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I have seen ship time not match local time on the western edge of the Caribbean and in Portugal, but never seen that phenomenon in St. Maarten. Doesn’t mean it will never happen……

Be sure to read all the comments about beyond state rooms that have unacceptably high noise levels, creaking and popping. Choose accordingly.

The congestion is probably due to people on the “always included” who are getting their pre-dinner drinks. but you aren’t limited to going to a single bar for Happy Hour—-You can get your Happy Hour drinks at nearly any bar on the ship, so if one is congested there are options.

It seems to me that the happy hour has been expanded, not reduced. It used to be that you had to go to One Pacific Place and there was a dress code. Now you can go to nearly any bar and be as informal as you’d like. Yes there are no longer hors d’oeuvres served so I guess that is a reduction, but the ability to have the Elite drinks at a bar with non-Elite friends more than makes up for that to me, especially when coming back to the ship after a day on shore and not having to get dressed up.

no they do not. And as I am sure you already know, personal irons are not allowed on board nor are clothes steamers.

This is a cabotage law, not unique to US. It’s similar to the reason why Air Canada cannot carry domestic passengers from New York to Los Angeles. Nor can United carry domestic passengers from Toronto to Vancouver. many countries have such protectionist laws.

Victoria isn’t a distant foreign port so it doesn’t help.

The passenger services act says that you cannot take a ship from one U.s. port to a different US port without visiting some, and this is important, distant foreign port. The act also sets out which places qualify as distant foreign ports. No place your proposed itinerary qualifies. So you cannot take the ship from Hawaii to Seattle because there is no distant foreign port on the itinerary. Looking at each leg separately, the first leg starts in the US and ends in Canada. PVSA doesn’t come in to play because those are not both US ports. Same with the second leg. You start in Canada and end in the US. No violation. It’s when you put the two together that you run into trouble. By the way, and this doesn’t come in to play on your proposed trip but people always ask, how come you can go from Seattle to Alaska and back to Seattle with only a visit to Victoria. Victoria isn’t a distant foreign port. That’s correct. But those itineraries begin and end in the same US city. To go on a closed loop cruise, which seattle-Seattle would be, you only need to visit some foreign port. Not a distant one, any one will do. sadly, the visit to Canada in your proposed itinerary does not bring it into compliance with PVSA.

Every time this question has been asked the answer has come back the same, they do not carry it in part because it needs to be prescribed in conjunction with your regular Doctor Who knows your medical history, since there are potential side effects. If anything has changed recently I’m sure someone will correct me

I always have them skip the morning and just do the evening, which works better in my schedule

As the OP can I please ask that gelato/icecream etc be taken to another thread. You’re making me hungry for things I can’t have.

Nine times out of ten, port side. But if there are high winds or bunkering is taking place, they move it to starboard side.

David

But often that is exactly what happens in Australia. If the first cruise in a back to back sequence is all within Australia, no problem. But if the first cruise took you out of the country, it is highly likely that you need to pack your stuff, take it to shore, go through customs, and then drag it all back to the ship. Seems to be an Australia thing.

It is highly likely that you will not have to leave the ship at all. Look for a letter in your state room giving you instructions for how to get your new Seapass card. One important thing to be aware of is that if you have any unused onboard credit from the first cruise, it does not roll over into the second cruise. Each one is a separate booking.

Where is the cruise? There are different protocols if you are in the US versus out of the US.

Here’s a place where the Americans and British are speaking different languages. in Britain, a cordial is a non-alcoholic fruit syrup in America, a cordial is an alcoholic beverage.

On equinox, at the muster station we were asked to show our seapass card and our boarding documents both. Bring them along with you just in case.

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A sundress would be fine but sometimes the public rooms are kept pretty chilly so I would take a sweater or a wrap of some type

The problem is dinner, not lunch. Those photos were of lunch.

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Often they are retired priests who no longer have their own congregations. We had one at our table years ago and he said he always signed up and generally was chosen.

Yes that works

Since she is under 21, she is too young to bring the alcohol on board even if the intent is to give it to you.