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The Senate voted Wednesday to delay for 17 months a requirement that Americans re-entering the United States after cruises or short visits to Canada and Mexico show passports or high-tech identification cards. The Senate would push back a Jan. 1, 2008, deadline for the requirement that Americans show the documents. A driver's license usually satisfies customs and border inspectors now. The measure was adopted as an amendment to a broader immigration bill before the Senate. The new deadline for having to show a passport or ID card would move to June 1, 2009, if the bill becomes law. Canadians also will have to show a passport or high-tech ID to enter the United States, even for short visits. Short-term Mexican visitors already must have tamperproof cards, known as laser visas, to enter the U.S.

Change up the shirt and tie people will never notice the jacket

We Cruise<] to get pampered, We Cruise<] to visit places we want to see, We Cruise<] to get closer to nature, We Cruise<] because of the Great Food, We Cruise<] because occasionally we meet some great new friends. We Cruise <]because we CruiseCrazie<] :grin:

They offer wine packages once on board…or you can pre order a wine package on Celebrities website : http://www.celebritycruises.com/shopceleb/..._and_champagnes I am sorry could not be more specific... I do know the Sommelier will be around to your table each night with a recommendation. Hopes this helps !

Arvids .. Thanks for a wonderful review.. :grin:

w o w

BUMMER :) welcome home guys

I think you hit the nail Dan.. That’s the problem.... I don’t think NCLA can do it......(unless they hire illegal aliens) :grin:

Hi munchkin, Welcome to Cruise Crazies!! Hope to see you posting often!

Hi frekil, Sounds as if your going to have a great time traveling with all your friends and family.... I think its great that you have convinced a bunch of people to give cruising a try.. We can always use more CruiseCrazies :).. Good luck on the planning and be sure to let us hear how everyone enjoyed their time on the Fantasy

Cheryl they promoted the second in command who was already on board who was also Certified to command a vessel…

Coast Guard officers removed the captain from a Celebrity cruise ship in Seattle on Friday afternoon after he failed a breath-alcohol test during a routine safety inspection. Friday afternoon, a Coast Guard inspector "noticed alcohol on the captain's breath," Petty Officer Tom Winter said. A team of additional inspectors from the Coast Guard's Seattle Sector boarding team were called to the scene to administer the breath test -- and found the captain to be under the influence of alcohol, Winter said, with a blood-alcohol content level above 0.040, the federal limit for operating a vessel in U.S. waters. The company said the captain would be fired. The staff captain assumed command, said Michael Sheeham, spokesman for parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The Mercury, which has a capacity to carry 1,884 passengers, was delayed in port at Pier 66 for more than an hour before departing at 6:30 p.m., under the direction of another captain. Such incidents are rare, Coast Guard officials said. "Certainly, we've dealt with other intoxicated boaters before," said Winter, of the Coast Guard's District 13 office. "But I can't think of any other similar incident involving the captain of a vessel this large." The incident prompted a Coast Guard investigative team to be dispatched from the Jackson Federal Building downtown to the cruise ship. The team boarded the vessel, Winter said, and sailed with the ship to the pilot station at Port Angeles. The cruise company's policy forbids any officer from consuming alcohol within eight hours of reporting for duty, Sheeham said, noting that Royal Caribbean's policy is twice as stringent as international maritime regulations. "The captain's actions are totally unacceptable. He has been stripped of his command and ordered off the ship," said Dan Hanrahan, president of Celebrity Cruises, in a statement. "Any shipboard employee, from the captain down, will be dealt with as swiftly and severely." Celebrity Cruises sails weekly during spring and summer from Seattle to Alaska from the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66, where the ship was moored during the incident. The Coast Guard said the cruse line fully cooperated with the investigation. Lt. Cmdr. Rick Rodriguez of the Coast Guard said the captain was being investigated for operating a commercial vessel under the influence of alcohol, which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison. Federal law considers someone operating a vessel legally intoxicated if his or her blood-alcohol concentration level exceeds 0.040. "This incident should send a clear message to all mariners operating in U.S. waters that operating any vessel under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a serious threat to the safety of other mariners, the general public, and maritime commerce and transportation," Rodriguez said in a statement. "Such behavior will not be tolerated, and violations will be enforced to the fullest extent." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report includes information from P-I staff and The Associated Press. © 1998-2006 Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Mebert its well worth the effort :grin:

I think that celebrity requires at least one person of a traveling group be at least 23yo....(I read this unofficially)

Hi jmastron, Welcome to Cruise Crazies!! Hope to see you posting often!

We are glad to be dancing with you <]

Mebert... Formal Tux or Dark Suit Informal Dark Suit or sport Coat and tie Casual..Polo shirt and slacks Typically you will have more casual nights than any other

We are once again in agreement... Thanks Jbond for a great discussion.!

we will see Howard ;)

hi del.... Here is a pdf menu file of the bar on celebrity.. use it as a guidline.. hope it helps http://www.joeyanddavid.us/Bar_List.pdf

I believe the guardian is one of the four also

Jbond, I stand corrected in regards to the facts. You are totally correct; the release did not state the guardian was present in the room during consumption, And it is also probable that the guardian himself is another young man, one of the gang… the one that is barely old enough to sign his name as “responsible agent for theses other passengers. My point is…. Their friend, the guardian, the one that accepted responsibility when he agreed to the conditions, so the group could sail RCCL. Undoubtedly no one took the time to understand the ramifications of being a guardian or read the contract for that matter. I believe all he thought he was signing, was the permission letter to let him and his friends Party.. It was just supposed to be JUST another party… However, this time something went wrong…. Now considering the events of the passengers sneaking liquor not only aboard in original containers but in other containers as well only indicates to me they want to party out of their minds….IMHO if anyone should be sued it should be the “Guardian “of the group. Yes it’s a Tough Break.. and no he shouldn’t go to jail.. but he should be allowed to forget either. As far as I am concerned if you are old enough to play the game.. you are old enough to handle the risks. I don’t see how legally or morally anyone could hold RCCL responsible in any way...That is Considering the facts known in the case. jmho

The kid was 21, don't you think he had any responsibility. We don't even know if the guardian knew they had liquor on board. Jbond yes we do.. yes we do know this.. and here is how reread the OP on this forum.

But correct me if I am wrong ... dont they stand a chance of pricing themselves out of the market?

That is who I hold responsible..The Guardian