HappyTraveler2

"Head over to the Amalthia and Olympus restaurant for some fine dining, or to Aura Grill and Leda buffet for something tasty, quick and easy."

2 hours ago, TNCruzer56 said:

Like HD2 above-Many thanks for all the information. We are so looking forward to this trip. My only concern is a formal night I don`t wear coat and ties anymore. After 25 years in sales! Is that a problem?

It is probably only enforced in the main dining rooms.  Like most cruise ships, they have casual dining options (buffet & grill) on the upper deck.

https://americas.celestyalcruises.com/en/cruise-ship-celestyal-crystal

Thank you all for your reviews.  My wife and I just booked their Idyllic Aegean cruise May 2020 to celebrate our 35th Anniversary, and had never heard of this cruise line before.  Just found it almost by accident, and it goes to places we had gone on our honeymoon (Rhodes & Crete), as well as other islands we have loved on other cruises (Santorini & Mykonos).  Love the fact that it overnights on Santorini, so we can spend a bit more time there.  We did our honeymoon very much ala carte, so glad to have our redux on a cruise.

Back in November, my lovely wife and I booked a Norwegian Fjords cruise and arranged to disembark in Bergen, the last stop before returning to Southampton. Recently, I saw posts from others on the cruise that they were told that NCL's policy prohibited that, so I called today, and was told that they now have a hard "No" policy on such early disembarkation, but that since it was on record that we had made that arrangement at the time we booked, they would contact the port and try to make an exception for us. It was unclear from my communication whether their policy was due to any EU restrictions, or their own desire to avoid additional costs or paperwork.

It could also be that NCL does not wish to pay to have Customs and Immigration standing by to clear two passengers off the ship, which is different from clearing the ship for a daytime port call.

This strikes me as the more likely reason - thanks!