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spearmint

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  1. For those of us with no cell phone, it was disconcerting to say the least to read the instruction that you mention. Nowhere on the Celebrity page is there another option to using the app. Finally, I called Celebrity and found out the following for completing check-in online. Scroll down and find your name. Click on your name (who knew?) and then you can "continue" from there. Skip the part requiring your photo. (From these boards I found out that you can do that at the pier. The same is true of the health form.) You can print your boarding pass and you are set to go. Even with the two calls to Celebrity for two different pieces of information, it was still easier to get even more information from the guys and gals on these boards, including the fact that we no longer get our Seapass at the pier! Yay, CC'ers! Bill
  2. cynti8ting I think I misinterpreted your comment. I definitely appreciate your intent, and please accept my apology for overreacting. P.S. Love your kids' reaction to the Celebrity Constipation. I would have laughed my ass off, too! For some reason, Constellation was my wife's and my favourite ship. Bill
  3. cynil8ting... of course I am price conscious... I have stayed there twice before and had no problem with the place... nice large warm pool... restaurant had good beer, chicken strips... and good price and clean. Overnight, all we want is clean and close to the pier. Have you noticed the pricing in Canadian dollars of hotels these days? 😯 Triple what they used to be, at least. The hotel took care of my sister and her husband on their first cruise some years ago; they received notice that their ship boarding was delayed by a few hours due to norovirus and the hotel offered their shuttle to take them into town and then pick them up to help with the time delay. I had no problem staying there with such an attitude. Rocketman275... thanks for the great tip. Several years ago, I was charged $10 from the port a mile or so to Marina Hilton, even though the gauge said $5. Just did not want to sell my first born to go from the airport to the further out hotel!😉
  4. From Canada, we have booked the Rodeway Inn (west state road) in Fort Lauderdale prior to our cruise. Should we just take a taxi or should we try to get the hotel shuttle to pick us up at the airport? I have no idea how much a taxi would cost (need to bring American cash) or whether taxis take credit cards (I think that they do...)
  5. MarKay525 and RichYak... I appreciate the information and advice.... I am going to take it. Yes, my TA contacted Celebrity in August and was told that first seating was full. So our only alternative will be select dining, which is fine by us. My wife and I were fine with second seating, but the two lady friends that I am traveling with are not.... it's too late for them. Bill
  6. jelayne and chanbre .... thanks. Makes things so much more clear on the muster stuff. I have checked all three of us in online, and have printed off our boarding passes. Nowhere did I come across anything regarding a health questionnaire, but that should be no problem. I waited until it was available, and had the latest Covid shot two days ago plus a flu shot,and one of my friends will have hers on Nov. 2. Just in case, I printed a copy of the injection, bu do I need to take any proof of medical stuff like that? So now, another question: if we decided to board early, can we still go directly to our rooms for luggage drop off and (another question answered) pick up our sea pass cards? This seems to answer one of my original queries... will go to the room first. Bill
  7. There are three of us, two lady friends, all phoneless and spouseless, traveling on Equinox, November 11, Southern Caribbean. To respond to some of your posts: The reason for going to the muster station before leaving port: that is what the notes we received from Celebrity said to do if one does not have a cell phone. One of our party is a total newbie to cruising, so we definitely need muster information. Even if we watch it on the stateroom TV, we will all be going to the muster location at some point early on, so we know exactly where it is. May I assume that there is no more checking to see that every passenger attends the muster drills? We really want to get out of second seating dining. My recollection is that there can be large numbers of people wanting to make changes to all sorts of dining accommodations, and one can be sitting around waiting for a long time. The staff did not show up until after 1p.m.and everyone wanted to get there (and get out) first. As I write this, I am thinking, maybe we should try for later when most people might have left, or can it be done at guest services? One post brings up some things that I wonder about: Upon arrival at the terminal, don't we have to go to the check-in desk for a photo and to pick up our seapass? It seems here, that the seapass will be at our door in an envelope. And personally, I like the idea of checking in earlier... like my wife and I always did. But, then, there was no going to the stateroom until an announcement told us that we could which often occurred around 1:00 p.m. I did wonder what was going on with the scheduled arrival time and whether to "break the rules" and go earlier rather than twiddle thumbs at the hotel. I am finding so many changes in the last 6 years that it is almost like a totally new experience. As I have often said here, thank God for the people like you on Cruise Critic who take the time to respond. You have helped me immeasurably for years. Bill
