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Thanks for this updated information! Even more interesting, as well as somewhat scary. We have made our final payments for the January 2, 2023 to mid-March cruises already, but may consider the remainder (but doubt it). Fortunately we have good, independent trip cancellation/interruption insurance that covers Covid-19. We also have out-of-country medical that covers Covid-19, so hopefully it'll all work out! While isolation onboard would suck, it's the potential denial of re-boarding that would be the toughest to deal with. I'd be very grateful if you could post a question in the other active board, to see if anyone on a B2B that has tested positive has been denied boarding in Australia or NZ.

Very interesting that there is no B2B testing on the Eclipse in Australia/NZ ports. I called the Captain's Club to see if we needed to provide proof of a negative RAT between our B13B south pacific cruises in 2023, and were told that Celebrity will be testing all B2B cruisers. I wonder if that's what they are telling the local authorities, just to ensure "compliance"? Oh well, we'll see where it goes. Our big fear is getting disembarked or refused re-boarding due to being Covid-19 positive, as it's quite likely we'll get it at some point in 140 nights onboard.

Thank you for responding. Interesting! Where do you go when alerted to a PUP offer on CC, to find it and participate?

I've signed up for Power Up Points multiple times but have yet to receive ANY emails! We're Elite captains club members and relatively close to Elite Plus so it would have been nice to accrue the points between sailings. What might I be doing wrong? Or is this common?

I contacted Celebrity Cruises Captain's Club regarding the requirement for guests to provide proof of a negative RAT for Covid-19 on B2Bs, B3Bs etc. I was told you had to provide that proof for the first cruise only, and each subsequent cruise Celebrity will take care of all the required testing. Similarly, you only technically have to check-in for the first cruise using their app, as you can do the remainder while on-board. This makes sense as your "arrival time" on the app isn't as important since you'll already be on the ship.

We are on the Eclipse. Board on January 2, 2023 in Sydney and debark on May 21, 2023 in Vancouver. Kind of a bucket list winter season. Thanks for the information. It will be very interesting to see what Celebrity does to meet the Australian, NZ and other south pacific nation rules in the case of B2B cruisers. We're in stateroom 7143 on your first cruise and 7139 for your remaining cruises. Brad & Joelle

This is a good question, especially for non-North American cruise itineraries. My wife and I are on B13B starting January 2, 2023 in Sydney, AUS. I know it can be "fun" to check-in on-line for an upcoming vacation,...but not 13 times! That said, even if such check-in isn't technically required, given the vaccine and negative Covid-19 RAT requirements in the Oceania area of the world, this is something I think we'll look into more closely and report back on here. Really not wanting to take 26 RAT tests with us to Australia, for example! If anyone has done B2B in Australia, NZ, Fiji etc recently, let me know how the Covid-19 testing issue has been handled.

Yes, my wife and I are on this cruise! Looking forward to it! Hope to see you there.

Thank you for the comprehensive and well described account of your experience. Very much appreciated.

Absolutely you can (if I understand you right). We are on multiple B2B cruises starting in January, and I've had our Celebrity rep review our pricing and OBC compared to current sales many times. Multiple times the new deal was better and he lowered our price to match, and multiple times there were new OBC's, which he added to our booking. And we're in an accessible veranda, which was sold out in all classes. We've saved literally thousands of dollars and have added $1,300 in OBC. Worth a try...every time there is a sale before final payment date.

Thank you so much!! That would be very helpful, as I was just looking up contact information to email but it's so easy for those not to be returned. We'd also be interested if the buses on the Port Chalmers to/from Dunedin are wheelchair accessible, if you wouldn't mind asking. Thanks again! Can't wait.

Any idea whether any bus options (shuttle, mini or city) are wheelchair accessible? In other words do they have loading ramps? Thanks in advance, as we'll be in Dunedin 4 times in 2023 aboard the Celebrity Eclipse.

Ignore my previous post. You were referencing the February 7, 2023 to February 16, 2023 cruise. We're on that one too. I just took your post of February 23 to mean the 23rd. Going to be a great cruise and I love the idea of renting a car and driving to the Barossa Valley.

We too are cruising on the Celebrity Eclipse at that time, BUT I cannot find the ports you suggesting. Our cruise on the Eclipse departs on February 16, 2023 from Sydney and is in Wellington, NZ on the 22nd, Napier on the 23rd and Tauranga on the 24th. What am I missing? Did you get the dates incorrect? HELP!

Kotor is unbelievably beautiful and should be on everyone's bucket list. Venice is nice cruising up the Grand Canal. But I haven't seen Stockholm, Sweden mentioned and it is amazing. Long, long winding cruise up the river to get to the Port of Stockholm. Really nice.