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If you are looking for ballroom style dancing the opportunities are very limited. The foyer is very small. The Sky lounge has a great dance floor but rarely was any "ballroom" music played.
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You can take a glass of soda into the MDR with you.
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But they also will likely offer you a premium juice which does cost extra.
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After the second opportunity for them to fix my door, I would have collected my pillows and blankets, and taken them to the guest relations area, found a sofa or chair, spread myself out and gone to sleep. I bet someone with authority would have responded.
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My theory is: "Them that do shouldn't and them that don't should".😜
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I'd like to clarify one thing about the Lander ticket. First it worked like a charm. Being the over thinking kind of guy I am, I started thinking that somehow I needed to stamp or certify the ticket prior to boarding the train. Since there was no one to ask at Warnemunde, I spent our one hour layover in Rostock, trying to find out if it was necessary. It wasn't. On the train to Schwering, the conductor came by and wanted to see the ticket and the credit card used to book the ticket. She stamped it and all was good for all 4 in my party. On the return trip, conductor again checked it but did not want to see credit card. It was a whole lot simpler than I tried to make it. Thanks Annie.
PS. Check return times at station in Schwering (or wherever you are going) as they do get revised.
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I found out on my recent cruise that if you order a drink during the times that the CC coupons are valid, the staff prefers you use the coupons rather than just exercise your drink package. I was told by one of bar staff that he gets a better tip with the coupon. I confirmed this with a second waiter the next night. From that point on, I always tried to remember to take my coupons with me to the bar during the valid hours.
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And what a wonderful experience! I have not cruised with X for several years and after reading all the "WBM" on this forum, I was beginning to regret my decision to book the Baltic cruise. However, I was not disappointed in any aspect of the cruise! It certainly is not the same experience from the 90s on the Century class and even the Horizon but it was still a class act. From the moment I stepped on board until the final departure, the staff was superb, food excellent, and Shipboard life relaxing. The ship was beautiful!
Bravo Zulu to you Celebrity and to the staff on board Eclipse.
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Obviously they don't read this. Forum....if so and given all the whining that goes on here, X would rate extremely low😜
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Can someone help me with a "charging" question? I kmow power on board will be 110v so no issue here. We will be in UK for pre cruise. Many small appliances will take 110 and 230v. What about an I phone5 and 6. Can I charge direct from 230v with just an adapter or do I need to take the convertor?
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Does anyone know of a possible strike on the trains in the south of England, for the week of August 9-12?
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... olde worlde villages abound in the New Forest .
I plan to take train to NF on the morning if the cruise to do some hiking. Right now I am thinking Brockenhurst, but should I consider another "olde world village" given the limited time I have, 4-5 hours?
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We've sailed Celebrity previously, but we never received an assigned boarding time email until today. We are on the Eclipse out of Southampton on August 14 and the email stated that there is little seating, therefore passengers were asked to observe the assigned times. Failure to do so would result in being sent away until their assigned time arrived.
I have no problem with this, but just curious to see if that is a new norm or just for Southampton?
Also, my husband is the photographer in the family. For those who have done the Baltic previously he is wondering if it is worthwhile to bring a telephoto lens?
Thanks in advance for anyone who can reply!
Hey Mr and Mrs GP. Glad to see some neighbors will be joining us on this cruise. We also received the email. I plan to board as late as possible as I want to spend the morning hiking in the New Forest. I have also heard these times are treated as suggestions although I suppose you could be asked to return if it us before your time.
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Calculate what the total gratuity would be (#days X daily gratuity rate) and if it is more than $150 take the gratuities. You don't identify what the OBC is used for. It s simply deducted off your account at the end of the cruise. If you run up a $400 bill, they will deduct $150 (or whatever your OBC is) and your credit card will be charged the difference. Since gratuities are charged to your account, they will be part of your overall bill.
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You will know when you are successful because you will start getting an email everyday telling you that you were successful in signing up. I signed up over a month ago and continue to receive the same email everyday. :D
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I recently went n my first RCCL cruise and was given Diamond status. Believe me, the benefits on RCCL are much better than you will find on X. That Diamond club is a real plus.
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Are you familiar with our "Lexington BBQ"? If I could, I would!:)
Will you be sailing on the Caribbean Princess on Aug 24th?
Oh yeah! I love Lex Bbq. Used to live at Lake Norman.
We sail a couple of weeks ahead of you.
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We're flying to Heathrow in August/ We booked a shared shuttle (through Viator) that will take us directly to our booked hotel (Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo) which is walk-able to many sites, bus stops nearby, and the Waterloo Station about a 5-8 min. We've booked through Megatrain our transportation (£8 total for the two of us) from the Waterloo Station to Southampton. From everything I've read, we can walk from the hotel to the Waterloo Station to get the train. This will be our first time in London and sailing from Southampton. I hope this helps.
LMack. How bout bringing me some BBQ??😄 I will also be in Southampton in August.
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I signed up for the Connection Party on my upcoming cruise. I have received an email from X everyday since I signed up 2 weeks ago congratulating me for signing up. Literally everyday. Anybody else getting the same thing? 😁
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Am I doing something wrong? I have been a CC member for about 15 years and have never once had a discussion with nor seen (as far as I know) a CC Host/Hostess. I didn't even know they existed. What is their purpose?
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I'd head for the countryside. London in the summer is so crowded that you will spend a lot if time getting there to see very little. Save London for another time. You can book a bus through National Express. Maybe go to Winchester and spend the night catching the train down to Southampton the next day.
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I agree, it's just a port town like many others but it does have the New Forest on its door step and Winchester (about 20mins by car and less by train) is a much prettier and more interesting place for our visitors to spend a day before boarding a ship.
PS Enjoying your review and the lovely photographs, we will be on Eclipse again in August to the Fjords
Jo, one of the options I am considering from Southampton is to take ferry to Isle of Wight and spend the day there. Problem is, it will be on Aug 13 which apparently coincides with some yachting week. Will IOW be covered up with people? Should I stick with original plan of spending day in New Forest?
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I have mentioned it before and I want to mention it again.
During 2016-2021 there will be large construction works going on around Slussen.
During those years, cars/HoHo buses/ship shuttles and etc will not be able to drive directly from Stadsgårdsleden across Slussen to Gamla Stan.
Katarinavägen will also be closed for ALL traffic (not sure if you still can walk along it).
City buses will be affected and will use slightly different routed across Södermalm but the Londonviadukten stop will be stopped at as usual.
These are the current routes that no longer will be used the next couple of years. The changes will take place on Friday.
This will likely cause allot of queues and delays for all types of traffic that passes Slussen, so beware and plan accordingly.
However public buses will be given priority over all other types of traffic.
All buses that have a stop at the Slussen terminal will also have new locations for their stop:
http://sl.se/sv/info/resa/forandringar/bussomlaggning-slussen//Date
Buses 53, 76, 93 and 96 will no longer stop at Glasbruksgatan and Tjärhovsplan.
The closest suitable replacement stop for those is Nytorgsgatan:
http://bygg.stockholm.se/alla-projekt/slussen/*****-projektet/Trafiken-under-byggtiden/
Our plan is to take the ferry to Vasa from 167 then walk over to Gamma Stan. Then walk back to 167. As soon as you know if pedestrian traffic will be affected with construction, please let us know. Thank you.
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Ok...I did what I should have done before I posted and searched the thread. Found everything I needed in a post from last year from our friend John Bull. Unless something has changed in the past year, I'm good.
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Regarding jet lag, the very worst thing you can do is take a nap upon arrival. Go out and walk, try to get some sunshine to help your body reset its internal clock. Stay in London as long as you can bear it then return to your hotel and collapse.