Please join me on this incredible 12 Night Mediterranean Cruise on the Celebrity Equinox sailing from Barcelona Spain - Oct 8 - 20, 2013.

All visitors to Cuba must have medical insurance to enter the country from May 1. This travel insurance must cover medical expenses with coverage in Cuba. The insurance policy should be purchased in the traveller’s home country but tourists arriving without proper coverage will be required to purchase an appropriate policy from a Cuban insurance company at the airport, port or marina where they arrive. Travel assistance services in Cuba are provided by Asistur S.A, available 24 hours all year round. All travellers shall present an insurance policy, certificate or traveling assistance card valid for the time they will stay in Cuba. Here is the list of approved Canadian insurance providers as of April 2: ACM ASSURED ASSISTANCE (e.g. RBC) CANASSISTANCE DESJARDINS (SIGMA-ASSISTEL) FOX FLIGHT GLOBAL EXCEL HEALTH INSURANCE DIVISION ICMS-WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSIST (TORONTO) JOHN INGLE INSURANCE KEEWATIN AIR MAGNUS POIRIER MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION RBC INSURANCE

RBC insurance gives you piece of mind while traveling. Most credit cards do not cover you for unforeseen problems during your travels. http://www.rbcinsurance.com/travel

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It can be either a detailed birth certificate issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial vital statistics agency that indicates the name of the parent(s) or a court-issued adoption order indicating the name of the adoptive parent(s). A foreign birth certificate that indicates the name of the parent(s) is also accepted as proof of parentage. The only exceptions to the new rules will require all of the following conditions: • A Canadian passport has previously been issued to the child in his or her name; • The previously issued passport is still valid or expired for less than one year; and, •The previously issued passport is submitted with the new application. All other standard requirements, such as submitting proof of Canadian citizenship, continue to apply. All legal documents that refer to custody of, mobility of, or access to the child (including but not limited to separation agreements) must be provided when applying. If a divorce has been granted, a copy of the divorce judgment or order must also be provided to Passport Canada or any of its representatives that accept passport applications in Canada or abroad. Legal guardians must provide proof of legal guardianship when submitting a passport application on behalf of a child. Passport Canada is advising of this change in advance to give parents and legal guardians time to collect the necessary documentation prior to submitting a passport application for their child. Required documentation is available at provincial service outlets. These new requirements apply only to the Canadian passport program. This policy does not invalidate other birth documents that may be accepted for other purposes. Passport Canada worked with the provinces and territories to implement these new requirements. We will continue to work with our partners to ensure the new proof of parentage requirement is implemented as smoothly as possible. For more details, refer to http://www.ppt.gc.ca/articles/20120720.aspx?lang=eng