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  1. They moved us to another room and offered us $200 future cruise onboard credit to be used within 2 years which we declined. They also laundered all of our clothes, charged us, then we had to spend time in line again getting the charge reversed, which they did. No one seemed surprised we found a critter.
  2. We weren’t even checking for them. Just pulled out the extra bedding from under the bed and saw it crawling around. You almost never see them, especially in the day, so that was really concerning.
  3. It was 8096 however I would suspect any cabin and everyone should check thoroughly both arriving and leaving.
  4. We were about 50% on constellation. It felt crazy quiet. By the last few days of the cruise many doors had room service in front and they started tightening up mask restrictions. Still had a lovely time and the staff worked HARD.
  5. Just disembarked Constellation and we found a live bed bug in our bedding the first night. We trapped it and took a photo and were moved to a different room. Please check everything really well before you unpack! This is the first time this has happened to us travelling but of course it can happen anywhere. Praying we don’t take any “friends” home 😫
  6. Good news! She received a call from the passport office and they gave her an appointment for 8:30am July 4, no waiting in line! She will be able to pick up her passport July 5 and we leave July 6. This was a result of calling in and asking for a transfer to an office that does emergency passports (we still can't believe they called!). She has to bring proof of travel, a new application and photos because they can't find hers (or her original passport) but they can see in their records that she did submit it. They also said they won't charge any additional fees since she applied so long ago. What an incredible relief!
  7. She is in Ontario. The second the phone lines open in your area, start calling. You will have to call maybe 200 times but you'll get through. She applied April 13 and was checking the mail every day, only to learn 2 days ago that they hadn't touched the file yet. You need to know the status of the application so you can plan to do the emergency application if need be. This is where we are at now but at least there's hope. Had she not called she would still be waiting and definitely wouldn't have the passport.
  8. Ha, you're right, thanks! I swore I read every page but I must have stopped when I learned I needed a visa for Turkey. Slight panic lol
  9. We sail July 11 and no luggage tags available yet. I haven't received an email with edocs but I noticed the docs are on the Celebrity website, just not with luggage tags. We leave July 6 so hoping to get before then.
  10. Thanks for the advice everyone! We now have a game plan. The transfer request has been submitted (may get declined) and she is going to get a brand new application ready and show up at the office the day before we leave at 5am and hope to get through the doors. They are only seeing people travelling within 48 hours so hopefully she will get in. They would then have to produce the passport in 24 hours and she would have to pick it up on the way to the airport. It doesn't sound like getting the old passport back will be a possibility. It ain't over til it's over!
  11. When you log into the celebrity site you should be able to go to the book excursions or drink packages page, then click order history. it should have what's included on there. I think they advertise drink packages regardless of what you already have.
  12. Many of us have had these trips rolling over multiple times since 2020. In my case, my passport had 3 years left on it and I (and by I, I mean the cat) spilled water on it and had to get a new one. In the case of my travel partner, my life circumstances changed greatly and I had one day to switch FCCs to another traveller or they would be lost. She had a valid passport but it expired 5 months after the trip. She had 3 months to get the renewal done, went in right away and was stamped and approved and told by the passport office she would have it on a specific date, 1.5 months before the trip. All of this is to say, everyone has their reasons, these are unusual circumstances, and I think we all know we need to make sure we have a valid passport before booking travel.
  13. We are in the exact same situation as you. I applied March 14 due to water damage when I was booking my trip, got my passport mid May. My travel partner applied for a renewal Apr 13 as her passport expires 5 months after the trip. She just called today (took about 150 dials and on hold for an hour) and they havent even TOUCHED her application yet. We are supposed to leave in less than 2 weeks. They said it is not likely she will have it in time but she can line up at 4am on the day we travel to try and get an emergency passport. She may not even get through the doors though.
  14. This is probably more a cautionary tale than anything...but curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience. My travel partner's passport expires 5 months after the end of our trip and one of the ports we are visiting requires 6 months. She applied for a renewal on April 13, was told that she would have the passport the week of May 23...we travel July 6. She just called the passport office today and found out that her application hasn't even been touched yet, and it doesn't look good that she will have it in time for the trip. Does anyone know if she can get the old passport back and we can just roll the dice with customs? We have been in touch with the cruise line and they suggested this. The passport agent said she can try to line up at 4am the day we travel to see if she can get an emergency passport, but there are no guarantees since everyone is in the same boat. They wont even talk to her unless she is within 24 hours of travelling! I'm heartbroken!
  15. Mine came with 2 codes per test in case one fails and the codes are on a sticker that you place on the test so not the box.
  16. From what I know of casino people, won't affect revenue at all 🤑
  17. Does anyone know how long it typically takes for the vaccine verification to be completed through the app? I uploaded mine a week ago and it still says pending. I assume all check-in items must be completed before we can print our boarding docs/luggage tags and all that? We are only 3 weeks out...I thought we were able to print everything much earlier before but maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. Thanks!
  18. Thanks so much for posting this! I am just trying to figure out the procedure now as we will be using them in Italy in a few weeks. I couldn't figure out if I was supposed to write our names and times on that card or if they superimpose it when we send the picture. There doesn't seem to be any reference to it in the manual but maybe we leave it blank until they tell us? Thanks again!
  19. Great info thanks! I was looking for menus online as well.
  20. I'd be surprised if there was a celebration for 4th of July on a European sailing but you could always organize your own! We do nothing for July 4 in Canada even.
  21. You tick off who you are checking in. You don't have to check in on the app at the same time but everyone on the same reservation has to arrive at the pier at the same time and pick the same arrival time.
  22. Best thing about ageing! Accepting what you've got and being happy! Plus all the styles right now (for women anyway) are loose dresses that can easily accommodate seconds and thirds 😎
  23. This is good advice. I had to get my drinking tolerance back up so I'm not hung over every day lol. But that's how I gained the extra 7 lbs....
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