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The OBC is given for booking onboard. In my experience, it is not normally extended when you book direct.

We try and book direct flights as often as possible. When sailing out of FLL this results in an arrival time four hours before the hotel normally allows check-in.

You can keep the sea pass card holders they give you. We use ours all the time, even when sailing other cruise lines. When my DW does not have pockets in her outfit, I carry it in my pants pocket with my card on one side and my DW's on the other.

@David KaneYou are going to enjoy Hilario. We had him as our Personal Retreat Host on Silhouette in April of last year. If you get the opportunity talk to him about his hair gel. He is really particular about his hair and we bought him two jars of hair gel when we were ashore in Curacao. Some one earlier referred to him as the signing butler and I'll never forget how he sang his introduction to us "Hilario the host" when we first met him. Really enjoying your sense of humor and writing style. The pictures are amazing. Please keep it up.

Not in my opinion. Read the first line of the first post !

Yes, as was said your Butler or the Retreat Concierge can do it. It's a lot easier and faster to have the Retreat Concierge do it as they have access to the reservation system and if the venue is full, have been able, on at least two occasions, to work with the specialty restaurant to 'squeeze you in.'

I like Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke. However, I drink Diet Coke when I sail with Celebrity because that is what available.

I have a more simplistic approach. If I want the convenience of room service and there is a fee for it, then I am paying for that convenience. If I do not want to pay for the convenience then I do not order.

I assume you have checked in for your cruise. Have you looked at your boarding pass and the bar code on it? You can scan that using your iPhone and read the numbers at the end. If it says GTY you still have not been assigned a room. If there is a number then that is your assigned stateroom.

You are quite correct .. I need to do a better job of proof reading before I hit Submit. My apologies to her and to you.

I enjoy lobster. On our Silhouette last year, I had the lobster dish served in Luminae which comes with the champagne sauce. I was also able to get the broiled lobster from the MDR. I enjoyed both. I shared that and my wife.

So interesting how the menu varies from ship to ship. As has been stated previously, you can't really say for sure what the menu is until a day or two before your sailing date or after you get onboard. Fortunately, I do not choose the cruise based on the menu. I choose Celebrity for the food, service, and the atmosphere.

Travel documents are normally made available around 30 days prior to departure. You can find them when you log into your account via the web. When they are available, the link under "Your Documents:" will be active and you can click on it and it will bring up your eDocs. Luggage tags are normally found on the next to last page of your eDocs.

We have sailed 8 times on Celebrity, all but 1 on S-Class ships. We have not experienced a lack of waiters/waitresses except in the theater. We normally spend our bar time at the Ensemble lounge and have found the bartenders and waitstaff very attentive. Three of these sailings have been post COVID but none on a ship sailing at full capacity.. I have see people waiting to order drinks in the seating area around the Martini Bar, especially when the bar is crowded. Our next sailing is on Millennium and I suspect that sailing will be at or near capacity. I am planning to do a live report and will pay attention to how service is in areas outside the Retreat.

Yes, it is a per person price. I am not sure if it is $30 or $35 though.

I also am pretty sure that is crew space and does include elevators and or stairs for crew use and storage for cleaning supplies and linens. Since the OP is concerned about impact on 1537 I still say that it will not be a problem.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/beverage-packages Important details and advisements Includes all non-alcoholic beverages onboard. Package prices may reflect an additional tax for certain ports or itineraries. Packages may not be shared, and do not include beverages sold in gift shops, mini-bar, or room service. Packages must be purchased for the entire cruise. If the package is purchased onboard, after the first day, the guest will be charged for the number of nights remaining in the voyage. Packages can be sold until the last two days of the cruise, or at the discretion of the Beverage Operations Manager. Packages can be upgraded at any time up to the last two days of the cruise, or at the Beverage Operations Manager’s Discretion. No refunds are to be issued after the day of Embarkation for prepaid packages or after 24 hours for packages purchased onboard. In extreme circumstances, such as a sudden illness, Beverage Packages can be refunded but only at the discretion of the Beverage Operation Manager. When a package is canceled, the guest will be charged for the number of nights the package was held. Availability of beverage packages varies by ship. Offers are non-transferable and not combinable with Captain Club discounts or any other offer or promotion.

Yes, the Premium Package covers any beverage on the Premium Package list. I am not sure what "after dinner liquors" are would order. The drinks from the package cannot be shared. Here is the list of beverages covered by the package. Cannot guarantee all are available onboard. https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/beverage-packages/compare-packages

The circled 1 corresponds to the description of the Spa also labeled 1 in the description area below the deck plan. It has not meaning on the staterooms below other than that they are located below the Spa.

I have no idea. It was an assumption on my part.

They probably did that because they knew about hist fondness of lemon tart's

Because it is not a boarding time. The time you select is your check-in arrival time at the terminal.

Not as a packaged deal. You can send in all the laundry you want and pay accordingly.

Randy, Yes, I do remember you from our Silhouette sailing. Great to hear from you again. I apologize for the late response. I do not know why but just noticed that I never responded to your post. I do hope you write about your experiences on Millie in March. I look forward to reading them I appreciate the comments about Millie and we are looking forward to our experience. This will be our first M-Class cruise and we are looking forward to a comfortable and relaxing experience. Our previous experiences on Celebrity have all been wonderful. The worse that we have encountered was being in a Sky Suite under the OVC and hearing the service carts early in the morning when they were stetting up for breakfast. It did not spoil the cruise but it did take a little of the pleasure out of it. We've learned not to book those rooms if at all possible We hope you have a wonder cruise in March and enjoy your time aboard Millie.

My Celebrity App shows Sushi on Five open for lunch on Day 1. As @terrydtxsaid, dining there is not free. The Menu shows a la carte dining.