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You are 100% correct. Suite Guests can checkin at anytime. Just have them indiate they are Suite Guests and show boarding pass and you will be directed to the Retreat CheckIn area.
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Thanks for taking the time to to post your review. Really enjoyed your observations.
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Got up early and Le Bellot was approaching Milwaukee. We have a late checkout so later this morning we are going to walk down to the Pier and check out the layout of the land. So little information is provided by Ponant. We also have to track down and get a requested picture of "The Fonz".
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LOL --- No... but I use to have about 5 different colors. After my eye surgery I just have one pair now. The reason for so many was that as I got closer to surgery I had to get 5 new prescriptions in less than a year. Yesterday someone in the elevator said I should have put on my Purple shirt... We looked down and both Iain and I were in Purple. Definitely not planned but we often ask "What Color are you wearing today" so we don't look like the Bobsy' Twins.
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Difference - Ponant have Webcams on all their ships and Celebrity has removed all of theirs that use to be on their ships (10+ years ago). Checkin - Celebrity is very good with choosing a checkin time and ability to download Luggage Tags and Boarding Passes. Ponant on the other hand just told us to show up at a pier at 4:00 PM as oppose to getting on the ship starting at 11:00 AM for Celebrity + for Celebrity App - Celebrity's App has come a long way and while many complain it is pretty good and allows booking and viewing Menus. Ponant's App is pretty much stationary and has no live data or the ability to perform any function on it. + for Celebrity Excursions - Both Celebrity have the ability to book excursions in advance. Celebrity allows you to do this on their website and pay for the reservation. Ponant requires you to Call Reservations starting 30 days before the cruise. They put you on a list and tell you it will be confirmed and paid for aboard the ship. + for Celebrity
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We awoke to an dreary drizzly morning. Suppose to have some heavy rains around noon. Since we do not board until 4:00 PM the hotel was kind enough to give us a Late Checkout. Checked on the Ponant Site - Le Bellot Webcam - https://us.ponant.com/le-bellot and she was approaching earlier this morning. Many of you remember that Celebrity USED to have Bridge Cams on their ships.
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Iain pointed out a tour of the Grand Hotel. Hope it isn’t fully booked. May be interesting as it suppose to rain tomorrow.
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I haven’t but have been hearing good things about Viking.
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Celebrity Rotterdam Cruise Pier/Taxi Service
Jim_Iain replied to Sascol's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
We took the Subway - about a block closer to the terminal than the Tram - I think it is 1 to 2 stops away. One thing we found out was if you don't have a ticket you can just tap any chip card and it will charge your fare. From Central Station - Trains run to every 10 minutes to Schiphol and Amsterdam. The trains arrive right into the terminal and was very easy. Distance from the Cruise Terminal to the Tram or Subway is probably 2-3 blocks on well paved smooth sidewalks. -
Elizabeth - We had the same feeling. The city is really quiet today and wasn't sure if it was just Sunday or just a quiet city. The thing I notice more than anything is how clean the whole city is. Didn't see a scrap of trash on the streets or sidewalks. The other thing was the amount of art. They have a map to take the sculpture and art work of Milwaukee.