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Go for it. My husband reluctantly got one too after too many infections caused by dry eye. He has surprised himself and finds it very relaxing as well.

Thank you for your optimistic solution 😄 Yes i will have to revert to "old school" if necessary. Shame as these things are brilliant and maintain the same low level temperature for the duration with great results.

Thanks Markb. Yes I saw that wording which is what made me ask to clarify if anyone had exprienced an exception to it. I will take it in my hand luggage and see what they say. It generates very low heat and only for the 10 minutes it is in use. Thank you for replying.

Yes. I use it to manage a medical condition. I can't believe they let me take my hair straighteners on but not these.

So if I tried to board with them would they be taken off me?

Does anyone know if Electric Heated Eye Pads for dry eyes are allowed on board? I use these every day to manage my condition. Thank you.

Thanks for reply Harrisonkid, That sounds like a completely normal / rational reply in this uncertain world we live in. Lets hope you have the happiest anniversary, and hopefully on board. Thank you. My question was really aimed at other posters. I really don't understand why people feel the need to share their stress in this unsubstantiated way. We obviously want the best and most wonderful experiences, however, no matter how much we pay for it, stuff happens. All the time. And most of the people on here are experienced cruisers and know that. So let us deal with the facts. Until we know any different. Let's not speculate in an already uncertain and scary world. Let's not cause undue worry for other passengers. Celebrity are a business. Fact. They want our money. Fact. They are going to try and keep Customers. Fact. We have choices. Fact. They don't make us book a cruise with them. Fact. So please can we stop speculating until Celebrity announce any cruise-crushing facts. In which case it will be highly disappointing and really annoying, but at least we wont be stuck in a war-torn part of the world with no hope of ever going on a lovely cruise. Let's get real.

If you are so sure something is up with the ship why don't you cancel or re-arrange. Would save you a whole lot of stress etc?

It appears that continuing to speculate is a waste of time and energy as it seems clear that noone really knows the facts for the itinerary changes, except Celebrity of course. I get the impression that they are not going to respond to this thread, so Customers will just have to wait and see. If it is overly worrying to people to do this they are entitled to cancel or move their cruise and plan something more definite. Nothing in life is certain (except the obvious).

Thank you for such a positive post. Great to read.

Thanks chengkp75 It is really interesting to understand this and thank you for the clarification on hours vs miles. I will speak to my TA tomorrow. We do not have to pay the full balance for another few months so will watch with interest to see if Celebrity are not disclosing a bigger issue, as suspected by the more experienced cruising community, or not. I am hoping not. I just want to look forward to a nice holiday

Thanks PinkT, Do you know if the routine engine maintenance just occurred during your cruise or for the whole cruising season as implied by the number of Celebrity cruises affected by sailing speeds this year? Is the description of "routine engine maintenance" transparent enough for the cruisers out there or would it cause more speculation? At what level of technical detail would the speculation stop? Or would that explanation just make Customers less confident as NMTraveller implies (if I have read his reply correctly). To me cruise ships must be permanently having ongoing maintenance going on as a result of the 10's of thousands of miles they must sail each year with B2B itineraries, so isn't this just business as usual? Or is this a unique situation?

Thankyou Chengkp75. That is my experience so I do not understand why so many people deem Celebrity as not being transparent and being secretive in this instance. Maybe people have had bad experiences with Celebrity that I am not aware of and there is a mistrust issue based on that which is understandable. If that is the case why would people book with them. I am not trying to be difficult - I am trying to understand if there is a genuine reason to be concerned about having booked this cruise. I will contact my TA tomorrow.

I understand your concerns/frustration Tommy921 regarding your Norwegian cruise. And am sorry your wife has had medical issues. I have had a dreadful 4 years caring for a mother with Alzheimersand a F-I-L dying of cancer, so booking this cruise was seen as a ray of light for me, only now to be dashed that it may not happen. My genuine question still remains regarding what is the norm for Cruise lines? Are they usually far more explicit in terms of technical issues and detailed reasons for changes? I would be grateful if someone could respond to this as it may put this all more into perspective for me. Thank you.

Thanks BigAl94, As I explained initially I am an amateur cruiser and I didn't realise that Customers are supposed to be informed on all the technicalities and issues a ship may or may not have. Is this Cruise line-specific? How much detail do they usually give when there are changes to itineraries? Good job we don't have this detailed information on airlines, trains and all other modes of transport otherwise we wouldn't travel anywhere. Once again my point is that the speculation causes unnecessary alarm. And the problem with speculation is that many people treat it as fact and then take unnecessary action. It's just an observation coming to this forum afresh after a long break.