Jacouser18

They checked Passports before getting on the ship but not for any of the ports or leaving. I believe our group checked in online 2 weeks in advance.

I dont know if this is entirely true. The Royal crew member I spoke with said the manifest is submitted 4 days before arrival. Therefore you shouldnt have any issue boarding.

Update. Just finished my 7 night Alaska/Canadian cruise. Had zero issues boarding the ship for prior criminal history. Also when we got to Canada no immigration interview or even passports checked. Needless to say no issues here either. For future cruisers going on Royal and stopping in Canada you should be okay.

Hello my Cruise for Alaska leaves Friday and I board at 11:30 AM. They require a 2 day covid test. My covid test is scheduled for 9am Wednesday. Am i in the clear for testing anytime Wednesday or does it have to be after 11:30?

Hello all, I seen other topics on this post but I see a lot of mixed answers. From my understanding if you have a any type of criminal record at all I know entering Canada on a cruise is a tricky topic. I was wondering if you can board a Cruise from Seattle that has Canada as one of its ports if you have a misdemeanor in the US. I see some posts saying you can but you will have an interview with a Canadian immigration officer upon arrival in Canada to determine if you can embark or not with the worst case scenario being stuck on the ship for that one specific port. Other posts saying you cant even get on the ship in Seattle but how would the cruise line know you have something on your record since they are private company and not a government entity like Canadian immigration officials. My cruise is in July so its a little late to get special permission at this point. I don’t mind being stuck on the ship for the last port worst case scenario because my main goal is Alaska and I couldnt find any cruises with Royal caribbean that didnt have the Canada stop.