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My understanding is you can only bring one bottle on board per adult, which is free of corkage if consumed in your cabin.

Seems odd that there have been no live updates for a few days. I hope the OP and mother are OK!

According to our luggage labels for our Regal cruise in two weeks time it's $15 corkage where ever consumed on the ship for wines and champagne. The first bottle each per person is free obviously if consumed in your cabin.

Having met Mickey Arison at an AGM in 2009 I agree that CCL is unlikely to go under whilst he’s a major shareholder.

No golfer I know would putt over a large marker. The marked ball could be moved a putter width or two to get off the line of a putt. I do indeed use a poker chip sized marker and a much smaller flat marker if necessary. The medallion would become a replacement.

I’ll use mine as a ball marker when playing golf.

Have a great time in Rome and an enjoyable cruise with your Mum. I took my Mum on a Caribbean Christmas cruise back in 2001 whilst she was still active. Happy days! We'll be on Regal for a B2B commencing 9th July, so I will certainly be reading your LIVE review.

We will be aboard Regal from Civitavecchia to Barcelona (B2B) next month so Athens will be our mid point. If we decide to stay on board whilst docked at Athens do we still need a Covid test beforehand?

The Edge was brilliant, but I will never sail on Royal Caribbean again. I swing between Celebrity and Princess. Both have their positives and negatives, but both far superior to Royal Caribbean.

Is the filming of the "Love boat" themed TV show for couples still going ahead in July aboard Regal?

I wont miss the Elite stuff this summer. Not even bothered about the fridge drinks. The fact that we reached Elite was just because I prefer Princess over other cruise lines but I would never say I am loyal to Princess.

Has anyone ever asked for a kettle on sailings departing elsewhere than the UK?

I’d be more tempted to do a third Baltic cruise if St Petersburg was dropped. A night over in Stockholm is much more attractive.

The berth is near to thd Greek naval buildings not far from the harbour entrance. Given the size of Regal your taxi driver should see it quite easily .

We’ve always been South of the islands.

Wow! A formal night question that doesn’t get hijacked by people deriding the merits of formal attire.

Sorry. I assumed you had booked the Princess flight and cruise as a package through your TA. Unfortunately "Plane Sailing" will not apply, but I'm sure with a day in hand you will be OK for embarkation in Athens.

We are due to board Regal on 9th July flying in from Heathrow at 7 am that day. If the flight is delayed or cancelled I'm hoping/expecting Princess to get us on board as promised in their "Plane Sailing" holiday package protection scheme. The next port after Civitavecchia is Naples so I'll happily board the ship there in the event of a delay. I'm not going to worry about the "what if's". No point in getting stressed over something I have no control over.

We have always taken one US and one European plug adaptor. Never needed more!

We've always had Caribe deck cabins on the Grand class ships. For the price you can't beat them.

I'm hoping Peroni beer remains within the Princess plus package, but I fear it will go the same way as Celebrity and put in the Premier package!

We chose to sit at the bar on our last cruise last summer. It seemed totally normal and even got busy when the shows ended. Just the bartenders wearing masks, and no reports of Covid on board either.

I too think it's not a premium line. Certainly better than P&O or Royal Caribbean and on par with Celebrity.

Hi Villauk, thanks for remembering her. No, she isn't. Her last contract was opening Celebrity Edge. That really took a lot out of her. The passenger reviews for the new ship were brutal, and the constant pressure from HO management made life on the ship unbearable.

Never packed one pre Covid but I will now consider taking a handkerchief.