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On 4/6/2023 at 2:25 PM, sabres431 said:

Just got off the Seascape on Sunday.  Had no issues streaming Youtube videos, video chatting, or watching sporting events on the Browse package.  The upgrade would have been $70 for the week for the streaming package, which would have been unnecessary. 

Thanks for this. Is the internet 2 devices per person or 2 devices per cabin included in the YC? I’ve seen it described both ways. Do you know if you pay for a third person in the cabin the YC do they get additional devices included in their price?

6 hours ago, Miaminice said:

These are the requirements for sailings from the US

https://www.celebritycruises.com/healthy-at-sea/us-travel-requirements

 

Starting August 8th the requirements are changed.

 

https://www.celebritycruises.com/healthy-at-sea/updated-us-travel-requirements

My point was that this is inconsistent with the email Celebrity sent. 

6 hours ago, LGW59 said:

YIKES not even for the antigen test pre-boarding?

No. We did the antigen test yesterday for our cruise tomorrow. That was negative. I meant I wasn’t going to schedule him an appointment for day-of testing. 

39 minutes ago, LeeW said:

Everybody gets the email - we get them and are over 70 and are NOT traveling with kids.  Vaccinated kids have same rules as vaccinated adults.  Son just needs the antigen test.

I knew the email wasn’t specific to us. It just seems like the email is wrong. If only unvaccinated require day of testing, why not say that? I’m not going to make him an appointment and we’ll see what happens when we get there. 

We’re flying to FLL to depart on the Equinox tomorrow. My son (10) is traveling with us. He is fully vaccinated and boosted. Based on the Celebrity website (attached) we did not think he needed a day-of COVID test because he is vaccinated. Similarly, he doesn’t require a pre-cruise PCR test, just an antigen test. 
 

Today, we received an email (attached) that says all children ages 2-11 require a day-of COVID test and has a link to schedule the test. Does anyone know which is correct? I’m concerned that if he does need a day-of test, maybe he needed a PCR test pre-cruise too, although I haven’t seen anything that says that. 

We’re flying to FLL to depart on the Equinox tomorrow. My son (10) is traveling with us. He is fully vaccinated and boosted. Based on the Celebrity website (attached) we did not think he needed a day-of COVID test because he is vaccinated. Similarly, he doesn’t require a pre-cruise PCR test, just an antigen test. 
 

Today, we received an email (attached) that says all children ages 2-11 require a day-of COVID test and has a link to schedule the test. Does anyone know which is correct? I’m concerned that if he does need a day-of test, maybe he needed a PCR test pre-cruise too, although I haven’t seen anything that says that. 

1 hour ago, CalTexCruiser said:

I got comped for Mexican Riviera but excludes drinks, Wifi, and tips.

 

Besides, we are already on Princess' newest ship Discovery on a casino deal on the same itinerary.

 

The Princess discounted casino rate with all included (drinks, Wifi, tips called Premium Plus in Princess lingo) came out to be the same if we were to add all included to our "comped" Celebrity cruise.

We got Mexican Riveria too, but concierge class balcony with drinks and wifi (but not tips).  Given that we have a comped balcony with all the perks next week, it wasn’t interesting to me. 

4 hours ago, bravesfan19 said:

Yes, please let me know how it goes. I also worry about keeping him still for long periods of time for dinner & shows. Sitting still for 30 minutes at a time, is a huge task. lol

When our son was younger, they would bring something from the children's menu and he would eat.  One of us would then take him back to camp.  To do this, we'd time our meals so that camp would be open shortly after we started dinner.  He'd often color at the table while waiting for his food.  

23 hours ago, bravesfan19 said:

We have a cruise credit that has to be used by the end of this year on a Celebrity Cruise from a previous canceled cruise. I've been on 28 cruises but none on Celebrity. This will also be our 1st cruise with a child. My wife & I will be cruising with our 3.5 year old son. My question is about the Children Activities on Celebrity Cruises, specifically the Beyond. Are there plenty of things for a very active toddler boy to do? I don't think this ship, is really made for Children. Will he get bored, or have plenty to do in the kids club & events? 

My son has been cruising since he was 11 months old.  Despite the covid shutdown, he's just completed his 12th cruise in April at 10 1/2 years old with two more booked.  We've done  Carnival, Disney, and Celebrity with him.  I'm not sure anything can top Disney, and it really is a wonderful line.  The food, service, and ships were impeccable.  Seeing his face light up when Buzz or Mickey came around a corner were well worth the very premium price.  That said, he has loved the Celebrity cruises we have done.  He loves to draw, color, and in recent years, play video games.  He thinks the camp on Celebrity is less repetitive than it is on Carnival, though he enjoys that too.  He has always been a kid who woke up asking what time the camp opened, and begging to stay until the wee hours of the morning.  Kids are different though, and your mileage may vary.  Almost without fail, the camp staff on all the lines have been warm, welcoming, and friendly.  

It depends on the kids’ ages. My son is too young for the app, so I believe I created an account for him and put in the incorrect birthday to make him a couple years older. I then added the confirmation number to the app, and it worked fine allowing us to communicate. We used it to message with him onboard whenever we were separated. 

11 hours ago, bigbenboys said:

It is showing up on our Sept 2022 cruise planner under internet for Solstice.

Celebrity IT at it again.

