Shipswap

If I am remembering correctly, the Maginot excursion with Avalon was to Ouvrage du Four-a-Chaux. I could have the name wrong, but the excursion was near Strasbourg.

We did the Maginot Line excursion with Avalon. It was exceptional!

You didn’t say what Nationality passport you were needing to renew. If it is Canadian, ours came through in a little over a week this past September. This was done at just a Service Canada site and not a Passport office. Express Service would be much quicker again. The Covid backlogs seem to be a thing of the past, thankfully.

Thank you so much for the temperature chart. This will be a great starting point to try to predict the temperatures for next year’s cruise.

The pdf is showing up as ‘unavailable’ to me so I am unable to open it. I do thank you, Jazzbeau, for your effort.

We’ll be doing the Douro next September but with Emerald. Could you keep us informed of the temperatures you’re experiencing along the River? Thanks

We were on Apex in a SV next to the aft Sky Suite. We brought the 2 chairs into the room( there is additional floor space in a SV as compared to an Infinite) and had plenty of room for the two loungers. It worked out perfectly. As an aside, I am racking my brain to find a reason why a lounger creates a safety issue more than a chair and table. I’m sure I could come up with a bizarre situation, but nothing that supports a ship by ship situation.

We spend most of our free time reading on the balcony. Losing the loungers on the SV is probably the last straw for us on Celebrity. With all the recent changes, I feel that Celebrity just doesn’t want us anymore. Sadly, it’s probably time to move on.

Beanie713, May I ask if you received the new or old version of the passport? Thanks

Thankyou on behalf of all of us here for submitting the photo. It’s really no surprise to see that it has been ignored. But oh, wouldn’t it have been amazing if she had stepped up and stated that the lobster entree wasn’t up to Celebrity standards! Unfortunately,that kind of leadership isn’t seen very often these days.

Someone should invited her to dine with them in the MDR on lobster night!

We had no issue as a group dining on Apex. With linked bookings, they knew that we were together and planned our table accordingly. We started the cruise as a early seating but during the cruise, the ship turned into select only dining. Our ‘ select ‘ became a six o’clock booking each night and we just chose a different restaurant. Our group just moved as one, and table preference seemed to move with it. I would suggest speaking with a Maitre D as soon as you board the ship. They are very accommodating. Another idea is to call Celebrity. I believe that they can prebook the select seating time for your group as well.

This photo needs to be sent to Lisa Lutoff-Perlo

I agree that taking off the automatic gratuity would be a black mark against a staff that would only be only be addressed by pooling the individual tip. The person you wish to thank would not come out ahead, and have to make explanations as well.