Good choice, even though I did suggest Princess for your family. If you can sail out of Vancouver, you won't have to stop at Victoria upon returning to Seattle. Have fun planning.
We were on the Apex last year. Our first dining room was Normandy at a 2 top. We kept going back about the same time and they sat us same table every night except one night.
We are renting a car and driving to Peggy's Cove. Booked through Costco and are paying $168. Not sure if we will visit the cemetery first, so maybe bus tours will have left by then. We are the only ship in port!!
That's why I use my Visa to pay for our cruises because of the insurance. If we took out a policy, then I would buy extra AARP gift cards to pay for the cruise.
Sailed on her in 2018, Alaska. We really like the covered promenade deck and enjoyed our ocean view room. Thinking she was going to go out of service at some point we booked the Canda/New England trip for August 2024. Can't wait.
We were on Celebrity's Apex last year and there was this couple who had a dog in a rolling dog carrier that we saw on several decks. My husband and I had the "I can't believe they brought a dog" conversation.
We were seated in the MDR and a couple was seated next to us. He signaled to us that they were deaf. It was the couple with the dog and it was with them in its little carrier.
Maybe the dog was their ears if needed. So, I try not to judge.