12 hours ago, Barwick Cruiser said:

The cost of the session includes a finished product of your choosing among a select set..if you want something larger you pay the extra. 

That makes much more sense!  Thanks for the clarification.

10 hours ago, stl82 said:

On my planner for December 1 Equinox, it is under Onboard Activities - last option to right on planner screnn.

Ours too for August Equinox. 

On 6/26/2022 at 2:17 PM, dream2cruise said:

Check under "Internet and More" for the Glass Blowing.  The final price for glass blowing is dependent on the piece of glass you choose to make.  The online price gets you a reservation for the class.

 

Yikes, so for $115 you get nothing but 20 minutes? That’s really misleading since it says choose from one of eight designs. The site should really say explicitly that there’s another charge on top of that. 

1 minute ago, canderson said:

I gather you weren't excited when you were finally able to go to a restaurant 'infected with a highly contagious virus', either.  Some of us simply have a different risk tolerance.  We've been eating out ever since it became possible again.  Some people still haven't returned to restaurants.

I’ve had some long restaurant meals, but I don’t think any of them have quite made it to 7+ days yet. 

I’m really confused about what is so exciting about being able to get onboard a ship infected with a highly contagious virus. 

Announcement expected today. 
 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/10/politics/us-to-end-pre-departure-testing-requirement/index.html

7 hours ago, tartana said:

Our kids were always great travellers as well.... except we did the AI resort scene for their whole childhoods.  - Ours were similar in that they liked the more basic resorts with fun pools over scenes like Disney, etc....   Now we're moving on to the next generation, and we like cruising now too.  I know we would all enjoy it if and when the time comes for us to try it. 🙂

Don’t get me wrong. He is desperate to get on the newest Disney ship. He loves all things Star Wars. 

Just now, PTC DAWG said:

Your Son has good parents.  

Thank you.  He's not perfect, but he is unfailingly polite in dealing with the crew and waitstaff.  It is a source of pride that he is always respectful and courteous toward them.  I can't say that we always get the same courtesy at home, but...

My son (10) has sailed Carnival (several times), Disney (twice), and Celebrity (twice).  He has said that he prefers Celebrity and their kids programming to Carnival.  His first cruise was on Carnival at 11 months.  He loves being on the ship.  It's a great vacation for us, because he starts his day wanting to know what time kids club/club ocean/camp at sea opens and wants to be there until it closes.  When they have camp dinners, he prefers those to being forced to use his silverware properly in the dining room with us (though, he does quite well at that, and we often receive compliments on his manners from other diners both on land and at sea).  We follow the rules and don't take him where he's not supposed to go when he's not supposed to go there.  We've always found plenty of activities for everyone, no matter what ship we're on.

4 hours ago, Mark_T said:

You'd need to talk to the artists who do seem to be in favor of using NFT's like this.

Personally I have more empathy with using the NFT approach in ways that deliver utility, rather than simply recording provenance, but art is where they started, and where most of the traction is right now.

 

I've been surprised many times over the years by what people will call 'art' and the price they are willing to pay, but as ever, it is only worth what someone else will give you for it, but the value you get from it is entirely separate and entirely in the mind of the buyer.

 

So I hope those who do decide to buy are happy with their purchases, they may end up owning them for a long time... 🙂

It is not the artists problem if the NFT they sold is essentially valueless.  I fault no one for selling what people want to buy.  If the artist can make money convincing someone that a token that contains a hyperlink to art on a server that can be accessed by anyone, saved by anyone, downloaded by anyone, printed by anyone, and one day may simply vanish is worth something, more power to them.  As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.

3 hours ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

Kinda like with the typical operations and offerings from stock markets, brokers etc., around the world. That pervasive greedy, dishonest factor is always there. Fortunately, it is not the majority of players in the ongoing investment game.

Except those investments are highly regulated by multiple government agencies and usually backed by companies with assets and income streams.  Other than that, exactly the same.

2 hours ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

I am too old and too dumb to want to try and understand Cryptocurrency/Bitcoin/NFT's. However, from my discussions with several folks - many years my junior - whose association with those entities has given them very comfortable lives, it is apparent that this fairly new economic endeavor is gaining ground and acceptance around the world, grudgingly so in some cases. It is legal and very profitable despite the fact that naysayers and opponents try to paint a picture of nefarious dealings and attempts to swindle innocent people. Not so.

 

I have no problem with Celebrity entering the Crypto world and extending an invitation to join them. I see it as an attempt to gain more following from Gen X and Millennials, just as the introduction of Edge Class ships is intended to do. Hopefully, Celebrity has done its homework and knows how to honestly provide and execute this type of transaction. For those folks who decide that this new method works for them, perhaps that marriage will be profitable for everyone involved.

 

As for me, I'll stick with the good old-fashioned greenback dollar.

 

There is plenty of swindling going on.  As a general rule, if something is worth $50,000 today, $20,000 tomorrow, and $50,000 the day after that, it's actual worth is approximately zero.  Your only hope is to get out before someone else realizes it.

And here is a very short meme that also explains NFTs pretty well. 
 

This is a very long video. It starts with the birth of crypto, all the problems with crypto, and then gets into NFTs. If anyone is interested in these highly speculative “assets”, I recommend viewing this. I’d come to the same conclusions before seeing the video, but this does an excellent job of laying it out. It’s worth the 2+ hours.