Hello everyone,
I have been reading these boards for a few weeks trying to decide whether to book a disney cruise or with another cruise line. Well, yesterday I booked my first cruise with DCL (and second cruise ever) and now have a thousand different questions.
It will be just my 8 year old son and myself (single mom) and we are doing a 7 day land and sea in May '07. We are also extending our land portion by arriving 3 days earlier.
The big question that I have right now (and the one that worries me the most) is that DCL informed my travel agent that since I am travelling alone with my son and we live in Canada, that I will need a notarized letter from my son's father acknowledging that I am taking him out of the country for our holiday. DCL stated this letter is required for immigration/customs purposes as their policies have become more strict with regards to single parents leaving Canada. My ex and I aren't exactly on good terms and I know that he will not write a letter for me (out of spite). I have a court order indicating that I have sole custody of my son, with my ex having visitation every second weekend. The court order states that I can take him out of the country for holidays/vacations as long as I provide written notice to my son's father 30 days prior to leaving. I do have a passport for my son, so that isn't an issue. My question is, if my ex won't give me a letter, will my court order be sufficient?
I took my son on a Celebrity cruise in December and was asked by immigration at the airport for a letter from my son's father. I presented them with my court order and they accepted that. Will DCL accept my court order instead of the letter?
Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Erin
I have been reading these boards for a few weeks trying to decide whether to book a disney cruise or with another cruise line. Well, yesterday I booked my first cruise with DCL (and second cruise ever) and now have a thousand different questions.
It will be just my 8 year old son and myself (single mom) and we are doing a 7 day land and sea in May '07. We are also extending our land portion by arriving 3 days earlier.
The big question that I have right now (and the one that worries me the most) is that DCL informed my travel agent that since I am travelling alone with my son and we live in Canada, that I will need a notarized letter from my son's father acknowledging that I am taking him out of the country for our holiday. DCL stated this letter is required for immigration/customs purposes as their policies have become more strict with regards to single parents leaving Canada. My ex and I aren't exactly on good terms and I know that he will not write a letter for me (out of spite). I have a court order indicating that I have sole custody of my son, with my ex having visitation every second weekend. The court order states that I can take him out of the country for holidays/vacations as long as I provide written notice to my son's father 30 days prior to leaving. I do have a passport for my son, so that isn't an issue. My question is, if my ex won't give me a letter, will my court order be sufficient?
I took my son on a Celebrity cruise in December and was asked by immigration at the airport for a letter from my son's father. I presented them with my court order and they accepted that. Will DCL accept my court order instead of the letter?
Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Erin