Ferry_Watcher

It's all part of minimizing a potential international child abduction by one parent. Each parent knows that the child has a passport and what the number is. It's sad to think that some parents behave badly, but it does happen.

You need a negative Covid test result before getting on the cruise ship (has been required since 2021) Bring a couple of home tests along with you (which most folks do anyway)

I can say that no fees are collected in Seattle at embarkation (check-in) for corkage fees for any of the cruise lines.

I like the Day 6 menu. ; )

And she is wearing a Gold blouse. ; )

Getting to SeaTac anytime during the summer is not the time for complacency. Depending which Thursday your Oceania cruise arrives, there may also be the Carnival Spirit also disembarking (alternates between Wed & Thurs 8day/6day cruise). Good luck.

Honestly, when you arrive at Pier 91 you will join in the line outside as everyone's ArriveCan has be be checked before entering the terminal building. Unfortunately, the lines have been quite long at times.

You rode an electric bile to Pier 91? Sounds like there is a story there. ; )

Friday 6/3 Celebrity Solstice sailing - the terminal doors opened at about 10:30, and ship boarding started about 11:30 AM.

Remember in addition to your room key card, have your driver's license or other photo ID (doesn't have to be a passport).

Please complete and print out your ArriveCan before you reach Pier 91. As you already indicated, you know that you will not be allowed into the building until you can show that QR code either on your phone or a paper copy.

If you checked yes to whether you were exposed to someone who had Covid in the last 10 days. If a passenger was sent to a secondary screening, the professional folks evaluating them can make a assessment on the passenger (are they coughing, do they have a fever), or they can ask the passenger to take a Covid test at the pier. If you said yes to having muscle aches and fatigue, but you have been working 60 hours a week, that is different than being sick with muscle aches and fatigue. In this situation, the wellness team would 'clear' the passenger and allow them to continue with the embarkation process.

Short answer: always better to know before you show up at the pier. First, the OP's question left a lot open to interpretation. As someone who has checked in cruise passengers, anytime we have questions or concerns, we are trained to ask our supervisors for help. There are situations that we deal with daily, and then there are uncommon situations that we ask help on. With the OP's vague question, I don't know if it is a straightforward situation of a married woman traveling on her birth certificate, or something unusual that a typical check-in agent would request a supervisor's assistance. If I was checking in a passenger whose name on the travel ID documents didn't match up, and it wasn't a simple explanation of married woman using her birth certificate (maiden name) and DL (married name), I would wonder what was going on. Sometime a young person would have a birth certificate with the last name of the 'no longer in their life father'. This young person may have informally taken on the last name of the step-dad, but the legal name hasn't been changed - so the BC last name, and the name on the booking don't match up. In this situation I would need a supervisor's assistance. As I said, the OP's question was vague, and when I think granddaughter, I think young person (although I know that grandkids can be any age). Maybe the OP will come back and give more details.