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We've taken our kids on 14 Celebrity cruises since they were 3 yrs old (daughter) and 7 mo old (son). They've always love it. The kids club (Camp at Sea) is geared very well for the 9 yr old range. If you are sailing in June, there should be plenty of families with kids her age on board.

Yes, it is a sight to behold if you never have seen it before. I lived in the Bay Area for a summer and I don't remember the lack of fireflies. Too many other things to see for me I guess. They wouldn't like the weather you are having of late!

I spent part of my teen years in Springfield, Ohio. Our house was in a rural area as well and we got great views of the night sky and the fireflies.

I didn't think of that form of compensation--perhaps they will price protect you if you choose another equivalent sailing. I am sorry this happen to you; good luck. Let us know what the eventual outcome is, please.

I am happy for you now. I remembered you used the word "settling" to describe your excitement when you first booked it late last year which made me disappointed for you. Below is a photo of your future (Summit at Kings Wharf) except the ship is painted differently, the skies will be blue, and there will be a person with a big smile looking out over their magnificent Deck 11 aft balcony. Summit docked at Kings Wharf, Aug 2010

Because the cancellation is for a cruise that is so far into the future, expect little or no compensation for the affected passengers.

Sorry, I don't know that for a fact. I was just making a joke about the size differences between the two ships.

Yes, equal to one lifeboat for Oasis class.

That's 60 days of sailing that was removed from the schedule. That does sound like extended dry dock time--perhaps to get her long delayed Revolution makeover.

When I read this post, I was worried that my Dec 2023 Solstice (Asia) cruise was cancelled as well. I am pre-disposed to believing that since it has been cancelled 3 times already. It still appears on my Cruise Planner and shows no indication of being cancelled. When I look at the Solstice sailings available for booking in 2025 (Jan - Mar), there are 3 sailings listed and several dates missing.

You should expect the NFL games to be carried at the bar in the casino (Deck 4), Celebrity Central (Deck 4 starboard, forward of the casino), and on your stateroom television. It will be published in the Celebrity Today. I hope you are not expecting to see two kickoff returns for TD again.

I have used Sky Guide (free?) and SkyView Lite (free) on my iPhone for years. I like them, but there are so many new stargazing apps out there, I hesitate saying that those two are the ones to get or that they are the best. I would recommend googling to see what the current favorites are and then download a couple free ones. Every app will allow you to point your phone toward the sky to see the names of the constellations, stars, and planets that you are looking at. That's the important thing. The pay apps will have more bells and whistles.

You are welcome. If you are not that familiar with the night time constellation and planets, there are a lot of free stargazing apps that turn your smart phone into an awesome constellation identifier using the phone's camera, location, and time information. It's amazingly useful. You need an internet connection to download the app onto your phone. Once downloaded, you don't have to have an internet connection to use the main features of the app.

The evening skies will be getting darker with each passing cruise day because the moon will be rising into the night sky later and later. Take advantage of the moonless period in the night and if it's clear take a look at the sky because many of the stars in the southern hemisphere are not visible from Ohio. Hopefully you can find a somewhat dark spot on the ship to do this. Some things about the southern sky worth noting if you are interested (most people are not): 1. The highly recognizable constellation of Orion will appear high in the sky, but it will be upside down compare to what you are used to seeing in Columbus. 2. The stars that form the well known Southern Cross (also made famous by the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song of the same name) is virtually impossible to see from the USA but will be well placed in the night sky during your cruise. 3. Near the Southern Cross is a very bright star, Alpha Centauri which is the star system closest to us earthlings at a "mere" 4.3 light years away. I could go on, but I will spare you. Whether you like to star gaze or not, I hope you are enjoying your cruise.

But at night it gets pretty dark?

We have the same balcony cabin, but up on Deck 9 for Solstice booked in 2025. Looks like it gets awful dark there at night. No balcony light fixture I suppose?

The P900 is a very affordable camera with a crazy stabilized zoom lens. Nice camera. Be sure to try it out during next year's total solar eclipse.

The balcony we have for 2025 has a great deal of depth and a foot rest will work wonderfully there.

You can get your Captains Club discount either way. However if you call beforehand, you will get a pre-cruise discount on the Wi-Fi package along with your Captains Club discount.

Sounds like you were doing a nonrefundable deposit booking. As mentioned earlier, you have the option of booking the same cabin with a refundable deposit. The tradeoff is that the refundable deposit cruise fare is higher.

Cruise Critic web pages load very slowly via Basic Wi-Fi and it eventually doesn't load the entire page causing the formatting to be all messed up and unusable.

If you are going to work on attached Excel files, I would recommend getting a single Premium Wi-Fi package that you and your husband can share one device at a time.

Sorry. I was just saying there were reasons that I didn't see the Jan 31st and the Feb 2nd as EC days. I misunderstood your post.

That is true, but it would make us feel better.

Here is another area that Celebrity has been cutting corners. In this case it is with their complimentary playing cards available at Guest Relations.