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How cute!

Thanks for your review. We were on her in January and had a great cruise!

Thank you for this helpful info!

49 minutes ago, scrabble6 said:

We boarded the Apex in Piraeus last October 2023.  I believe we were in terminal B.  We had hired a George's Taxi to drive us from our Athens hotel to the port.  The huge parking lot seemed a bit chaotic, but our driver knew exactly where to go.  Porters came out to receive our luggage and they pointed us to the correct entrance.  After check-in we were seated for 10-15 minutes in an area with rows of seats.  Boarding after that went systematically row by row, no skipping line allowed.  We arrived at the port close to our assigned boarding time of 11:30 AM, and it was 30 minutes give or take before we were on board.  There were no language barriers or confusion; it was orderly and easy.

Thank you!

We have reserved with George's Taxi also. 

Does anyone have up to date experience with boarding here? Did it go smoothly?

Thank you for this informative review and beautiful pictures!

1 hour ago, beener56 said:

The balance left to pay was $2000 more than our original invoice.  After spending 45 minutes on hold with Celebrity it turns our our original perks package was dropped from our reservation.  We got it fixed but wanted to share this experience.  

Thanks for the reminder! It's too bad this happens but we just need to keep vigilant on our accounts.

Cruise critic had the same message today.

2 hours ago, The sea calls my name said:

For those of us traveling with you via this thread, I do so hope that someone will continue on with daily post and pictures for us that will only ever see much of  the world though your eyes. Especially with this news blast to appear around the 17th. 

I agree! Love checking in to see what's going on. I also follow some on YouTube. It might have been mentioned here before as I don't see every post, but Living Phase 2 and BZTravel do a great job. Also a crew member, Katherine Myers but she doesn't post a lot as I'm sure she is really busy. There is at least one legitimate TicToc and YouTuber, Brooklyn Travels the World. She is a grad student on the full WC with her sister and parents.

I don't think it would be a problem especially if you tell them it's a medical issue. DH and I were walking back to our cabin on the last night and someone had set out 2 metal lawn chairs (with colored tags) in the hall with their luggage.

Our tour also asked DOB. I think they want to know the age of people they are working with. I'm sure this is helpful to them. I had no problem with it.

We had the wifi package and you had to have your phone in airplane mode.

This happened to us on the Regal. We parked at the Express Lot and boarded at pier #28 and we were at pier #25 for disembarkation. It was a quick walk to the Express Lot not that big of a deal. They are very close.

4 minutes ago, LB_NJ said:

If it wasn’t a Celebrity excursion how would they know why there was a delay.

Private tour operators will notify the ship or pier. Their livelihood depends on getting their customers back in time. I was on a private tour one time, when a car wreck blocked the major roads. Not only did our driver notify the ship but he also knew a lot of the bus drivers for ship excursions and knew they were stopped behind us.

2 hours ago, DHP1 said:

No. The system recognize one device which you have to use all the time. 
I hear what you are saying and you would think it should work. See what others have to say. I always done it this way. 

This is NOT correct. We just came off the Regal and we bought the 1 device package. Hubby and I used it all week on 4 devices. Both of us had a phone, I had a tablet and hubby had his computer.

You do NOT have to sign out of anything. What ever device you sign on to will kick out the other device that was last used. It was very simple!

ETA.....oops I should have read further. Looks like others got it right.

There was no separate line for security or check in but upstairs in the waiting room there was a separate seating area.

There was no separate line for security or check in but upstairs in the waiting room there was a separate seating area.

We just got off but last week we also had an easy embarkation. We boarded on Jan 14th. We left our hotel at 9:30 and we were on board by 10:30. We parked at the Express Lot dropped off our luggage and entered the building. No lines for security or check-in. We sat in chairs for a couple minutes and they started boarding at 10:15.

We left from pier #28 but returned to pier #25. Makes for a longer walk to the Express lot, but not bad. 

Enjoy your cruise!

We just boarded on Jan 14th. Easy!! We left our hotel at 9:30 and we were on board by 10:30. We parked at the Express Lot dropped off our luggage and entered the building. No lines for security or check-in. We sat in chairs for a couple minutes and they started boarding at 10:15.

We left from pier #28 but returned to pier #25. Makes for a longer walk to the Express lot, but not bad. Here is a map.

https://www.portofgalveston.com/91/Cruise-Parking--General-Information

We just boarded on Jan 14th. Easy!! We left our hotel at 9:30 and we were on board by 10:30. We parked at the Express Lot dropped off our luggage and entered the building. No lines for security or check-in. We sat in chairs for a couple minutes and they started boarding at 10:15.

Should we use 25th Street for the Express lot? (coming from Seawall Blvd)

24 minutes ago, Funroe208 said:

Just left the Express lot this morning. We were one of the first to leave and there were empty parking spots. The lot is not large, but it's right beside Terminal 28. We were driving away from the lot within 5 minutes after leaving the terminal. I have already made a new reservation there for my cruise in March. 

Driving to the port is the signage good to find the Express Lot? How early did you arrive?

At 3:30 he explains about taking a water taxi to Oia.

Can't change mine either. Nothing happens when I click on it.

On 11/26/2023 at 3:09 AM, edinburgher said:

Bargain!😀  We are usually independants but due to the distance we also booked it as a shorex.

 

Hope you get a good weather day.

We also typically DIY and that is why I was looking for experiences in going to Bulgaria from Kavala. I really can't find much. I would normally rent a car but since there is 6 of us we would need a mini-van and none of the rental companies list any on their websites.