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She'll also need a birth certificate to apply for social security benefits. 

Does she have a social security card? Should that not have the same spelling as her birth certificate? I wasn't born in the US, but my kids were and their social security cards were issued when their births were registered. 

It sounds like her birth was registered with a different spelling or different birth date. If she has a living older relative, she should verify the spelling of her name and her birth date.  If she doesn't have a relative who can do this, she should check with the records that the previous poster mentioned.

She needs to get the proper info before she applies to the vital records office of the place where she was born to get her birth certificate.

There is time to fix this. Don't panic yet!

All beaches are closed on the Big Island as of Sunday. 

$500/week  total to upgrade to a balcony is a good price. $500x2/week is not, imo. $500/week total is the cost I paid to upgrade to a balcony on our upcoming cruise. $1000/week is almost another cruise!  I've cruise in suites and insides. It's nice to have a balcony, but it's a really small part of the cruise experience. 

You don't necessarily have a lot of time. Some Alaskan cruises sell very well, so your preferred cabins may sell out. Another possibility is that the cruise price may go up, which may make it more expensive to book the third cabin. I'd recommend booking now. You should get your deposit back if you have to cancel unless you book a non-refundable fare or wait until April, 2020 or later. 

So sorry the itinerary is changed. A storm is blowing in and is supposed to be bad Friday and Saturday. Nawiliwili is on the windward side of Kauai, so it tends to get a lot of rain anyway. Storms can cause significant flooding in that area. The area north of Hanalei is still closed from a storm 10 months ago. 

I'm on a March cruise to New Zealand and Australia. Prices are almost half of what they were when I booked. You have to be flexible with your destination and cruise line. 

I'm having the same issues using Chrome. I'm spending a lot less time on the site than I used to. It's just not user friendly. 

On the HAL deck plans, L category is categorized as standard, not large. 

Royal's cruise ticket contract says you're only allowed to bring on clothes and personal effects. I doubt they'd allow a hammock. 

"Each adult Passenger is permitted to carry onboard the Vessel or check-in only the wearing apparel and personal effects reasonably necessary for the cruise, including suitcases, trunks, valises, satchels, bags, hangers containing clothing, toiletries and similar items."

HAL has one leaving Oct 17 for 30 days. Cabins are still available. 

Sometimes they do overbook, but you won't be denied boarding. On my one and only Princess cruise, I booked an oceanview cabin and a couple of weeks before sailing, they called and wanted to move me to an inside with a 50% refund. I enquired about upgrades and there were none available. I took the downgrade. I've never heard of anyone being left at the dock. Unlike airlines where they offer money as you're sitting in the boarding area or on the plane, cruiselines are very good at making sure all available cabins are occupied, but not overbooked a few days before sailing. 

US Customs has been extraordinarily slow at YYZ for several months, not just during the government shutdown. It was nightmarish when I went through on a Sunday this past June. I arrived around 6:15 am. It took 2+ hours for security and US immigration. The line was hellish. I only saw 3 immigration officers. Our flight was held for 20-30 minutes because of all the passengers still in line. I've been through a different time since, on a weekday and my dd just went through on Christmas Eve, during the shutdown. Both times, we arrived around 5:15 am and had no problems. I recommend arriving at least 3 hours in advance.

July is the busiest month on Oahu. https://www.hawaii-guide.com/hawaii-tourism-statistics  The end of the month won't be as busy as the beginning of the month. There isn't much difference in visitors at tourist attractions such as Pearl Harbor on weekends vs weekdays. Aulani will be fully booked each day. 

September is low season in Hawaii. I wouldn't expect Waikiki to be crowded. 

The three main resort areas on Oahu are Waikiki, Ko Olina and Turtle Bay. Non-hotel accommodations outside these areas are likely to be illegal. I've stayed in all 3 locations and Turtle Bay was my favorite. It's the least crowded and is the least commercial/touristy. 

As you are over 21, she is good to go. She wouldn't be able to cruise if she weren't accompanied by someone over 21. She won't be able to drink on the cruise. She will be able to gamble.   https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/international-age-policy

It depends on what type of flowers. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/travelers-int/!ut/p/z1/04_iUlDg4tKPAFJABpSA0fpReYllmemJJZn5eYk5-hH6kVFm8T7-Js6GTsEGQNrVycDRNcjc19XV08jd10Q_HE1BmIcZUEFIaIifhaGTp6WRfhQx-g1wAEcD4vTjURCF33gvwhZE4VNi4GGAoQAzDAi5oiA3NDSiMtgz3VFREQBLWYvc/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2Faphis_content_library%2Fsa_resources%2Ftraveler%2Fhawaii%2Fhawaiian_products

If you want to see bears or salmon running, then August is the best time to go. Glaciers will be better earlier in the season. 

I like Merrell brand.  Anything with Vibram soles should be good. 

Immigration and cruise lines will want to see a letter (US likes it to be notarized) from the absent parent, giving permission for the trip. If there is no second parent or their whereabouts is unknown, you will need legal paperwork saying so, for example, documents giving full legal custody or a death certificate. Some countries like to see birth certificates of minors in addition to the passports. I wouldn't depend on the cruise line for advice about immigration, but certainly find out what Disney's requirements are. 

OP got an oceanview cabin, not a lanai cabin. HAL's description of  a lanai cabin is all about the sliding glass door. " Along with being spacious, what makes these staterooms unique is a sliding glass door that leads directly onto the walk-around Lower Promenade Deck for instant access to reserved deck chairs that make it easy to enjoy the gorgeous, panoramic views."  https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/ships/ms-amsterdam/the-lanai-a-unique-stateroom-experience-on-a-holland-america-line-cruise/

I do. I wish I could do land stays in many of the cities that I visit for a day or two. However, I was widowed in my early 40's and left with 3 little kids. The person who I would stroll through Rome or other interesting cities with is gone. Although I'm a pretty smart person, I don't have enough bandwidth in my brain to navigate my way through a new city and wrangle 3 kids. If the only choice I had was to do land trips with 3 kids or stay home, I would stay home. Even though the kids are no longer little, I wouldn't feel safe doing a land trip with the remaining one at home unless it was an escorted tour. So, I cruise and I take escorted tours off the ship. 

I had a European cruise booked in May, 2010. The volcanic eruption in Iceland shut down airspace starting in April. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallajökull_eruption  I was looking at transatlantic cruises to get to my destination. A lot of other people had the same idea and there were no cabins to be had. Luckily, my flight was booked for a time in between flight disruptions and we got to our departure port without incident.

I was talking to our Italian driver that we had booked at Rome about the disruption. He told me that he had driven people from Italy to Paris and another group back during the air traffic shutdown.

We were flexible. There were trains from our arrival city to the next ports. It's all part of the adventure. Our next cruise arrives less than 24 hours prior to our cruise from Auckland, so there really isn't an alternative should the plane break down. But if we're a day or two late, we can always catch up with the ship. 

One thing I'd like is some colorful luggage tags. 

I already bought myself a new iPad and AirPods for my next cruise.