PizzaParty5

Yes, I understand all of this and I know it has been discussed many times, but I had not read any recent account of anyone's true experience with this. I had read a lot of conflicting stories and I just wanted to share mine in case someone was stressing about it before their cruise (when, like ours, it was too late to cancel). I appreciate your explanation, but I was only sharing my experience to possibly give relief to someone else searching.

We just returned from an Alaskan cruise on Discovery Princess 2 days ago. We did a round trip from Seattle. My son has a DUI from 8 years ago. I did not know that this would be a problem until it was too late to do anything about it. I stressed for many months about him not being able to join us (as it was a family vacation) and being out the expenses. Saw posts on FB saying he would not even be able to board. Scoured the internet trying to find people with similar circumstances. (Not very many that were recent.) I called Princess cruise lines and they couldn't give me an answer. I also called CBSA and they told me that it was up to the ship on whether or not he could board and take the cruise. They told me on their end that he wouldn't be able to disembark in Victoria. Don't want to give anyone false hope (because maybe he slipped thru the cracks), but we were able to take the cruise with no problem. He was able to board and join us. No one said anything to us about him not getting off in Victoria once we got there. He decided to stay on board at that stop and not risk anything. What a great trip we had and I wish I had all those hours of worry back.