Nyhawkeye

Did one on RCL years ago and by the end of the cruise they had already started taking apart railings, moving furniture around, etc.... Won't do one again.

Yes, I was also a bit concerned that it might mess things up since I had received a cancellation notice but worked fine and I avoided the long wait on hold.....

I had this happen recently and just went ahead and canceled the excursion on line so that the cruise planner would let me book a replacement. I had paid with OBC and was refunded immediately even though the email said the refund would take 30 days, I was then able to book a replacement that happened to be on sale.

We went to the fjords the first week of May and had a great cruise. We were a few weeks early for the full thaw of the waterfalls but they were still great. We took a full day train from Flam and had some heavy snow at times but it was beautiful. Did a whole day of hiking in Bergen with heavy rain - a bit crazy at the time but a great memory.

Yes - I hope they can make the process easier considering the issues it can cause if done incorrectly. I was worried after submitting that ours would be denied due to lack of seaport address. Glad it went through but lack of clear direction is frustrating. (never had a good breastroke so I guess that makes me FLYswimmer)

Received our evisas back - we used "Celebrity Solstice Cruise Ship" as our local address and selected the correct province. Everything went through fine. One interesting thing is that our evisa does not list the port of entry. It looks like they have simplified the evisa some compared to samples I have found on line.

I watch the routing map channel each night before bed to see where we are located. One morning they had a contest to see who could guess how far we had traveled so far on the cruise. I think I was within 10 miles - won a deck of Celebrity cards!

Sorry - didn't read correctly. Not sure on FCC....others will have to respond.

I normally go to "Plan my cruise" for the cruise I am interested in and verify that I see the correct amount of onboard credit listed at the top of the page. Usually shows up pretty quickly after booking.

The e-visa seems to be the easiest approach if you are eligible. This is the link - https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt

Take a look at this post - most recent information I have seen.

I have a one year future booking as well and have noticed that X has gotten much more aggressive in trying to get these converted into a real booking. I am sure it is a push for revenue. I am just ignoring the calls, emails, etc....until I am ready to book.

Sounds like a new cruise terminal in the works for Canaveral - just hoping it is Celebrity!

As far as the airlines, the main driver for eliminating change fees was the decline in business travel during COVID. Business travel continues to be below pre-COVID levels so there is not as much need for price segmentation between leisure (change fees) and business (flexible) travel. Moving forward we will probably see a growing price difference between "Economy" (change fees) fares and "Main Cabin" (no change fees) fares. If the airlines continue to recover it will cost more and more to buy a Main Cabin fare with no change fees. I personally feel that given the poor state of Celebrity's IT system that they just want to get away from FCC management as soon as possible. The airlines struggled a bit in the beginning but now have pretty decent IT solutions for managing credits for future bookings. Celebrity can also continue to tweak the premiums required for refundable deposits as needed based on business performance.

I think what you may be missing is that others may have a different set of criteria for a good dining experience. I agree that the people, food, and service are important but for me the environment is also important - is it quiet or noisy, well lit or romantic lighting, and yes, is it a formal or informal setting. I don't think it is so much a matter of getting your money's worth but whether the experience meets the expectations. Celebrity needs to clearly communicate what the dress code is and then enforce it. If they want to get rid of the dress code fine, then we can all make our own decisions.