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Most ships play the video at around 8:00 in the morning.

You will have to leave the ship on the turnaround day and go through immigration.. I’m not sure if they will use facial recognition in Port Canaveral, which makes the process much faster. I know that they can only use facial recognition in San Pedro for closed loop cruises. For a transpacific or Panama Canal Cruise, they don’t use it. I’m not certain if that’s true in Port Canaveral.

I like the Sapphire more than the newer Princess ships, especially for Alaska since Royal class ships are too large for the inside passage. I’m not sure what NCL does.

It’s definitely on the list. I’ve done a shorter cruise out of Tahiti but I’d love a longer itinerary! I excel at relaxing on sea days 😂

Thanks for clarifying. I was thinking that the shareholder credit was one of the ones that can’t be used ahead of time.

I wouldn’t worry too much about how it shows in the app, but I have had a B2B in the past that somehow wasn’t noticed by Princess. I only found out by chance when they phoned about an upgrade bid being accepted the afternoon before we boarded. I asked if the same cabin would be available for both legs and the agent saw that it wasn’t noted that we had a B2B. You can ask your TA confirm now that your reservations show as B2B in the system or wait and confirm onboard just to be certain. Odds are that it is all fine though.

As I recall, that credit can only be used onboard, not before sailing.

One way to avoid worries about internet or cell service is to save documents on your phone. It’s easy to create an album of “travel documents”in photos.

Are both cruises before the end of the year, so within the current benefit period?

No, there are no night lights in the bathrooms. There are often bright lights that turn on in the closet area outside the bathroom which makes it even harder to see, as you enter the dark bathroom having had a bright light shine in your eyes. We block the closet light sensor and use a rechargeable nightlight on Princess ships https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EOI3RO4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You might want to look further. Other travel documents are accepted for those arriving on a cruise ship and staying in port areas. 11. I am traveling on a cruise to Mexico, do I need visa?/Voy a viajar en crucero a México, necesito visa? A foreigner of any country traveling to Mexico on leisure trips visiting Mexican maritime ports by cruise, are not required to obtain a visa or consular stamp. The passenger must carry a valid and not expired passport or travel document. https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/washington/images/2020/visas/FAQ_13-02-2020.pdf

Have you been to any of those ports before? Is there anything in particular that you want to do? If so, are you comfortable booking independently? I’ve been to all but St. Vincent so I’d pick Option 1. Outside of golf and scuba diving, which might drive me to pick option 2, I think both cruises offer what matters most to me, an opportunity to get away from winter weather. For example, if you want to scuba dive and stick to ship excursions, that’s offered pretty rarely, often only in St. Thomas, and it’s sometimes cancelled. In St Kitts and St Lucia though, it’s easy to get to private dive boats at the port, no taxi needed For golf, I’d pick St. Kitts and Barbados.

Did you receive benefit submission acknowledgment emails saying your request was successfully submitted for both cruises?

https://www.carnivalcorp.com/shareholder-information/shareholder-benefit

To be fair, the same documents are acceptable for both land and sea border crossings. I personally wouldn’t travel without a passport though.

You are correct, only proof of citizenship is required for Americans arriving by land or sea. Nexus cards (for Canada), passport cards, enhanced driver’s licenses, US birth certificates etc all work. Passport books are only required for air travel

Passports for children under age 16 are only valid for 5 years. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/under-16.html#:~:text=Passports for children under age 16 are only valid for 5 years.

Yes, I've been down that road holding babies and toddlers for passport pictures. It's always an adventure. We had one where the baby sat on someone's shoulders while everyone else sang a silly song. The fact that Princess won't allow one adult to travel with one or minors unless everyone in the party has a passport has caught people on this board by surprise a few times.

Document requirements depend on your nationality, itinerary, and other factors. For example, if one adult is traveling with one or more minors, Princess requires everyone in the party to have a passport. You can see Princess’ Travel Document requirements here https://www.princess.com/learn/faq/pre-cruise/prepare-for-your-cruise

One thing to note is that it’s possible to order from any of the menus no matter where you choose to eat.

Looking back at pictures from June, I see we ate lunch at this place near the Accademia. It had nice outdoor seating and the food was very good. In my experience, pizza is usually relatively quick. I have in the past asked when being seated if the time I have will be enough when I know I must be somewhere after lunch. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187895-d1319869-Reviews-Oliandolo_Caffe_Ristoro-Florence_Tuscany.html

To me, the prohibition of indoor smoking is the one thing that truly sets Celebrity apart from other similar lines like Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Princess and Carnival. It’s unbelievable to me that they all allow smoking indoors.

Yes, you will generally get a credit onboard.

That would be a remarkable adjustment to the itinerary! Thanks for the heads up on the typo 😂

It is most likely that Nicaragua will be cancelled and replaced with a sea day. That decision may not be made until closer to the sailing. If you want to do something there, I’d be sure to only make bookings that can easily be cancelled. This is an example of a port where I might limit myself to ship excursions.