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  1. I booked a cruise for my husband, my 17 year old son, and I for next March.  We have invited my adult nephew to join us, but I'm not sure he will.  When I booked the rooms, I put my husband and myself in one cabin and my son and nephew in one cabin.  If I think there is a chance my nephew wouldn't go, should I call and change who is in what room, so that one of the parents is in the room with my son?  My fear is that they wouldn't let a minor be alone in a cabin, if the adult booked into it no-showed.  I don't necessarily want to wait on hold if it isn't necessary, but I would hate to run into issues over something I could have fixed.

  2. We are cruising out of Seattle in June and looking at purchasing flights soon.  Our cruise departs on a Friday, and we have the ability to fly in either Tuesday evening or Wednesday afternoon.  We would like to spend some time sightseeing, since we've never been to Seattle (or the west coast) before.  We can either fly in on Wednesday and spend Wednesday and Thursday sightseeing in Seattle or we can fly in on Tuesday, rent a car, and spent Wednesday/Thursday exploring Mt. Rainier.  If we did that, we could probably schedule a late flight out of Seattle after our cruise and spend some time after our cruise sightseeing (but likely just that day--not overnight).  I'd love some opinions.  My preference is to explore Mt. Rainier and squeeze some of Seattle in too, but my husband thinks that we'll be trying to do too much.  If it influences your opinion, our group will be myself (44), my husband (52), and our 15 year old son.  

     

    Thank you! 

  3. So I called back this morning, with a cruise in 2022 chosen to move my deposit to.  I didn't even end up needing to do that.  The agent I spoke with gave me the full deposit $750 as a Future Cruise Credit without my even asking for it.  Refunded what we had already paid.  I'm not really a fan of "I didn't get the answer I wanted, so I'm going to call again until I do," but it seemed to work out in this case.

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  4. I really wish they would.  My final payment date is Saturday.  My cruise is Alaska out of Seattle for June 19.  At this point, they haven't cancelled these cruises yet...but they aren't going to be able to sail because the Canadian ports are closed.  I don't want to pay thousands of dollars toward something that isn't going to happen and have that tied up in a Future Cruise Credit.  Sigh... I think we are canceling.  When I spoke with Royal today, they told me that I would have a $300 penalty for canceling and the rest of my deposit would be a future cruise credit.  Anything I've paid toward my balance would be refunded.

  5. We have a cruise booked for June 19, 2020 for Ovation out of Seattle.  Until the Canadian ports closed, I was willing to stick it out with the Cruise with Confidence thing, but at this point, I just can't see how this cruise would happen.  Our final payment day is March 21.  We had a $750 non-refundable deposit and had paid $2,000 against the balance already.  When I called today to cancel, the person at first tried to give me the entire $2,750 as future cruise credit.  I nicely said that wasn't what I was looking for.  I was hoping for my $750 deposit to be future cruise credit and $2,000 refund.  The person told me that I would have a $100 per person penalty for canceling, so my FCC would be $450 (split between myself and the two members of my family), and I would get my $2,000 refund. I don't feel like I should have to have a $300 penalty for canceling at this point--I know they are going to have to cancel these cruises because of not being able to sail to a foreign port, but I don't want to have $5,000 tied up in future cruise credit.

     

    Is what I describe other people's experience?  If I have to eat the $300, I will....but it doesn't feel great. 

  6. We have an Alaskan cruise booked for June 19th out of Seattle.  Even a few days ago, I was willing to pay my balance (final payment March 21) and wait and see how things played out.  With Canada closing their ports, it doesn't seem to make sense to do that any longer.  Is my best bet to call Royal to cancel?  If I do that, I think I should get my deposit as a FCC and then a refund for the balance that I paid.  Is that right?

  7. Hi there,

     

    I have a couple of embarkation day questions that I'm hoping someone more familiar with Celebrity could answer for me:

     

    1.  My boarding documents list 2:00 pm as the time to be at the ship.  I would prefer to go earlier, since we will be checking out of our hotel by 11:00.  Is it a problem to go earlier than the assigned check in time?

     

    2.  What time are cabins usually ready on Celebrity?  I would prefer to take my luggage (one suitcase and one carry-on) with me if the cabins will open up by 1:00 or so. 

     

    If it matters, I am sailing in an inside cabin on Summit.

     

    Thank you for your help!  I'm familiar with cruising, but only sailed once before (ten years ago!) on Celebrity.

