Michael1965

Most definitely Murano. I know of one couple who were staying in a suite on Equinox and ate at Murano most of the cruise.

The best is the chocolate cake in the dining room -- they should offer that for breakfast.

Now the May 12, 2024 Solstice sailing is showing Vancouver to Vancouver, so that becomes a more attractive option, but Edge with the six days between is looking pretty good.

Yes, as Celebrity suggested, it would be a back to back to back on the same ship, still ending up being Honolulu to Seattle, so still violating the Passenger Vessel Services Act.

Unfortunately, it doesn't. We just won't be able to do our originally booked back to back. The only case where Celebrity's idea of adding a third leg to the voyage to resolve the violation would work is if the third leg ended in Vancouver.

If you read the email from Celebrity, their first "solution" is to add the May 17 Seattle to Seattle sailing to resolve the violation. The issue is that doing that does NOT in fact resolve the violation, as the voyage is still starting in Honolulu and ending in Seattle. The only way it would have worked is if the second leg ended in Vancouver. I guess now I understand why the northbound/southbound Alaska cruises all have Vancouver as the southern terminus.

So, Celebrity's "solution" does not actually solve the problem. We will have to look at other options for the Alaska leg, maybe get off Edge in Vancouver, stay in the Pacific Northwest for a few days and pick up Edge in Seattle on May 17 or Solstice in Seattle on May 12, the day after we get off Edge in Vancouver.

Why does adding the Seattle to Seattle closed loop after the Vancouver to Seattle cruise remove the violation, since the voyage is still starting in Honolulu and ending in Seattle?