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I get it. Heck, I've even seen some that make it seem like I'll be second class by being in a Sky Suite. I'm just going to have fun and live my best life in that Sky Suite in February!

When I sailed on Edge in Feb 2020 I was in a "lowly" single stateroom with IV and never felt "less than" anyone on board. As has been pointed out, many of the "LIVE FROM..." posts are suite guests, and I would guess that a lot of that may be that it includes the premium internet so it's easier to do that.

I upgraded from a solo IV to a Sky Suite on Apex in February for just about $800! I couldn't have done a move-up bid for that little!!

Great, thanks! Yeah, I've done the cancel and rebook at the cheaper price before - I'll definitely keep an eye out!

This should be obvious, but I've learned that should be and what is can be different. I've booked 2 excursions for my upcoming Apex cruise using OBC. I was looking to see if any others have been added and noticed that the prices have gone UP on the 2 that I booked. I'm locked in at the price I booked them at as long as I don't cancel them, correct? Or will I end up charged for the difference in price once on board?

Or Olympic-caliber synchronized swimmers!!

Or download an app like DuoLingo and learn a little bit before the cruise since you (the OP) have until August. Even being able to greet someone in a ship or restaurant and say a couple of phrases - rather than just expecting the world to speak English - shows that you're trying and will make them much more likely to ask if English is better for you.

Isn't that everyone in suites now? I thought the Premium Beverage Package is included with Suite booking.

Thank you!

Fabulous! Thank you!!

I just bumped up to a Sky Suite on my February Apex cruise thanks to the no-single-supplement promotion - figured YOLO, might as well go for it! Regarding the water and soda in the fridge - is that something that I could express in advance or would it be better expressed on embarkation day? I'd love it to be stocked with water and Diet Coke in it? It's just me, so I doubt that I'd need it restocked if that was a problem; but it would be nice to have it to begin with if possible. If it's not possible, I can certainly do the water myself - I usually ask for a bottle of water every time I get a drink - but is there somewhere you can ask for cans of soda?

Pretty sure it originated with surfers to prevent a rash on their body from the board or the sand if they wiped out.

Woohoo!! My TA is bumping me up to a Sky Suite!! It's just $800 more than my Single IV with the Indulge package - no brainer there!!!! It'll be my first suite experience!!

Honestly I'd go with the rash guard. When I was on an excursion in Cozumel in Feb 2020, we were going to an EcoPark and it clearly said on the excursion description "Biodegradable Sunscreen Only". I'd put mine on in my cabin before heading to the excursion, and put the bottle in my bag. Got to the meeting point, and the guides had us put ALL of our sunscreen in a basket and we only got it at the end of the excursion. They didn't care if it was biodegradable - ALL sunscreen had to go in the basket. And yes, they did a bag check after to make sure no one was hiding any. I didn't get AS burned since I'd put it on in my cabin, but I could have used a reapply after the snorkel portion. So just be aware that they may take the sunscreen for the excursion duration anyway. (And from what I understand, at any of the dolphin excursions you have to shower before getting in with them, so anything you'd put on would be washed off.)

@mahdnc So if it says "100%" in the single supplement column, it should be included? I looked at mine online - just the Celebrity website - and it did show the 60% off which is the current advertised promotion. If my TA goes through the site you listed (I assume a TA site) it should drop it to 100%?

Actually it's folks who go anywhere outside their home, even when masked. I got COVID after flying back to NYC after being home for Christmas. I had a KN95 mask on the entire time. The flight was the only place besides my parents' house - where everyone was negative - I would have been exposed. Wore the mask. Still got it.

Thanks! I'll shoot my TA an email.

I just looked at mine and it looks like I could bump up to a Sky Suite (and stay within what I'm comfortable with budget-wise)!! Does it apply to new bookings only though? Or should my TA be able to apply it to my booking?

I just can't get the premise behind that elephant. Edge has the beautiful butterfly and Apex has the heart hands and Beyond has...the elephant. Don't get me wrong - I love elephants. But not on cruise ships!!

Gotcha. I missed that. Well, if they DO test and it's positive, they should let Celebrity know. People not notifying is how it spread on some ships early on before the shutdown - they thought they were clean, but servers came down with it (and had spread it to their guests, etc.) because someone they had served the cruise before tested positive the day after the cruise but didn't bother to let the cruiseline know. Her friend posted on another forum the following week "Do you think we should let them know?"

Actually I *would* let Celebrity know. While they likely wouldn't try to contact others from activities, etc., they would need to know because of the crew you had most interaction with - your stateroom host and your servers. They would want to increase testing - and potentially isolate them - for the stateroom host(s) and servers since those crew members would have had the most contact to do their best to prevent the crew members exposing cruisers. At least that (I know from personal experience - someone I was with tested positive and our servers got increased testing) is what is done on another cruise line. I'd *hope* they would all be as proactive.

AND hope that no one is playing pranks and moving magnets. I've seen that happen before too. Much better to just take a picture of the cabin number for reference.

No, you have to WATCH by the 18th. The points don't post until the 24th.