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I haven't read this entire thread but just wanted to add my two cents - a few years ago we took a family cruise from Baltimore to the Caribbean - my brother was born in Germany on a US army base to my German mother and American father in 1970 - prior to the cruise he realized his passport got lost in a recent move and his attempt at getting an expedited one in time failed - we all cruised (including my brother) with no issues whatsoever (on celebrity) - it took a little bit longer for him to go through the initial boarding process at the port because his birth certificate was different but he was allowed to board, he was allowed in all of our ports and was allowed to return to Baltimore

While I agree that a passport is the best bet to avoid these issues it seems to me that given the OPs circumstances being so similar to my brothers and the information given to him by the cruise line there shouldn't have been such an issue (we too checked with our TA and celebrity once we realized my brothers passport wasn't going to make it in time to verify that his unique birth certificate would be sufficient)

First of all, I'm loving your review...I'll be on her in a mere 23 days....a very painful wait.

 

I hate to take you all the way back to your pre-cruise hotel....We will be staying at the Westin Beach Resort....was that the one and same? How far from the airport to hotel? How far from the hotel to the Port? How long to each? What kind of room did you have? Anything we should request?

 

Thank you in advance.

i was going to ask the same thing - we just booked our pre-cruise rooms at the westin as well - got it on priceline so curious to see what you thought about it and how easy it is to get around - i think we're going to have a rental car since we're going to be there three days prior to cruising so wondering what is nearby - thanks

and your review and photos are wonderful - we're sailing on the oasis this time around but you are making me think about planning an allure cruise :)