is valid for 30 days. ### Senegal - Yellow fever Senegal: For travellers from countries without yellow fever risk, vaccination is only recommended as a health precaution. The original International Certificate of Vaccination (yellow card) is not required to enter Senegal List of items prohibited on board To guarantee the safety and well-being of our guests, certain items are strictly prohibited on board. Should you have one of these products or objects in your possession, they will be confiscated immediately and will not be transported on the ship. When an item transported aboard is considered illegal, the relevant authorities will be notified systematically. ### Use of drones Warning about the use of drones: the use of drones aboard PONANT ships, whether they are sailing at sea, at a port of call or anchored, is strictly forbidden. The use of drones on land in the Arctic and Antarctic regions is also strictly forbidden by international polar regulations. In other regions, it may be possible to use drones on land if permission has been obtained from the relevant authorities of each country and each region travelled through, as well as a pilot’s licence that should be obtained from your home country. Passengers are responsible for obtaining these permits; they should be able to present them at all times. Passengers who do not obtain these authorisations expose themselves to the risk of legal proceedings.