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That is so innovative! Thank y'all for the input. I do feel better about the embarkation process, now.

Thank you for the reassurance! In the back of my mind, I have been thinking I will go ahead and check the carry-on and tip the porter very well- asking if the bag can be marked "Fragile" or somehow specified to handle with care. I am less concerned about mishandling by the porters than I am by airport handlers. I do still have a vivid memory, however, of the end of my NCL Dawn cruise in Tampa... an entire cart of luggage got rolled into Tampa Bay. It was not a pretty sight!

I am a solo cruiser, and I will be boarding the NCL Getaway at Port Canaveral next Saturday. I recently had my right knee replaced, and will soon follow suit with the left knee. At the time I booked the cruise, I was much more mobile, but I recently realized the only way I could manage the trip was with a scooter. I have an amazing travel agent, and she immediately got me set up with an accessible cabin, and I have reserved my scooter- which will be picked up at the terminal entrance. I do not travel light. I have a couple of medical devices that (together) fill a standard carry-on bag. I used to check that bag, but I learned the hard way that a "Fragile" or "Medical Equipment" tag doesn't help avoid damage to that equipment. After an expensive replacement, I now don't like to let it out of my possession. Additionally, I have a small laptop bag with documents and essentials. I have flown a few times this year, requiring wheelchair assistance to/from my gates. I have learned that some wheelchairs come equipped with a rack under the seat which can hold the carry-on, and I can hold the smaller one in my lap. In other cases, I have had to hold the carry-on so that it rolls beside the wheelchair or rides on the foot rests. My question/concern here is about the scooter and how to manage the bags at embarkation/disembarkation. Is there any kind of rack or shelf on the scooter where a carry-on can be accommodated? Any suggestions or observations for me will be greatly appreciated.

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They did say I could wait for the first record to drop off, but that could take 14 days. That would not work in my case.

First thing this morning, I hopped on the phone to call the ArriveCAN phone number. I was expecting a long wait, as has become customary in the US, but after listening to a fairly long informational recording, I immediately spoke with a real person. After explaining my dilemma to him, he put me on hold to research the solution. After less than 5 minutes, he was back with the answer: I registered again with a different Email address. I had to upload images of my vaccine card and my passport information again, but that wasn't much of a hassle. I then created the second visit record under the new Email address, and I now have my ArriveCAN receipt. Kudos to the folks at ArriveCAN for providing a quick and easy solution!

I am on Majestic Princess this week, and I hate to tell you... the immigration form is still alive and well. In our case, we had to fill it out and hand it to our cabin attendant.

Thank you for the feedback! It did cross my mind that the same record might cover both visit, since they were only 8 days apart, but since you are required to provide the name of your ship, that didn't seem likely. The current record will have to stay out there until at least Saturday, I just don't trust that it will all work out by Sunday. I will check out the West Coast Cruises area... and I still hope to call ArriveCAN tomorrow.

This week, I am sailing on a West Coast cruise on the Majestic Princess. We visit Victoria on May 6 and we disembark in Vancouver on May 7. I will transfer back to Seattle, spend the night at a hotel and then board the NCL Encore on May 8 for a 7 day Alaska cruise which stops in Victoria on May 14 before disembarking back in Seattle on May 15. Completing the ArriveCAN record for my current cruise was straight forward and pretty easy. My assumption all along has been that- when I am withing the 72 hour window- I can just enter a second record for the NCL stop in Victoria. Today, I sat down with the app to begin that record and I have discovered that is not an available option (I also tried through the Arrive Canada website) . I am currently floating in the North Pacific, so I can't really call anyone today, but I did initiate a chat on the NCL site. The agent simply told me I needed to contact Arrive Canada. I do intend to attempt such a call while in Astoria, Oregon tomorrow, but since time is fleeting, I thought I would open a Cruise Critic thread, to hopefully tap into the collective wisdom of my fellow cruisers. Have any of y'all had a similar experience, or do you have suggestions? TYIA!