     

    Becky

  8. On 9/17/2019 at 8:45 PM, garyl62 said:

    We have only gone directly from the ship to SJU one time, that trip we had a suite so we were escorted off the ship, straight to customs, no wait there, directly outside and told the staff we wanted a taxi to the airport, no wait for a taxi, we got to SJU and went through the Agricultural check point and were in the terminal by 9:00AM.  Unfortunately our flight was a 3:00PM departure and they will not let you past security until 3 hours prior to departure.  There are very few seats on the public side of TSA so we spent 3 hours sitting on the floor.  After that trip we learned to just go to go Old San Juan and spend a few hours in town before heading to SJU.  There are limited AA non-stop flights to ORD so not really any earlier flight options.  If you are in a suite and get an early escort off, I'd be willing to try a 10:00, 11:00 very doable.  Then again, I'm a risk taker and enjoy the rush of anxiety!

     

    Our flight out of San Juan does not depart until 3:45.  I would love to explore Old San Juan, instead of sitting at the airport.  What do you do with your luggage while touring, though?

  9. I tried to reserve the four hour snorkeling tour with Woodwinds for my day in Bonaire, but unfortunately, it was full.  They offered spots in their 3 hour tour in the afternoon from 12:45-3:45.  Our boat is docked from 8:00am-5:00 pm that day.  I'm a tiny bit nervous about making it back to the ship in time.  I know that cruise passengers are the companies life blood and they understand how important it is that we do not miss the boat, but that closer to 'all aboard' than I usually would do for an excursion booked outside of the cruise line.  Anyone have experience with this particular tour and can reassure me?

     

    Thank you!

     

    Becky

  10. Hi all!

     

    I'm excited to be sailing on Celebrity Summit in October with my best friend!  I was perusing menus in the Main Dining Room on the app and wondered if people had particular favorites.  I've cruised Royal and Carnival many times, but only once before on Celebrity (about ten years ago).  Lots of people on this board seem like they have sailed on Celebrity frequently, and I'd love to know what you love in the MDR!

     

    Thank you!


    Becky

  11. Just my opinion, but I would definitely try to move it to later in the week, when you are in a warmer climate.  When we did it, you wore your regular clothes with a jumpsuit type thing over it.  Even with a thick underlayer, I would have been cold in NJ in December.  We sailed Anthem in March of 2017, and our first day sailing down and our last day sailing back were both pretty chilly.  It would only be worse in December.  If you can move it, I would.

     

    Enjoy your cruise!  We loved Anthem so much that we are sailing on Ovation next year!

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  12. What are the prices for standard alcoholic drinks on Celebrity ?  I don't drink enough to justify the cost of the beverage packages, but I enjoy a drink or two most days of a cruise   I've seen some menus online, but I think they might be older because the prices were fairly low co pared to my last two RC cruises  

     

    Thanks !

  13. Can anyone tell me about the entertainment options on Celebrity Summit?  My best friend and I are looking at taking a cruise together in October of this year.  We did a cruise two years ago on RC's Freedom of the Seas and had a wonderful time.  We are interested in doing Southern Caribbean, and have narrowed our options down to Celebrity Summit and RC Freedom of the Seas.  We plan to enjoy the ports--we like to explore.  We're 'sit in the sun and read' people on sea days.  Sometimes do trivia, have a drink in the evening, maybe watch a show--pretty low key. I've only been on one Celebrity cruise before, and it was about ten years ago, so I don't have a good feel for the kinds of entertainment they offer.  Does anyone know?

     

    Thank you!

  14. I'm considering an Alaskan cruise on Ovation for the summer of 2020 for my family's vacation.  We have cruised a number of times and really enjoy it as a way of getting a 'taste' of places that we might not otherwise get to go.  It would be myself, my husband, and our son (age 13).  We sailed last year on Anthem out of Cape Liberty and REALLY enjoyed what the ship had to offer (even though the Bahamas itinerary wasn't great).  Looking at ships that go to Alaska, I think Ovation would be the best match for us because of the variety of on-board activities, which we took advantage of on Anthem.  It's a little bit hard for me to wrap my head around going on a cruise that wouldn't be warm and tropical (not to mention the fact that it basically costs twice as much as a Caribbean).  It seems like something you should experience at least once, though.  My husband is definitely on board with Alaska--he would rather do that than something like Bermuda (which would also be new for us). 

     

    For tropical cruisers that have cruised to Alaska, did you enjoy it?  Also, for experience Alaskan cruisers, should I consider another ship (or even another cruise line) to get 'the most' out of an Alaskan cruise? 

     

    Thank you for sharing your opinion! 

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  15. I'm usually the kind of person who books a cruise about a year out and spent the next 12 months pouring over all the info I can find about it. My best friend and I booked a cruise together last week...and it leaves December 3rd! For me, it's a last minute vacation. I've been reading up on it a bit, but I wanted to double check with CC about reserving things ahead of time. From what I can tell, I don't need to make any kind of reservations ahead of time for Freedom. Is that true? (My last cruise was on Anthem, and I spent a good bit of time books MTD, iFly, booking shows, etc, so I just want to make sure that I am not missing anything here.)

     

    We have MTD, but are willing to wait for a bit so we can 'wing it' each day.

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