Swordfish1949

Love your pics and comments...we're heading there in August.

8 hours ago, tyr00000ne said:

Just get to the end of booking, then click on the celebrity logo on the top left of the page. It will ask if you want a courtesy hold or if you want to exit the page. I think they hide this option so people don't abuse it.

tyr0000ne - many thanks for this tip....

8 hours ago, VitaminSea53 said:

Unfortunately they have raised their annual fee to $550 which is pretty steep even with the $300 travel credit. 

Yes, Chase raised the fee, but the difference is likely made up on the savings from not needing to  buy travel insurance. 

For us, that and the travel credit make it worth while.

I tell myself that age is just a state of mind.....however occasionally my body tells me something a bit different.

Aging beats not aging!

13 minutes ago, Wine-O said:

I'm sure you meant Deck  9.  🍷

You are correct ...sorry

We were in a CS on deck 10 on Millennium going through the Panama Canal a few years ago...never had an issue...we actually liked the overhang as we were protected from rain storms.

Absolutely - the folks in Luminae dealt with our group that went from 4 to 14 people at dinner, depending on the night.

Always accommodating ! 

4 hours ago, DrKoob said:

Your speed will depend on where you are sailing and which package you buy from X.

 

We were in the Caribbean in October and had great internet but when we were in Iceland in June, it was horrid. Not worth logging on. It's all about satellite positioning. So the closer your cruise is to the equator, the better you will do. 

 

X has two packages you can buy. One is for streaming and one for e-mail and simple web surfing. Guess which one costs more?😃 

 

As to using your phone in ports, the best advice I can give you is check with your cell carrier. Each one has different rules. For instance, we have T-Mobile and we have free data and 25¢ a minute phone calls in all but six countries in the world (and those are places we would never go like Yemen) so we never worry about it. We used to have AT&T and they would charge us for every country or require that we buy their international plan for a limited amount of bandwidth. 

 

Both previous posters are correct. When on the ship, put your phone on airplane mode and then turn WiFi back on (if you have a package). 

 

Jim

That's great information - I wasn't aware of the issue with satellite positioning. Thanks very much

Noooo way! I'd much rather our butler restock the frig with our favorite beverages and leave our clothes to us.

Following your trip - we're on Summit in August. Safe travels.

Loved the video...thanks for posting.

Great review folks....many thanks

From past experience, the pickings may be slim - I believe that you will have access to ESPN and ESPN2. 

We tried streaming in past cruises, but with little luck. Good luck!

Thanks for the review - really well done. We're on the Summit in August- can't wait!

A quick check bring the following:

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=3441

On 1/4/2020 at 10:21 PM, SunsetPoint said:

Yes, we're booked on "The Great Frontier Expedition Cruisetour 8B," which is the southbound adventure that includes six days of land tour beginning on Aug 7 in Fairbanks, working our way down to Seward where the cruise begins on Aug 13.  We picked this one because it has three rail legs, and because hubby wants to tour first and cruise second.  I may not be able to answer many questions though... we've been to Alaska twice previously on another cruise line, but they were both 7-day cruises with no land tour.

Sunset Point - hope you'll do a review of your trip. We're in the talking stages on the same itinerary for 2021. Travel safely and thanks.

Supply & Demand is definitely in play. We booked Aug-2020 Canada/Greenland/Iceland/Ireland  in a Celebrity Suite 13 months ago. Looking today, that a CS is available but for over $16000 more!

I guess booking well in advance pays dividends.

Beejay219 - thanks for the review - we may try it in April.

Thanks for the review - I've often wondered about MSC and your review helped fill in the details. Just curious - while I know it was too cold to use your balcony often, can you give me an idea as to its size? Many thanks....

We usually book directly with Celebrity and then transfer to our TA. Often times cabin selection is far better with Celebrity and this way we still get the benefits our TA brings.  

We've never had a problem with customizing the selections in the refrigerators or getting unopened beverages.

Turtles06 - what an awesome review. We did the same itinerary in 2015 sailing with my sister. She has since passed, and your review brought back many very fond memories. Many thanks.

Awesome blog......and congratulations on your 100th cruise.

On 12/30/2019 at 9:36 AM, TeeRick said:

We cruise mostly Celebrity and sometimes RC.   Earlier with our kids it was RC only 7-day Caribbean. Now as early retirees, we come back to Celebrity for all of the reasons mentioned by Spif and for the more interesting, longer, more global itineraries with an excellent suite experience and quieter atmosphere than RC.  The Celebrity ships are well maintained overall and the service is generally excellent.

Just echoing TeeRick's comments - we keep coming back to Celebrity for longer itineraries to places we have never been before, That and the suite experience (albeit at higher prices these days), have kept our loyalty over the years.

Congrats!