JBare

Noordam in Rhodes

Wind Star and MSC Opera in Santorini

19 minutes ago, vjmatty said:

 

If the window is open but the veranda doors are closed, the AC stays on?

No it doesn't.

2 hours ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

When the window is open, the AC turns off, as it should. However, if you close the doors to the veranda, the room temperature will remain quite comfortable.

 

Not always true, it very much depends on the ambient temperature outside the cabin and the angle of the sun, as I explained in the previous topic I referred to in post #46. The cabin can become like a greenhouse extremely quickly and the only way to stop this is to block out the sun which you can only do when the window is shut. The inner bi-fold doors do not stop the cabin overheating they act like a greenhouse. Differing climate conditions explain why some people have no trouble with the IV and some do, as I said. With a conventional balcony this is not an issue.

Century is of course now Marella Explorer 2 pictured here in Mykonos

A fairly old picture but a favourite of mine, Celebrity Century in Flam.

I think the OP posted video is fair enough, although I have only been able to watch the whole thing by going to You tube itself where the video is about 17 mins.

Rather than repeat myself, my comments and photos about why people may or may not like the IV's start at post #59 on this thread.

8 hours ago, amcco said:

We had to laugh when we were on the Edge about 6 months after her first sailing. We never went to see what they were duct taping but it was worth a chuckle on a brand new ship.

I expect they were duct taping the unfortunate collision damage which has nothing to do with the age of the ship.

Celebrity Constellation in Khasab

Nieuw Amsterdam Leaving port

Aida Prima in Southampton

Costa Magica in Tenerife

Britannia in St Kitts

Zenith in Naples

Celebrity Eclipse and Mein Schiff 2 in Copenhagen with the (very) Little Mermaid

MSC Fantasia arriving in Venice

3 hours ago, ev8876 said:

Thanks everyone.  Looks like I'll just have to wait until I'm on board to know for sure!

I think you may even have to wait until the actual day, it may be a case that first to arrive gets the dock or a discussion between captains. When we docked with the Edge, Reflection was also in Mykonos and tendering. In any event, wherever you are you have options and I believe plenty of time for a couple of hours to explore  the town and get back to the ship if necessary. This picture taken from the Sea Bus is the stop in town which is the same as the Celebrity tender stop which is just in front.

23 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

Actually Beyond is too large to dock in Mykonos.  Tender only

Having docked a couple of times at Mykonos myself, I believe your assertion to be false, demonstrably so in fact.
Bigger ships have visited this year as per this website.

https://www.shipfriends.gr/forum/gallery/image/92139-odyssey-of-the-seas_12-05-22_mykonos/

What do you know that others do not ?

40 minutes ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

Actually Beyond is too large to dock in Mykonos.  Tender only

Are you sure ? Where did you get that info ?

7 minutes ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

Actually Beyond is too large to dock in Mykonos.  Tender only

That solves one problem for the OP, just needs to know where the tender will take them for their excursion, so as a couple of us have said, check when on board.

Sea Bus web site

https://www.mykonos-seabus.gr/

4 hours ago, ev8876 said:

Thanks.  I’m really hoping for tender service here as so much easier for town access.  Our tour involves bus transportation so am assuming that if we are tendering we can meet them on shore.  As noted by JBare, the only other ship that day is the Constellation and their itinerary says tender also which would mean neither ship is scheduled to dock at the other location.  Probably unlikely so I’m hoping it’s them and not us Beyond. 

A couple of points, Beyond is bigger with more passengers so is more likely to dock. The buses mostly go from the dock so if you actually do tender, the tenders will likely take you to the dock if you are on an excursion, not the town, the ship will use two tender points, one for excursions and one for the town.

Also as I mentioned there is a ferry from the dock to the town called the Sea Bus, its great and its stops are right opposite the cruise ship and the same place as the tenders in town. Its a nice boat and you appear to have plenty of time to get to town and back, its far better than the bus ride.

The sea bus stop.

If you do tender it's a very short hop to town or to the ferry port where you may have to meet the bus but it seems like you will have ample time to wander around town in the morning.

There is also a very cheap ferry from town to the ferry port.

16 hours ago, ev8876 said:

Hi.  We are on the August 8th Beyond sailing with a stop at Mykonos.  We have a ship excursion booked that starts at 12:30pm.  We arrive in Mykonos at 7am.  It is a tender port.  Does anyone know if you can go ashore early to walk around and then meet your tour on the pier instead of meeting on board to be escorted off?  Thanks. 

What is your tour ?, some tours start on tenders direct from the ship. My advice is to wait until you are on board before making any plans. We have been to Mykonos three times with Celebrity on Solstice, Reflection and Edge. Each time advertised as tendered but on two of those visits Solstice and Edge actually docked at the main ferry port where most bus tours start from and is some way out of town needing a bus or ferry to get to the town. Looking at Mykonos port schedule for the 13th the only other ship on that day appears to be a sister ship Constellation and I would guess Beyond will dock despite having superb tender facilities.

19 hours ago, laslomas said:

 It was suggested I print out the Covid Pass and upload a photo of that. It was then accepted, and I had the printed copy to show at the port if necessary. 

Good Luck.

This is exactly what I did and it was accepted immediately. We had to show the printed (or on the NHS app) pass at the port anyway.