Northern Aurora

Interesting. I would not be happy either. We are presently on the Millennium in Japan. Today was a port day and Sushi on 5 was open from noon to 2:30 pm. We were going to eat on shore but the weather was so chilly we returned to the ship around noon.

Welcome to Cruise Critic! Without knowing your interests it is hard to make specific recommendations. Browse through this forum and you will find a number of ideas. Also use goggle to find the respective visitors bureaus of your ports of call.

I am posting from the Millennium. We were at Busan three days ago. The complimentary shuttle ran continuously from the pier to a Busan Subway Station. Chinatown was close so apparently a number folks visited Chinatown.

@TVA: The situation I mentioned has no relevance to your situation. We were on the Edge for a B2B2B series as the ship repositioned from the Mediterranean to Australia. Since we went through the Suez it was an unusual set of cruises and over a thousand passengers did multiple legs. When we boarded in Citiveechia our visas were checked for the first leg but not for following legs so a number of passengers slipped through. And let me state again that there was little sympathy from the onboard concierges for those passengers trying to upload photos for their visas needed at future port calls. I am posting from the Celebrity Millennium as we near the end of a B2B set of cruises in Japan. We are in Aomori, Japan today. Both cruises overnighted in Osaka, and that was one of the few ports which did not check our passports. In the bulk of Japanese ports you will be asked to show your passport in the cruise terminal, but do not confuse that process with a full immigration process. We did B2B cruises in Japan in 2018 and I do not remember this frequent passport check, but the world was a different place then. Yesterday we underwent a full immigration and customs inspection in Hakodate as the ship returned from Busan. For those with no status nor on a Celebrity shore excursion I can only wonder at the amount of time folks stood in line. We were escorted to the front as we are in a Suite and are also Zenith level loyalty members. I have no idea if Celebrity will allow your mother to board with only a visa for Japan. If there was some sort of medical emergency and they needed to take your mother to a hospital in Korea Celebrity would have a serious problem. Not having that visa is a liability for them. And please don’t wait for an email response to your question. You need to be on the phone. And write down the name of the person you talk to. Good luck.

While we also have enjoyed a number of the drinks (with alcohol) already mentioned, a favorite mocktail is the minted lemonade. No alcohol, but a bitter sweet flavor with bruised mint and great on a warm weather itinerary.

We are presently on Millennium. We are not smokers, but according to the Celebrity Today designated smoking areas are on deck 4 forward port side, deck 10 port side and deck 11 Mast Bar port side.

You really need to call celebrity yourself or have your travel agent contact them. Last fall we spent 40 nights on the Edge from Rome to Sydney. A number of visas were required (Jordan, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia). A surprising number of passengers were on board without the required visas, and the attitude on the ship was not sympathetic. Celebrity’s position was that the passengers are responsible for obtaining their proper paperwork.

I am presently on the Celebrity Millennium. When we landed at Haneda we used a taxi to reach the hotel. The drive was about 45 minutes. Retreat concierges are telling folks that there will be one coach shuttle to the Haneda airport. One of the concierges says it leaves the pier at 7:45 am while the other (more reliable one) says it leaves at 8:10 am.

I am posting from the Millennium on the second leg of a B2B. While the second leg used Osanbashi for embarkation we used the terminal on the island when we boarded in late March in Yokohama. So while Celebrity generally uses Osanbashi occasionally they do not. Pay attention to your e-docs.

Celebrity uses Pier 91 in Seattle. @Ferry_Watcher works there and can provide advice.

We love reindeer sausage. It will be easy to find.

We have used the Seattle light rail many times through the years, and have always felt comfortable.

If you are willing to rent a vehicle for the day and the weather is nice definitely consider Hatcher Pass and the Independence Mine State Historical Site. Also research Matanuska Glacier to determine if that might be of interest.

I am glad that there was no sentimental value. But I suspect that a housekeeping staff member had no idea that it was some sort of marker for a kiddo.

We also use the dry cleaning frequently. Never had a problem.