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 Adding Passport Pages ?
#58590
06/12/10 08:48 AM
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petlover
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Does anyone know how many times you can send your passport in to get additional pages added ? I'm concerned ours may start looking like War & Peace novel :eek:
Marcie 
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58591
06/12/10 11:24 AM
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desert girl
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I have no idea, but what a wonderful problem to have!!!
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Mariner Alaska June 2007 - 5 year anniversary
Mariner Black Sea Aug/Sept 2010
Navigator Alaska June 2012 - 10 year anniversary - with the whole family!
Mariner Caribbean November 2016
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58592
06/12/10 01:16 PM
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Marc
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58593
06/12/10 01:29 PM
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petlover
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Thanks Marc...I think we've already done it twice, guess we'll have to get new passports. Wasn't sure, would prefer to just get new pages.
Marcie
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58594
06/12/10 02:17 PM
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Ngaire
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I have to get a new passport. I do not have two empty pages facing each other for South Africa. Ken has about four with two pages facing each other. We have been on the exact same trips just the way the immigration officers chose to stamp the passports. At least we can get this done now in downtown Dallas. I do not like changing passports it looks so empty when you have to start all over again.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58595
06/12/10 03:40 PM
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coffeecup
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More pages to fill.
Do they let you keep the old one? If not, a shame. The history or our memories.
Diane 
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#58596
06/12/10 03:49 PM
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jhp
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Oh yes, they do. Problem is, when you leaf through it, the stamps are often so weak you can't tell where you were!
I'm almost ready to get rid of my current one, for no other reason than all the stamps in Arabic from CAMEL always seem to cause increased scruitiny. 5 more years, and one more new set of pages to go, though!
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#58597
06/13/10 06:43 AM
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jbittle
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When you get a new passport you can ask for one with extra pages so you don't need the add in pages so soon.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58598
06/13/10 10:27 AM
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TedC
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We always asked for extra pages for our passports, but I read recently - and don't remember where - you can no longer get the "super sized" passports. But you can still add extra pages later. Why make it too easy for the "customers."
 "Life is far too serious to be taken seriously."
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58599
06/13/10 11:24 AM
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Yallcruise
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We just got our new passports and you can not request extra pages. You are correct why make it too easy for the customers. I have to say it was a pretty quick turn around about three weeks and we did not pay extra for the fast service. I am so happy to have the new passports in hand.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58600
06/13/10 11:48 AM
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ssclbc
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I had to renew mine this year. They do return the old one which I like to look at and remember trips. DINGO will probably be my first new stamps!
Lauri
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58601
06/14/10 12:20 PM
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azgkrudi
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Originally posted by desert girl:
I have no idea, but what a wonderful problem to have!!!
:)
Liz I AGREE!!!!!! :) I doubt we'll ever have that issue, but one can always dream!
Kristin
Paul Gauguin's Tere Moana-12/14
Voyager-10/08, 11/10
Navigator-05/07, 5/09, 10/11
Paul Gauguin-6/06, 12/07
Silver Shadow-12/06
Silver Whisper-11/05, 12/04
Silver Wind-4/04
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58602
06/16/10 11:51 AM
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DougW
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I just remember when I asked at the Post Office how to add extra pages to my passport....a fellow on the rather long line to buy stamps told me how jealous he was that my biggest problem was that my passport wasn't big enough!
I'll never forget that. We are so blessed with such problems!
Doug
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#58603
06/16/10 12:39 PM
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Yallcruise
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Doug, That says it all. Such a problem to have.
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#58604
06/16/10 04:15 PM
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pammy
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Their was a woman on our last cruise who's husband was denied airplane boarding because he didn't have 2 blank pages. it took 9 days for him to catch up. The volcano had a real impact on that time.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58605
06/16/10 04:49 PM
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joannapv
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Olivia and I saw same thing trip to Africa - 5 "older" women traveling together WITH their TA - one was denied boarding lack of proper blank pages - thank goodness we have A plus TA - :app: :app: :app: :app:
Joanna
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58606
06/17/10 04:13 AM
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pammy
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58607
06/18/10 02:07 AM
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dooley
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When requesting extra pages, include a letter indicating that you are a frequent traveler, and, you are requesting two sets of additions. We just did that and they included two sets of A to X pages, 48 new single pages.
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#58608
06/18/10 03:52 PM
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xrvlcruiser
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dooley . . . what a good idea!
Peggy
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#58609
06/22/10 06:38 PM
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kirky5
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Thanks Marcie for bringing this topic up. I will need to get new pages for next year.
I also love to look at my old passports...I am currently on passport #4 (no I am not that old, they used to be valid for only 4 years)!
Lynn
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#58610
06/26/10 09:59 PM
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hillorama
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I was told I need to have several blank pages, and two facing each other to go to South Africa (not a cruise, sadly). Because we have less than a month, when we return from our cruise in the Baltic, we must use expedited service, which costs $160.00.!! Oh, such problems!!! <img border="0" alt="[beer]" title="" src="graemlins/beer.gif" />
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58611
06/27/10 07:33 AM
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Marc
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Hillorama, see if you can stop into an Embassy when overseas to get passport pages added. Contact the consular section ahead of time to see if they can arrange an appointment so you can do on the spot. Overseas, I think it is free.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58612
06/27/10 03:00 PM
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xrvlcruiser
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I was looking for something else on the ZVS web site and clicked to see the "add extra pages" section. They say you can get extra pages added if you have "less than 96 pages and have less than 4 blank visa pages".
By the way ZVS charges $75 for the service and I clicked that I could wait 8-10 weeks.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58613
06/28/10 02:00 AM
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dooley
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FWIW, we received our extra pages, 48 each, as requested, in three weeks and two days.
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58614
06/28/10 03:55 AM
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xrvlcruiser
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It took me about 3 weeks as well - I wish I'd thought to ask for double pages. I should be OK - I only have 2 years left on the document.
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#58615
06/28/10 06:23 PM
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jhp
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Is there much of a cost difference with using ZVS and just sending to State Department, Peggy?
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58616
06/29/10 12:33 AM
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xrvlcruiser
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Yes . . .there is no charge if you send it in to the passport agency yourself.
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#58617
06/30/10 12:41 PM
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kirky5
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Hey everyone,
Get going on anything passport related. Fees are going up July 13.
Marcie, the one you asked about, adding pages, will now be $82.00 instead of free!!!!! The form is online, so tomorrow I will be mailing my passport for additional pages that I will need next year.
Lynn
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
#58618
06/30/10 02:22 PM
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Betty
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Thanks Lynn, I don't need this until next year also but from free to $82. They sound like an airline when I started looking at all the new fees.
Betty
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06/30/10 03:24 PM
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kirky5
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Betty,
All the other passport fees are increasing also.
Lynn
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06/30/10 05:25 PM
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Betty
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Yes, I know. Guess I didn't word that sentence to reflect what I was trying to say.
Betty
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Re: Adding Passport Pages ?
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07/01/10 07:00 AM
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kirky5
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My fault Betty. I was just adding that bit of info for anyone who needs a new passport. You were fine.
Lynn
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