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31 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

*Monday August 15th. Fiskardo is a small village so if you go there you can easily explore it all in 1 hour. It is a very picturesque fishing village with many tavernas famous for their local cuisine. Usually yachts go there so note that the prices will be similar to Mykonos. On your way to Fiskardo you could also stop to Assos Village or even visit the famous Myrtos beach (voted many times as the best greek beach).

Thank you!   And yes - Monday!

On 5/13/2022 at 3:27 PM, SummmerInKefalonia said:

How many people you will be? You can hire a taxi if you find more people and trust me you will enjoy it more since Kefalonia is a big island with many landmarks to see! Othwerise if you want just to relax try a beach excursion.

We are also exploring options for Kefalonia.  Stopping there on Sunday, August 15, on the Celebrity Beyond.  We are thinking of hiring a taxi to take us to Fiskardo to do some trail hiking and get lunch maybe.  Any good suggestions for Fiskardo that we shouldn't miss?  Thanks.

Dear Valued Guest:

It’s the official start to summer and we’re entirely focused on providing the best, much-needed vacations at sea.
We want to ensure that you are able to join us, traveling when you are ready and able to.
That’s why we are so pleased to share with you that, as of today, we are removing redemption and sail-by date parameters from your Future Cruise Credits!
Here are some additional details:
The portion of the FCC value that represents 100% of the cruise fare paid on your original reservation will no longer expire.
The incremental 25% bonus value that was provided will expire on the original expiration date or on 12/31/22, whichever is later.
FCCs remain combinable.
We’ll keep your expiration date in the system as-is, so you know when to use your bonus. Then the day after your current expiration date passes, your credit will be updated to reflect the new value and the never-expiring extension. Your FCCs will be automatically updated to reflect these new terms.
It is our sincere hope that this adjustment provides you full flexibility to book your next Celebrity cruise vacation and from a wider selection of sailings.
Should you have any questions, please reach out to us here.
This is just one of many ways we are focused on delivering the best experience for you and we can’t wait to welcome you aboard!

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Call them.  I got a similar message on a recently booked cruise.  It was just the pricing of all the included perks.  I was told the online system takes a little while to catch up and to show the offset credit to those charges.  A few days later the price was back to what my booking confirm showed. But I called when I saw that message.  

We have been assigned the 6pm traditional dining and are waitlisted for anytime dining.  I'm hoping that the MaitreD can switch us once on board the ship if we don't clear the waitlist prior.  

All the more reason to bring your own eMed tests with you to Italy and self test the day before debarkation.  That way if you test positive you can make your own arrangements on how and where you will quarantine until you test negative to go home.  There is no way I’m turning control of my fate over to the Italian government.  

We’re waitlisted for anytime dining on our upcoming August 8 cruise on the Beyond.  Currently assigned to Select Early Dining.  If we don’t clear the waitlist prior to departure have others had any luck changing it with the MaitreD once on board?   Thanks. 

4 hours ago, milkman55 said:

We were on the Apex April 30 TA and saw people dropping like flies with Covid.  I think they announced 61 at one time, but I am sure it was much higher.  Never saw anyone with a deck 6 room key so that was the “Covid” deck.

 

Celebrity had the Infinity anchored off of Ft Lauderdale and dropping off Covid crew on their way into port.  We heard they dropped off about 60 crew from the Apex heading into port before the April 30 TA.  It’s hilarious that Infinity shows as “Green” status on the CDC dashboard when it is the hospital ship and not in service.  ALL Celebrity and RCL ships are now Orange (3%+ Covid) on the CDC list.

 

We were not rolling the dice on a Covid test and had no symptoms, so we didn’t test at all, flew to Toronto on Air Canada, drove across the border at Buffalo and flew home.  Canada has no pre-flight testing if you are fully vaccinated, but interestingly they require a mask on all flights and in the airports.

 

The other benefit is the Air Canada flight was barely 1/2 full and $1,000 cheaper than our AA flight for the two of us.  We had nobody else in our aisle of the plane.

