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Thanks...so many have chimed in with such helpful and thoughtful posts for which I'm greatly appreciative. A few thoughts: 1. I do find it ODD that there have been NO posts from anyone who has actually missed the ship on a port day, but then again, perhaps they're too embarrassed to post.... 2. I find it even MORE ODD that after THREE tries with Celebrity, I could not get a definitive answer. I emailed the Emergency Team who came back with the following reply: Thank you for your email… We’re sorry to inform you that we will no longer allow cruise passengers to pre-plan early debark or late embarkation for any of our ships. Many countries continue to implement travel restrictions like denying non-citizens from entry, closing their borders for the safety and security of our guests, all requests to modify the guests port of embarkation/disembarkation will be denied. I responded by thanking them and then restating I was asking about "ACCIDENTALLY missing the ship on a port day" and was told it would depend on the EXACT ship, date and port. And when I gave them the EXACT ship, date and port, they STILL could not give me an answer. I then wrote back to remind them the port in question is in the SAME country as port of debarkation and they still did not have an answer. I find this hard to believe. There must be some sort of rules in place should this happen. I might start a thread with different wording, hoping of course to hook a few pier runners...😉 Thanks again!

Thanks to all for your very helpful responses. It definitely gives me something to think about. As far as the private excursion, we wanted a day off the ship for just the two of us as we would be spending a lot of time enjoying our traveling companions both onboard and in other ports. The tour operator practically laughed upon hearing my worries about not returning to the ship in time. They come well recommended and have never had this issue, meaning they've always stayed up to date on road conditions, etc so would end the tour early to head back to the ship at the first sign of problems. And yes, even agreed in writing to cover all hotel/transportation expenses should we not make the ship in time. That's all well and good as all bases are covered on THEIR end...I just wanted to know what to expect on Celebrity's end as like many of you, I've seen with my own eyes those poor fellow passengers standing sadly on the pier as we slowly sailed away. My heart went out to them and I always wondered how the cruise line handled it. Thanks again!

We are considering a private shore excursion while on a Med cruise around Spain. They promise to get us back to the ship in time but it will be close and things do happen so wanted to see if anyone here has experience with this... 1. IF we should arrive back to ship after it has sailed, can we just meet the ship at the next port which is two days later and a mere train ride away? And if not and as far as items left in our staterooms, thankfully we have friends on same trip who could carry them off when the cruise ends a few stops later in Barcelona so at least we have that. 2. Another worry is that in either case, will Celebrity charge us a penalty fee for not returning to the ship in time? We of course would alert the ship if we knew we were going to be too late to make departure so as not to hold things up on the ship's end... Wondering if anyone here has any experience with these scenarios and what we should expect from Celebrity? Thanks in advance!

Good to know...Thanks!!

Thanks!...do you know if traditional seating includes being placed with other cruisers for the duration of the cruise or would you simply be assigned to your own table without other cruisers?

Enjoying your review and loving all these great photos. I have a few questions about the ship itself.. 1. Does Voyager provide electric kettles in your stateroom? I've heard RCL provides them on cruises out of England and northern ports so am hoping to be able to make coffee/tea in my stateroom on my transatlantic in September. 2. Do you know if they have reinstated traditional early and late seating? We prefer traditional late seating where we are seated with fellow passengers for the duration of the cruise. It's a great way to meet people and having the same waiters every night is a big plus. Thanks in advance!