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Hoping this one goes! This is the Summit, and it looks like they are repositioning the ship to sail Alaska for the season, so fingers crossed - it goes!

I just re-read your trip report. Hoping this one goes.... After they cancelled my South America around the horn, I'm not holding my breath. But the only thing that gives me hope is they are getting the Summit over there to sail Alaska.

I'm not implying he needs a "guardian" or that he is not a great kid. According to Celebrity, he's not an adult, he's a minor. Yes, he can sail in an adjoining room. You will likely not be asked for any documentation at all regarding you being guardian. He is likely not to need any onboard medical care. If he does, you may be asked to act as the "guardian" for him (and then you MAY need a document). In the world outside Celebrity - yep - adult/makes own decisions. In Celebrity's world - it's different.

Not commenting on any visa requirements, but typically, guests must be 21 to occupy their own rooms. Under 21 is fine if they are sharing a connecting room with parent or guardian. If you are acting as guardian, you are within the policy. I suspect you would be totally fine, but just in case - if not a big deal, you may be best to have his parent(s) send over a note that says you are acting as guardians for the trip. Reason - usually involves medical care if needed.

The 2025 Panama Canal Westbound is released now for anyone waiting for this. Not sure when it went up, but I've been watching. Just booked. I was able to get a great balcony at an insane price 😂.

And some people use an app on their phone to check their glucose levels.

Such an amazing story of how you met. Thank you for sharing. I also love Singapore airlines. Their business class is indeed top notch. I love them and also Qatar Q suites (check that one out if you have a chance - it is also really nice). Singapore airport is fantastic - how many airports have an actual butterfly garden! Looking forward to catching up on this trip report...

If your TA is personally charging you a fee, you may want a new TA. Some TAs charge initial planning fees, but should not charge for every thing. I suspect it's a fee from Celebrity though. So yes, if you have a non refundable deposit, there is a 100 per person fee to move/ change. This is true if booked on website, phone, through a TA, by yourself, onboard or booked as a future cruise and you have selected a discount and are now looking to move that sailing. Don't cancel and then select new. Just move. If you cancel, you lose deposit ( some people have deposits higher than 100 per person). If you only have a 200 deposit it may be a wash to cancel/ rebook since the chance fee of 200 is equal.

Glad it worked out!

Sounds like you do have to call it in. At least you have all the documentation to show them if it does not appear. I will say that when I have cancelled it does say it may take a few days even though it's almost always instant. So hopefully it will appear tomorrow. ☹️

Check your order history. I have just cancelled some things and rebooked to get better price with the current promos. My OBC was refunded immediately. I can also see the cancel/ refund tracked in order history

Thanks for allowing us to follow your trip! It was an enjoyable read!!

Ooh we've booked Naeroyfjord kayaking out of Flam on one of the B2Bs and will do the train on the other. Glad to hear the kayaking was good.

I booked a car service. There's also train (convenient if you are staying in London pre or post) or bus.

We are going on Apex in July 2024 on the 12 night Arctic circle Fjord then the 7 night Norway cruise B2B (only overlap is Flam). I don't suspect many kids on the 12 night, and probably few on the 7 night. I don't think the itinerary would be very exciting for kids, so I am just guessing people would not book that with many kids (I could be wrong). Not like they may book a med sailing. As far as weather - June / July is probably as good as it gets in Norway - but be prepared for sun or rain or warm or cold or both all at once. 🙂

Not many flights into Southampton, but pretty easy to get there from London. Check the ports thread - lots of discussion on this.

Looking forward to following along. Between you and @Norwaylady we get to do the entire journey vicariously!

I completely agree that some of this is at fault for Celebrity, but some I think is just the headache of what India requires (and that is all the behind the scenes stuff that is going on). Celebrity issues - yes, sending people to wrong locations. Completely agree - Celebrity should handle better. But India requires much more strenuous visa checks than many ports in Europe or other places. All ships / ports have some form of immigration checks, even if it is not visible to the passengers. Immigration officers board and clear the ship (example - Canada will not allow someone who has been convicted of a DUI to enter the country without special permission - so if someone were on an Alaska cruise from US and it had a stop in Vancouver if they have a DUI conviction - that would show up on the manifest and they would be flagged and not allowed to enter). I suspect India's immigration process is one of the holdup reasons / issues for the backups / chaos with the morning. It is not just passengers they check, but crew as well. Hope that makes sense - not letting Celebrity off the hook completely here. But yes, the guests must provide a visa, but Celebrity is still working behind the scenes with India immigration who is reviewing the visas.

Just to point out the notes are from me taking notes as the guide talked. Each day, the guides give you more detailed info about the itenerary. (Some days a separate sheet). I wrote down some notes on our general sheet if I didn't have a more detailed page. Your time may vary.

one pair of socks = 1 item of laundry

Ugh - thanks for the tip. I tried this several times. No go. I just got on my laptop instead of the phone and did a copy/paste to get them upright.