RomanyUY

After considering the options, I'm going to use some of the "weatherproof" mailing labels I've had for a couple of decades. I put one on the thermal bottle to see how it lasts (or doesn't) after several uses between now and the 20th.

I was thinking about labeling my trusty Camelbak thermal bottle with my cabin number. Sounds like a plan. Thanks!

My late husband used his rollator that way. It was also helpful for me as I didn't have to carry around two plates. We also booked wheelchair accessible cabins. Same price but they sell out early. For getting on and off the ship, they put him in a wheelchair and I brought the rollator down. When he first got the rollator, it took a few months to figure out what worked best for him. Good luck!

UPDATE: I finally got a phone number to call (it's the emergency travel department) and the nice lady said "we do this all the time". Interestingly, they wanted the documents as JPEG or TIFF files, not PDF. I found an online app that converts things. Within minutes I got a Burial At Sea Request receipt with my name, cruise, cabin, etc. and the scheduled date for the tossing of the container. Instructions are: Ashes must be in an approved scattering or biodegradable urn and the entire urn must be tossed. A certificate proving the urn is biodegradable may also be required. Guest will need to provide the death certificate and cremation certificate. Upon boarding, contact the Front Desk to set up a time and place for the this request. Right - approved by whom? Do certificates from other countries need to be officially translated? Apostilled? So many questions and not much time.

Documentation with the tubes? I've got the Amazon page. Cremation papers? I've got what looks like a copy of the cremation work order - in Spanish. It's on a form from the government of Montevideo (Uruguay), Departamento de Acondicionamiento Urbano, Servicio Funebre y Necropolis (Department of Urban Conditioning, Funeral Service and Necropolis). I'm trying to get a Certificate of Cremation and have it translated into English. The death certificate was emailed to me - it's got a QR code and a bar code. That counts as "certified" here. Thankfully, I also have the Consular Report from the US Embassy. I run into these issues often. The US wants some standard form that pretty much doesn't exist in Uruguay. Or vice versa.

I emailed them back on Feb 1 (it's now Feb 27) and haven't heard back from them. I attached copies of the paperwork I have and asked if I needed anything else. I'm in Uruguay so there is sometimes a communication issue with respect to what Party A calls something and what Party B is expecting. I ordered bamboo "scattering tubes" from Amazon which are supposed to be TSA friendly and biodegradable. I would have no idea how to get a Certificate for the tubes. I have cremation paperwork but I wouldn't call it a "certificate". The cruise is in May.