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She would love it - lol! Congrats on the move up!

Hi Jim, Have you happened to notice any stray dogs while you have been in port? I have heard there is a stray dog problem in Mexico and when we were on the Millenium last year in Ensenada there was a dog that was following us when we walked into town. I am a bit concerned about getting off the ship with Henrietta next month when we are on our Mexico cruise if its not going to be safe for her. thanks, Diane & Henrietta

No, if you are flying out of the Bay Area in bad weather you want to go San Jose or Oakland. The delays at SFO are terrible.

Have a great cruise. Good thing you were going out of San Jose; San Francisco is such a nightmare when it rains. Dianne

So happy to be following another one of your live reviews Jim! Henrietta and I will be reading along with interest as we are taking a Mexican Riveria cruise in January. Don't tell anybody, but we are going to try a Princess cruise so that we can go round trip out of San Francisco and avoid flying. Have a great cruise!

Just booked yesterday with the 80 Francisco garage for a January cruise.

In addition to what Chris said, I believe you will need a permit for the Bahamas even if you are only going to Royal Carribbean's private island.

Thank you for taking the time out of your vacation to do your lovely review.

Next up is a Mexican Riviera cruise in January to celebrate a big birthday. We are going to try Princess this time so that we can sail roundtrip out of San Francisco (only a 30 minute drive from where we live). We might start doing more Princess cruises so that we don't have to fly to the departure port. We also have a Transatlantic scheduled for October 2023 out of Barcelona. I will think long and hard about taking Henri with us though. She did well on the Alaska trip, but she is slowing down some and it will be a long day of travel to get to Barcelona. When we go to Europe we are usually on the go all day when in port. I just applied for a successor dog through Canine Companions; I expect the process to take about 18 months and Henri will be 11 by then. She is not ready to retire yet, but they encourage you to file the application ahead of time. That's great that HAL extended your credits. Good luck with the house sale and fingers crossed that you get your power back on ASAP.

Just returned from our Alaskan cruise roundtrip on Celebrity out of Vancouver. We experienced the usual issue with the relief box being in a location inaccessible to wheelchairs. We were able to get that issue resolved and all went smoothly from there. My Vet provided a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for Alaska and no one questioned our paperwork. I was asked for service dog identification at Customs at YVR upon entering Canada. It wasn’t a problem since I do have a Guide Dog and Service Dog ID issued by the Provence of British Columbia (I assume they would have also accepted my ID from Canine Companions). Neither Canadian Customs or US Customs asked about the dog food I was carrying with us (even though I had checked the box on both customs forms). I was asked to show Henri’s rabies certificate at US Customs to embark at Canada place, but was not asked to show it at US Customs at YVR. So basically, I was asked for different things each time at Customs (or nothing at all).

Just got off the Eclipse on Thursday. We were in a Veranda cabin. There is a plug in the wall (USA type plug) next to the nightstand (between the bed and the bathroom). We had a CPAP plugged in there. The other plugs are at the desk.

Thanks Jim - Henrietta had a great time; she loves the cool rainy Alsaka weather.

We just disembarked today and are safely home. We were one of the few people who wore masks in the public areas of the ship and we stayed away from crowds. We jumped on getting the new omicron booster right before we left for the cruise - hopefully that helped. I hope you continue to enjoy your cruise and stay healthy. Good luck to @Suzi66 making it back on the ship in Hawaii.

I’ll miss seeing your wonderful pictures everyday Jim. Have a safe trip home. We will be embarking on the Eclipse tomorrow to Alaska with Henrietta. You were lucky to have missed all of the hot weather in the Bay Area!

Enjoying your review. We are on the Alaska leg of the cruise with you. Just arrived in Vancouver today. Hope to me you on the ship - can’t miss us - just look for the black Labrador Retriever. Dianne, Peter & Henrietta

Go here and download the Special Needs form and fax or e-mail to Celebrity. https://www.celebritycruises.com/special-needs

Thank you for taking time out of your holiday to do this review. Very much enjoyed following along.

Celebrity Cruises twitter just posted that they will be underway shortly.

Fantastic photos!

Thanks for including the wheelchair accessibility - it can be hard to find that kind of information.

Good Reads is a fantastic resource. Among other things, it keeps me from checking out a book only to discover that I read it two years ago!

Love Heritage House - so beautiful there. Also love the movie.

If you have a drink package, your card should have either CALL (classic) or PALL (Premium) on it. Those notations should also be on your Express Pass.

Bon Voyage - have a great cruise!

I defintely read to her (she thinks she does enough for me already without having to read to me too)! Darn - we are on the wrong Apex TA - we are on the fall 2023 sailing. Maybe 2024?