  8. Friends and I cruise in less than a month. We have a 1:30-2:00 boarding time. After that, have I got the order of things to do correct? (1) We want to change our dining time from second seating. My TA told me, a month ago, that first seating was full, so we want to do select dining. From Iong-ago experience, I assume that after 1p.m. we can go to the main dining room (?) to queue up to see someone about this. I expect that this is the most important thing to do. Am I correct? And should I have a general time in mind? (2) Have lunch. (Six years since my wife and I traveled. No set boarding times then, and we always went at 11:00 or so, boarded and had lunch on the back deck So set boarding time is new for me.) (3) Go to rooms to drop off hand luggage. (4) No phones among the three of us; we must proceed to our muster station prior to leaving port, according to our information. Have I forgotten anything? Thanks, Bill
  9. If I am reading the responses here correctly, people are choosing anytime-dining, at the same time each night and registering that time in advance, just as traditional dining does. Is that correct? On Princess, (at least two separate dining rooms for select dining) we tried anytime dining on the second night and liked the waiter and the table location; then, after reading the daily news each evening, the next morning, I phoned to reserve a time with the same waiter . We got what we wished every time. Has anyone tried this on Celebrity? (I think that we more or less chose the same time nightly, but it depended upon what might be scheduled around the ship for that night.) I posted something like this on another thread.... second seating,8:30, is just too late, and the aforementioned thread says that first seating is at 6. My friends and I would like 6:30 - 7:00. Should we just bite-the -bullet and opt for first seating, to save a lot of hassles? Bill
  10. My wife and I had always chosen second seating dining on Celebrity..... still at 8:30; and, for an upcoming Nov. cruise on Equinox, I have done so again. I am traveling with friends, and we may want to change that as they probably will find it too late. For the life of me, I cannot find on the Celeb. website when first seating time is. (If I recall, it is quite early.) I know that someone here will tell me. Would we also be better off choosing anytime dining? I like to have the same waiters etc. each night, and on Princess, I just made a reservation each morning for that night's dining, asking for the particular table/waiter. After awhile when we showed up at the door, we were just told do go right in. No problems. Can that be done on Celebrity? We have lots of time to change our seating times prior to sailing. Or could we just do it onboard? I understand that part of the main dining room is set up for anytime dining, so does that make it more difficult to make changes? I am assuming that space might be limited. (On Regal Princess there were at least two separate dining rooms to accommodate anytime dining.) Thanks for any info that you can give me. Bill 😀🙄
  11. cruisestitch Thanks a lot for the menu copy and the seapass information. Both are completely foreign to me, and I am really happy to be brought up to date.😁 Bill
  12. davekathy Thanks! I had completely forgotten that the tier level was on the card.... as I have aged and gotten further away from my last cruise, my memory has obviously done the same. Your post brings it back. Good point to request the CC HH beverage menu, as that is totally new to me. Bill
  13. Help, Folks. For all cruises on Celebrity, my wife and I chose second seating. I really don't know much about "anytime dining" on Celebrity, or even the MDR seating times for sure . With two lady friends and I all having opted to choose second seating, I am now thinking that they won't like it if it is too late, so I am thinking "anytime" might be the better option. One friend has cruise RCCL and Holland, and the other has never cruised. The experienced cruiser likes second seating, but does not know that it could be as late as 8:30. And I cannot find anything on the Celebrity site... Bill
  14. I must agree with you, cruisestitch. Since I am now on my own, and sailing with two lady friends, I think I like the idea that I could have someone with me at Happy Hour in any bar rather than the dedicated space; otherwise, I expect that I just would not go at all. How does it work? I am thinking that with my seapass, the server will know that I am an Elite? Bill
  15. mahdnc You're cracking me up here!😁 Bill
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