 

We will not be taking anymore overseas cruises until the US lifts the pre-flight testing for fully vaccinated.  The sooner we realize Covid is another viral illness like the flu and get on with life, we would all benefit.  The  Norovirus has worse systems than Covid if you are fully vaccinated (unless you are immune compromised).

 

This was our first cruise post pandemic and will be the last until things get better.  Too many places we can travel in the US in our RV to worry about others having control over your life like we have read in this thread.

Milkman55 - Did you book your flights to Canada last minute and just not use your original flights?

Does anyone know if you can split the final payment due on 2 different credit cards online?  I know you can over the phone.  Thanks.  

Does anyone know if you can do the eMed test using the ships premium stream wi-fi for testing for return to the US from cruise disembarking in Rome?  Is the stream service fast enough to perform the test?  Don't really want to have to perform the test at the airport that morning.  Thanks.

On 5/3/2022 at 3:09 AM, FionaMG said:

 

I used them several years ago (so pre-covid) and they were fine.

I would have used them this time too for our upcoming cruise but, unlike the last time I used them, when you could pay the driver, they currently want payment up-front and there is a deadline for cancellation  (a week in advance, if I remember rightly), and given the uncertainty of travel at the present time I didn't want to do that. I opted for a different company that lets you pay the driver on the day.

FionaMG - who did you book with?  Thanks.

We are also on the Reflection now (January 12 sailing).  Hotel Director is John Flynn.  He is out and about always and interacting with guests frequently. Definitely aiming to please.  Cruise Director is Steve Gayda.  Head of Food and Beverage is Orlando Rosa.  Star of the week is Captain Nick.  He is out and about all the time. Provides regular updates.  Always engaging with passengers.  Always asking what they can do for people.  I’ve never had a captain that’s been so out front with all the passengers.  As of his announcement yesterday morning there were no Covid positive passengers on the ship so far this week.  And todays the last day so I’d say a very successful week!

I suspect masks will be required for a while.  Don’t fight it.  It’s for the best.  Can’t get on cruise critic with just the surf internet.  Needed the stream. 

We boarded the Reflection yesterday.  We have 816 passengers on board according to the hotel director.  The ship feels like a ghost town.  Fixed late dining switched to open select dining.  No reservations needed.  

We board tomorrow.  A lot of anxiety but looking forward to cruising again.  Hoping there are "calm" seas ahead.

How's everything on the Reflection 1/2/22 sailing now that you've been on for a few days???

I’m boarding the Reflection on January 12.  Would love to know the current sailings occupancy and what the reports were when you got on about the covid positivity rate on the cruise that just ended on January 2. 

Do you need to make an appointment with eMed for the Celebrity ordered at home test kits?  Or do you just create an account and log in at anytime?  Is it available 24/7?  Thanks.

Is there only one show at night at 9:15pm?  Would make it hard for someone at late seating in the main dining room to ever see one of the production shows.

If you have a cruise booked and download he celebrity app, all the menus and pricing of the specialty restaurants is on the app! 

It’s now gone to Code Yellow.  CDC investigating. 

I got the email about the switch from 90 days to 60 days and my online reservation was updated to reflect that change.  However after seeing this post, I checked my reservation today and the payment due date was changed back to the 90 day date (which was over a week ago).  Celebrity has not sent out a final payment request and my reservation looks intact so I'm thinking the online reservation due date is wrong and just a system glitch?  I'll call today to see what I can find out.

Thank you for sharing this!

3 hours ago, jelayne said:

Did you cancel and rebook your cruise ? or did Celebrity Air rebook just your flights?  They were very firm that they could not apply the lower air fare to any cruise that was booked prior today.

No.  I only dealt with Celebrity Air and they rebooked our flights.  Cruise booking wasn’t touched.  

That’s exactly what we did.  There are 10 of us traveling on Celebrity Air in January. So we haven’t paid for the flights yet.  We called Celebrity and the agent was very helpful in canceling and rebooking our exact same flights (including our original seat assignments) for the lower fare showing online now.