vanman

Thanks again. You are the best.

Great posts. I've been reading with interest since we're doing our first VV later this year. You offered to post drink lists so would appreciate it if you could post beer list from Draught House and any wine lists that you come across. Thanks and continue to enjoy the cruise.

Still on the Journey and another price increase starting March 19. Specialty dining is 49.95. Experience More packages have increased by 100 each. The ultimate is still 34.95 and premium is 26.95.

Yes they are.

Still on the Journey and 2nd cruise started today. Ultimate is now 34.95 and Premium is unchanged at 31.95. Guess they’re trying to get everyone to buy the Ultimate.

Did they tell you that the 950 could be spent on anything or did it just show up when you looked at your onboard account. When I asked guest relations, they said the 700 had to be spent on shore excursions

The experience more packages have not gone up in price…. Yet

The upgraded wines are not great. There are two from La Crema but from the Monterey area not Sonoma, which are their better wines. IMHO A couple of the upgraded wines sell for $27 on the wine list.

Currently on the Journey and can confirm that the specialty dining is now $35 or three for $85. Upgrade drink package is now $31.95/day for premium or $39.95 for the ultimate. Big increase on both. The loyalty discounts still apply.

Alcohol, wine and beer are allowed. Bring your favourite scotch. Not a problem.

You are allowed to bring alcohol including wine and beer onboard. You can take wine to any dining venue and be subject to a $10 corkage fee. We have also brought alcohol onboard during port stops without any issue.

I submitted a request over a month ago for two January cruises and no response or changes when I looked at my reservations. Submitted the request again about a week ago and two days later got a revised reservation with credits for both cruises. I used the same link for both requests. Hit and miss I guess.

Had a 6 night cruise cancelled and submitted request for 16 night TA. Waited 8 days and then called. After a relatively short 10 minute hold, spoke to a rep who contacted the department handling the requests. Within 5 minutes he confirmed the new itinerary. Additional 600 bar tab and 600 sailor loot included. I'm a happy camper. This is my VV experience and they handled it extremely well.

We were on the Pursuit a couple of weeks ago and the ultimate package chardonnay was La Croisade and Woodbridge Chardonnay. Yes, Woodbridge.

You will pay the difference between the beer allowance amount and the price of the beer you ordered. Any gratuity if applicable will be added as well to the extra amount. i.e. a $1 difference would cost you $1.20.

We have done 3 transatlantic on Azamara. The two southern route cruises were flat calm on the crossing so felt very little motion. The cruise that stopped in Bermuda experienced swells on the segment from Madeira to Bermuda. It didn’t bother us but a lot of guests and crew were feeling the motion. The temperature was also not as warm.

Thank you everyone for the replies. I found the port website and Azamara is supposed to dock at Oceankaj as Hallasm and Mrs Dukes suggested. The port website shows us as the only cruise ship in port that day. Will I need to arrange for a taxi or are there typically taxis waiting for fares at the port?

Azamara is a smaller ship and last year it docked at Nordre Toldbod.

I'm considering a flight that leaves at 10:30am the day our ship docks. The initial flight goes to Warsaw and then connects to Canada. The schedule shows the ship docking at 6am so guessing might be off 8-8:30 if not earlier. The ship docks on a Monday. I believe we're docking at Nordre Toldbod. Will I likely make the 10:30 flight?

When I've had successful move up bids the pending bids are accepted but the other bids say expired and don't have the option to modify or cancel. Did you click on Modify/Cancel to see if you can change those bids? If you can't change the bids, then you're pending bid will likely be accepted. Saying that, I have bids for a January cruise which chose one pending and the other bids show expired. No confirmation of an upgrade though.

Just went from port to Bologna Central last week. Taxis were not waiting at the port. Someone was at the cruise terminal as you exited and took your name and number of passengers. She then called a taxi for you. We waited 5 minutes and ended up sharing with another couple at the suggestion of the driver. Cost was 25 euro total. We then took train to Bologna which was 8 euro each. All very easy.

Yes it is. If you are Elite or higher you get a 10% discount by upgrading prior to the cruise. You have to phone Celebrity to order the upgrade with the discount.