u/ijustwantdonutsok

I just got back home from a cruise, and my parents have been telling me how much they want to go on one. I've never gone on a Celebrity cruise nor has anyone in my family, so I'm hoping to get a feel for whether a particular trip I'm seeing is a good deal/idea.

September 2026, 6 nights on Celebrity Summit from Vancouver to LA with one stop in San Francisco. Per person: about $550 for inside cabin, $680 for veranda, $919 for Aqua which I've heard is worth it for dining but need to look into that a bit more (input is appreciated!)

It seems a bit cheaper than the other options I'm seeing, but I have two main concerns: length of the cruise for people that age who don't sail much and the ship class since I see people saying to book edge-class ships.

I'd love any thoughts, and if it isn't a good idea, I don't have any issue with checking the site occasionally for better options down the line

I have GE but realized one of my credit cards has an unused TTP credit that I figured I could use to transition to NEXUS. My question: is this worth the hassle?

I only just recently came back from my first trip to Canada, and as far as I understand, this would only help me when entering Canada. How much of a benefit is this exactly? I entered by sea, so unfortunately, I wasn't able to experience that part of the airport customs process

I figure that I'll have a good amount of time to finish the NEXUS interview process so I could just do it during my next natural trip to Canada without it being any "extra" effort.

If I'm mistaken about something or if there's a reason I didn't consider that would make this process not worth the effort, please let me know!

Info: I live in California, not near any of the border interview sites so everything would be done at the airport(s)