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Not until April. There is a extra $25 each showing on travel summary, saying GUEST ON BOARD CREDIT, so presumably that what it is!

Totally agree. Imagine was is going to happen once on board. Thank god, we can’t eat Pizza anymore! The queues at Alfredo’s, with who can and who cannot eat without the charge.!🤣

UPDATE Just checked travel summary and $25 each added to OBC😀

Ahh another 3rd world problem the app! Husbands birthdate is wrong and no matter how many phone calls I make it can’t be rectified!

Just saying the same to my husband. Must have been easier to say anyone with the old packages gets taken to the new package🤔

Thanks, I will live in hope then!🤞

We have the pre Xmas version Geoff but no compensation for us at this stage, but as our next cruise is 21 nights, it won’t break the bank!

Prior to Covid we always stayed at View North Sydney. Since then we now stay at either Meriton Campbell St or Meriton Kent St. Both so easy to get to the OPT on the light rail. Lots of eating options around both too!

Kettles in rooms, thanks for that information. Great for us. Funny, Ovation has kettles, but when Radiance was here, they didn’t. Ralph will be interested in the Veterans get to gather too. Thank you for the information.

Have a great time Chez and Andy, so sorry we had to cancel out on this adventure, we were going to have a great time with you both. Hopefully we will be on Brilliance in December!

We were boarding this cruise on Sunday and had 12 noon, as has Chez. Unfortunately we have had to cancel. I think the timing is due to the ridiculous way Royal Caribbean are doing boarding at the moment, whereas if you don’t check in around midnight, you miss out on the earlier time. Hopefully that changes soon.

Chili, We found Celebrity to be great. Drinks between 5-7pm (or some two hour window each evening except embarkation day). Breakfast/Brunch each morning in Tuscan Grill with Mimosas or Champagne (I didn’t partake😢 ) Speciality coffees. The good thing we found that once on board there was many things dedicated for Elite and above. Examples: We had a cocktail making lesson one day, it really was enjoyable and quite fun too participate. . Also our own tour of the galley. Washing I think, some internet.I think these things vary from ship to ship. Our last cruise was on Celebrity Eclipse just after getting off Ovation. Certainly a different experience and one I hope I can do again this season. I really hope Brilliance is better than Ovation, because if it isn’t we will pay the extra for Celebrity or Cunard. Just looking for a cheap cruise, and at the moment, nothing is cheap, but I can wait for last minute. Hope this helps Chili! PS Carry on 1 bottle each!

Chili you don’t need the drinks package. Your 5 drinks a day should be adequate plus the bottle you receive too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 save your money!

That is such a good price. Congratulations. I have been looking at that cruise but can only see a much higher price direct. Good for you!

Totally agree with your view on Alotau. We really wanted to go to Milne bay but we’re really upset with all hawkers around on the memorial. We really couldn’t experience what Milne Bay meant to us. I do realise they are just so poor. Some of the children were trying to get water from drain as they had nothing to drink at that time. We did wonder where all our foreign aid went (but that is another story). Rabaul we did find very interesting, but not in a hurry to go back to PNG.

I am not the party girl, but husband is definitely! October cruise with Cheznandy does that mean party? Couldn’t think of anything worse, than an overnighter in Noumea! Definitely not doing that one as we are on Royal Princess 6/4 to Japan. Looking for something January or February though!

October and then December. No Ovation if I can help it! What about you?

We did a Celebrity cruise in March and found it much better than Royal Caribbean. We had just come off B2B2B on Ovation. Food was similar, ( but actually horrible in Coastal Kitchen) but everyone’s idea of food is different, but better entertainment and better loyalty program benefits. Definitely looking forward to doing one again this season.

Keep in mind, you can obtain extra water or coffee too. Sadly now we drink a lot of water 🤣. Whilst the drinks are good, the perks have declined since prior to Covid. This could vary by ship too. You will also get extra water and another bottle of wine as D+. Taking away the Concierge Lounge was a big hit for us. Even the Pinnacles thought this on the last cruise of the season on Ovation . Sadly, all loyalty has declined with most lines since Covid. Speaking to the Hotel Director one night, he said as such and said they would be promoting the Key and full suites with benefits. We found Celebrity really looked after us as Elite passengers with our reciprocal arrangement.

Having having access to Coastal Kitchen many times prior to Covid. ,we were in a JS last cruise of this past season and unfortunately booked in for the whole cruise. To say the food was disappointing was an understatement , it was nothing in comparison to the other 4 cruises that we did last season and could only use the main dining room. The quality of the food had certainly deteriorated. In fact, some of the other people who we sat near and were going thru to Vancouver, we’re going to WJ for their evening meal. We certainly did not think it was a “perk”. Prior to Covid the food was exceptional.

RIP. I always enjoyed Mr Guts posts. Sad news.

Same here, but very short date. Still good for Japan trip though.

Our local member has had it confirmed that RAT tests (well the ones they were handing out for free) have 6 months after the expiry date. We will be doing the same, checking once we get home.

Thanks I did contact the other email and got a reply back in a couple of hours, but they sent our request to ship! In past, they have sent me table details, so will use this email address and try again. Thank you!

Thank you very much!