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02 January till 12 January. Aruba, Curacao and Bonairre with Grand Cayman thrown in . Been on Caribbean cruises a lot and those are 3 places we have not seen.

Great to hear. Thanks a lot.

Thanks.

January. We finally got the whole clan together (well, a dozen anyway) after many decades and separated by a nation LOL

We booked the Eclipse (primarily for itinerary). We have been on Solstice twice, Reflection once and Equinox as well. Have been reading the reviews of Eclipse and they are quite varied from 2 stars to 4 stars. I know not everyone leaves a comment and many are reviewing just to complain. Are the reviews based on service? Food or the ship in general? Service, on all cruise lines is not the same as before. Sign of the times unfortunately. Food, well, that is the most debated (and heated sometimes LOL) topic on these forums on all lines. No shopping, no cooking, no cleaning up is all fine for me 🙂 So, that leaves the ship itself. Is it old? Rusty? Dirty? Falling apart? Furniture bad? Is the ship still nice?

IPhone 8 and below are no longer supported by Apple. The Celebrity App requires the latest IOS which is 17.

You need to clear the cookies and cache on your MacBook. They accumulate and slow things down and prevents pages from loading.

Thanks for the info. Sounds similar to the one on NCL. Sometimes works and sometimes not. Does it work with all types of phones? Android and Apple??

We were on NCL in January and they had an app that had a text communication portion. It seemed to only wr]k with IPhones. It was also a bit spotty. Not always working. Is the Celebrity app the same? It states "Remember to connect to the ship's Guest Wi-Fi once onboard to use all of the app's features, chat with family and friends,..." Is the ships Guest WiFi free for all or do you need to purchase a wifi plan? Is it for all types of phones? Is the text communications good? https://www.celebritycruises.com/ca/celebrity-app

I did and the person said they cannot do that because there were too many people "sharing" the packages. I asked why they offer it and have both names on the choices and she did not know. 'Oh well, I will just pay as I go. 🙂

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I am sorry if this has been answered. I did a search but could not find the answer. I am trying to get a drink package for one person. . Whenever I try, it checks off both passengers and says "All eligible adults in the stateroom will be charged for individual packages." My Wife does not (cannot) drink. Is there away to be able to get just one drink package?

Celebrity call centres are not easy to speak with. Long wait times and then often incorrect answers. Trying to get another cabin which shows empty on Celebrity site and well as several other sites and they say it is booked. It is not a one toime attempt but it had been showing empty for 4 days.... and still is today, 6 days later.

There are vegetarian dishes every day at the buffet and MDR. Kind of repetitive but they are repetitive and small vegetarian selections in every restaurant everywhere.

We were on Bliss and in 15 days, there was no Indian food in either the MDR or Taste or Savour. You had to go to the buffet to get it.

Most taxis and Ubers in Europe are small cars. 3 passengers at most.... if the driver lets you use the front seat LOL As for excursions picking you up at meeting points, most ships dock at piers and some times they are not allowed on the pier so you have to walk off the pier. The pick up points can all be arranged with your excursion operator prior to the tour. They are normally very accommodating.

The Panama Canal is very scheduled. Delays are common. Gatun Lake is where they stage the ships.

The towels and robes in the thermal suite are supposed to stay there. You could "sneak" one out if you tried hard enough. Oh and there are lockers too. If you want one for your cabin, ask your steward. My wife got one (on Bliss last January)

We just did LA to Miami If it was us, we would do Miami to Panama. Panama City did not seem like a place I would want to stay, even overnight while waiting for the cruise.

Interesting excursion. When coming back to Canada, they used to ask if you had been on a farm.

Sorry, never been on the Epic so I have not idea what the "weird bathroom thing" is. 😀 Been to Italy many time, used to do business there. Have been to lots of restaurants that had porcelain holes in the floor bathrooms LOL

May is perfect. The tourist season is starting and everyone will be eager to host you. We also do our cruising in May and September. The bathroom thing in Italy is pretty good nowadays. Most are real and not just a hole in the floor LOL You will love the Greek Islands. I suggest ship excursions if you are solo. Oh and, there is some importance to the ship. It has to be comfortable to relax on and, you will have a couple sea days.

It depends on time of year. I would stay away mid June ot beginning of Sept. Not only is it super hot but there will be lots of kids everywhere. Personally, having done the Med 3 times, I would do Italy/Greece especially if it has stops on some of the Greek Islands. Also, in my opinion, the Pearl, being a smaller ship will just be more fun that a larger ship with many more passengers.

LOL What is there in Italy except art galleries with a hundred paintings of Madonna and Child and a church or 10 in every town/city LOL For the OP, one thing I would like to caution you on is that the ship docks in Naples. The Amalfi Coast (an hour or more away) while nice is very very busy. The road is very very small and winding and anything can slow you down or make you come to a grinding halt. There is no return short cut once on it except at Amalfi. Point is, if there was any time to consider a ships excursion, this may be it.

Often it is a computer problem...your computer. I suggest you clean out all your cookies. They can make websites slow or confused.