DeltaDude

That's great to know! Thanks

I should know on or about Nov 13, so I'll try to post then.

Good point. I didn't take any beverage package. We don't drink nearly enough to make it worth our while.

BTW, here's what they're offering beverage packages for, nearly 70 days out.

I just got off a Celebrity trip and they were selling bottled water for $4, plus 20%, or $4.80 for 1/2 a liter. Here's what NCL says on my upcoming trip. Not sure if their percentage discount is legit or not, but I went ahead and bit for a 6-liter package. The price was $23.94 total, no additional fees/taxes but it apparently includes the "tip."

Thanks for the info on the entertainment venues, BirdTravels. As for specialty dining reservations, I was able to book 121 days out, but later found that I needed to change one. I tried doing it on the app, but it just added a reservation and wouldn't let me cancel the old one. I called the 800 number and the rep confirmed the change for me. (Departure is 4DEC2023). They followed it with an email confirmation the next day, which was nice. In a 2019 trip, I was excited about the Cavern Club/Beatles show, but it was a small venue and I got squeezed in one night but it would have been great to have had an actual seat. I noticed that the Cavern Club on the Bliss is on the Waterfront. Can you enjoy the music (even if you can't see the band well) from there?

I'm on the Bliss departing MIA for LAX via the Panama Canal Dec 4, and the shows are "Jersey Boys" and "Six." They're reportedly about 75 minutes in length, and a couple of places on the web state that show times are 730pm and approximately 1030pm. (https://eatsleepcruise.com/norwegian-bliss-entertainment-guide/) I'm in a Club Balcony BB cabin, so I got to book specialty dining reservations 121 days out, but reservations for the shows are 21 days out, according to one of the chat assistants on the NCL website. Hope we both enjoy the trip! It's my first time transiting the canal, and my 4th NCL ship (did Celebrity 3 times in the past year and they were fantastic). Also tried Carnival for my first cruise, just to see if I liked the experience generally, MSC and Royal Caribbean.

Thanks!

One more question....once Celebrity takes your bags, do you have to pick them up and check them in at the airport, or do they leave your possession the night before disembarkation and you pick them up at your final destination?

I'm on the Equinox in two weeks and I'm thrilled to know that the luggage valet program is back! Do you have to pre-register for it? If not, how do you sign up? Is there an additional cost to it?