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This is now a very different situation to before Covid Out attendant told us that he now has to handle all the luggage for the 15 staterooms that he has responsibility. So how difficult do you want to make his job. Also remember leave your stateroom in the morning is now 7.30AM . There are no longer enough crew to have the ship ready for early boarding. On our last cruise the ship did not start boarding until 11.45AM and guests with late check-in times were being told to go to the end of the line. If you are in a suite then board at any time. We were in a Sunset Verandah Suite were out attendant only had one suite. So many different stories - now it seems luck plays a part with embarkation and dis-embarkation experiences. You arrive early and board quickly or have to wait a long time and you could find your bags outside your stateroom in the morning.

We will be in a Sunset Sky Suite on Celebrity Solstice starting 19 October 2023. Both small and in our 70's and 80's and drink lots of water and some soda for a 15 day cruise maybe 100 bottle and cans. The distance from the lift to our suite is quiet considerable. After watching the Retreat video maybe Michael's Club could be renamed the Celebrity Bottle Mart . A revenue option for Celebrity could be renting drink trolleys to make it easier to take bottle and cans to our suite. Will now be taking our wine coolers with us. Is this now the way Celebrity treats elderly guests who pay thousands for a suite. Still unclear why room service not able to deliver complimentary drinks.

When you receive the 10% bonus via Cruise Excursions before boarding you are only able to cash out slot winnings. If you load $100 + $10 (bonus) you must continue to play until all the $110 has been used - any leftover amount will be lost . This may be what happened

If you load $100 of OBC - how do you know when you have bet 50% Are you able to accumulate the 50% with multi sessions

Just received email from Azamara for our 6th of February cruise From Sydney to Perth on the Quest Testing: To strive for a COVID-19 free environment, guests will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test upon embarkation. For this sailing, the COVID-19 test can either be: PCR: Test date no older than 48 hours prior to embarkation and must be demonstrated by showing a test result certificate issued by a medical practitioner; OR Antigen: Test date must be within 24 hours of embarkation and can be demonstrated by showing either the test strip itself, a test result certificate issued by a medical practitioner, or a picture taken of the test strip result with a date stamp. For Guests that cannot present a negative COVID-19 test upon embarkation testing is available in the terminal or on the boarding deck for $59 USD. Boarding will be denied to those guests who test positive or cannot provide a negative COVID-19 test. Cheers Peter

We will be on the Quest for the cruise starting 6th February Sydney to Perth We have done Singapore to Sydney on the Journey and the seas down the west coast of Australia were very very rough - were on the Celebrity Eclipse in December and seas were close to 4M the day before reaching Sydney . Sea conditions around Australia and New Zealand can be extremely rough. Have cruised 30 times with Azamara felt the review was well balanced, it seems some people only what to know the good. Maybe you should watch the review of what Celebrity has introduced from the 1st of January - link below Cheers Peter

The Covid testing requirements in Sydney are defined by the NSW Government I believe Perth will be the same as document states Eastern Seaboard and Western Australian Cruise Protocols We will have only a self administered Rat test result plus photo evidence (same as when we boarded the Celebrity Eclipse ) for Azamara Quest The documentation may not be clear but boarding Celebrity Eclipse in December was very straightforward as stated above

When boarding another line in Sydney the Australian official asked for 1) Proof of Vaccination 2) The actual negative RAT test (self administered) Also had photo showing the date and time, negative Rat test and photo ID But did not ask to see photo Cheers Peter, will be on the Azamara Quest on 6th of February

Have just completed our first Retreat sailing on the Eclipse She was in good overall condition - but was disappointed with Michael's Club Evening Canapes - nuts Small size Meet Senior Officers was crowded and noisy Many Officers were kneeling on the floor to communicate with seated guests Also Ensemble Lounge in need of refurbishment Several guests were expecting separate Sun Deck area Next sailing will be on the Solstice Which ships have been revolutionized Peter

Click "cabin pictures" on the right side the link below Find the cabin numbers for sunset cabins Each deck has pictures and videos for that deck only https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/deckbydeck.php?ship=Celebrity-Eclipse&deck=10 Peter

The link below is a good site for deck plans https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/deckbydeck.php?ship=Celebrity-Eclipse&deck=10 For pictures and videos select cabin pictures on the right If there are no pictures or videos for the cabin type you are looking for Change decks as the cabins are the same but on a different deck Peter

Thank you for all the valuable information Peter

Will be experiencing the Retreat for the first time on the 9th December on Eclipse have booked CS. Have read a number of post which have indicated that you are able to select from Blu and MDR menus on both M and S class. Due to food allergies the Luminae menu is sometimes limited. Have also read that the fish of the day and Salmon are always available. Asked the Retreat Suite Shoreside Concierge this question via email and received the following reply "Please be advised that as Luminae offers its own exclusive menu, we do not offer the menu selections from Blu or the Main Dining Room to be delivered in Luminae." Is this now the case, would we be able to dine at Blu or MDR (anytime selected) Are you able to make a reservation at these restaurants for date and time. Peter

How does promo work with slots.

Have that same problem, rang Celebrity and went to "problems with the Website" Was told to try another browser, log out for 10 minutes and clear cookies Absolute waste of time The only option is to make a booking while not logged in and file out all the information. Then edit the booking as most of the information also seems to be lost. Cheers, Peter