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Small ship lines under 1500 pax might be Oceania/Azamara/Viking/Windstar Silversea/Seabourne/Atlas/Crystal/Explora Journeys/Ponant/ Paul Gaugain/Scenic Luxury Ritz Carleton I am sure there are others Some will meet your criteria some will not Have look at them & weed out the ones that do not work for you

I do not think you will have an issue

How many bags do you have ? I would think if BIZ class you can get free checked bag if your bags do not meet the size rules I have used my carry on bag before without issue but the new sizers are new to me I am just checking my bag so only worry it gets on the same flight with us 😉

You may have adjust some of the expectations Do you want a larger ship more than 2000pax Small ship less than 1000pax or something inbetween Usually smaller means more $$$ Do you have destination in mind or not care where the ship sails? Most premium or luxury line will have some of the things you do not want/need Main street lines maybe the Ship within a ship would suit you I would just look at the premium & Luxury lines & see what ones have what you want There is no one size fits all

Yes open to all Check the CURRENTS for date & Times Have not seen the special menus for 15+ years

I believe they are flying YQB to IAD via YUL so they will need to pre clear US Immigration/customs in YUL

I have not flown since Covid but saw this when getting our flights Will see in a couple of weeks

They have automated sizers now so maybe that is what they are concerned with Automated carry-on baggage sizers To ensure that your carry-on baggage will fit onboard, we have introduced automated carry-on baggage sizers pre-security in the Montreal (YUL), Toronto (YYZ), and Vancouver (YVR) airports. These new, touchless machines are easier and faster to use than the metal sizers. Please make sure that your carry-on bag complies with the sizing outlined above to avoid having to check your carry-on bag at the airport. Note that any non-compliant baggage will be assessed and is subject to applicable baggage fees. https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/baggage/carry-on.html#/

Well pre covid they obviously were not working on out cruises If you did not get a dish that just came from the kitchen it was luke warm JME

just ask the deck staff to remove the items They have their own signs for the "chair hogs"

some of the OE tours are limited to 16 max read the description of the tour & the fine print

what port? Miami & FLL will be no problem Most ships you are off by 9am

front facing balcony or side balcony?

There is another requirement Who needs a transit visa for Egypt? Citizens of visa-free countries are not required to apply for a transit visa. Only 9 countries are visa-exempt — most being nations in the Gulf and the Middle East. Other visitors only need a visa to transit through Egypt if the layover exceeds 48 hours. Iranian citizens, however, need to apply for a transit visa regardless of how long they will spend in Egypt between flights. Iranians need to apply for a transit visa for Egypt through an embassy or consulate.

Only get the fresh cooked ones the other are terrible 😉

I guess time will tell if the cruise lines are correct or not I would not want to chance it

I use TIPS or RSA

for Canada - USA connections this may help https://yulsatisfaction.admtl.com/hc/en-ca/articles/360000912958-I-m-arriving-from-a-Canadian-city-and-I-have-a-connecting-flight-to-a-U-S-destination You may sqeak through the carry on bag if not you will pay to check it I have the same issue just a pinch too big I am just going to check out bags coming back from USA

The Canadian gov site seems to agree after Sept 30th you need a VISA you can no longer get one on Arrival https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/egypt#entryexit

Best advice it get the info from the Egyptian Embassy to be sure What a mess for those with upcoming travel plans

well we have not been on as many cruises as you but maybe we were just unlucky on the ones we have been on Unless you catch the tray of food coming from the kitchen it has been luke warm at best We have not been on Nautica just Insignia/Regatta/Marina/Riviera & hard to get a HOT meal from the precooked trays The omelette station has been good but you are standing there while they cook your eggs & it is hot out of the pan to the plate same as the grill Just our experience

The Terrace no matter what ship you are on have a bad habit of not having hot food in in the ready made trays & no hot water under in the pans so how would the food be hot The only way to get hot food is to go to the grill & made to order stations I gave up on eating in the Terrace unless it was cold food I wanted like salads or fruit/desserts Try WAVES for breakfast & lunch JMO

Insignia only has 11 decks 🤔

St Barts we just like to window shop & look at the yachts Grenada we did a land vacation but if you can get a tour to the spice factory it is nice Beach is nice not too far from the dock Also check the ports of call forum https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/456-caribbean/

probably they will have instructions if you need to be back onboard in the night