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The inaugural was originally late June but was pushed back once before. You would have thought guests on 2nd September would have been clear of problems

Yes we did this both for packages we bought and for promotions given and had our loyalty discount applied. No need to do this on Day 1 we only did it from a few days in

I hope they look after affected guests (as opposed to hangers on and influencers) better than they did with their even later cancellation of Explora 1 last year

Yes ours was a booking promotion package that we upgraded

They are building a strong new team

We fired the gun on Monday when we got notification. We are going to have to think tactically about flights but from the UK we’ve discovered flying east first even as far as Istanbul brings up good African prices

Some super itineraries and new ports being offered. They are online now (communications are also being sent out, they started with the highest loyalty group first then are moving down)

No soda is available its canned - usually Royal Club or equivalent. The ship also carbonates water but sadly I have an addiction for San Pellergrino, Perrier and Evian

I have just checked with work and they are investigating as the pop up blocker should be removing it

Well if anyone is looking at this from Cruise Critic please get rid ASAP. What else is this "intruder mining?? It is beyond a joke and is doing your site no favours. At least on other social sites where I share cruise information my viewing is not intruded on like this. Obviously someone is looking at these posts as mine was moved from one of the forums to this general site. But will anything be done about it??????????

I have a pop up blocker on my browser but it makes absolutely no difference. It is a very fierce blocker set up by a work client who is security paranoid

You overlook the fact that to get a decent sparkling water you have to have the Ultimate Package.

You can purchase just one drink no problem at all. Many do not take the packages and do just that!

Thanks - that is all a new selection other than the Pinotage. The new CEO said she was looking at the wines as a priority as she liked her red wines so maybe she has go ahead on this one

Not unique to this forum but there is a pop up from a UK agency coming up every time I open a new forum or thread on cruise critic. Not even my usual blocker seems able to squish it. Host Jazzbeau is this genuine or a hack because it’s an absolute turn off!

As the cruise was not being sold from Lanzarote -and I doubt 300 islanders would go on a cruise at once, can I assume you are surrounded by a number of influences and travel agents?

I am curious, did this itinerary have issues all the way from Miami or did new (additional) guests board somewhere along the line?

I have just looked- you covered so much about the West and the photos are gorgeous. Your assessment of Glasgow was spot on!

Ask to speak to the General Manager that who you need

So how did everyone get in ahead of you? Mind we’ve often been left with that time on Celebrity You can ask to speak to the manager in overall charge of the restaurants and they can usually sort something Alternatively the Emporium is not a Celebrity buffet it’s far far better Or for one night room service whilst getting yourself set up for tomorrow

Except you don’t get food and service of the quality of these two restaurants on Celebrity. I’d suggest do as they ask or consider dining at night in Emporium which is a class well above anything Celebrity can offer on demand Ok sounds like they are trying to manage some internal problems- you can fight against and be miserable or do as they suggest

With the exception of two days we always had freshly squeezed juice. The two days it was missing was due to supply issues which were addressed. People need to remember Explora is a new line, they will need a year to gather sufficient data to provision efficiently based on guest demographics and itinerary. Every line had occasional drop offs on provisions. I do not recognise the description of breakfast offerings - the beautiful baked onboard bread products shone out though it is recognised the breads are a European type selection which is to be expected on a European line.

I hope the sun shines for you in Edinburgh - our weather has been constant rain for almost a month but the scenery and buildings take on a beauty in the rain. Same applies throughout Scotland - no parched look this year rather lush and green

I think sharing in advance with the appropriate caveats is absolutely the right thing to do to help with planning. Azamara cruisers are a realistic lot. They understand about the port authorities. Not announcing is a “we know but we don’t trust you to know” attitude if that is the cruise lines reasons. Id rather the cruise lines shared with caveats their actual expectations rather than rely on people’s guesses on forums

Very very marginal