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Fortunately, there are multiple dining venues, and no one is denied a meal. I've cruised with many groups aboard, of varying sizes, and have never gone hungry. 😇

There are innumerable websites that discuss the features of the many Canadian credit cards, and all say the same thing: AMEX Cobalt charges a foreign exchange fee. More importantly, your cardholder agree says the same thing. The difference between this card and the majority of other cards charging an FX fee is that AMEX hides the fee by incorporating it in the conversion rate instead of listing it as a separate item. Rogers used to do that with their Mastercards, but changed to direct conversion to CAD a few years ago. Hopefully AMEX will follow suit in due course.

When you purchase any type of beverage package, RCI automatically charges you an additional 18% for gratuities. If you look at your receipt for the packages you purchased, you should see that amount reflected. You will not be charged anything further.

On a TA or any other cruise, a port stop is an integral part of your itinerary. That's very different than the situation when a passenger lands in a foreign country while in transit and then continues on to a final destination. For a cruise, it's not the destination, it's the journey.

Like you, I assume this applies to air travel, not cruises. There are very, very countries that a cruiser visits for over 24 hours. Rainy day in a rainy week... But the lawn is greening up nicely. 😇

LOL. I agree, there are no "Amex Amex" cards without FX fees. While I like my Amex Cobalt card, it stays in my wallet when travelling outside of Canada.

I agree with @lx200gps. Head to Old Montreal or the downtown core as soon as you arrive. A much better choice of accommodation and restaurants than you'll find near the airport.

The Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card charges no foreign exchange fees.

The right of "innocent passage" through the territorial seas of a country is granted to ships of all states under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This means that ships can traverse the territorial waters of a coastal state without entering its internal waters or calling at a port facility, as long as the passage is "innocent" and not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal state. Passage through its territorial waters does not constitute a visit to the coastal state. On the other hand, while there is a right of innocent passage through territorial waters, no such right exists for internal waters, where the coastal state has full sovereignty. Passage through the internal waters constitutes a visit to that country. If you were to draw a line connecting all of the outermost islands constituting the Bahamian Archipelago, all waters lying within form the internal waters of the Bahamas. Assuming that your ship entered these waters, even though you never tendered to HMC, you are considered to have visited the Bahamas. NEXUS doesn't have its own definition of what constitutes a "visit", but when in doubt, I'd always recommend including a country. It certainly won't hurt your application, and avoids any possible need to justify why you failed to include a country.

OP, just so you are aware, in addition to the regular cruise port, there is a tender port to the south west, further away from the cathedral. The itinerary for our Nieuw Statendam cruise showed the wrong port location for both Bergen and Trondheim, but as I often do, I'd checked directly with the port authority and received the correct information. In both cases, it made a change to our planning for the two ports. The walk to the cathedral from the cruise port is quite doable and is very pleasant. From the tender port, however, it's longer and not particularly enjoyable. However, the shuttle bus is available.

Let's not for get that this was a young girl who, unlike most of the posters here, might well have been taking her first international flight. Perhaps her first flight, period. Consequently, she may not have thought about such issues as keeping her meds with her when she volunteered to gate check her carry on. The one question that comes to mind is why it appears that no one took the time to explain to the clearly upset youngster that her bag hadn't been left behind and had been loaded aboard the plane. Perhaps the earlier delays had put the crew in a tetchy mood. On the other hand, I've been asked to check my carry-on bag on a number of occasions and have never been asked about meds or lithium batteries. Maybe it depends on the airline or airport?

Given the circumstances, this case sounds like a very good candidate for a successful appeal. There appears to have been no mens rea on the part of your daughter, the offence was quite minor, and association with your daughter seems a pretty flimsy excuse for revocation IMO. The appeal process is laid out here: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/travel-voyage/prog/nexus/appeal-appel-eng.html Another useful link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/travel-voyage/prog/nexus/lose-perdez-eng.html I do hope that you proceed with an appeal, and that you are successful.

It's highly unlikely that CBSA would have any record of your visit, but it is entirely possible that US CBP has a record. Assuming that your cruise started and/or finished in the US, it would have received the passenger manifest, although I don't know how long they would retain it. Also, while both US and Canadian indices are checked, I don't know whether or not passenger manifests are included in the checks. So, there is a (very) slim chance that your visit to Jamaica might be revealed. As you did visit, albeit without going ashore, include it in the list of visited countries.

Unless there have been recent changes that I have missed, valid passports, passport cards, and NEXUS or FAST cards satisfy the marine entry requirements for US citizens. Original birth certificates don't meet the requirements, while enhanced drivers licenses are acceptable if issued by a limited number of states, excluding Georgia.

Here's a look at three cruise ships in Juneau, two docked port side in, one starboard side in. Another day and a different trio of ships, the arrangement might be quite different. I took this photo in Skagway, and as you can see, we were docked starboard side in. Rather the a view of the town, however, all you could see was sheer mountainside. As we spent no time looking out from our balcony when docked in port, it really didn't matter which side we docked on. Consider all the other factors that go into choosing a cabin, and ignore docking side.