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We always travel with refillable bottles and find the water on the ship very nice. You can bring your water on board if you want. You can bring 2 bottles of wine on embarkation day to consume in your room, ask your room steward for wine glasses. We are not real drinkers so pay as we go for speciality coffees and an occasional beverage.

We have sailed at that time of year and did not need any more than a light jacket if we wanted to spend time at night outdoors - more windy than cold. For us the sail was very smooth and we wore clothes we would in spring/summer weather - shorts, capris, dresses. As always consider if you are cool inside the ship, that may warrant longer sleeves for some people.

For the Mexican Rivera offer - the fare is $1/pp Cruise Only, then pay taxes and port fees.

This cabanas are along the walkway across from the Magic Carpet, a rather busy route to the Mast Grill and Solarium. I did see folks being served drinks, blankets, etc but usually they were empty. I believe there is a more complete description of what is included in the plan my trip section of the website. Magic Carpet was used as a bar area when weather permitted on our cruise, not sure if you can order food but never saw it set up as a dining venue.

San Juan is so easy to explore on your own. The dock is right in Old Town, exit the port and walk dead ahead toward the fort up on the hill (and if you have a US NPS card, use it for entry). Explore on your own, then continue along the coast, past the beautiful cemetery and on up to the larger fort. Finally wander the colorful streets and follow a local group to a family run eatery.

Cruise dependent - 12 night Iceland and Ireland it was probably retirement age on average. The following cruise 7 night Norway, many families and very international crowd and much younger.

Deck 11 cabins on Constellation were lovely and did not hear anything from the Basketball court or movie. On Millenium in Alaska we were in Aqua under the pool deck but did not hear any noise. Also had the big overhang which I liked as I could stay out if it was misty or raining.

Not on E class ships.

I understand - just off B2B on Apex and they sure are proud of that spa area. But I had a less than stellar experience. Sent a message and a spa robe (skimpy IMO) and told to come to the spa in that as the changing area was not available to use. Then told no use of facilities as part of the treatment cost. Then taken to the relaxation room which was so small I had to stand until someone left. Great therapist but the rest of the experience was what I expect at my local day spa, not a high end spa. The lack of access for Elites has been in place since the launch of E class but I think it stinks.

Just back from B2B - Iceland, Ireland, Norway on Celebrity. Absolutely brilliant countries and each was different. Also, boarding in Amsterdam was amazing - walk from hotel, on board in less than 15". And use some time to visit a new city prior to embarkation.

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Loved our sailing on the Constellation. But the spa is not particularly appealing (we were Aqua so used it nearly daily) - it is interior with no natural light. There is a long heated tile bench but not individual loungers. Not sure if you can wait until you board before deciding. Caveat - I was trying to use the sauna daily for health reasons so did enjoy that.

It is not far, a taxi worked great.

Never saw next to Raw on Five on our sailing in August. I am not sure it would be a great setting with the wind as we sailed. As well it would interfere with the beautiful sunset we watched while eating dinner there.

We discovered that even with reservations it was still first come with no line for those with reservations, and the first night was a bit of a mess with very crowded lobby. After that we cancelled all our reservations and went at about 7:15 and always got seated quickly as folks were leaving for the 7:30 show.

Just finished 21 days with carry on only - love my knit pants, capris, dresses and tops because no wrinkle issues.

Our bag was in the dresser when we boarded the Apex.

Just a suggestion - the water from the tap is better than the bottled so bring a refillable water bottle (my favorite is stainless steel to keep things cooler). I fill it from my room tap and then add ice if desired.

Another way is to touch the right hand symbol at the top of the page (next to the calendar symbol) and you have the option to select another sailing.

Location is the only difference.

Celebrity is sailing the Solstice out of San Pedro.

Our 12 night had just two.

Good luck finding your booking. We just returned from the Apex Iceland/Ireland out of Amsterdam and it was excellent. You mention a little child and I wonder if that will be the best trip for a wee one. The tours to see the sites which is why you want to visit Iceland were each 8 hours long. Also the weather was bitter Cold, windy and rainy one of our days - not great with a child.

We just went to the Casino cashier window and they gave us the certificates.

For us itinerary trumps ship - we sailed Constellation in January which has been panned but had a great B2B itinerary. Had a great time though we were in a renovated cabin, and the public rooms were all lovely and freshly done.