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I am going to book an extended family cruise on the Wonder, new to RCL. We have four children going ranging in ages 5-11, 6 adults. Seems like a great ship for these ages. Since we are footing the bill for this I am trying to figure out rooms for each of the three families. We always prefer ocean view balconies but my question is whether or not the size (182 sq ft) is actually comfortable for 2 adults and 2 children. That seems really small for a family of four to me. I know you don’t spend that much time in the room anyway but don’t want them falling all over themselves either! I love the Junior Suite but it’s a bit too pricey when I have to do 2 of them. I also know you could sacrifice the balcony for portholes and get more square footage but I think they would really love having that balcony. Any help or advice is most welcome!

Just off the apex and the Magic Carpet stayed on Deck 14 the whole time, never moved.

Just returned from Apex and sea pass cards were available immediately upon getting to the cabin.

Just off of Apex in the Med 2 days ago. We were at approx 90% capacity. Pool decks were very full. If you wanted a lounger on a sea day you needed to be up very early!

I am cruising out of Amsterdam on the Apex on Sept 11. If possible I will post what the process was to board at that time. I am anticipating, as some suggest, that this is theatre and they will hardly care about the test and test result at all. I have many self test kits with me in case I want to do some on the ship as well. I believe we are finally moving in the right direction. Happy travels to all!

Thanks so much. I will definitely check out the app as well on that day!

Can anyone advise what options are available for lunch on embarkation day on Apex? I am in a regular Infinity Verandah cabin. Just wondering what else there might be besides the buffet. Thanks so much!

Oh wow. So much less stress. I already have the tests purchased so I am bringing them anyway. The timing is great as I sail Sep 11!

Perfect that’s what I was hoping. Do t mess with success! Thanks so much!

Thanks so much for the update. Now if they could remove the pre cruise test from Amsterdam I would be doing the happy dance!

I am confused because on one section it says my arrival time is 11:30 and it’s green. But if I click on Arrival time (where it says it will see me on the date at 11:30) it takes me to a different screen where it seems to be asking me to select a time for my wellness check and then submit at the bottom. One spot it seems to tell me I am good to go at 11:30 but another seems to want me to select a time. Could the second spot be just in case I wanted to change the time from 11:30 to a later time??? I am so confused.

I have noticed what some other posters here have said that on the app now our Vaccination status approval has disappeared. Not sure if it was meant to or not. However I have a quesion about the Wellness Check. In my app it now shows Travel Info complete and Arrival time below says "see you at 11:30 for your wellness check". When I click on this it opens up a screen that requires me to select an arrival time for the wellness check but only begins at 12:30 pm. Does this make sense? Why would I arrive at 11:30 and wait for an hour for the wellness check? What is the wellness check anyway? This seems very confusing. Btw we are up-to-date with our vaccinations. Thank you for your assitance.

Thanks to all for the clarification. These boards, and you experienced cruisers, are so helpful always and it is much appreciated!

Interesting. I thought I must be missing something with the pricepoint and the disparity in the menu! So no reservations there at all? Also I see you can grab and go there as well?

Sailing on the Apex in a month and have a question about this dining venue. I am looking at it on the app. It appears to be a paid venue, it says $20. It appears to be open for lunch and the menu is quite extensive. I am confused by the mix of items listed. There appears to be sandwiches and then the plats du Jour like Coq au Vin and Duck Breast. Surely it's not $20 for Rack of Lamb as well as a ham and cheese baguette!? What am I missing here? Confused obviously. Also can you reserve here or is it just drop in? Many thanks!

Excellent. Thank you so much!

Thank you for the info. I am sure we will enjoy it. So looking forward to it!

So would wines be available there that are not appearing on their menu? For example if we wanted a Sauvignon Blanc that was part of our package and served in the MDR would we be able to access that in the specialty dining areas? Sounds as though you might be saying this?

It's been a while since my last Celebrity cruise and I used to know the answer to this question but it escapes me now. We are on an Apex sailing in September and have just the basic beverage package perk. Can you use the package for drinks in the speicalty reatuarants? We have Le Petit Chef and Rooftop Grill booked but when I look at the menus there seems to be very little in terms of the $$ value for the basic package (lower priced items). Are we paying for alcohol then in those spots? Thanks to all for your help!

Thanks so much!

So you are able to purchase at the airport? Do you know where the window is that you do the purchase by chance?

This may not be an appropriate place to post this but I wondered, for those of you who have done multiple days here, if you are able to purchase a 4 day GVB ticket at the airport. I was also considering purchasing one online first and then just redeeming it but not sure if you can do that at the aiport or if you have to travel to a redemption location. I was hoping to buy it online (CAD funds) and then just redeem for the actual passes at the airport when we land. Is this possible? Thank for all replies!

I am booked on the Apex in September of this year. I just received a move up offer this morning. I am totally unfamiliar with this process so thought I would ask for some help. Currently I am booked in an Infinite Verandah cabin. They have listed all possible upgrades with amounts per person in each category? Is that the minimum bid for that classification? I assume if you offered and were accepted you would lose the location on the ship you had picked out and be subject to whatever comes up? So maybe not midship, other side of the ship? Are these offers used to fill cabins in undesirable locations? If I used a TA do I go through them to put forth an offer. Never done this before so is it worth it and how does this work? Thanks to all responses!

Sage advice. This is a whole new world now and hard to stay on top of everything. I will hold fast to my up to date status and not worry!

Thank you!