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https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry/enrollment-arrival Enrollment or renewal on arrival

It's also to board tenders

There isn’t a balance, residents vote to limit ships/people and the government overrules them

The buffet replacement, the food hall, is a sit-down wait service, what was your experience with the wait times? Food hall wait time and various stateroom dislikes are the two main complaints I've heard. Yet hear VV's food is the best of all the mass-market lines and there's a lot more to do Thanks for the detailed review. We haven't been on VV yet but really want to, we just aren't huge fans of the itineraries. We are the most excited with the food, while food is subjective, odds are you'd find very few who would claim X's complimentary dining offerings are better than X's

We feel the exact same as we don't like the itineraries and are very limited with vacation time off

The drinks on VV used to be a bit cheaper, they currently are: All tax and gratuities included Beer: Heineken, Amstel Light, Kalik, and Corona, $6–$7 Basic cocktail: Absolut, Buffalo Trace, Bacardi Superior, and Beefeater, $10 Wine by the glass: 40% of wines by the glass are under $11

The biggest factor is lighting, most would be better off taking it outdoors when sunny

That's one of the cruise-related items SOME were protesting against (the article I posted goes into more detail), another was limiting the number of ships and/or passengers and some wanted an outright ship ban. They bundled them all under "No big ships"

I could see that yet am wondering if the airline wasn't willing to book you on another airline would FBC do so One issue with not booking hotels directly is some will refuse to add your loyalty number and benefits such as possible upgrades or free breakfast

Your point is more universal than Maui-specific...There are very few cruise ship ports where the residents want tourists clogging up their roads and making it impossible to dine in at their favorite restaurant during their lunch hour. It's only those who get paid who want cruise ship tourists such as local Governments (with taxes) and tourist-based businesses. Key West residents even voted to ban big cruise ships but the local Government went to court and overruled them. Their locals were initially protesting when big ships arrived both in boats on the water and standing by the pier, here's a story about when a Celebrity ship appeared: https://www.keysnews.com/news/local/protests-greet-another-large-cruise-ship-in-key-west/article_9cb350e0-86b4-11ec-aeee-d7810749e647.html "A large cruise ship owned by Celebrity Cruises appeared on the horizon of Key West’s Pier B Saturday morning. As it grew larger and larger to the view, so too did a crowd of protesters staged on the adjacent pier. A flotilla of fishing boats, led by local Capt. Will Benson, amassed in the water as well."

Not sure about the stateroom attendant but you don't have to use the door hanger, you can just call room service during breakfast hours for items within the continental menu for free

Not really

IMO the big downside is the $200 change fee that the airlines don't charge

This spells it out and while it doesn't mention the return flight, all it's really saying is it'll put you on the same airline's next flight that has availability. Most if not all the airlines will automatically do the same, rebook you to the next flight with availability and may let cancel for a refund if you would prefer to book on another airline. If you're already at the airport, the airline will probably let you go on standby (take over a no-show's seat)

We were on the Vancouver to Oahu sailing, the fires happened just before this sailing and boy were people upset. What triggered many was the NCL ship was still going to Maui's north port which wasn't affected by the fires so many wanted X to find a creative solution to dock in the north port but they wouldn't and also, they wouldn't refund anyone. Several were upset about that. We were on a comped fare and still went, was a good time

Pretty much the "sales" are based on occupancy and the discounts tend to get aggressive at the 90 day mark if they lots of unsold cabins. The "fire sales" usually happen 30 days or less

That's what I'm getting at yet IDK, would FBC rebook you to another airline on your way home? You'd imagine they might get you to the ship as every day the ship cruises along further away from the original port but perhaps not home

We're already wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overqualified for a job as a marketing writer for Celebrity 🙃

I always wondered if FBC would be willing to book someone on a different airline if the original flight was canceled

Everything you say is accurate, I just wanted to point out it has to do with if you receive a free seat selection when booking with the carrier directly. With Air Canada, except for business class, if you book with their "basic" or "standard" ECONOMY fare class, they do not offer free seat selection and when using a TA like FBC, it'll be the same Assuming you do NOT book a basic fare, southwest or with an ultra-low-cost carrier like Spirit, the main US-based carriers offer free seat selection regardless if you book directly or with a TA like FBC

No doubt FBC is bad with the long hold times and sounds like they don't increase the number of employees during the holidays. However, what did the airline do, rebook you on another flight? Most likely, FBC would want to know what the airline offered before they would do anything

Dear X, as long as you change the spiny lobster to Maine lobster, you don’t owe me anything else and are welcome

As long as you know what you're buying. Like a salvage vehicle, the value is less than if it wasn't salvaged. Most who buy Rolex's do so because they appreciate and the rate of appreciation and therefore demand will be less

The most memorable CD I've seen was a couple of years ago, Eddie was the CD while Pete was the AD. Eddie was scheduled to be moved to another ship while Pete was promoted to CD when Eddie departs and was shadowing Eddie. They were always together, always doing announcements together, answering questions together, and sometimes didn't get along. Just overall fascinating basically having two CDs each doing 50% of the work

Match your RCL status to Celebrity, often referred to as "X". With Elite status, if you don't already get free drinks, you get free drinks from a happy hour menu at most bars every night but the first. There may be additional gatherings for Elite. You also should get a free bag of laundry The one thing you should know X is the main show and the dining times, for most sailings, the main show is at 7 and repeated at 9 (if in Europe, 730 and 930) and between the main show showings, a passenger participation game show. This is usually all there is for evening entertainment options, there isn't a dedicated comedy lounge, karaoke bar or piano bar. So pick your dining time accordingly