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The water available for purchase onboard - is it in cans (pop-top variety) or those aluminum bottles (resealable)?

Copy & Paste works. Also, you can Drag & Drop from a computer file.

Deluxe Family veranda (sleeps 5) on the Fantasy Deluxe Family Veranda (sleeps 4) on the Fantasy (no Murphy bed in the corner)

Oh, I know. But it seems like they're keeping their options open.

Are cruise ships visiting Corinto, Nicaragua in 2023-2024? This site may be of interest to you: https://www.cruisetimetables.com/cruises-to-corinto-nicaragua.html

Yes.

As noted, the the lock on the door is high, too high for a child to open. Also, the railing has plexiglass on it. You can see the edge of it (sort of) in this picture right in the middle

Probably because Key West is (has?) changing their docking restrictions.

Because, by using a Travel Agent, you are authorizing them to enter into a contract to sail. They are acting as your agent, and will be contacted to set up financial situation.

Not at all. I'm putting forth another point of view. Not everyone who attends reunions had great friends/experiences in high school. Maybe just trying to show that not all "unpopular" kids turn out bad.

While I, on the other hand, was the ultimate wallflower, "who's that person?" non-entity in high school. I went to my first reunion (15 years) just so I could hear the "THAT'S (name withheld)?" when I showed up in my short, little black dress, hair done, makeup and without a doubt had "come out of my shell". I've attended about 3 reunions now, but, since I have to travel to get there I haven't attended the last couple. I'm thinking about whether I'll attend my 50 year reunion. If they even have enough people to set one up.

I would think planning a school reunion on a cruise ship would be prohibitively expensive for a large number of people who would (or should) be included in the reunion. It's hard enough to get a decent number together to "meet at XX restaurant" for one.

I can only address the DCL questions. For me, personally, I don't think concierge is something I'd like. One thing, concierge doesn't get priority seating at the shows (unless things have changed). We also have been able to get reservations at the extra pay dining options (on the classic and dream class ships) since our first DCL cruise. Another thing, both the Wish & Treasure don't "measure up" to what many previous DCL cruisers feel a Disney ship should be. I can't answer that, as I haven't been on either one, yet. I probably will take one cruise on each of them in the future so I can form my own opinion. Depending on the cruise, it's possible the number of children could be high or low. And, DCL has very good and large kid's clubs areas, keeping most of them out of the way.

Usually a formal night the first sea day and a semi-formal at the end. At least that's been my experience. Pirate night. Also, depending on you cruise, there could be Star Wars, Marvel, or some other themed events.

We just received the same thing. Unfortunately, I can't follow all that legal talk and I have no idea what it's telling me. If when I made the deposit for this trip is the deciding factor, and that date is May 12, 2023, then we're out of luck.

Unless we're told that we have to have the passport while ashore, we leave it in the safe on the ship.

For a closed loop cruise (out and back to the same US port), legally a passport card will work fine. That said, there are some cruise lines that require passport books, regardless of what the actual legal requirement says. I'm not sure whether Celebrity is one of those. Another thought, if, heaven forbid, there were an accident and your friend has to fly home from a foreign port, a passport card will not work, a book is required for flying.

For a round trip cruise (begins and ends in the same US port) a call at ANY foreign port works. For an open jaw cruise (begins and ends in 2 different US ports) a call at a DISTANT foreign port is required.

I'd suggest the "Write a Review" link here on Cruise Critic https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/collect/

I think the issue is HOW the review was worded. It's sufficient to say "I didn't like the food". But saying "it's like dog food" is a bit inflammatory. Also, when asked to clarify what's "not fresh" there's been no response. To top it off, to come to a HAL specific forum to say that HAL is bad could be a direct attempt to get a response. A bad review could have been place in a more neutral area, if the attempt was to sway people's opinions about whether to cruise HAL or not.

Actually OP has said dinners were good: He seems to like the crew, also. Just doesn't like what's available to him during the daytime (and a good deal of that is the casino not catering to his gambling preferences).

The fine is assessed against the cruise line. They pass it onto you via your onboard account, usually backed by a credit card. I'm thinking you had a short cruise Seattle to Vancouver followed by a longer cruise Vancouver to Ft Lauderdale. Anyone boarding in Vancouver can get off in San Diego with no penalty. Your original post said the cruise was Seattle to Ft Lauderdale. The law sees YOUR cruise as Seattle to San Diego (if you debark there) and it's not allowed.

Nope. When traveling between 2 different US ports (in this case Seattle to Ft Lauderdale), you must stop at a DISTANT foreign port. A distant foreign port is any port NOT in North America, Central America, the Bermuda Islands, or the West Indies (including the Bahama Islands, but not including the Leeward Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, i.e., Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao)." 19 CFR § 4.80a(a)(2). Vancouver doesn't satisfy the PVSA requirement for such a cruise. The earliest you can debark the ship and not be fined would be in Mexico. You indicated in your initial post that the cruise was Seattle to Ft Lauderdale. Seattle to San Diego would fall under the same requirements.

Sorry you had that experience, but I have to wonder whether you would have still heard a "screaming" and "wailing" baby even with a solid wall. My experience shows it matters more how much noise the neighbors make than if that wall has a connecting door or is solid.

Room assignments on guaranty bookings differ depending on what type of guaranty booking you have. GTY (as in as specific category guarantee - 4B, 9C, whatever) tend to be assigned about 45-60 days out. Last minute restricted guarantees (IGT, OGT, VGT) tend to be about 10-14 days out. Generally they happen on a Tuesday, but not always. **That being said, any guarantee can be assigned at anytime from the day the reservation is originally made up to, and including, embarkation day.**