Jim_Iain

Hoping no damage. A Princess ship hit the dock in San Francisco last week and the cruise was delayed 4 days while damage was repaired. Those sudden micro bursts are not uncommon in the Med. We were on Edge a couple years ago and a wind Blast hit us just was we were leaving Livorno. Things went flying and a Star Code issued. About 25% of the ceiling panels adjacent to where the park Magic Carpet were ripped away and were danging. It took almost 10 days of the TA Crossing for them to be repaired and replaced.

I know from a lot of experience on 8 different ships that the sweet spot on maximum you can withdrawal at one time is $300. When I've done this unless I Gamble X amount an auto lock goes on my seapass but was able to do another $300 on Iain's seapass. On Apex in May the amount was $400. On the revolutionized ships I was able to withdraw the ships directly from the Slot Machine using the instructions the Cash Cage gives you. On Solstice I had to go to the Cash Cage and they would charge in increments of $100 and give you $100 slot slips. On ships that you can do yourself - You tap your card and create an account. Default Password is MMDD of birthdate. You then change your password. Click on Casino and Charge Card. They show default of $20, $40 $60 etc just click other and enter $300. If you account is locked it will not show you the option for Room Charge and will only allow you to see your points and free play.

Would recommend you posting on the Roll Call for your cruise. You will have a better success of reaching others on your cruise.

Thanks for the report. Hope all is sorted out quickly.

Looking forward to your trip report. Hope you have a wonderful cruise. Since we will next be sailing on Edge I'll be interested to get a little excitement going.

If you wish to buy in advance you will need to call in order to get the discount. There really is no delay in buying it once on the ship. When you create your account there is a choice to select the WiFi in the App and the discounts are already applied.

There is indeed - At least when arrived we were directed to a separate area and were processed so quickly and escorted aboard I don't think we were there more than a minute or two. Amsterdam terminal was a little different than most. If you had your luggage per-tagged you just dropped it on a moving conveyor belt without any human interaction. If you didn't have tags there was a line with about 100 waiting to get tags. We initially didn't have our but I found a copy shop in Amsterdam and printed them.

Gary - Look forward to reading along with your new adventure. We did an Alaska Ground Tour a couple of years ago and loved it. Hope you are as lucky as us and have clear sunny conditions at Denali.

From personal experience there is not necessarily any relationship between when one bids and the odds of winning. Except for PlusGrade the Vendor that administers the program I don't think any of us know the logarithm they utilize. From what I have observed it really depends on What you Bid, Number of Cabins Available, Current Room Classification and CC Level (each level gets a bonus X% uplift). I have bid the first day they open for bidding and lost and have bid on a last minute booking 3 weeks before the cruise and Won. I of course have bid months in advance and advised of my upgrade 3-4 days prior to the cruise. The only thing that is sure is that if you loose you will be advised at 48 hours prior to the cruise.

I've found that if you just tell the bar tender what you wish (e.g. Mock Tail) and what package you have they will fix you up. I should however point out that some non-alaholic drinks e.g. Premium OJ, Sparkling Water (Evian and San Pelligrino) and Energy Water are not covered under the Basic Package but are covered under the Non-Alcoholic drink Package. https://www.celebritycruises.com/blog/cruise-drink-packages

Unfortunately Celebrity prohibits Extension Cords - I have had one flagged and my baggage went to the Naughty Room. I now just have them bring me one. Interesting Google Result- Before you pack an extension cord, check with your cruise line. Some — like Carnival, MSC, Norwegian and Virgin Voyages — permit guests to use power cords in their cabins. Cunard, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises do not. Apr 18, 2023

Unfortunately that is more the norm than the exception. Even when booking onboard I usually get a confirmation and told I would receive one via e-mail also but nothing ever arrived. I usually book on my own and then transfer it to an agent within the allowable time frame to get additional OBC and have them control the booking. To me it's a win-win. Whenever there's a reduction my agent always is able to apply the price matching.

Look forward to you Live Post. Hope you are able to relax and enjoy.

The amount of OBC would be helpful. If the total amount is at or below $600 you can probably pull off $300 each at the Slots. Technically they often warn that unless you gamble at least 50% your account (not win but churn through slots) will be locked from further withdrawals at the slots. You can either play for awhile or cash in - even if locked out you can at least reduce the amount.

My understanding at least on Apex is that normal rooms have a typical bar refrigerators which they define as a cooler not a refrigerator. In the Suites they have true refrigerators. This was told to me by our Butler when our Refrigerator in a RS started making loud noises. When they checked it they said it was overheating and that if I left the door open it would quiet down. They also offered to replace it with cooler if I wished. I would first start by understanding what temperatures you need to keep you meds at and then contact Special Needs.

While we are not permitted to mention travel agent's by name some targeted Googling will work. A good starting point is to to search for words - Cruise, Fare, Compete or Last Minute Cruise Deals

Due to a recent change you can no longer purchase Basic Wifi. If you don't purchase all inclusive you can now only purchase Premium. The good news is they dropped the price of Premium WiFi.

One thing that I've noticed is that the Internet (especially on the non-revolutionized ships) can vary according to location on the ship and proximity to routers. One room we had on Solstice I could hardly get a signal and had to have a repeater installed. I also noticed that when walking and talking on the phone I would often get dropped when being handed off between routers.

Not sure of which add on's you are referring to. To my knowledge the only items you can book via the App are the Internet Package, Excursions and Specialty Dining. These also can not be booked via the app except once on the ship. I know the internet prices are the advertised price less the CC level discount already applied.

Not been on Edge recently but was on Apex (Sister Ship) and internet using Starlink was acceptable. To set expectations they have capped internet using Starlink on all ships. I was on Solstice when they went live and initially was able to get 200 Meg and on the next cruise they had capped it and the speeds are about 5 Meg down an 2.5 Meg up. I was able to stream YouTubeTv and Netflix without any stuttering or pixilation. For about 6 weeks I posted daily speeds in the Caribbean and Mexico, TransAtlantic and British Isle cruises. There are also some speed tests from others on the Sydney to Vancouver from @Ken the cruiser and some from Panama Canal.

I've not had problems making calls using the Premium Internet. Wondering if your problems is with your settings. Iain had a similar problem and I found that he didn't have WiFi over Internet enabled. Place Wi-Fi calls from your iPhone To turn on Wi-Fi calling, go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling > Turn to On. You might need to enter or confirm your address for emergency services. If Wi-Fi Calling is available, you'll see "Wi-Fi" in the status bar while viewing Control Center. Then your calls will use Wi-Fi Calling.

While not an apples to apples cruise line. Ponant just launched a Status Match program.

Thanks for taking the time to post. Looking forward to follow..... I'm already 4 pages behind.

When Celebrity or their contractor cancels an excursions you are refunded to the original form of payment. - eg. OBC to OBC or CC to CC. At 48 hours prior to the cruise the accounts are frozen and once on board if a cancellation takes place it is refunded to you account as either NR OBC or Refundable OBC.

Definitely do it if possible. When we did it, it was a repositioning cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Valparaiso via the Canal and then Valparaiso to Buenos Aires. Incredible trip. If you do let me know I have a great AirBnB place we rented for a week.